2014年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案
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__. 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 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 ADADD
2013年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案
PART III GEBERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)
There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
31 The full official name of Australia is A. The Republic of Australia. B. The Union of Australi
a. C. The Federation of Australia. D. The Commonwealth of Australia.
32. Canada is well known for all the following EXCEPT A. its mineral resources. B. its heavy
industries. C. its forest resources. D. its fertile and arable land.
33. In the United States community college offer A. two-year programmes. B. four-year progra
mmes. C. postgraduate studies. D. B.A. or B.S. degrees.
34. In ______, referenda in Scotland and Wales set up a Scottish parliament and a Wales assembly. A. 2000 B. 1946 C. 1990 D. 1997
35. Which of the following clusters of words is an example of alliteration? A. A weak seat. B.
Knock and kick. C. Safe and sound. D. Coal and boat.
36. Who wrote Mrs. Warren?s profession? A. George Bernard Shaw. B. William Butler Yeats. C. John Galsworthy. D. T.S. Eliot.
37. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n) A. autobiography. B. short story. C. poem. D. novel.
38. Which of the following italicized parts is an inflectional morpheme? A. Unlock. B. Govern
ment. C. Goes. D. Off-stage.
39. ________is a language phenomenon in which words sound like what they refer to. A. Colloc
ation B. Onomatopoeia C. Denotation D. Assimilation
40. The sentence “Close your book and listen to me carefully!” performs
a(n) _______function. A. interrogative B. informative C. performative D. directive keys:31-35 DBADC 36-40 ADCBD
2012年英语专业八级真题(word版)人文知识部分
31. 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. Government. 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 Lana? A. George 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. \ 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 clipping? A.APEC. B.Motel. C.Xerox. D.Disco.
40. The type of language which is selected as appropriate to a particular type of\ called
A. register. B. dialect. C. slang. D. variety. Keys:31-35 DBACD 36-40 ACBDA
2011专八人文知识真题参考答案
31. The northernmost part of Great Britain is _______. A. Northern Ireland B. Wales C. England D. Scotland
32. It is generally agreed that _______ were the first Europeans to reach Australia's shores. A. the French B. the Germans 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 of America.
34. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, before the American Revolution? A. Thomas Jefferson. B. Thomas Paine. C. John Adams. D. Benjamin Franklin.
35. Virginia Woolf 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 nation's 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 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 %ual speaker or by a community of speakers\C. Multilingualism D. Bilingualism Keys:31-35 BDABD 36-40 CACAC
2010年英语专八人文知识真题答案
31. Which of the following is INCORRECT
A. The British Constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215 6
B. The British Constitution includes Parliamentary 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 into being? A. 1770 B. 1788C. 1900D. 1901
34. The Emancipation Proclamation to end the plantation slavery in the south of US was issued by A. Abraham Lincoln B. Thomas Paine C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson
35．Who was best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his poems? A. Will Blake B. W.B.Yeats C. Robert Browning D. William Wordsworth 36. The Financier was 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.____ refers to the learning and development of a language
A. language acquisition B. language comprehension C. language production D. language introduction
39. The word “motel” comes from “motor – hotel”. This is an example of “…” in morphology. A. backformation B. conversion C. blending D. acronym
40．Language is tool of communication, the symbol “highway closed” serves
A. an express function B. an informative function C. a performative function D. a persuasive function
Keys:31-35 DADAC 36-40 DAACB
2009年英语专业八级人文知识真题及答案
31. The Head of State of New Zealand is ______. A. the governor-general B. the Prime Minister C. the high commissioner
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