38. Two allophones of the same phoneme are said to be in ______. A. minimal pair B. complimentary distribution C. phonemic contrast D. contrastive distribution
39.Semantics is defined as the study of the ______ of language. A. rules B. naming C. meaning D. all of the above
40.______ is the bringing of effects on the audience by means of uttering the sentence.
A. a perlocutionary act B. a locutionary act C. an illocutionary act D. a prelocutionary act
31.【答案A】维多利亚女王在位的63年 (1837—1901) 间英国各方面蓬勃发
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展，海外扩张达到了高潮，大英帝国号称“日不落帝国”。考察英国历史知识。 32.【答案B】哈佛大学创建于1636年，是美国历史最为悠久的大学。A. Yale耶鲁大学，C. Princeton普林斯顿大学和D. MIT麻省理工学院均为美国知名大学。考察美国教育史。
33.【答案A】多伦多是加拿大最大的城市，重要港口和全国金融、商业、工业、文化中心之一。B. Quebec为加拿大一省份，C. Ottawa渥太华和D. Vancouver温哥华均为加拿大的重要城市。考察对象国地理知识。
34.【答案B】澳大利亚旅游资源很丰富，著名旅游城市和景点遍布全国，每年大批游客前往观光，因而其旅游收入颇丰。考察对象国资源知识。
35.【答案D】伊丽莎白时代的戏剧代表了英国文艺复兴时期文学创作的最高成就，其中该时代后期莎士比亚的戏剧将英国文艺复兴戏剧推向了高潮。考察英国文学知识。
36.【答案D】华兹华斯作为英国浪漫派诗歌理论的创始人，认为一切好的诗歌都是“强烈感情的自然流露”。考察英国文学知识。
37.【答案D】华盛顿 欧文的《见闻札记》（1820）的出版标志着美国浪漫主义文学的开始，也开创了美国短篇小说的传统。考察美国文学知识。
38. 【答案B】如果两个基本相似的音阶绝不会出现在相同的语音环境中，那么它们之间就是互补性分布的关系。A. minimal pair 为最小语音对，C. phonemic contrast为音素对比，D. contrastive distribution为对比性分布。考察语言学知识。
39.【答案C】语义学研究的是语言的意义。考察语言学知识。
40.【答案A】言后行为指话语在听者身上产生的效果。B. a locutionary act
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为言内行为，C. an illocutionary act为言外行为，D. a prelocutionary act 为言后行为。考察语言学知识。 8.
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31.The oldest university in England is ______. A. Oxford B. Cambridge
C. The University of Glasgow D. The University of St. Andrews 32.After President Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from ______, there was a strong desire for territorial expansion among many frontier men.
A. England B. Spain C. Russia D. France
33.In April 1945, a conference was called at _____- to organize the United Nations.
A. Los Angeles B. San Francisco C. Honolulu D. Washington
34.The Vietnam War ended when President _____ was in power. A. Nixon B. Kennedy C. Truman D. Carter
35.Wuthering Heights is the masterpiece of ______.
A. Emily Bronte B. Charlotte Bronte C. Anne Bronte D. Emily Dickinson
36.Most of Thomas Hardy’s work showed his ______ view of life. A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. practical D. satirical 37.Which is not written by Mark Twain? _______.
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D. The Gilded Age
38. Which of the following word is created through the process of
acronym?
A. WHO B. smog C. TV D. ad 39.______ is an example of indirect speech act.
A. Good afternoon B. Could you please close the door? C. What’s his age? D. Tell him to see me in my office this afternoon. 40.______ Maxim requires people to be orderly and avoid ambiguity in their speech.
A. Quantity B. Quality C. Manner D. Relation
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