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1、英语专业八级考试人文知识练习题练习题11、 “The Graveyard Poets” got the name because _.A they chose to live near graveyardsB they often wrote about death and melancholyC they always wrote about dead peopleD they often use “graveyard” as the title2、 It is generally understood that the recurrent theme in many of Thomas H
2、ardys novel is _.A man against natureB love and marriageC social criticismD fate and destiny3、The Romantic Period in English literature began with the publication of _.A William Blakes Songs of InnocenceB Jane Austens Pride and PrejudiceC Wordsworths and Coleridges Lyrical BalladsD a piece of land4、
3、 It is generally regarded that Keats most important and mature poems are in the form of _.A odeB elegyC epicD sonnet5、G.B. Shaws play Mrs. Warrens Profession is a realistic exposure of the _ in the English society.A slum landlordismB inequality between men and womenC political corruptionD economic e
4、xploitation of women6、The Preface to Shakespeare and Lives of the Poets are the works of critic _.A G.B. ShawB Samuel JohnsonC Ben JohnsonD E.M. Foster7、The Ring and the Book is a masterpiece of _.A Alfred TennysonB Robert BrowningC Thomas HardyD Ralph Waldo Emerson8、Matthew Arnold is the writer of
5、_.A Dover BeachB My last DuchessC Break, Break, BreakD The Eagle9、The writer of Heart of Darkness is also the one of _.A Time of MachineB JimC Lord JimD A Passage to India10、Of Human Bondage is a novel by _.A Herbert George WellsB Arnold BennettC William Somerset MaughamD John Galsworthy练习题21、“Pamel
6、a”by Samuel Richardson is written in forms of _.A diaryB letterC autobiographyD reminiscences2、“Clarissa harlowe” by Samuel Richardson is written in forms of _.A diaryB letterC autobiographyD reminiscences3、The adventure of Roderick random is written by_.A Samuel RichardsonB Tobias smolettC Lawrence
7、 sterneD henry fielding4、The life and opinions of Tristan shandy is written by_.A Samuel RichardsonB Tobias smolettC Lawrence sterneD henry fielding5、_ named his own realistic novels as “comic epic in prose”.A Henry fieldingB Charles dickensC jack LondonD Tobias smolett6、 “Lyrical ballads” were writ
8、ten by_ and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.A Robert burnsB Robert southeyC William wordsworthD percy bysshe shelley7、George Gordon byron was most famous for_.A don juanB ode to the west windC kubla khanD ode to a nightingale8、George Gordon byron created a “Byronic hero” firstly in his_.A Prometheus unbound
9、B childe heralds pilgrimageC kubla khanD ode on a Grecian urn9、Prometheus unbound was written by_ who also wrote_.A George Gordon byron childe heralds pilgrimageB percy bysshe shelley.ode to a nightingaleC George Gordon byron ode to west windD percy bysshe shelleyode to west wind10、John keats is the
10、 author of_.A ode to a skylark and ode to a nightingaleB ode on a Grecian urn and ode to west windC ode on a Grecian urn and ode to a nightingaleD ode to west wind and ode to a nightingale练习题31、In Britain, _ has the ultimate authority of legislation.A the QueenB the House of CommonsC the House of Lo
11、rdsD the Prime Minister2、The three largest cities in Canada do NOT include.A TorontoB QuebecC OttawaD Vancouver3、Aboriginal culture in Australia is said to be more than _ years old.A 20,000B 30,000C 40,000D 50,0004、 It is known that Irish landscape in featured by _.A bogsB mountainsC grasslandD rive
12、rs5、The following plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPT _.A A Midsummer Nights DreamB As You Like ItC The Merchant of VeniceD Romeo and Juliet6、 “The novel is structured around the discovery of the heros origin.” Probably this refers to the novel _.A Wuthering HeightsB The History of Tom Jones, a
13、 FoundlingC David CopperfieldD Gullivers Travels7、_ was considered to be the greatest dramatist in the 18th century.A Henry FieldingB Laurence SterneC Oliver GoldsmithD Richard B. Sheridan8、The branch of linguistics that studies how context influences the way speakers interpret sentences is called _
14、.A pragmaticsB semanticsC sociolinguisticsD psycholinguistics9、Which of the following words can connect two clauses in a coordinate sentence?A ThroughB WhenC ButD If10、Which of the following is NOT considered part of semantic change?A Semantic broadeningB CompoundingC Semantic narrowingD Semantic sh
15、ift练习题41、The leading _ state in the United States is Wisconsin.A wheatB riceC dairyD maize2、The city of _, which was formerly known as Port Jackson, is the place of the earliest colonial settlement in Australia.A MelbourneB SydneyC PerthD Darwin3、According to statistics, _ employer in Australia is t
16、he manufacturing industry.A the fourth largestB the third largestC the second largestD the largest4、The most important economic activity in Canada is _.A miningB fishingC farmingD manufacturing5、 Wordsworths poetry, divided by the subjects, falls into two major groups: one about _ and the other abou
17、t _.A nature, human lifeB society, human natureC human life, social systemD universe, human spirit6、The reading of the first chapter of the novel Pride and Prejudice has led the reader to the understanding of Mrs. Bennet as a woman of _.A simple character and mean understandingB intricate character
18、and short temperC simple character and good educationD intricate character and outstanding talent7、As a romantic poet, William Wordsworth advocated the following EXCEPT _.A the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsB the use of colloquialism spoken by the massesC elegant wording
19、s and inflated figures of speechD the humble and rustic life as subject matter8、The study of language acquisition is generally known as _.A theoretical linguisticsB psycholinguisticsC applied linguisticsD historical linguistics9、The history of English is usually divided into _ major periods.A threeB
20、 fourC fiveD two10、The morpheme “scope” in the common word “telescope” is a(n) _.A bound morphemeB bound formC inflectional morphemeD free morpheme练习题51 What country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf?A United States of AmericaB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandC New ZealandD Cana
21、da2 The national anthem of Canada is _A Canada The BeautifulB O CanadaC God Defend CanadaD Advance Canada Fair3 The capital city of Canada is _A MontrealB TorontoC AlbertD Ottawa4 According to the Official Language of Act of Canada, there are two official language in this country: they are_A English
22、 and SpanishB English and PortugueseC English and FrenchD English and Celtic5Canada is a world _producer of nickel, zinc, and asbestosA primaryB secondC thirdD fourth6 The highest peak in Canada is _, which is the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada.A. Mount LawrenceB. Mount SuperiorC. Mount LoganD
23、Mount Huron7 St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both _A. America and MexicoB. America and CanadaC. America and CubaD. America and Brazil8 Apart from Paris, France, Montreal is regarded as the largest_city in the world, known as “Paris the Second”.A. Spanish-speakingB. Portuguese-speakingC
24、. German-speakingD. French-speaking9_, the third largest city in Canada, is well known as Ice-Free Harbor.A. MontrealB. QuebecC. TorontoD. Vancouver10.Canada is the worlds _country in terms of land area.A. largestB. second largestC. third largestD. fourth largest练习题61. In area, the United States is
25、the _ largest country in the world.A 2ndB 3rdC 4thD 5th2.The 50th state in America is _A AlaskaB TexasC HawaiiD Rhode Island3. Mauna Loa, the worlds largest active volcano, is located in _A HawaiiB AlaskaC TexasD Perth4. Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because of _.A the Great DepressionB the Black P
26、ower MovementC the Watergate ScandalD the Isolation policy5.All the following universities are located in New England EXCEPT_A YaleB HarvardC MITD Berkeley6.The United States has less than 6% of the worlds population; yet it produces about _ of the total world output.A 20%B 25%C 30%D 35%7.What forms
27、 a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States?A The Rio Grande RiverB The southern Rocky MountainsC The Colorado RiverD The Gulf of California8. The US formally entered the Second World War in _A 1937B 1939C1941D 19439. The Presidents during the American Civil War was .A Andrew JacksonB A
28、braham LincolnC Thomas JeffersonD George Washington10 The emblem of the Democratic Party is _.A elephantB donkeyC bearD bull练习题71.The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by _A Jack LondonB Charles DickensC Samuel ColeridgeD Ernest Hemingway2.In which novel can Yahoo be found?A John Bunyans
29、 Pilgrims ProgressB Edmund Spencers The Faerie QueenC Jonathan Swifts Gullivers TravelsD Henry Fieldings Tom Jones3.The Catcher in the Rye is written by _A J.D. SalingerB Jack LondonC Flannery OConnorD Saul Bellow4.The image of the famous henpecked husband is created by_A Washington IrvingB Fennimor
30、e CooperC Edith WhartonD William Dean Howells5.The literary spokesman of the Jazz is often thought to be _A ONeilB PoundC Robert FrostD Scott Fitzgerald6._ is the most important person of the transcendental club.A HawthornB WhitmanC EmersonD Hemingway7. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the follo
31、wing except_A fridendshipB love and marriageC life and deathD war and peace8.Robert Frost is a famous _A novelistB playwrightC poetD literary critic9.Dover Beach is written by _A Robert BrowningB Alfred TennysonC Mathew ArnoldD Dylan Thomas10.The period from 1865-1914 has been referred to as the _ i
32、n the literary history of the United States.A Age of RealismB Age of ClasicalismC Age of RomanticismD Age of Renaissance练习题81. Where is Edinburgh?A In Wales B In Scotland C In Northern Ireland D In Ireland2. Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable network?A ABC B CNN C CBS D BBC3. The Ca
33、pital of Australia is _.A Sydney B Melbourne C Canberra D Perth4. Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States?A Masters degree B Doctors degree C Bachelors degree D Associates degree5. George Bernard Shaw was a(n) _.A playwright B poet C novelist D essayist6. John Galsworthy w
34、as most famous for_.A Heart of Darkness B Ulysses C The Forsyste Saga D A Passage to India7. The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by_.A Henry James B O. Henry C Harriet Beccher Stower D Mark Twain8. The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in condition
35、is_.A morphology B general linguistics C phonology D semantics9. Which of the following is NOT a compound word?A Landlady B Greenhouse C Uplift D Unacceptable10. The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any which we dont have to work. This is an example of _.A meaning s
36、hift B widening of meaning C narrowing of meaning D loss of meaning练习题91. The longest river in Britain is _?A Severn B Tees C Thames D Clyde2. 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 d
37、ozens of small ones D Two large islands and dozens of small ones3. In _ the Romans conquered Greece.A 146 B.C B 1200 B.C C 700 B.C D the 5th century4. Which work described the war led by Agamemnon against the city of Troy?A Antigone B Odyssey C Iliad D Oedipus the king5. There are three political di
38、visions _ on the island of Great Britain.A England, Scotland, and Ireland B England, Scotland, and Wales C England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland D Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland6. The Tower of London, located in the centre of London, was built by_.A King Harold B William the Conqueror C Rob
39、in Hood D Oliver Cromwell7. St. Pauls Cathedral is in _.A Liverpool B London C Glasgow D Birmingham8. The largest lake in Britain is _?A Ullswater B Loch Lomond C Windermere D The Lough Neagh9. Which culture reached a high point of development in the 5th century B.C?A Roman Culture B Greek Culture C
40、 Chinese Culture D Egyptian Culture10.he founder of scientific mathematics is _.A Aristotle B Heracleitus C Socrates D Pythagoras练习题101. 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.D2. The capital of Northern Ireland is _?A Blefas
41、t B Birminghan C Edinburgh D Cardiff3. The statement “You can not step twice into the same river” was said by_?A Aristotle B Heracletus C Socrates D Pythagoras4. The greatest names in European philosophy are Socrates, _, and Aristotle, who are active in Athens in the 5th and 4th century B.C.A Pythag
42、oras B Heracleitus C Herodotus D Plato5. Between 1337 and 1453 the _ took place in Britain.A Wars of Roses B Black Death C Hundred Years War D Peasants Uprising6. William, Duke of Normandy, fought King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in_.A 1066 B 1086 C 1381 D 10357. The first Civil War
43、in Britain lasted from _ to _.A 1600 - 1604 B 1640 - 1644 C 1642 - 1646 D 1646 - 16508. _ believed that the highest good in life was pleasure, freedom from pain and emotional upheaval.A Cynics B Stoics C Sceptics D Epieureans9. James Watt created a _ in 1769?A Spinning Mule B Steam Engine C Power Lo
44、om D Spinning Jenny10 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练习题111. Who led The Peasants Uprising in Britain?A Watt Tyler B Henry Turner C Richard D Stephen2. In English individualistic culture, one should bother Englishmen without a good reason and making appointment beforehand seems to be important