专八人文知识模拟题.docx

1、专八人文知识模拟题专八人文知识模拟题1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?A The TelegraphB The GuardianC The News of the WorldD The Times2 The river Thames is in _.A WalesB ScotlandC EnglandD Northern Ireland3 The Industrial Revolution started in _.A the Great BritainB the United StatesC Cana

2、daD Austrilia4 Which of the following is true under Thatchers administration?A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased.B Public housing became more important.C Many public houses were sold to people.D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.5 Britain has its nuclear naval fo

3、rce since _.A its one of the developed countries in the worldB its a traditional sea powerC it has an advanced industryD its able to produce submarines6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?A The TimesB The GuardianC The ObserverD The Financial Times7 Big Ben was

4、 named after _.A Christopher WrenB Benjamin HallC Ben JohnD G. Stephenson8 The Capital of Wales is _.A SwanseaB CardiffC RhondaD Belfast9 _ is Englands biggest naval base.A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _.A t

5、he Liberal PartyB the Democratic PartyC the Labour PartyD the Republican Party答案及题解:1 D, 英国历史上最悠久的日报是泰晤士报。2 C, 泰晤士河位于英格兰。3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。4 C, 1979年撒切尔夫人成为英国第一任女首相。她提出的政策称被为“撒切尔主义”。其内容包括国有企业私有化，采用货币主义政策以控制通货膨胀，削弱工会的影响，加强市场因素在经济中的作用，将公有住房卖给公众，强调法律和秩序。在一定程度上讲，她的计划是成功的。她领导英国经济度过了一段最繁华的时期。5 B, 英国拥有其海军核力

6、量与其一贯的霸主地位是密切相关的。6 C, 观察家报创刊于1791年，是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。7 B, 据说Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建时候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。8 B, 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫。9 A, 英国最大的海军基地是普茨茅斯。10 C, 英国奉行的是两党制。其两大主要政党是保守党和工党。1.Canada is the worlds _country in terms of land area.A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest2 Which of

7、 the following people didnt use to be the British Prime Minister？A Margaret Thatcher B Winston Churchill C Horatio Nelson D John Major3 By tradition， the leader of the majority party is appointed _ by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom.A Prime Minister B Member of ParliamentC Lord of appeal D Speak

8、er of the House4 The Tories were the forerunners of _， which still bears this nickname today.A the Labour Party B the Conservative PartyC the Liberal Party D the Social Democratic Party5 In the United Kingdom， the party which wins the _ number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Op

9、position.A largest B second largest C third largest D fourth largest6 The term “British disease” is now often used to characterize Britains _ decline.A political B educational C military D economic7 The 1980s was remembered as the decade of _.A globalization B nationalization C privatization D compe

10、tition8 Today， in Britain， _ is called a “sick” industry.A coal mining B iron and steel C textiles D shipbuilding9The capital city of Canada is _A Montreal B Toronto C Albert D Ottawa10 _ created the industrial working class， the proletariat， and it later led to trade unionism.A The Chartist Movemen

11、t B The Industrial RevolutionC The French Revolution D The Glorious Revolution练习题答案及题解：1.B 加拿大位于美国以北，是世界上仅次于俄国的第二大国家。2 C， 3 A，4 B， 托利党是英国保守党的前身。5 B，6 D， 现在“英国病”这一术语经常用来指英国经济上的衰退。7 C，8 A， 英国煤矿业被称为生病工业。英国的煤产量在一战前达到顶点，如今的英国的煤矿业衰退，从而导致矿工的数量、煤矿的总产量大大下降。9 .D10 B， 1、Who among the following is a poet of fre

12、e verse? A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Walt Whitman C. Herman Melville D. Theodore Dreiser 2、Which of the following is not a work of Emily Dickinson? A. I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died B. The Raven C. This is My Letter to the World D. I Like to See it Lap the MIles 3、Poes first collection of stories is _

13、. A. Tades of a Traveler B. Leather Stocking Tales C. The Canterbury Tales D. Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque 2012英语专八人文知识备考练习1. St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both _A America and MexicoB America and CanadaC America and CubaD America and Brazil2. European settlement of Australia

14、began in the late part of _ when a British penal colony was established on the east coast of the continent.A the 16th centuryB the 17th centuryC the 18th centuryD the 19th century3. Which sport is supposed to be Americas national sport and used to be call “Americans favorable pastime”?A baseballB ba

15、sketballC rugbyD cricket4. The largest city in New Zealand is _A AucklandB WellingtonC ChristchurchD Dunedin5.After Adam Bede，_wrote The Mill on the Floss and Silas Marner in which moral problems are discussed and psychological analysis of characters are emphasized.A George EliotB Jane AustinC Georg

16、e DickensD Charlotte Bronte6.All of the following odes are written by John Keats EXCEPT_A Ode to AutumnB Ode to a NightingaleC Ode to a SkylarkD Ode on Melancholy7. Of_s four famous comedies， the best known is Lady Windermeres Fan.A Oscar WildeB Richard SheridanC Bernard ShawD Somerset Maugham8. If

17、the air stream meets with no obstruction when a sound is pronounced， it is a(n) _A voiced consonantB voiceless consonantC vowelD explosive9. The internationally accepted system of phonetic transcription is _A I.P.AB I.A.P.SC I.S.SD S.S.I.P10. With the _， Latin words were added into the vocabulary of

18、 the language spoken in Britain.A invasion of the RomansB Christianization of BritainC Scandinavian invasionD Norman Conquest答案：BCAAA CACAB2012英语专八人文知识备考练习1. _is a fork legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes, it is a long poem of over 3000 lines and the national epic

19、of the English people.A BeowulfB sir GawainC the Canterbury taleD king Arthur and his knights2. The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of _.A Romeo and JulietB the faerie queenC TamburlaincD the Canterbury tales3. The group of Shakespeare plays known as roma

20、nce or reconciliation plays is _.A merchant of Venice, as you like itB the tempest, pericles, the winters taleC Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra4. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeares four great tragedies?A Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, King LearB Romeo and Juliet, hamlet,

21、 Othello, MacbethC hamlet, Othello, King Lear, MacbethD Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens5. Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon?A advancement of learningB new instrumentC songs of innocenceD essays6. At the beginning of 17th century appeared a school of poets ca

22、lled metaphysics by Samuel Johnson, _is the founder of metaphysical poetry.A Ben JohnsonB john MiltonC john BunyanD john Donne7. Daniel Defoe is a famous_.A poetB novelistC playwrightD essayist8. He has a servant called Friday. He in the quoted sentence is a character in_.A Henry fieldings tom jones

23、B john Bunyan the pilgrims progressC Richard brinsley Sheridans the school for scandalD Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe9. Guiiliver travel was written by_.A Daniel DefoeB Charles dickensC Jonathan swiftD Joseph Addison10. William Wordsworth is generally known as a _poet.A romanticB realisticC naturali

24、sticD neo-classic答案详解：1. ABeowulf是Anglo-Saxon时代留下的重要的古英语文学作品，它被认为是英国的民族史诗。sir Gawain and the green knight, king Arthur and his knights of the round table是中古英语时期的浪漫传奇。the Canterbury tale是英国大诗人乔叟的一部诗体短篇小说集。2. D乔叟被誉为英国诗歌之父，Troilus and Criseyde是他的重要作品之一。3. D1608-1612被认为是莎翁的浪漫剧创作时期，包括四部浪漫剧the tempest，per

25、icles，the winters tale，Cymbeline 。 merchant of Venice，as you like it，twelfth night，the merry wives of Windsor为莎翁的喜剧，Romeo and Juliet，antonym and Cleopatra为悲剧。4. C莎翁最杰出的四大悲剧为hamlet，Othello，King Lear，Macbeth。5. Csongs of innocence是英国18世纪末19世纪初浪漫主义诗人William Blake的著作。6. DJohn Donne是17世纪玄学派诗人的重要代表人物，Ben

26、Johnson是莎翁同时代的剧作家，John Milton，John Bunyan虽都是17世纪著名作家，但作品风格与玄学派大相径庭。7. BDaniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记为他赢得了英国小说之父的称号。8. DDaniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记中的主人公Robinson Crusoe有个同伴和仆人叫Friday。9. CGuiiliver travel是Jonathan swift一部极具魅力的儿童故事，同时包含深刻的思想内容。10. AWilliam Wordsworth为英国浪漫派诗人。2012英语专八人文知识备考练习1. The traditional dividin

27、g line in America between east and west is_.2. The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is _.3. The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is_.4. Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is_.5. _has the worlds oldest written constit

28、ution and political party.6. The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by_.7. In the United States, primary education requires _ years.8. Most college students in the United States are in _ institutions.9. The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial syst

29、em in America are_.10. _ (which state ) is not governed by the common law.答案及题解：1. The Mississippi River，密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。2. The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain，最早被早期定居者发现和占领的地方是大西洋及其沿岸平原。3. Non-Hispanics white，非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。4. African Americans， 2000年以前非裔美国人是美国最大的少数民族群体。2000年以后，拉丁裔美国人的人数超过了非裔美国人的人数，成为美国第一大少数民族群体。5. America，美国拥有世界上最古老的宪法和政党。6. World War II，第二次世界大战的爆发帮助美国走出了经济困境。7. Six years，美国的小学要花费大约六年的时间。8. Public，大部分美国大学生都在公立学校就读。9. 美国的联邦法院系统包括：the United States District Courts；the United