英语专业八级人文知识模拟题 NO.01
1. Where is Edinburgh?
A In Wales B In Scotland C In Northern Ireland D In Ireland 2. Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable network? A ABC B CNN C CBS D BBC 3. The Capital of Australia is __.
A Sydney B Melbourne C Canberra D Perth 4. Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States? A Master?s degree B Doctor?s degree C Bachelor?s degree D Associate?s degree 5. George Bernard Shaw was a(n) __.
A playwright B poet C novelist D essayist 6. John Galsworthy was most famous for__. A Heart of Darkness B Ulysses C The Forsyste Saga D A Passage to India
7. The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by__.
A Henry James B O. Henry C Harriet Beccher Stower D Mark Twain 8. The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in condition is__. A morphology B general linguistics C phonology D semantics 9. Which of the following is NOT a compound word?
A Landlady B Greenhouse C Uplift D Unacceptable
10. The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any which we don?t have to work. This is an example of __.
A meaning shift B widening of meaning
C narrowing of meaning D loss of meaning
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答案：1-5 BDCDA 6-10
NO.02（05年的真题）
1. The study of __ is Syntax.
A textual organization B sentence structures C word formation D language functions
2. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?
A arbitrariness B productivity C cultural transmission D finiteness 3. The speech act theory was first put forward by__.
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A John Scarl B Johan Austin C Noarn Chomsky D M.A.K Halliday 4. The capital city of Canada is __.
A Montreal B Ottawa C Vancouver D York 5. U.S. presidents normally serve a (an) __ term.
A eight-year B four-year C six-year D two year 6. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S. A Huston B Baltimore C Philadelphia D Boston 7. The state church in England is __.
A The Baptist B The Roman Catholic C The Protestant Church D The Church of England 8. The novel Emma is written by__.
A Jane Austen B Elizabeth C Gaskell C Charlotte Bronte D Mary Shelley 9. Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet?
A William Wordsworth B Percy B. Shelley C George G. Byron D George Eliot 10. William Sidney Porter, known as O.Henry, is most famous for __.
A his poem B his plays C His novels D his short stories
KEYS: 1-5 BDBBB 6-10 ADADNO.03
1. The longest river in Britain is ___?
A Severn B Tees C Thames D Clyde 2. The British Isles is made up of ___?
A Three large islands and hundreds of small ones B Two large islands and hundreds of small ones C Three large islands and dozens of small ones D Two large islands and dozens of small ones 3. In ___ the Romans conquered Greece.
A 146 B.C B 1200 B.C C 700 B.C D the 5th century 4. Which work described the war led by Agamemnon against the city of Troy? A Antigone B Odyssey C Iliad D Oedipus the king 5. There are three political divisions ___ on the island of Great Britain.
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A England, Scotland, and Ireland B England, Scotland, and Wales C England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland D Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland 6. The Tower of London, located in the centre of London, was built by___.
A King Harold B William the Conqueror C Robin Hood D Oliver Cromwell 7. St. Paul?s Cathedral is in ___.
A Liverpool B London C Glasgow D Birmingham 8. The largest lake in Britain is ___?
A Ullswater B Loch Lomond C Windermere D The Lough Neagh 9. Which culture reached a high point of development in the 5th century B.C?
A Roman Culture B Greek Culture C Chinese Culture D Egyptian Culture 10.he founder of scientific mathematics is ___.
A Aristotle B Heracleitus C Socrates D Pythagoras
NO.04
1. The Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain in ___? A 200 B.C B 55 A.D C 55 B.C D 410 A.D 2. The capital of Northern Ireland is ___?
A Blefast B Birminghan C Edinburgh D Cardiff 3. The statement “You can not step twice into the same river” was said by___? A Aristotle B Heracletus C Socrates D Pythagoras
4. The greatest names in European philosophy are Socrates, ___, and Aristotle, who are active in Athens in the 5th and 4th century B.C.
A Pythagoras B Heracleitus C Herodotus D Plato 5. Between 1337 and 1453 the ___ took place in Britain.
A Wars of Roses B Black Death C Hundred Years? War D Peasants Uprising
6. William, Duke of Normandy, fought King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in___.
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A 1066 B 1086 C 1381 D 1035 7. The first Civil War in Britain lasted from ___ to ___.
A 1600 --- 1604 B 1640 --- 1644 C 1642 --- 1646 D 1646 --- 1650
8. ___ believed that the highest good in life was pleasure, freedom from pain and emotional upheaval.
A Cynics B Stoics C Sceptics D Epieureans 9. James Watt created a ___ in 1769?
A Spinning Mule B Steam Engine C Power Loom D Spinning Jenny
10 Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William and given to ___. A The Danes B the Irish C The Norman barons D The Scots NO.05
1. Who led The Peasants Uprising in Britain?
A Watt Tyler B Henry Turner C Richard D Stephen
2. In English individualistic culture, one should bother Englishmen without a good reason and making appointment beforehand seems to be important. It is best reflected by an English proverb ___?
A as welcome as a storm B an Englishman?s house is his castle C do not wear out your welcome D outstay one?s welcome
3. ___ is the first weekday after Christmas, a legal holiday in English, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand,Australia and South Africa.
A Thanksgiving Day B Anzac Day C St. Valentine?s Day D Boxing Day 4. The Bible was originally written in ___.
A Latin B English C Hebrew D Arabic
5. ___ is a very wise man, the king of the Hebrews around the tenth century B.C. and was well-known for his wisdom.
A Solomon B The old Adam C Judas D Jesus 6. Which of the following king was executed in the civil war?
A James I B Charles I C James II D Charles II
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7. From 1649 to 1658 English was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliver Cromwell as ___.
A President B Lord Protector
C Lieutenant General D Commander of the New Model Army 8. A “vote of no confidence” is decided by ___.
A the House of Lords B the Prime Minister C the House of Commons D the two major parties
9. Which of the following particularly happens on the Queen?s Birthday?
A Trooping the Color B the Eisteddfod C bonfires D masquerades 10. In American English “Totem” is a loan word from ___, meaning “图腾” in chinese. A Dutch B India language C German D French
NO.06
1. “To know something like the palm of one’s hand” means ___? A to understand the nature of something and be competent in the performance of them
B to understand everything without any question C to understand only something easy
D to be thoroughly familiar with the nature and details of something 2. British English is spoken in ___?
A Great Britain B Australia C New Zealand D A.B and C 3. Which of the following joined England and Scotland in 1707?
A the Act of Supremacy B the Act of Union C the Reform Act D the Magana Carta 4. Who said “Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.”? A Aristotle B Plato C Archimedes D Euclid
5. The expression that can be used as the euphemism for “garbage collector” is “___”
A collecting B garbage engineer C sanitary engineer D sanitation engineer 6. Who founded the Plantagenet Dynasty?
A Henry I B King Joseph C Henry II D Count of Anjor 7. Who said “Captive Greece took her rude conqueror captive”:?
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