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1、2023年英语专业八级考试考前冲刺卷本卷共分为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.The Legend of Sleeping Hallow is a short story written by_A：James Fenimore CooperB：Washington IrvingC：Edgar Allan PoeD：Mark Twain2.On Memorial Day, a grand ceremony is held at_in WashingtonA：the Lincoln Mem
2、orialB：the Washington MonumentC：the White House LawnD：the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier3.Which of the following emperors made Christianity the official religion of the empire and outlawed all other religions in 392 D?A：TheodosiusB：AugustusC：Constantine ID：Nero Caesar4.Easter is a holiday usually conne
3、cted to the following except_A：the coming of springB：the eating of Easter eggsC：the reunion of a large familyD：the resurrection of Christ5.“God help those who help themselves” is a citation from the work of_A：PaineB：FranklinC：FreneauD：Jefferson6.American fiction in the 1960s is retered to as_A：imagi
4、smB：black humorC：new fictionD：the Beat Generation7.The largest religious group in America is_A：Roman CatholicsB：ProtestantsC：OrthodoxD：Presbyterians8.The capital of Northern Ireland is_?A：BlefastB：BirminghanC：EdinburghD：Cardiff9.TG grammar was advanced by_A：SearleB：WhorfC：HallidayD：Noam Chomsky10.Al
5、l the following but_are the works of John Woolman.A：Journal of John WoolmanB：Some considerations upon the keeping of NegroesC：A plea for the PoorD：Poor Richards Almanac11.It was dark in the cave so she_a match.A：struckB：hitC：firedD：burned12.George Bernard Shaw was a(n)_A：playwrightB：poetC：novelistD：
6、essayist13.“I am not a crook” was said by_A：KennedyB：TrumanC：Richard NixonD：Franklin Roosevelt14.The police have asked that_ who saw the accident should get in touch with them.A：somedayB：oneC：anyoneD：someone15.Its generally known that the “First book of American” is_ by John Smith.A：A True Relation
7、of VirginiaB：The True Travels of Captain John SmithC：Map of the Bay and the RiversD：A Description of New England16.Stratford-on-Avon is a famous place where_ was born.A：John MiltonB：William ShakespeareC：Ben JohnsonD：Thomas Gray17._is to be in the flowing “river” of bears.A：Stand on the tip of the ca
8、peB：To stand on the tip of the capeC：Standing on the tip of the capeD：Being standing on the tip of the cape18.The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in condition is_A：morphologyB：general linguisticsC：phonologyD：semantics19.F. Scott Fitzgerald shows an interest in the spi
9、ritual predicament of_ in his fiction.A：the working class peopleB：the upper class societyC：the exiles in ParisD：intellectuals and artists20.The Wings of the Dove was written by_ who also wrote_A：Mark Twain Tom SawyerB：Hawthorne The Scarlet LetterC：Walt Whitman Song of MyselfD：Henry James A Ladys Por
10、trait21.Mark Twain shaped the worlds view of America and made a combination of_and serious literature.A：American folk humorB：funny jokesC：English folkloreD：American values22.On April 18,1991,_ issued the plan “American 2000: An Education Strategy”.A：ClintonB：BushC：ReaganD：Nixon23.The age of Realism
11、in the literary history of the U.S. refers to the period from_to_A：1861, 1914B：1861, 1918C：1865, 1914D：1865, 191824.Education is compulsory for all between the ages of_ and_ .A：5;16B：4;17C：3;18D：6;1525.The Middle Ages is also called the_.A：“Age of Faith”B：“Age of Christianity”C：“Age of Holy Spirit”D
12、：“Age of Literature”26._ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines.A：Free verseB：SonnetC：OdeD：Epigram27.The Open University is based in_ .A：LondonB：EdinburghC：the new town of Milton KeynesD：Cambridge28.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the Engl
13、ish Channel in the_ and the North Sea in the east,A：eastB：southC：westD：north29._has been entitled the Father of American Poetry.A：Philip FreneauB：Ralph Waldo EmersonC：William Cullen BryantD：Walt Whitman30.The city of_, which was formerly known as Port Jackson, is the place of the earliest colonial s
14、ettlement in Australia.A：MelbourneB：SydneyC：PerthD：Darwin31.John keats is the 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 nightingale32.The three unites”, formulated by
15、renaissance dramatists, are the unites of the following elements but_A：timeB：placeC：actionD：character33.In 1847, the Bronte sisters published the following famous novels EXCEPT_A：Jane EyreB：The Tenant of Wildfell HallC：Wuthering HeightsD：Shirley34.British English is spoken in_?A：Great BritainB：Austr
16、aliaC：New ZealandD：B and C35._contribution to English lies chiefly in the fact that he introduced from France the rhymed stanza of various types, especially the rhymed couplet of 5 accents in iambic meter-the heroic couplet to English poetry.A：William ShakespearesB：Geoffrey ChaucersC：Thomas moresD：E
17、dmund Spensers36.To its full sense, the British Parliament consist of_A：the House Lord and the House of CommonsB：the House and the SenateC：the Queen and the Hosue of LordsD：the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons37._designed and flew a successful plane in 1911.A：Gleen CurissB：The
18、Wright brothersC：Henry FordD：J. P. Morgan38.The river Thames is in_A：WalesB：ScotlandC：EnglandD：Northern Ireland39._, one of the greatest native poets in England, was regarded as the “father of English Poetry”.A：Geoffrey ChaucerB：Sir GawainC：Francis BaconD：John Dryden40.The election of_ made Margaret
19、 Thatcher to power and she became the first woman prime minister.A：1979B：1980C：1982D：199241.The tourists_ through the fog, trying to read what was engraved on the gravestone Shakespeare had chosen for himself.A：peeredB：peepedC：glancedD：glimpsed42.Who ever said that “Lost time is never found again” a
20、nd “God helps those who help themselves” ?A：John LockeB：VoltaireC：MontesquieuD：Benjamin Franklin43.When the republican party was founded in 1854,it was chiefly made up of_A：northern capitalistB：farmersC：merchantsD：workers44.Which of the following is the father of the modern mode of painting_A：Raphae
21、lB：TitainC：Loenardo da VinciD：Michelangelo45.The largest city in New Zealand is_A：AucklandB：ChristchurchC：DunedinD：Wellington46.Waiting for Godor is a(an)_by Samuel beckett.A：novelB：poemC：playD：essay47.The school for scandal is a_written by_A：tragedy. Richard Brimley SheridanB：comedyRichard Brimley
22、SheridanC：comedySamuel JohnsonD：tragedysamuel Johnson48.In history, Romans occupied Britain for about_ years.A：700B：600C：500D：40049.Its a shame_ able to give them any advice.A：not to have beenB：to have not beenC：to have been notD：to not have been50.The largest state of all the states of America is_A：TexasB：Alaska CC：aliforniaD：Hawaii