2005英语专业八级考试全真试题附答案PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)31. ___ is the capital city of Canada. _B__A. VancouverB. OttawaC. MontrealD. York32. U.S. presidents normally serves a (an) ____ ____term. B_A. two-yearB. four-yearC. six-yearD. eight-year33. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.? AA. Huston.B. Boston.C. Baltimore.D. Philadelphia.34. ____ ____ is the state church in England. DA. The Roman Catholic Church.B. The Baptist ChurchC. The Protestant ChurchD. The Church of England注：The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion.35. The novel Emma is written by DA. Mary Shelley.B. Charlotte Brontë.C. Elizabeth C. Gaskell.D. Jane Austen.36. Which of following is NOT a romantic poet? BA. William Wordsworth.B. George Elliot.C. George G. Byron.D. Percy B. Shelley.37. William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for CA. his poems.B. his plays.C. his short stories.D. his novels38. Syntax is the study of BA. language functions.B. sentence structures.C. textual organization.D. word formation.a. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences.b. A publication, such as a book, that presents such rules.c. The pattern of formation of sentences or phrases in a language.d. Such a pattern in a particular sentence or discourse.39. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language? DA. Arbitrariness.B. Productivity.C. Cultural transmission.D. Finiteness.40. The speech act theory was first put forward by BA. John Searle.B. John Austin.C. Noam Chomsky.D. M.A.K. Halliday.2006年31.The Presidents during the American Civil War was BA. Andrew JacksonB. Abraham LincolnC. Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington32.The capital of New Zealand is CA.ChristchurchB.AucklandC.WellingtonD.Hamilton33.Who were the natives of Austrilia before the arrival of the British settlers? AA.The AboriginesB.The MaoriC.The IndiansD.The Eskimos34.The Prime Minister in Britain is head of DA.the Shadow CabinetB.the ParliamentC.the OppositionD.the Cabinet35.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century? AA.T.S.EliotwrenceC.Theodore DreiserD.James Joyce36.The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by DA.Scott FitzgeraldB.William FaulknerC.Eugene O'NeilD.Ernest Hemingway37. ___ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines_ B_A.Free verseB.SonnetC.OdeD.Epigram38.What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion of DA.referenceB.meaningC.antonymyD.context39.T he words"kid,child,offspring" are examples of BA.dialectal synonymsB.stylistic synonymsC.emotive synonymsD.collocational synonyms40.The distinction between parole and langue was made by DA.HalliayB.ChomskyC.BloomfieldD.Saussure2007年31. The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT C A. the Anglos B. the CeltsC. the JutesD. the Saxons32. The Head of State of Canada is represented by DA. the MonarchB. the PresidentC. the Prime MinisterD. the Governor-general33. The Declaration of Independence was written by AA. Thomas JeffersonB. George WashingtonC. Alexander HamiltonD. James Madison34. The original inhabitants of Australia were CA. the Red IndiansB. the EskimosC. the AboriginesD. the Maoris35. Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte? DA. Oliver TwistB. MiddlemarchC. Jane EyreD. Wuthering Heights36. William Butler Yeats was a(n) _ ___ poet and playwright. CA. AmericanB. CanadianC. IrishD. Australian37. Death of a Salesman was written by AC. Ralph EllisonD. James Baldwin38. ____B___ refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formation.A. PhonologyB. MorphologyC. SemanticsD. Sociolinguistics39. The d istinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPT DA. lexicalB. syntacticC. phonologicalD. 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 AA. widening of meaningB. narrowing of meaningC. meaning shiftD. loss of meaning2008年31. The largest city in Canada is CA. Vancouver.B. Montreal.C. TorontoD. Ottawa.32. According to the United States Constitution, the legislative power is invested in DA. the Federal Government.B. the Supreme Court.C. the Cabinet.D. the Congress.33. Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States? AA. Baseball.B. Tennis.C. Basketball.D. American football.34. The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is DA. the President.B. the Governor-General.C. the British monarch,D. the Prime Minister.35. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, is an important poetic work by B A. William Langland. B. Geoffrey Chaucer.C. William Shakespeare.D. Alfred Tennyson.36. Who wrote The American? CA. Herman Melville.B. Nathaniel Hawthorne.37. All of the following are well-known female writers in 20th -century Britain EXCEPT AA. George Eliot.B. Iris Jean Murdoch.C. Doris Lessing.D. Muriel Spark.38. Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language? AA. Arbitrariness.B. Displacement.C. Duality.D. Diachronicity.39. What type of sentence is “Mark likes fiction, but Tim is interested in poetry.”? CA. A simple sentence.B. A coordinate sentence.C. A complex sentence.D. None of the 40. Th e phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is called DA. hyponymy.B. synonymy.C. polysemy.D. homonymy.2009年31. The Head of State of New Zealand is DA. the governor-general.B. the Prime Minister.C. the high commissioner.D. the monarch of the United Kingdom.32. The capital of Scotland is BA. Glasgow.B. Edinburgh.C. Manchester.D. London.33. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the U.S. President ? AA. 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? CA. Perth.B. Adelaide.C. Sydney.D. Melbourne.35. Ode to the West Windwas written by DA. William Blake.B. William Wordsworth.C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.D. Percy B. Shelley.36. Who among the following is a poet of free verse? BA. Ralph Waldo Emerson.B. Walt Whitman.C. Herman MelvilleD. Theodore Dreiser.37. The novel Sons and Lovers was written by CA. Thomas Hardy.B. John Galsworthy.C. D.H. Lawrence.D. James Joyce.38. The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production is DA. corpus linguistics.B. sociolinguistics.C. theoretical linguistics.D. psycholinguistics.39. A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of trading is called CA. dialect.B. idiolect.C. pidgin.D. register.40. When a speaker expresses his intention of speaking, such as asking someone to open the Awindow, he is performingA. an illocutionary act.B. a perlocutionary act.C. a locutionary act.D. none of the above.2010年31. Which of the following statements in INCORRECT? DA. The British constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215.B. The British constitution includes Parliamentary acts.C. The British constitution includes decisions made by courts of law.D. The British constitution includes one single written constitution.32. The first city ever founded in Canada is AA. Quebec.B. Vancouver.C. Toronto.D. Montreal.33. When did the Australian Federation officially come into being? DA. 1770.B. 1788.C. 1900.D. 1901.34. TheEmancipation Proclamationto end the slavery plantation system in the South ofthe U.S. was issued by AA. Abraham Lincoln.B. Thomas Paine.C. George Washington.D. Thomas Jefferson.35. ______ is best known for the technique of _ C_ dramatic monologuein his poems..A. Will BlakeB. W.B. YeatsC. Robert BrowningD. William Wordsworth36.The Financieris written by DA. Mark Twain.B. Henry James.C. William Faulkner.D. Theodore Dreiser.37. In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined as AA. allegory.B. sonnet.C. blank verse.D. rhyme.38. ____A____ refers to the learning and development of a language.A. Language acquisitionB. Language comprehensionC. Language productionD. Language instruction39. The word “Motel” comes from “motor + hotel”. This is an example of _____C___ inmorphology.A. backformationB. conversionC. blendingD. acronym40. La nguage is t tool of communication. The symbol “ Highway Closed” on a highway Serves BA. an expressive function.B. an informative function.C. a performative function.D. a persuasive function.2011年31. The northernmost part of Great Britain is ___ DA. Northern IrelandB. WalesC. EnglandD. Scotland32. It is generally agreed that ___ ___ were the first Europeans to reach Australia's shores. _ DA. the FrenchB. the GermansC. the BritishD. the Dutch33. Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf? AA. Canada.B. New Zealand.C. Great Britain.D. The United States of America.34. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, before the American Revolution? BA. Thomas Jefferson.B. Thomas Paine.C. John Adams.D. Benjamin Franklin.35. Virginia Woolf was an important female ____ ____ in the 20th-century England.DA. poetB. biographerC. playwrightD. novelist37. Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century? AA. The Great Gatsby.B. The Sun Also Rises.C. The Sound and the Fury.D. Beyond the Horizon.2012年31. The Maori people are natives of DA. Australia.B. Canada.C. Ireland.D. New Zealand.32. The British monarch is the Head of BA. Parliament.B. State.C. Government.D. Cabinet.33. Americans celebrate Independence Day on AA. July 4th.B. October 11th.C. May 31st.D. September 6th.34. Canada is bounded on the north by CA. the Pacific Ocean.B. the Atlantic Ocean.C. the Arctic Ocean.D. the Great Lakes.35. Who is the author of The Waste Lana? DA. George Bernard Shaw.B. W.B. Yeats.C. Dylan Thomas.D. T.S. Eliot.36. Which of the following novelists wrote The Sound and the Fury? AA. William Faulkner.B. Ernest Hemingway.C. Scott Fitzgerald.D. John Steinbeck.37. "The lettuce was lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company" is an exa mple of CA. exaggeration.B. understatement.C. personification.D. synecdoche.38. In English ifa word begins with a [l] or a [r], then the next sound must be a vowel. This is a (n) BA. assimilation rule.B. sequential rule.C.deletion rule.D. grammar rule.39. Which of the following is an example of clipping? DA.APEC.B.Motel.C.Xerox.D.Disco.2013年31 The full official name of Australia is DA. The Republic of Australia.B. The Union of Australia.C. The Federation ofAustralia. D. The Commonwealth of Australia.32. Canada is well known for all the following EXCEPT BA. its mineral resources.B. its heavy industries.C. its forest resources.D. its fertile and arable land.33. In the United States community college offer AA. two-year programmes.B. four-year programmes.C. postgraduate studies.D. B.A. or B.S. degrees.34. In ____, referenda in Scotland and Wales set up a Scottish parliament and a Wales assembly. _ D_A. 2000B. 1946C. 1990D. 199735. Which of the following clusters of words is an example of alliteration? CA. A weak seat.B. Knock and kick.C. Safe and sound.D. Coal and boat.36. Who wrote Mrs. Warren‟s profession? AA. George Bernard Shaw.B. William Butler Yeats.C. John Galsworthy.D. T.S. Eliot.37. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n) DA. autobiography.B. short story.C. poem.D. novel.38. Which of the following italicized parts is an inflectional morpheme? BA. Unlock.B. Government.C. Goes.D. Off-stage.39. ___B_____is a language phenomenon in which words sound like what they refer to.A. CollocationB. OnomatopoeiaC. DenotationD. Assimilation2014年31. Which of the following is the French-speaking city in Canada? CA. VancouverB. OttawaC. MontrealD. Toronto32. Which of the following are natives of New Zealand? AA. The MaorisB. The AboriginalsC. The Red IndiansD. The Eskimos33. The established or national church in England is CA. the Roman Catholic ChurchB. the United Reformed ChurchC. the Anglican ChurchD. the Methodist Church34. The 13 former British colonies in North America declared independence from Great Britain in CA. 1774B. 1775C. 1776D. 177735. ―Grace under pressure‖ is an outstanding virtue of _ ___ heroes. BA. Scott Fitzgerald‘sB. Ernest Hemingway‘sC. Eugene O‘Neill‘sD. William Faulkner‘s36.Widowers’ House was written by BA. William Butler YeatsB. George Bernard ShawC. John GalsworthyD. T. S. Eliot37. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales? CA. William ShakespeareB. William BlakeC. Geoffrey ChaucerD. John Donne38. Which of the following pairs of words are homophones? DA. wind (v.) / wind (n.)B. suspect (v.) / suspect (n.)C. convict (v.) / convict (n.)D. bare (adj.) / bear (v.)39. Which of the following sentences has the ―S+V+O‖ structure? CA. He died a hero.B. I went to London.C. Mary enjoyed parties.D. She became angry.40. W hich of the following CAN NOT be used as an adverbial? AA. The lion‘s shareB. Heart and soul.C. Null and void.D. Hammer and tongs.。