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专业英语八级(人文知识)模拟试卷25(题后含答案及解析)

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专业英语八级(人文知识)模拟试卷25 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有: 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.

1. The first immigrants in American history came from______ , some running away from religious and political persecution and some coming as adventures from Europe for a better life.

A.England and Germany B.England and Ireland

C.England and the Netherlands D.England and Spain

正确答案:C 解析:第一批到达美洲的欧洲人主要是来自英格兰和荷兰的清教徒,他们在国内受到,到美洲寻找自由,故C正确。 知识模块:人文知识

2. The English Civil War in the 17th century is also called ______ A.the Puritan Revolution. B.the second Magna Carta. C.the Long Parliament. D.the Anglican War.

正确答案:A 解析:英国内战指的是新兴资产阶级和旧封建势力的斗争。前者的中有许多的清教徒,他们最终取得了的胜利,因而英国内战也称为清教徒,故A正确。 知识模块:人文知识

3. The World War I broke out on June 28th,______ A.1914. B.1917. C.1815 D.1918

正确答案:A 解析:第一次世界大战从1914到1918年,历时4年。本题问的是爆发时间,故A正确。 知识模块:人文知识

4. The theme of Thanksgiving has always been ______ A.friendship and happiness. B.peace and plenty.

C.cooperation and rich reward. D.love and happiness.

正确答案:B

解析:感恩节是北美的节日,在每年11月份的第四个星期四,其主题就是和平、富足、健康和幸福。选项中相关的有A、B和D,但A和D都不全面,故B正确。 知识模块:人文知识

5. The Victorian Age was largely an age of______, eminently represented by Dickens and Thackeray.

A.poetry B.drama C.prose D.novel

正确答案:D 解析:本题的重要线索是提到的作家名字,因为狄更斯和萨克雷都是著名的现实主义小说家,所以可以推定维多利亚时期的文学作品主要是以小说为主,故D正确。 知识模块:人文知识

6. ______is the first important governess novel in the English literary history. A.Jane Eyre B.Emma

C.Wuthering Heights D.She Walks in Beauty

正确答案:A

解析:在英国文学史上,Charlotte Bronte的小说《简·爱》占有重要的地位,其女主人公也可称得上是文学史上第一位重要的家庭教师。选项中,A正是《简·爱》,B和c项作品中的女主人公并不是家庭教师,而D项是拜伦所写的一首诗,故A正确。 知识模块:人文知识

7. Australia, which is one of the world’s developed countries, has become rich through ______

A.manufacturing industries. B.farming and mining. C.service industries. D.forestry and fishing.

正确答案:B

解析:澳大利亚土地广袤,矿产丰富,其国家收入主要来源于农业和矿业,故B正确。其加工业效率还不够高,服务业也正在高速发展,林渔业不是支柱性产业。 知识模块:人文知识

8. Which of the following words is NOT a derivative? A.Physician. B.Facial. C.Unify. D.Nicer.

正确答案:D

解析:词缀加在另一个词上而得来的新词是派生词。选项中的A、B和C都是派生词。D项nicer中虽然也有词缀er,但表示的是比较级,属屈折变化,并没有改变词义或词性,因而它不属于派生词,故D正确。 知识模块:人文知识

9. In some languages like______, pitch variations are meaning distinctive. Therefore they are called tone languages.

A.Chinese B.English C.French D.German

正确答案:A

解析:汉语有四声的区别,音同声不同就是不同的意义,而英语、法语和德语没有四声的区分。因而所给选项中,只有汉语是语调语言,故A正确。 知识模块:人文知识

10. The statement “There is more politeness in women’s language. “ is a view of ______

A.pragmatics.

B.historical linguistics. C.sociolinguistics. D.psycholinguistics.

正确答案:C 解析:语用学关注的是不同语境下的语义;历史语言学研究语言的发展和分类;社会语言学关注社会变量不同情况下的语言差异;心理语言学是心理学与语言学结合的交叉学科,研究面广。题干中陈述的是女性的语言特征,属社会语言学的研究范畴,故C正确。 知识模块:人文知识

11. The longest river in Australia is ______ A.Waikato River. B.Severn River. C.Mackenzie River. D.Murray River.

正确答案:D

解析:澳大利亚最长、最大的河流是Murray River(墨累河),全长2,5千

米。 知识模块:人文知识

12. Which of the following is NOT true about the House of Commons in Britain?

A.The House of Commons is the most powerful part of Parliament.

B.General elections for the House of Commons are held at least every 6 years. C.The ultimate authority for law-making is in the House of Commons. D.The House of Commons consists of 651 members of Parliament.

正确答案:B

解析:下议院大选必须五年举行一次,但经常不到五年就进行一次选举。故选B。 知识模块:人文知识

13. Which of the following states is the first state that passed the compulsory education law in the United States?

A.Massachusetts. B.Texas. C.Iowa.

D.California.

正确答案:A

解析:美国第一个通过义务教育法的州是马萨诸塞州(1852年)。 知识模块:人文知识

14. What are the most important natural resources in Canada? A.Forest resources. B.Mineral resources. C.Water resources.

D.Agricultural resources.

正确答案:C

解析:加拿大最重要的自然资源是水资源,三大航道比如圣劳伦斯河,部分五大湖及加拿大西部的主要河流是主要的水资源来源。 知识模块:人文知识

15. All of the following statements about Beowulf are true EXCEPT A.Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language.

B.Beowulf is the most important specimen of Anglo-Saxon literature.

C.the main stories of Beowulf are based on the folk legends of the primitive northern people.

D.Beowulf presents us an all-round picture of the slavery society.

正确答案:D 解析:《贝奥武甫》是中古时期一部英国文学作品,全面反映了部落时期社会的生活。 知识模块:人文知识

16. “Proper words in proper places, makes the true definitions of a style” is a famous remark made by ______

A.Henry Fielding. B.Jonathan Swift. C.Daniel Defoe.

D.Tobias George Smollett.

正确答案:B

解析:乔纳森·斯威夫特是英国启蒙运动中激进民主派的创始人,英国十八世纪最杰出的讽刺小说家和政论家。代表作为《格利佛游记》,他曾说过“词适其所才是真正的文体”。 知识模块:人文知识

17. Which of the following works is different from the others in the American literature history?

A.The Wild Honey Suckle

B.A Map of Virginia; with a Description of the Country C.The History of Plymouth Plantation D.A Key into the Language of America

正确答案:A 解析:《野生的忍冬》创作于18世纪,美国早期的文学作品。其他三部作品都属于美国殖民地时期的文学。 知识模块:人文知识

18. The study of a language through the course of its history is called ______ A.Perspective study. B.Descriptive study. C.Synchronic study. D.Diachronic study.

正确答案:D 解析:历时研究是研究某一语言各个时期的发展变化,研究语言的历史发展规律,故选D。 知识模块:人文知识

19. All of the following words belong to “Broadening” in semantic change EXCEPT ______

A.Bird. B.Task. C.Camp. D.Holiday.

正确答案:C

解析:Camp原指“开放的场地”,现专指“营地”,所表达意义范围缩小,属词义缩小。 知识模块:人文知识

20. According to Chomsky, a speaker’s actual utterance is called ______ A.Linguistic universals. B.Surface structure. C.Deep structure. D.Universal grammar.

正确答案:B 解析:表层结构是深层结构通过一系列转换规则后得到的结果,是说话者说

知识模块:人文知识

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