2023年英语专八人文知识模拟真题汇总分享

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1、英语专八人文知识03-真题汇总分享真题31. is not a nationally observed holiday of America.A Christmas B Easter Sunday C Thanksgiving Day D Independence Day32. The university of Dublin was not founded until .A the 19th century B the 18th century C the 17th century D the 16th century33. The introduced old-age pensions i

2、n New Zealand in 1898.A Labor Party B Democratic Party C Liberal Party D Conservative Party34. Irish culture experienced a golden age from to .A the eighth century, the eleventh centuryB the seventh century, the ninth centuryC the sixth century, the eighth centuryD the fth century, the seventh centu

3、ry35. Which of the following writings is not the work by Charles Dickens?A A Tale of Two CitiesB Hard TimesC Oliver TwistD Sons and Lovers36. is a dramatist who holds the central position in American drama the modernistic period.A Sinclair Lewis B Eugene ONeill C Arthur Miller D Tennessee Williams37

4、. is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age.A Ernest HemingwayB F. Scott Fitzgerald C William Faulkner D Ezra Pound38. is a relationship in which a word of a certain class determines the form of others in terms of certain categories.A ConcordB Immediate constituentC Syntagmatic relations

5、D Government39. studies the sound systems in a certain language.A Phonetics B Phonology C Semantics D Pragmatics40. A linguistic situation in which two standard languages are used either by an individual or by a group of speakers is called .A situational dialect B slang C linguistic taboo D bilingua

6、lism真题31. The following are products imported by Australia from China EXCEPT .A foodB textilesC steel productsD electronics32. Scots regard as the most important festival in a year.A Near Years DayB Christmas DayC New Years EveD Easter33. The republican movement has been gathering momentum in Austra

7、lia since became Prime Minister in 1992.A John HowardB Bob HawkeC Malcolm FraserD Paul Keating34. was known for his famous speech I have a dream.A John F. KennedyB Martin Luther King, JrC Abraham LincolnD Thomas Jefferson35. Of all the 18th century novelists, _ was the first to set out, both in theo

8、ry and practice, to write specifically a comic epic in prose, and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A Daniel DefoeB Samuel JohnsonC Oliver GoldsmithD Henry Feilding36. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his .A international theme

9、B waste-land imageryC local colorD symbolism37. Hemingways writing style, together with his theme and the hero, is greatly and permanently influenced by his experiences .A in his childhoodB in the warC in AmericaD in Africa38. English consonants can be classified into stops, fricatives, nasals, etc.

10、 in terms of .A manner of articulationB openness of mouthC place of articulationD voicing39. Which of the following words can correct two clauses in a coordinate sentence?A Through.B When.C But.D If.40. is the smallest unit of language in terms of relationship between expression and content.A WordB

11、MorphemeC AllomorphD Root31. is the capital of Canada. A) Vancouver B) Ottawa C) Montreal D) York 32. U.S. presidents normally serve a(n) term.A) two-year B) four-year C) six-year D) eight-year 33. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.? A) Huston. B) Boston. C) Baltimor

12、e. D) Philadelphia. 34. is the state church in England. A) The Roman Catholic Church B) The Baptist ChurchC) The Protestant Church D) The Church of England 35. The novel Emma is written by . A) Mary Shelley. B) Charlotte Bronte. C) Elizabeth C. Gaskell. D) Jane Austen. 36. Which of the following is

13、NOT a romantic poet? A) William Wordsworth. B) George Elliot. C) George G. Byron. D) Percy B. Shelley. 37. William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for .A) his poems. B) his plays. C) his short stories. D) his novels. 38. Syntax is the study of . A) language functions. B) sentence st

14、ructures. C) textual organization. D) word formation. 39. Which of ale following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?A) Arbitrariness. B) productivity. C) Cultural transmission. D) Finiteness. 40. The speech act theory was first put forward by . A) John Searle. B) John Austin. C) Noam Cho

15、msky. D) M.A,K. Halliday.31. The Presidents during the American Civil War was .A. Andrew Jackson B. Abraham LincolnC. Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington32. The capital of New Zealand is .A. Christchurch B. Auckland C. Wellington D. Hamilton33.Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of

16、 the British settlers？A. The Aborigines B. The Maori C. The Indians D. The Eskimos34.The Prime Minister in Britain is head of .A. the Shadow Cabinet B. the Parliament C. the Opposition D. the Cabinet35.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century？A.T. S. Eliot B. D.H. Lawrence C. The

17、odore Dreiser D. James Joyce36. The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by .A. Scott Fitzgerald B. William FaulknerC. Eugene ONeil D. Ernest Hemingway37._ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen linesA. Free verse B. Sonnet C. Ode D. Epigram38. What essenti

18、ally distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion of .A. reference B. meaning C. antonymy D. context39.The words “kid，child，offspring” are examples of .A. dialectal synonyms B. stylistic synonymsC. emotive synonyms D. collocational synonyms40. The distinction between parole and langue was ma

19、de by .A. Halliday B. Chomsky C. Bloomfield D. Saussure31. The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT_.A. the Anglos B. the CeltsC. the Jutes D. the Saxons 32. The Head of State of Canada is represented by .A. the Monarch B. the Pre

20、sidentC. the Prime Minister D. the Governor-general 33. The Declaration of Independence was written by_.A. Thomas Jefferson B. George WashingtonC. Alexander Hamilton D. James Madison34. The original inhabitants of Australia were_.A. the Red Indians B. the EskimosC. the Aborigines D. the Maoris35. Wh

21、ich of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte?A. Oliver Twist B. MiddlemarchC. Jane Eyre D. Wuthering Heights 36. William Butler Yeats was a(n) _ poet and playwright.A. American B. Canadian C. Irish D. Australian37. Death of a Salesman was written by_.A. Arthur Miller B. Ernest HemingwayC.

22、 Ralph Ellison D. James Baldwin38. _ refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formation.A. Phonology B. Morphology C. Semantics D. Sociolinguistics39. The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPT_.A. lexical B. syntactic C. phonolog

23、ical D. psycholinguistic 40. The word tail once referred to “the tail of a horse”, but now it is used to mean “the tail of any animal.” This is an example of_.A. widening of meaning B. narrowing of meaning C. meaning shift D. loss of meaning31. The largest city in Canada is_.A. Vancouver. B. Montrea

24、l. C. Toronto D. Ottawa.32. According to the United States Constitution, the legislative power is invested in .A. the Federal Government. B. the Supreme Court.C. the Cabinet. D. the Congress.33. Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?A. Baseball. B. Tennis. C. Basketball. D.

25、 American football.34. The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is_.A. the President. B. the Governor-General.C. the British monarch D. the Prime Minister.35. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, is an important poetic work by .

26、A. William Langland. B. Geoffrey Chaucer.C. William Shakespeare. D. Alfred Tennyson.36. Who wrote The American? A. Herman Melville. B. Nathaniel Hawthorne. C. Henry James. D. Theodore Dreiser.37. All of the following are well-known female writers in 20th -century Britain EXCEPT_.A. George Eliot. B.

27、Iris Jean Murdoch.C. Doris Lessing. D. Muriel Spark.38. Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language?A. Arbitrariness. B. Displacement.C. Duality. D. Diachronicity.39. What type of sentence is “Mark likes fiction, but Tim is interested in poetry.”?A. A simple sentence. B. A coord

28、inate sentence.C. A complex sentence. D. None of the above.40. The phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is called .A. hyponymy. B. synonymy. C. polysemy. D. homonymy.31. The Head of State of New Zealand is_.A. the governor-general. B. the Prime Minister.C. the high comm

29、issioner. D. the monarch of the United Kingdom.32. The capital of Scotland is_A. Glasgow. B. Edinburgh.C. Manchester. D. London.33. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the U.S. President?A. Thomas Jefferson. B. George Washington.C. Thomas Paine. D. John Adams.34. Which of the

30、following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia?A. Perth. B. Adelaide. C. Sydney. D. Melbourne.35. Ode to the West Wind was written by_A. William Blake. B. William Wordsworth.C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. D. Percy B. Shelley.36. Who among the following is a poet of free verse?A. Ralph Wa

31、ldo Emerson. B. Walt Whitman.C. Herman Melville D. Theodore Dreiser.37. The novel Sons and Lovers was written by_A. Thomas Hardy. B. John Galsworthy.C. D.H. Lawrence. D. James Joyce.38. The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production is_A. corpus linguistics. B. sociolingu

32、istics.C. theoretical linguistics. D. psycholinguistics.39. A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of trading is called_A. dialect. B. idiolect. C. pidgin. D. register.40. When a speaker expresses his intention of speaking, such as

33、 asking someone to open the window, he is performing_A. an illocutionary act. B. a perlocutionary act.C. a locutionary act. D. none of the above.31. Which of the following statements in INCORRECT?A. The British constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215.B. The British constitution includes Parlia

34、mentary acts.C. The British constitution includes decisions made by courts of law.D. The British constitution includes one single written constitution.32. The first city ever founded in Canada is .A. Quebec.B. Vancouver.C. Toronto.D. Montreal.33. When did the Australian Federation officially come in

35、to being?A. 1770.B. 1788.C. 1900.D. 1901.34. The Emancipation Proclamation to end the slavery plantation system in the South of the U.S. was issued by .A. Abraham Lincoln.B. Thomas Paine.C. George Washington.D. Thomas Jefferson.35. _ is best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his poems

36、.A. Will BlakeB. W.B. YeatsC. Robert BrowningD. William Wordsworth36. The Financier is written by .A. Mark Twain.B. Henry James.C. William Faulkner.D. Theodore Dreiser.37. In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined as .A. allegory.B. sonnet.C. blank verse.D. rhyme.38. _

37、 refers to the learning and development of a language.A. Language acquisitionB. Language comprehensionC. Language productionD. Language instruction39. The word “Motel” comes from “motor + hotel”. This is an example of _ in morphology.A. backformationB. conversionC. blendingD. acronym40. Language is

38、t tool of communication. The symbol “Highway Closed” on a highway serves .A. an expressive function.B. an informative function.C. a performative function.D. a persuasive function.31. The northernmost part of Great Britain is _.A. Northern Ireland B. Scotland C. England D. Wales32. It is generally ag

39、reed that _ were the first Europeans to reach the Australian shores.A. the French B. the German C. the British D. the Dutch 33. Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf? A. Canada B. New Zealand C. Great Britain D. The United States 34. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, before

40、 the American Revolution? A. Thomas Jefferson B. Thomas Paine C. John Adams D. Benjamin Franklin35. Virginia was an important female _ in the 20th century England. A. poet B. biographer C. playwright D. novelist 36. _ refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nations

41、 history.A. Ballad B. Romance C. Epic D. Elegy 37. Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century?A. The Great Gatsby B. The Sun Also Rises C. The Sound and the Fury D. Beyond the Horizon 38._ is defined as the study of the relationship between language and mind.A. Semantics

42、B. pragmatics C. cognitive linguistics D. sociolinguistics 39. A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of _.A. absence of obstruction B. presence of obstruction C. manner of articulation D. place of articulation 40. The definition “the act of using, or promoting the use of, several

43、languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers” refer to_.A. Pidgin B. Creole C. Multilingualism D. Bilingualism31. The Maori people are natives of .A. Australia. B. Canada. C. Ireland. D. New Zealand. 32. The British monarch is the Head of .A. Parliament. B. State. C. Gove

44、rnment. D. Cabinet. 33. Americans celebrate Independence Day on .A. July 4th. B. October 11th. C. May 31st. D. September 6th. 34. Canada is bounded on the north by .A. the Pacific Ocean. B. the Atlantic Ocean. C. the Arctic Ocean. D. the Great Lakes. 35. Who is the author of The Waste Land? A. Georg

45、e Bernard Shaw. B. W.B. Yeats. C. Dylan Thomas. D. T.S. Eliot. 36. Which of the following novelists wrote The Sound and the Fury? A. William Faulkner. B. Ernest Hemingway. C. Scott Fitzgerald. D. John Steinbeck. 37. “The lettuce was lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company” is an example of

46、 .A. exaggeration. B. understatement. C. personification. D. synecdoche. 38. In English if a word begins with a l or a r, then the next sound must be a vowel. This is a (n) .A. assimilation rule. B. sequential rule. C. deletion rule. D. grammar rule. 39. Which of the following is an example of clipp

47、ing? A.APEC. B. Motel. C. Xerox. D. Disco. 40. The type of language which is selected as appropriate to a particular type of” situation is called .A. register. B. dialect. C. slang. D. Variety31The full official name of Australia is .AThe Republic of Australia BThe Commonwealth of AustraliaCThe Fede

48、ration of Australia DThe Union of Australia32. Canada is well known for all the following EXCEPT .Aits mineral resources Bits forest resourcesCits fertile and arable land Dits heavy industries33In the United States community colleges offer .Atwo-year programmes Bfour-year programmesCpostgraduate stu

49、dies DBAor BSdegrees34. In _，referenda in Scotland and Wales set up a Scottish parliament and a Wales assemblyA B1946 C1997 D. 199035Which of the following clusters of words is an example of alliteration?AA weak seat BSafe and soundCKnock and kick DCoat and boat36Who wrote Mrs. Warrens Profession?AJ

50、ohn Galsworthy BWilliam Butler YeatsCTSEliot DGeorge Bernard Shaw37Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n) .Anovel Bshort storyCpoem Dautobiography38Which of the following italicized parts is an inflectional morpheme?AUnlock BGovernmentCGoes DOff-stage39_ is a language phenomenon in which words so

51、und like what they refer to.AOnomatopoeia BCollocationCDenotation DAssimilation40The sentence “Close your book and listen to me carefully!” performs a(n) _ functionAinterrogative BinformativeCperformative DDirective31. Which of the following is the French-speaking city in Canada?A. Vancouver B. Otta

52、wa C. Montreal D. Toronto32. Which of the following are natives of New Zealand?A. The Maoris B. The Aboriginals C. The Red Indians D. The Eskimos33. The established or national church in England isA. the Roman Catholic Church B. the United Reformed ChurchC. the Anglican Church D. the Methodist Churc

53、h34. The 13 former British colonies in North America declared independence from Great Britain inA. 1774 B. 1775 C. 1776 D. 177735. “Grace under pressure” is an outstanding virtue of _ heroes.A. Scott Fitzgeralds B. Ernest Hemingways C. Eugene ONeills D. William Faulkners36. Widowers House was writte

54、n byA. William Butler Yeats B. George Bernard Shaw C. John Galsworthy D. T. S. Eliot37. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?A. William Shakespeare B. William Blake C. Geoffrey Chaucer D. John Donne38. Which of the following pairs of words are homophones?A. wind (v.) / wind (n.) B. suspect (v.) / suspect

55、(n.)C. convict (v.) / convict (n.) D. bare (adj.) / bear (v.)39. Which of the following sentences has the “S+V+O” structure?A. He died a hero. B. I went to London. C. Mary enjoyed parties. D. She became angry.40. Which of the following CAN NOT be used as an adverbial?A. The lions share B. Heart and soul. C. Null and void. D. Hammer and tongs.