英语专业八级人文知识模拟题_精练精讲

英语专业八级人文知识模拟题 精练精讲1. Where is Edinburgh?A In Wales B In Scotland C In Northern Ireland D In Ireland2. Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable network?A ABC B CNN C CBS D BBC3. The Capital of Australia is _.A Sydney B Melbourne C Canberra D Perth4. Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States?A Masters degree B Doctors degree C Bachelors degree D Associates degree5. George Bernard Shaw was a(n) _.A playwright B poet C novelist D essayist6. John Galsworthy was most famous for_.A Heart of Darkness B Ulysses C The Forsyste Saga D A Passage to India7. The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by_.A Henry James B O. Henry C Harriet Beccher Stower D Mark Twain8. The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in condition is_.A morphology B general linguistics C phonology D semantics9. Which of the following is NOT a compound word?A Landlady B Greenhouse C Uplift D Unacceptable10. The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any which we dont have to work. This is an example of _.A meaning shift B widening of meaning C narrowing of meaning D loss of meaning 答案：1-5 BDCDA 6-10 CDCDBNO.02（05年的真题）1. The study of _ is Syntax.A textual organization B sentence structures C word formation D language functions2. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?A arbitrariness B productivity C cultural transmission D finiteness3. The speech act theory was first put forward by_.A John Scarl B Johan Austin C Noarn Chomsky D M.A.K Halliday4. The capital city of Canada is _.A Montreal B Ottawa C Vancouver D York5. U.S. presidents normally serve a (an) _ term.A eight-year B four-year C six-year D two year6. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.A Huston B Baltimore C Philadelphia D Boston7. The state church in England is _.A The Baptist B The Roman Catholic C The Protestant Church D The Church of England8. The novel Emma is written by_.A Jane Austen B Elizabeth C Gaskell C Charlotte Bronte D Mary Shelley9. Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet?A William Wordsworth B Percy B. Shelley C George G. Byron D George Eliot10. William Sidney Porter, known as O.Henry, is most famous for _.A his poem B his plays C His novels D his short stories KEYS: 1-5 BDBBB 6-10 ADADDNO.031. The longest river in Britain is _?A Severn B Tees C Thames D Clyde2. The British Isles is made up of _?A Three large islands and hundreds of small ones B Two large islands and hundreds of small ones C Three large islands and dozens of small ones D Two large islands and dozens of small ones3. In _ the Romans conquered Greece.A 146 B.C B 1200 B.C C 700 B.C D the 5th century4. Which work described the war led by Agamemnon against the city of Troy?A Antigone B Odyssey C Iliad D Oedipus the king5. There are three political divisions _ on the island of Great Britain.A England, Scotland, and Ireland B England, Scotland, and Wales C England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland D Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland6. The Tower of London, located in the centre of London, was built by_.A King Harold B William the Conqueror C Robin Hood D Oliver Cromwell7. St. Pauls Cathedral is in _.A Liverpool B London C Glasgow D Birmingham8. The largest lake in Britain is _?A Ullswater B Loch Lomond C Windermere D The Lough Neagh9. Which culture reached a high point of development in the 5th century B.C?A Roman Culture B Greek Culture C Chinese Culture D Egyptian Culture10.he founder of scientific mathematics is _.A Aristotle B Heracleitus C Socrates D PythagorasNO.041. The Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain in _?A 200 B.C B 55 A.D C 55 B.C D 410 A.D2. The capital of Northern Ireland is _?A Blefast B Birminghan C Edinburgh D Cardiff3. The statement “You can not step twice into the same river” was said by_?A Aristotle B Heracletus C Socrates D Pythagoras4. The greatest names in European philosophy are Socrates, _, and Aristotle, who are active in Athens in the 5th and 4th century B.C.A Pythagoras B Heracleitus C Herodotus D Plato5. Between 1337 and 1453 the _ took place in Britain.A Wars of Roses B Black Death C Hundred Years War D Peasants Uprising6. William, Duke of Normandy, fought King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in_.A 1066 B 1086 C 1381 D 10357. The first Civil War in Britain lasted from _ to _.A 1600 - 1604 B 1640 - 1644 C 1642 - 1646 D 1646 - 16508. _ believed that the highest good in life was pleasure, freedom from pain and emotional upheaval.A Cynics B Stoics C Sceptics D Epieureans9. James Watt created a _ in 1769?A Spinning Mule B Steam Engine C Power Loom D Spinning Jenny10 Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William and given to _.A The Danes B the Irish C The Norman barons D The ScotsNO.051. Who led The Peasants Uprising in Britain?A Watt Tyler B Henry Turner C Richard D Stephen2. In English individualistic culture, one should bother Englishmen without a good reason and making appointment beforehand seems to be important. It is best reflected by an English proverb _?A as welcome as a storm B an Englishmans house is his castle C do not wear out your welcome D outstay ones welcome3. _ is the first weekday after Christmas, a legal holiday in English, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand,Australia and South Africa.A Thanksgiving Day B Anzac Day C St. Valentines Day D Boxing Day4. The Bible was originally written in _.A Latin B English C Hebrew D Arabic5. _ is a very wise man, the king of the Hebrews around the tenth century B.C. and was well-known for his wisdom.A Solomon B The old Adam C Judas D Jesus6. Which of the following king was executed in the civil war?A James I B Charles I C James II D Charles II7. From 1649 to 1658 English was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliver Cromwell as _.A President B Lord Protector C Lieutenant General D Commander of the New Model Army8. A “vote of no confidence” is decided by _.A the House of Lords B the Prime Minister C the House of Commons D the two major parties9. Which of the following particularly happens on the Queens Birthday?A Trooping the Color B the Eisteddfod C bonfires D masquerades10. In American English “Totem” is a loan word from _, meaning “图腾” in chinese.A Dutch B India language C German D FrenchNO.061. “To know something like the palm of ones hand” means _?A to understand the nature of something and be competent in the performance of them B to understand everything without any question C to understand only something easy D to be thoroughly familiar with the nature and details of something2. British English is spoken in _?A Great Britain B Australia C New Zealand D A.B and C3. Which of the following joined England and Scotland in 1707?A the Act of Supremacy B the Act of Union C the Reform Act D the Magana Carta4. Who said “Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.”?A Aristotle B Plato C Archimedes D Euclid5. The expression that can be used as the euphemism for “garbage collector” is “_”A collecting B garbage engineer C sanitary engineer D sanitation engineer6. Who founded the Plantagenet Dynasty?A Henry I B King Joseph C Henry II D Count of Anjor7. Who said “Captive Greece took her rude conqueror captive”:?A Horace B Virgil C Plato D Sappho8. The religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of _.A Elizabeth I B Henry VIII C Cromwell D Charles I9. Eton College is a famous _ of UK.A college B comprehensive school C public school D university10. Westminster Palace is the _?A seat of British House of Parliament B seat of English church C residence of king of queen D residence of Prime MinisterNO.071. No.10 Downing Street is_.A Office of British Navy B official residence of Prime MinsterC seat of English Parliament D official residence of King2. Increasingly troubled by the inroads of northern tribes such as Goths, the West Empire finally collapsed in_.A 395 B 27 B.C. C 476 D 14533. Who wrote “I came, I saw, I conquered”?A Horace B Virgil C Marcus Tullius Cicero D Julius Casar4. When the Hundred Years War ended in 1453, the only part of France that was still in the hands of English is_.A Calais B Paris C Aquitaine D Anjor5. Big Ben is the nickname of_.A Sir Benjamin Hall B Benjamin Franklin C 315-foot Clock Tower D Sir Charles Barry6. In England, the most famous of the Catholic conspiracies was_.A The Cobhams plot B the murder of Thomas BecketC the execution of Mary Queen of Scots D the Gunpowder Plot7. The author of On the Origin of Species is_.A George Baron B Charles Darwin C John Baldwin D Winston Churchill8. The author of On the Nature of Things is _.A Horace B Virgil C Lucretius D Julius Caesar9. Which of the following is by far the most influential in the West?A Christianity B Buddhism C Islamism D Judaism10. The Old Testament consists of 39 books, the oldest and most important of which are the first fie books, called _.A Exodus B Commandments C Amos D Pentateuch答案：1-5 BCDAC 6-10 DBCADNO. 081. Stratford-on-Avon is a famous place where _ was born.A John Milton B William Shakespeare C Ben Johnson D Thomas Gray2. The oldest university in Britain is _.A Sunday Times B St. Andrews University C Oxford D Edinburgh University3. The Tories were the forerunners of _ , which still bears this nickname today.A the Liberal Party B the Labour Party Day C the Conservative Party D the Social Democratic Party4. Halloween is celebrated on _.A 5th November B 17th March C 25th December D 31st October5. Which of the following emperors issued the Edict of Milan and made Christianity legal in 313? _.A Augustus I B Constantine I C Theodosius D Nero I6. Which of the following emperors made Christianity the official religion of the empire and outlawed all other religions in 392 A.D?A Theodosius B Augustus C Constantine I D Nero Caesar7. Easter is a holiday usually connected to the following except _.A the coming of spring B the eating of Easter eggs C the reunion of a large family D the resurrection of Christ8. The most famous broadcasting company in Britain is _.A Independent Broadcasting Authority B British Broadcasting Corporation C Radio Times D Reuters9. Today, the City of London is the business centre of London where you can find _.A big supermarkets B theatres and cinemas C large financial organizations D restaurants and cafes10. In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the _ number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Opposition.A largest B third largest C fourth largest D second largestNO 091. When printing was invented in the 1500s, the _ Bible was the first complete work printed.A Latin B English C Aramaic D Hebrew2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Open University?A Its open to everybody B No university degree is awarded C It requires no formal educational qualification D University courses are followed through TV, radio, correspondence, ect3. The most important and influential of English Bible is the Authorized or King James version, first published in _.A 1382 B 1901 C 1611 D 19794. In Britain, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of _.A the Lord Chancellor B the Prime Minister C the Speaker D the Parliamentary Commissioner5.The Middle Ages is also called the _.A “Age of Faith” B “Age of Christianity” C “Age of Holy Spirit” D “Age of Literature”6 In the latter part of the 4th century, which of the following tribes swept into Europe from central Asia, robbing and killing large numbers of the half civilized Germanic tribes? A the Mongolians B the Turkish C the Syrians D the Huns7. The president of the Lords in Britain is called _.A Lord Chancellor B speaker C Prime Minister D President8. The Church was divided into the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church after _.A 1066 B 1296 C 1054 D 4769. Which of the following is the worlds oldest national newspaper?A The Times B The Guardian C The Sun D The Observer10. Under feudalism, what were the three classes of people of western Europe? _.A the King or the Queen B the House of Commons C the House of Lords D the Cabinet10_1_ The real centre of power in the British Parliament is _.A the King or the Queen B the House of CommonsC the House of Lords D the Cabinet_2_ The oldest part of British Parliament is _.A the House of Lords B the House of CommonsC the Shadow of Cabinet D the Chamber_3_ The national centre of the press in Britain is _.A Greet Russell Street B Speakers CornerC Downing Street D the Fleet Street_4_ Who was crowned “Emperor of the Romans” by the Pope in 800?A St. Thomas Aquinas B Constantine C Charlemagne D King James_5_ The Summa Theological was written by _.A St. Thomas Aquinas B Constantine C Alfred the Great D Charles I_6_ Among the most typical English sports, having been in existence since the 16th century, is _.A rugby B cricket C boxing D football_7_ The Great Charter (Magna Carta) was signed by _ in 1215.A King Henry I B King John C King William I D King Richard_8_ “Song of Roland” belongs to which countrys epic? _.A English B French C Hebrew D Germanic_9_ The Gothic style started in _ and quickly spread through all parts of western Europe.A French B English C Hebrew D Germanic_10_Ireland is called the Emerald Isle because of _.A its connection with British B its green countrysideC its unique shape D its abundant natural resources11_1_ The worlds largest freshwater lake is Lake _.A Superior B Ontario C Huron D Michigan_2_ The state of _ is rich in fishing and trapping.A Hawaii B California C Alaska D New York_3_ Harvard University was founded in _.A 1366 B 1633 C 1636 D 1363_4_ The state to which the Mayflower sailed is _.A Florida B Maine C Virginia D Massachusetts_5_ The U.S.A is known as a “Melting Pot” for its _.A mixture of nationalities B mixture of climatesC mixture of habits D mixture of religions_6_ _ is regarded as the cradle of the Renaissance?A Greece B Italy C Germany D England_7_ Who was the first woman Prime Minister in British history?A Elizabeth I B Elizabeth II C Margaret Thatcher D Diana Princess of Wales_8_ The important thing done in the Second Continental Congress was that _.A the Declaration of the Independence was signedB the Revolutionary War endedC a new government was discussedD Washington was appointed commander of the army_9_ In the Civil War, Lincoln issued the famous _.A the Bill of Rights B the Emancipation ProclamationC the Federalist Paper D the Declaration of Independence_10_When did the Renaissance reach its height with its centre moving to Milan, then to Rome and created High Renaissance?A in the 16th century B in the 15th century C in the 11th century D in the 17th century12_1_ _ is the oldest of all the parties in Ireland.A Finn Gael B The Progressive DemocratsC Finna Fail D The Irish Labor Party_2_ The largest state of all the states of America is_.A Texas B Alaska C California D Hawaii_3_ _ had the title “the Wizard of Menlo Park”.A John Stevens B Charlie Chaplin C Thomas A Edison D Robert Fulton_4_ _ major works: Last Supper is the most famous of religious pictures.A Loenardo da Vincis B Titian C Raphael D Michelangelo_5_ Which of the following was best known for his Madona (Virgin Mary)? _A Raphael B Michelangelo C Da Vinci D Titian_6_ The first American President who inaugurated in Washington City was_.A George Washington B Thomas Jefferson C John Adants D Andrew Jackson_7_ The “Big Stick” Policy was advanced by President_. A Franklin D. Roosevelt B William Mckinley C Thomas Woodrow WilsonD Theodore Rooservelt_8_ What is the largest river in America?A the Ohio River B The Columbia C the Mississippi River D The Colorado_9_ The United States is _ populous country in the world.A the third most B the second most C the most D the fourth most_10_ Which of the following is the father of the modern mode of painting? _A Raphael B Titain C Loenardo da Vinci D Michelangelo13_1_ The British established 13 colonies along _.A the west coast of North AmericaB the west coast of South AmericaC the east coast of North AmericaD the east coast of South America_2_ In Jan.1918, American President _ prepared his “Fourteen Point” as a basis of peace negotiation.A Woodrow Wilson B William H. Taft C Warren D Harding_3_ Who took up the translation of the Bible into English for the first time?A Jan Hus B Jone Wycliffe C Martin Luther D John Calvin_4_ President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a well-know policy called _ to save the economic situation.A the Open Door Policy B the “Big Stick” C Good Neighbor Policy D the New Deal_5_ Who is the author of Institutes of the Christian Religion?A Jan Hus B Jone Wycliffe C John Calvin D Martin Luther_6_ The Declaration of Independence was drafted by _.A Thomas Jefferson B George Washington C Benjamin Franklin D John Adams_7_ On Aug.14,1947, the U.S. and British issued a joint communiqu called _.A the Teheran Declaration B the Atlantic charterC the Washington Proclamation D the Cairo Declaration_8_ Whose motto “what do I know” put down in his essays, is world-famous? _.A Cervantes B Rabelais C Shakespeare D Montaigne_9_ The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution was called _.A The Treaty of ParisB The Federalist PaperC The Bill of RightsD The Articles of Confederation_10_ “The Lost Generation” refers to the young people _.A In the post-WWII eraB In the post-WWI eraC In the post-Vietnam-War eraD In the post-Cold-Wa