2019年专业英语八级考试人文知识模拟试题及答案2
1. The population of the United States is a bit more than 272 million, about 13% of which are Black, 12 % are Hispanic(讲西班牙语的人)，4% are Asian and the rest are White Americans.
2. It is the third most populous country in the world after China and India.
3. The most populous states are California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.
4. More than 80% of Americans live in urban areas.
巩固：按照人口数量排列，美国在世界排在第几位;按照面积排，美国又是排第几位呢?
1. Christmas is usually connected to ____
A the reunion of a large family
B the eating of Easter eggs
C the resurrection of Christ
D the forgiving of other’s sins
2. The largest of the ethnic minorities in America is ____
A the blacks
B the Mexico-Americans
C the Spanish-Americans
D the Chinese
3. The British establish ____colonies along the east coast of North American between 16.7 and 1733.
A 11
B 12
C 13
D 14
4. The largest university in Canada is ____
A Laval University
B The University of Toronto
C McGill University
D Simon Fraser University
5. Robinson Crusoe is written by ____
A Henry Fielding
B Daniel Defoe
C Samuel Richardson
D Jonathan Swift
6. ____is written by Walt Whitman.
A Representative Men
B English Traits
C Nature
D Leaves of Grass
7. ____is not a novelist.
A Henry James
B Emily Dickinson
C William Dean Howells
D Mark Twain
8. ____is not one of the core branches of linguistics.
A Phonology
B Psycho-linguistics
C Syntax
D Semantics
9. ____ is the common factor of the three sounds：[p], [t], [k]
A voiceless
B spread
C voiced
D nasal
10. 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 voicing
答案
按面积计算，美国继俄罗斯，加拿大，中国之后位居第四。按人口计算，美国继中国，印度后，居第三。
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英语专八人文知识考试总结 1 专八考试人文知识考试内容总结 其中英美文学包括英国文学和美国文学。英国文学主要分为六个时期： 1. Old and Medieval English Literature（中古英国文学）。 2. The Renaissance Period（文艺复兴时期）。 3. The Neoclassical Period（新古典主义时期）。 4. The Romantic Period（维多利亚时期）。 5. The Victorian Period（维多利亚时期）。 6. The Modern Period（现代时期）。 美国文学主要分为四个时期： 1. The Literature Around the Revolution of Independence（独立革命前后的文学）。 2. American Romanticism（美国浪漫主义文学）。 3. American Realism（美国现实主义文学）。 4. American Modernism（美国现代主义文学）。 语言学，考生不光要知道语言的本质还要掌握语音学，音位学，形态学，句法学，语义学和语言学的知识。 关于英语国家概况，英语专业的学生都会开设英美概况这门课程，但是专八考试的中需要考生了解的是英语国家概况，不光包括英国和美国，还有其他一些说英语的地区，包括爱尔兰概况，加拿大概况，澳大利亚概况和新西兰概况。 3专八人文知识:英国地理概况 the english channel: the channel is a narrow sea passage which separates england and france
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3专八人文知识:英国地理概况 the english channel: the channel is a narrow sea passage which separates england and france and connects the atlantic ocean and north sea. 英吉利海峡：英吉利海峡是一道狭长的海峡，分割英法两国，连接大西洋和北海。 the dee estuary: a small sea ( in irish sea) where the dee river enters. 迪河河口：是迪河流入的一个小海。 "the act of union of 1801": in 1801 the english parliament passed an act by which scotland, wales and the kingdom of england were constitutionally joined as the kingdom of great britain. 1801合并法：1801年英国议会通过法令，规定英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士根据宪法合并成为大不列颠王国。 gaelic: it is one of the celtic language, and is spoken in parts of the highlands. 盖尔语：是盖尔特语言的一种，在高地地区仍有人说这种语言。 the "backbone of england": it refers to the pennies, the board ridge of hills.
大学英语专业八级之人文知识：英国地理3 1.1 2. What is the directive function? The “directive function” means that language may be used to get the hearer to do something. Most imperative sentences perform this function, e. g., “Tell me the result when you finish.” Other syntactic structures or sentences of other sorts can, according to J.Austin and J.Searle’s “indrect speech act theory”(see Hu Zhuanglin et al.,pp271-278) at least, serve the purpose of direction too, e.g., “If I were you, I would have blushed to the bottom of my ears!” 1.13.What is the informative function? Language serves an “informational function” when used to tell something, characterized by the use of declarative sentences. Informative statements are often labelled as true(truth) or false(falsehood). According to P.Grice’s “Cooperative Principle”(see Hu Zhuanglin et al., pp282-283), one ought not to violate the “Maxim of Quality”, when he is informing at all. 1.14.What is the interrogative function? When language is used to obtain information, it serves an “interrogative function”. This includes all questions that expect replies, statements, imperatives etc., according to the “indirect speech act theory”, may have this function as well, e.g., “I’d like to know you better.” This may bring forth a lot of personal information. Note that rhetorical questions make an exception, since they demand no answer, at least not the reader’s/listener’s answer. 1.15.What is the expressive function? The “expressive function”is the use of language to reveal something about the feelings or attitudes of the speaker. Subconscious emotional ejaculations are good examples, like “Good heavens!”“My God!” Sentences like “I’m sorry about the delay” can serve as good examples too, though in a subtle way. While language is used for the informative function to pass judgement on the truth or falsehood of statements, language used for the expressive function evaluates, appraises or asserts the speaker’s own attitudes. 1.16.What is the evocative function? The “evocative function” is the use of language to create certain feelings in the hearer. Its aim is , for example, to amuse, startle, antagonize, soothe, worry or please. Jokes(not practical jokes, though) are supposed to amuse or entertain the listener; advertising to urge customers to purchase certain commodities; propaganda to influence public opinion. Obviously, the expressive and the evocative functions often go together, i.e., you may express, for example, your personal feelings about a political issue but end up by evoking the same feeling in, or imposing it on, your listener. That’s also the case with the other way round. 1.17.What is the performative function? This means people speak to “do things” or perform actions. On certain occasions the utterance itself as an action is more important than what words or sounds constitute the uttered sentence. When asked if a third Yangtze bridge ought to be built in Wuhan, the mayor may say “OK”, which means more than speech, and more than
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The Ren aissa nee is actually a moveme nt stimulated by a series of historical eve nts. which one of the followi ng is not such an eve nt Which of the following is regarded as the most successful religious allegory in the En glish Ian guage. A.The Pilgrim's Progress B. Grace Abo unding to the Chief of Sinners C. The Life and Death of Mr. Badma n D. The Holy War It is alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life. A.Geoffrey Chaucer B. Martin Luther C. William Langland D. John Gower All of the following four except are the most eminent dramatists in the Ren aissa nee En gla nd. A.Francis Baco n B. Christopher Marlowe C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson It is gen erally regarded that Keats's most importa nt and mature poems are in the form of . A.elegy B. ode C. epic D. sonnet Daniel Defoe's no vels mainly focus on A.the struggle of the un fortun ate for mere existe nd B.the struggle of the shipwrecked pers ons for security C.the struggle of the pirates for wealth D.the desire of the crimi nals for property In Beowulf, fought aga inst the mon ster Gren del and a five breath ing drag on. A. the An glo-Sax ons B. Beowulf C. the Scandin avia n D. the Win ter Drago n Fran cis Bac on is best known for his which greatly in flue need the developme nt of this literary form. A. essays B. poems C. works D plays Most of Thomas Hardy's no vels are set in Wessex . A. a crude region in England B. a fictional primitive region C. a remote rural area D. Hardy's hometow n We can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelley's poem "Ode to the West Wind" with all the followi ng terms except . A. swift B. proud C. tamed D. wild "Blindness", "partiality", "prejudice", and "absurdity" in the novel "Pride and Prejudice" are most likely the characteristics of . A. Elizabeth B. Darcy C. Mr. Be nnet D. Mrs. Bennet The moder n En glish no vel came into being |n A. the middle of the 17th cen tury B. the 17th ce ntury
2021年英语专业八级考试人文知识精选练习题 及答案2 1 _____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States. A Washington D.C. B Los Angeles C San Francisco D New York City 2 The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the union Jack, is made up of _____ crosses. A one B two C three D four 3 Washington D.C. is named after___________. A the U.S. President George Washington B Christopher Columbus C both George Washington and Christopher Columbus D none of them
4 _____ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain. A Lough Neagh B Windermere C Lake District D Coniston Water 5 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______. A Thomas Jefferson B James Monroe C James Madison D Abraham Lincoln 6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____. A Rhode Island B Virginia C Texas D Montana 7 The national flag of the United States is known as_____.
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1.In 1620, 201 Pilgrims, to escape religous presecution, sailed to the New World in a ship called Mayflower.They arrived at ____. A New York B Georgia C Virginia D Plymouth 2.The earliest institution of higher learning set up in America was ___ A California University B Yale University C Harvard College D Chicago University 3.The Grand Canyon in south-western ____ is one of nature’s most impressive sights. A Utah B Arizona C Nevada D Idaho 4.American presidents are elected ____. A every two years B every four years C every five years D every six years 5.In America the judicial is headed by ____. A the President B Congress C the Supreme Court D the Secretary General 6.In the United States, the first larges immigration movement took plane ____ A right after the War of Independence B in the mid-1800 C at the turn of the 20th century
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第一部分：交际用语（来自课后练习及统考题库）1.-What can I do for you? -_________ A. Let me have a watch. B. Could you show me the watch? C. Yes, you can. Give me the watch. D. The watch, please don't give me the pen. 2.- I don't know how to thank you enough. -_________. A. No thanks B. Thank you, too C. Never mind D. It's nothing 3. --- I'm sorry I broke your mirror. --- Oh, really? _______. A. It doesn't matter B. Don't be sorry C. Not at all D. It's OK with me 4. －Could you help me put up the signs on the wall? －_______. A. No problem B. I hope so C. That's all right D. That's a good idea 5. - Peter, don't step on the grass. - ____________. A. It doesn't matter B. I can't do it C. Don't worry D. Sorry, I won't do it again
专八语言学练习 1. Which of the following feature is NOT one of the design features of language? a. Language is a system, b. Language is symboli c. c. Animal also have language, d. Language is arbitrary. 2. The fact that different languages have different words for the same object is good proof that human language is . a. arbitrary b. non-arbitrary c. logical d. non-productive 3. Which of the following terms best describes the "-ate" in the word "affectionate"? a. Derivational morpheme, b. Inflectional morpheme. c. Free morpheme, d. Prefix. 4. Which of the following teerms best describes the pair of words kill and dill? a. Minimal pair. b. A phonemic contrast. c. Closed class words, d. Bound morphemes. 5. What is the basic lexical relation between piece and peace? a. Synonymy. b. Antonymy. c. Homonymy. d. Polysemy. 6. /p/ is different from /b/ in . a. the manner of articulation b. the shape of the lips. c. the vibration of the vocal cords. d. the place of articulation. 7. Of all the speech organs, the is/are the most flexible. a. mouth b. lips c. tongue d. vocal cords 8. The phonological features, the consonant /t/ are . a. voiced stop b. voiceless stop c. voiced fricative d. voiceless fricative 9. The branch of linguistics that studies show context influences the way speakers interpret sentences is called . a. semantics b. pragmatics c. sociolinguistics d. psycholinguistics 10. The utterance "We' ve abeady eaten ten tons. " Obviously violates the maxim of . a. quality b. quantity c. relation d. manner 11. All the back vowels in English are pronounced with rounded-lips, i. e. rounded,