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1、2023年英语专业八级考试考前冲刺卷（9）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.In its technical sense here,_ deals with the analysis and creation of words, idioms and collocations.A：pictogramB：lexiconC：word-formationD：ideogram2.Altogether, Miss Emily Dickinson wrote 1,775 poems, of
2、 which only_had appeared during her lifetime.A：eightB：seventeenC：nineD：seven3.The first National Music Day was held in_A：1990B：1991C：1992D：19934._ is NOT a novel written by Henry Fielding.A：Tom JonesB：Joseph AndrewsC：AmeliaD：Pamela5.What is (are) the nickname(s) of the U.S._A：Uncle SamB：Brother Jona
3、thanC：YankeeD：All of the above6._ the car accident, they would have arrived earlier.A：Except forB：But forC：BesidesD：Save for7.Who took up the translation of the Bible into English for the first time?A：Jan HusB：Jone WycliffeC：Martin LutherD：John Calvin8.In 1066 Harold and his troops fought against Wi
4、lliams army Senlac Field near_A：LondonB：NormandyC：StandfordD：Hasting9.Many of the inventions that made people_ and have determined the direction of American industry were related to agriculture and food production.A：affluentB：abundantC：sufficientD：bankrupt10.According to the US Constitution, the edu
5、cation is mainly a function of_A：the federal governmentB：the city governmentC：the county governmentD：the state government11.Which of the following is NOT associated with Halloween?A：“Trick or treat”B：“Spring Break”C：bonfireD：pumpkin-lanterns12.Which of the following is by far the most influential in
6、 the West?A：ChristianityB：BuddhismC：IslamismD：Judaism13.William Sidney Porter, known as O.Henry, is most famous for_A：his poemB：his playsC：His novelsD：his short stories14._ had the title “the Wizard of Menlo Park”.A：John StevensB：Charlie ChaplinC：Thomas A EdisonD：Robert Fulton15.The Summa Theologica
7、l was written by_A：St. Thomas AquinasB：ConstantineC：Alfred the GreatD：Charles I16._was the beginning of a long economic depression in the US.A：The bankruptcy of banksB：Serious unemploymentC：The stock market crashD：Farm foreclosures17._ is considered Americas unique contribution to music.A：JazzB：Rock
8、 and RollC：Country MusicD：Western Music18.Halloween is celebrated on_A：5th NovemberB：17th MarchC：25th DecemberD：31st October19.The study of language meaning is called_A：syntaxB：morphologyC：semanticsD：pragmatics20.Speech Act Theory was proposed by_ in the late 50s of the 20th century.A：John AustinB：J
9、ohn SearleC：Paul GriceD：Chomsky21.Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in pre-literate societies in order to attract good health or to_ disease.A：set asideB：ward offC：shrug offD：give away22._made the distinction between language and parole.A：ChomskyB：SapirC：HallD：Saussure23.The Head of Sta
10、te of Canada is represented byA：the MonarchB：the PresidentC：the Prime MinisterD：the Governor-general24.The distinction between competence and performance is similar to the distinction between_ .A：prescriptive and descriptiveB：synchronic and diachronicC：speech and writingD：language and parole25.The e
11、xamination has been cancelled.You_ all that revision, after all.A：didnt need to have doneB：neednt have doneC：need to doD：neednt do26.The expression that can be used as the euphemism for “garbage collector” is “_”A：collectingB：garbage engineerC：sanitary engineerD：sanitation engineer27.The author of O
12、n the Nature of Things is_A：HoraceB：VirgilC：LucretiusD：Julius Caesar28.The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of_A：Romeo and JulietB：the faerie queenC：TamburlaincD：the Canterbury tales29.Who was crowned “Emperor of the Romans” by the Pope in 800?A：St. Thomas
13、 AquinasB：ConstantineC：CharlemagneD：King James30.Mark Twain is most famous for_A：poemsB：NovelsC：DramasD：science fiction31.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
14、 proverb_?A：as welcome as a stormB：an Englishmans house is his castleC：do not wear out your welcomeD：outstay ones welcome32.The British established 13 colonies along_A：the west coast of North AmericaB：the west coast of South AmericaC：the east coast of North AmericaD：the east coast of South America33
15、.Under feudalism, what were the three classes of people of western Europe_A：the King or the QueenB：the House of CommonsC：the House of LordsD：the Cabinet34.The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPTA：lexicalB：syntacticC：phonological_D：psycholinguistic35.The real cent
16、re of power in the British Parliament is_A：the King or the QueenB：the House of CommonsC：the House of LordsD：the Cabinet36.Spenser is regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English Renaissance. His masterpiece is_A：UtopiaB：The Song of BeowulfC：The Faerie QueeneD：The Canterbury Tales37.“Song of
17、Roland” belongs to which countrys epic_A：EnglishB：FrenchC：HebrewD：Germanic38.There is no_ evidence to date that people in the Western world can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.A：solidB：hardC：goodD：fine39.Which of the following king was executed in the civil war?A：J
18、ames IB：Charles IC：James IID：Charles II40.In an attempt to get to the_ of the problem, the reporter interviewed every eyewitness.A：rootB：stemC：centerD：base41.When the Hundred Years War ended in 1453, the only part of France that was still in the hands of English is_.A：CalaisB：ParisC：AquitaineD：Anjor
19、42.The state to which the Mayflower sailed is_A：FloridaB：MaineC：VirginiaD：Massachusetts43.What is the name of the dictionary compiled by Samuel Johnson_A：First English Dictionary.B：Dictionary of English Language.C：A Dictionary of the English Language.D：Dictionary of the English Language.44.She felt
20、suitably humble just as she_ when he had first taken a good look at her city self, hair waved and golden, nails red and pointed.A：hadB：had hadC：would haveD：has had45.William Sidney Porter, known as 0. Henry, is most famous forA：his poems.B：his plays.C：his short stories.D：his novels.46.The Romantic A
21、ge came to an end with the death of the last well-known romantic writer_ .A：Jane AustenB：Walter ScottC：Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD：William Wordsworth47.The fame of Henry James generally rests upon his novels and stories with_A：historical themeB：the international themesC：tragic themeD：the American theme
22、s48._ major works: Last Supper is the most famous of religious pictures.A：Loenardo da VincisB：TitianC：RaphaelD：Michelangelo49.The factory manager and secretary_ our party.A：is to attendB：are to attendC：were to attendD：is attended50.Romeo and Juliet, though a tragedy, is permeated with_ spirit.A：optimisticB：pessimisticC：satiricalD：realistic