2003年英语专八人文知识真题31.is not a n atio nally observed holiday of America.[A] Christmas [B] Easter Sunday [C] Tha nksgivi ng Day [D] Independence Day32.The uni versity of Dubli n was not foun ded un til .[A] the 19th cen tury [B] the 18th cen tury [C] the 17th cen tury [D] the 16th cen tury33.The in troduced old-age pensions in New Zeala nd in 1898.[A] Labor Party [B] Democratic Party [C] Liberal Party [D] Con servative Party34.Irish culture exp erie need a golde n age from to .[A] the eighth cen tury, the eleve nth cen tury [B] the seve nth cen tury, the ninth century[C] the sixth cen tury, the eighth cen tury [D] the ?fth cen tury, the seve nth cen tury35.Which of the follow ing writ ings is not the work by Charles Dicke ns?[A] A Tale of Two Cities [B] Hard Times[C] Oliver Twist [D] Sons and Lovers36.is a dramatist who holds the central position in American drama the moder ni stic p eriod.[A] Si nclair Lewis [B] Euge ne O'Neill [C] Arthur Miller [D] Tenn essee Williams37.is often acclaimed literary sp okesma n of the Jazz Age.[A] Ernest Hemi ngway [B] F. Scott Fitzgerald [C] William Faulk ner [D] Ezra Pou nd38.is a relati onship in which a word of a certa in class determ ines the form of others in terms of certa in categories.[A] Con cord [B] Immediate con stitue nt[C] Syn tagmatic relatio ns [D] Gover nment39.studies the sound systems in a certa in Ian guage.[A] Pho netics [B] Phon ology [C] Sema ntics [D] P ragmatics40.A lin guistic situati on in which two sta ndard Ian guages are used either by an in dividual or by a group of sp eakers is called .[A] situati onal dialect [B] sla ng [C] li nguistic taboo [D] bil in gualism2004年英语专八人文知识真题31.The followi ng are p roducts imp orted by Australia from Ch ina EXCE PT .[A] food [B] textiles [C] steel p roducts [D] electro nics32.Scots regard as the most imp orta nt festival in a year.[A] Near Year's Day [B] Christmas Day [C] New Year's Eve [D] Easter33.The republican movement has been gathering momentum in Australia since became P rime Mi nister in 1992.[A] Joh n Howard [B] Bob Hawke [C] Malcolm Fraser [D] Paul Keat ing34.was known for his famous sp eech "I have a dream".[A] Joh n F. Kennedy [B] Marti n Luther Kin g, Jr[C] Abraham Li ncoln [D] Thomas Jeffers on35.Of all the 18th century novelists, ___________ was the first to set out, both intheory and practice, to write specifically a "comic epic in prose", and the first to give the moder n novel its structure and style.[A] Daniel Defoe [B] Samuel Joh nson[C] Oliver Goldsmith [D] He nry Feildi ng36.Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th cen tury America n writers, is well known for his .[A] international theme [B] waste-land imagery[C] local color [D] symbolism37.Hemingway's writing style, together with his theme and the hero, is greatly and permanently influenced by his experiences .[A] in his childhood [B] in the war [C] in America [D] in Africa38.English consonants can be classified into stops, fricatives, nasals, etc. in terms of .[A] manner of articulation [B] openness of mouth[C] place of articulation [D] voicing39.Which of the following words can correct two clauses in a coordinate sentence?[A] Through. [B] When. [C] But. [D] If.40.is the smallest unit of language in terms of relationship between expression and content.[A] Word [B] Morpheme [C] Allomorph [D] Root2005 年英语专八人文知识真题31.is the capital of Canada.[A] Vancouver [B] Ottawa [C] Montreal [D] York32.U.S. presidents normally serve a (n) term.[A] two-year [B] four-year [C] six-year [D] eight-year33.Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.?[A] Huston. [B] Boston. [C]Baltimore. [D] Philadelphia.34.is the state church in England.[A] The Roman Catholic Church [B] The Baptist Church[C] The Protestant Church [D] The Church of England35.The novel Emma is written by .[A] Mary Shelley [B] Charlotte Bront? [C] Elizabeth C. Gaskell [D] Jane Austen36.Which of the following is NOT a romantic poet?[A] William Wordsworth. [B] George Elliot.[C] George C. Byron. [D] Percy B. Shelley.37.William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for .[A] his poems [B] his plays [C] his short stories [D] his novels38.Syntax is the study of .[A] language functions [B] sentence structures [C] textual organization [D] word formation39.Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?[A] Arbitrariness. [B] Productivity.[C] Cultural transmission. [D] Finiteness.40.The speech act theory was first put forward by .[A] John Searle [B] John Austin [C] Noam Chomsky [D] Halliday 参考答案：BBADA BCBDB2006年英语专八人文知识真题31.The President during the American Civil War was .[A] Andrew Jackson [B] Abraham Lincoln [C] Thomas Jefferson [D] George Washington32.The capital of New Zealand is .[A] Christchurch [B] Auckland [C] Wellington [D] Hamilton33.Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of the British settlers?[A] The Aborigines. [B] The Maori. [C] The Indians. [D] The Eskimos.34.The Prime Minister in Britain is head of .[A] the Shadow Cabinet [B] the Parliament [C] the Opposition [D] the Cabinet35.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?[A] T. S. Eliot. [B] D.H. Lawrence. [C] Theodore Dreiser. [D] James Joyce.36.The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by .[A] Scott Fitzgerald [B] William Faulkner [C] Eugene O'Neill [D] Ernest Hemingway37.is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines.[A] Free verse [B] Sonnet [C] Ode [D] Epigram38.What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion of .[A] reference [B] meaning [C] antonymy [D] context39.The words "kid, child, offspring" are examples of .[A] dialectal synonyms [B] stylistic synonyms[C] emotive synonyms [D] collocational synonyms40.The distinction between parole and langue was made by .[A] Halliday [B] Chomsky [C] Bloomfield [D] Saussure 参考答案BCADA DBDBD2007年英语专八人文知识真题31.The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT .[A] the Anglos [B] the Celts [C] the Jutes [D] the Saxons32.The Head of State of Canada is represented by .[A] the Monarch [B] the President [C] the Prime Minister [D] the Governor-general33.The Declaration of Independence was written by .[A] Thomas Jefferson [B] George Washington[C] Alexander Hamilton [D] James Madison34.The original inhabitants of Australia were .[A] the Red Indians [B] the Eskimos [C] the Aborigines [D] the Maoris35.Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bront??[A] Oliver Twist. [B] Middlemarch. [C] Jane Eyre. [D] Wuthering Heights.36.William Butler Yeats was a(n) poet and playwright.[A] American [B] Canadian [C] Irish [D] Australian37.Death of a Salesman was written by .[A] Arthur Miller [B] Ernest Hemingway[C] Ralph Ellis on [D] James Baldwin38.refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formation.[A] Phonology[B] Morphology[C] Semantics[D] Sociolinguistics39.The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPT .[A] lexical[B] syntactic[C] phonological [D] psycholinguistic40.The word "tail" once referred to "the tail of a horse", but now it is used to mean "the tail of any animal." This is an example of .[A] widening of meaning [B] narrowing of meaning[C] meaning shift [D] loss of meaning参考答案CDACD CABDA2008年英语专八人文知识真题31.The largest city in Canada is .A.VancouverB. MontrealC. TorontoD. Ottawa32.According to the United States Constitution, the legislative power is investedin .A. the Federal GovernmentB. the Supreme CourtC. the CabinetD. the Conress33.Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?A. Baseball.B. Tennis.C. Basketball.D. American football.34.The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is .A. the PresidentB. the Governor-GeneralC. the British monarchD. the Prime Minister35.The Caterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their wayto Canterbury, is an important poetic work by .A. Willian LanglandB. GeoffreyC. William ShakespeareD. Alfred Tennyson36.Who wrote The American?A. Herman Melville.B. Nathaniel Hawthorne.C. Henry James.D. Theodore Dreiser.37.All of the following are well-know female writers in 20th-century Britain EXCEPT .A. George EliotB. Iris Jean MurdochC. Doris LessingD. Muriel Spark38.Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language?A. Arbitrariness.B. Displacement.C. Duality.D.Diachronicity.39.What type of sentence is "Mark likes fiction, but Tim is interested in poetry"?A simple sentence. B. A coordinate sentence. C. A complex sentence. D. None of the above.40.The phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is called .A. hyponymyB. synonymyC. PolysemyD.homonymy 参考答案BCADBBDACD2009年英语专八人文知识真题31.The Head of State of New Zealand is .[A] the governor-general [B] the Prime Minister[C] the high commissioner [D] the monarch of the United Kingdom.32.The capital of Scotland is .[A] Glasgow [B] Edinburgh [C] Manchester [D] London33.Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the U.S. President? [A]Thomas Jefferson. [B] George Washington. [C] Thomas Paine. [D] John Adams.34.Which of the following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia?[A] Perth. [B] Adelaide. [C] Sydney. [D] Melbourne.35.Ode to the West Wind was written by .[A] William Blake [B] William Wordsworth[C] Samuel Taylor Coleridge [D] Percy B. Shelley36.Who among the following is a poet of free verse?[A] Ralph Waldo Emerson. [B] Walt Whitman.[C] Herman Melville. [D] Theodore Dreiser.37.The novel Sons and Lovers was written by .[A] Thomas Hardy [B] John Galsworthy [C] D.H. Lawrence [D] James Joyce38.The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production is .[A] corpus linguistics [B] sociolinguistics[C] theoretical linguistics [D] psycholinguistics39. A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers ofdifferent languages for purposes of trading is called .[A] dialect [B] idiolect [C] pidgin [D] register40.When a speaker expresses his intention of speaking, such as asking someone to open the window, he is performing .[A] an illocutionary act [B] a perlocutionary act [C] a locutionary act [D] none of the above答案31、D the monarch of the United Kingdom 32 、B Edinburgh. 33、AThomas Jefferson. 34、C Sydney 35、D Percy B. Shelley36、B Walt Whitman. 37 、C D.H. Lawrence. 38、D psycholinguistics. 39、 C pidgin. 40、A an illocutionary act.2010年英语专八人文知识真题31.Which of the following is INCORRECT?A. the British Constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215B.the British Constitution includes Parliamentary actsC.the British Constitution includes decisions made by courts of law 答案D：TheBritish Constitution includes one single written constitution32.The first city ever founded in Canada isA. QuebecB. VancouverC. TorontoD. Montreal 答案A：Quebec33.When did the Australian Federation officially come into being?A. B. 1788C. 1900D. 1901答案D：190134.The Emancipation Proclamation to end the plantation slavery in the south of US wasissued byA. Abraham LincolnB. Thomas PaineC. George WashingtonD. Thomas Jefferson 答案A：Abraham Lincoln35.Who was best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his poems?A. Will BlakeB.C. Robert BrowningD. William Wordsworth 答案C：Robert Browning36.The Financier was written byA. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC.答案D：Theodore Dreiser37.In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined asA. allegoryB. sonnetC. blank verseD. rhyme 答案A：Allegory38.___ refers to the learning and development of a languageA. language acquisitionB. language comprehensionC. language productionD. languageintroduction答案A：language acquisition39.The word “motel” comes from “motor - hotel”. This is an example of "…”in morphology.A. backformationB. conversionC. blendingD. acronym 答案C：blendingnguage is tool of communication, the symbol “ highway closed ” servesA. B.C. a performative function D. a persuasive function 答案B：informative function2011年英语专八人文知识真题31.The northernmost part of Great Britain is ___ .A. Northern IrelandB. WalesC. EnglandD. Scotland TIP:选D。