2023年江苏英语专业八级考试模拟卷

2023年江苏英语专业八级考试模拟卷本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.In the history of England, the famous Magna Carta (great Charter) was imposed in_.A1215B1512C1314D1066 2._is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines. _.AFree verseBSonnetCOdeDEpigram 3.Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of the British settlersAThe Aborigines.BThe Maori.CThe Indians.DThe Eskimos. 4.Syntax is the study of_.Alanguage functions.Bsentence structures.Ctextual organization.Dword formation. 5.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th centuryAT.S.Eliot.BD. H.Lawrence.CTheodore Dreiser.DJames Joyce. 6.The President during the American Civil War was_.AAndrew Jackson.BAbraham Lincoln.CThomas Jefferson.DGeorge Washington. 7._is the capital city of Canada.AVancouverBOttawaCMontrealDYork 8.Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U. S.AHuston.BBoston.CBaltimore.DPhiladelphia. 9.The novel Emma is written by_.AMary Shelley.BCharlotte Bronte.CElizabeth C. Gaskell.DJane Austen. 10.Which of the following is NOT a romantic poetAWilliam Wordsworth.BGeorge Elliot.CGeorge G. Byron.DPercy B. Shelley. 11.The longest river in Britain is_.Athe MerseyBthe SevernCthe ThamesDthe Clyde 12.The largest city of British Columbia in Canada is_.AOttawaBWinnipegCVancouverDMontreal 13.Uncle Toms Cabin was written by _.ANathaniel HawthorneBHarriet Beecher StoweCStephen CraneDEugene ONeil 14.The Parliament of Australia consists of the House of Representatives and_.Athe House of CommonsBthe House of LordsCthe SenateDthe General 15.Ten amendments introduced by James Madison in 1789 were added to the Constitution, which are known as_.Athe Bill of RightsBthe Civil RightsCFederalist PapersDthe Articles of Confederation 16.Which of the following is NOT a case in EnglishANominative.BAccusative.CGenitive.DVocative. 17.Which of the following phrases is an example of an endocentric constructionAon the shelfBbeyond the wordsCan old manDwithout thinking 18._ is often described as father of modem linguistics.ASaussureBChomskyCBloomfieldDHaliday 19.A reference in a literary work to a person, a place or a thing in history or another work of literary is an_.AallegoryBarchetypeCanalogyDallusion 20.Who is called father of English and European novelsAMark TwainBDaniel DefoeCWilliam Makepeace ThackerayDDavid Herbert Lawrence 21.不属于麻子仁丸组成药物的是_A芍药B杏仁C大黄D厚朴E甘草 22.The pair of words wide/narrow are called _.Agradable oppositesBcomplementary antonymsCco-hyponymsDrelational opposites 23.Why does America confront the mineral resources problemsAThere are few mineral resources in America.BExcessive explorations and large consumption have exhausted many resources that are not renewable.CGeographic change and Climate effect.DTerrorist has burnt it over. 24.English people refers to _.ABritish peopleBScottish peopleCall white people in BritainDpeople who are descents of English - speaking Anglo - Saxons. 25.By advancing the theory of _, Bacon showed the new empirical attitutes toward truth about nature and bravely challenged the medieval scholasticists.Ainductive reasoningBdeductive reasoningCeducationDscientific experimentation 26.Which of the following statements is trueAMainland America is situated in the north of North America.BThe United States consists of 51 states, and two of the 51 states are separated from the continental United States.CThe United States is mainly situated in the northern temperate zone.DThe Mississippi River is the second largest but most important river in the United States. 27.The man put on his hat is transformed into The man put his hat on. Then which rule is applied according to Transformational Generative GrammarADeletionBCopyingCReorderingDNone of the above 28.The chief force that motivated John Bunyan to write The Pilgrim s Progress was his _.Apolitical commitmentBreligious fervencyCartistic pursuitDlong suffering in the prison 29.The ,Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne is mainly concerned with _.Athe corruption of the societyBthe consequence of sin and guiltCthe wrong doing of one generation that lives into the successive onesDoverreaching intellect 30.Which of the following statements is not trueAScotland is the second largest in area, but net population, compared with England and Wales.BBritain does not share land border with any other countries except the Republic of Ireland.CBroadly speaking, the English summer consists of June, July and August.DThe Thames is the second largest but most important river in Britain. 31.Words are names or labels for things. This view is called _in semantic sense.AmentalismBconceptual theoryCnaming theoryDcontextual theory 32.Which of the following is relational oppositesAsingle vs marriedBhot vs coldCalive vs deadDhusband vs wife 33.In semantics, _ deals with the relationship between the linguistic elements and the non-linguistic world of experience.AsenseBsynonymyCreferenceDcompetence 34.King John in 1215 singedAthe Great CharterBthe People CharterCRegulation on TaxDMarital Act 35.Dickens works are characterized by a mingling of and pathos.AhumorBsatireCpassionDmetaphor 36.What is the most important religious denomination in BritainAThe Catholic ChurchBThe MethodistCThe Anglican ChurchDThe Presbyterian Church 37.Browning introduced a new form to English poetry, that is _.Adramatic monologueBheroic coupletCsonnetDlyrical 38.In Britain, the day after Christmas is calledAEasterBNew Years DayCBoxing DayDThanksgiving Day 39.The success of Jane Eyre is not only because of its sharp criticism of the existing society, but also due to its introduction to the English novel the first _ heroine.AexplorerBpeasantCworkerDgoverness 40.What is the capital of BritainALondonBLiverpoolCManchesterDBirmingham 41.Who is the author of Common SenseAThomas JeffersonBBenjamin FranklinCThomas MooreDThomas Paine 42.Which of the following statements is INCORRECTAMigration exerts a great impact on population change.BMigration contributes to mankinds progress.CMigration brings about desirable and undesirable effects.DMigration may not be accompanied by human conflicts. 43.Ricci is compared to Columbus in the passage mainly becauseAthey both benefited from Italian sponsors.Bthey were explorers in their own ways.Cthey obtained overseas sponsorship.Dthey got a warm reception in America. 44.According to Kingsley Davis, migration occurs as a result of the following reasons EXCEPTAhuman adaptability.Bhuman evolution.Ccultural differences.Dinter-group inequalities. 45.The last but one paragraph aims to _.Asupport the preceding argument.Bdefine what human migration is.Crefute the preceding argument.Dinitiate a new argument. 46.Which of the following groups is NOT mentioned as migrants in the passageAFarmers.BWorkers.CSettlers.DColonizers. 47.There seems to be a(n) _ relationship between great events and migration.AlooseBindefiniteCcausalDremote 48.Ricci wants his American edition of FMR to carry more American art works in order to _.Aboost Americans confidence in their art.Bfollow the pattern set by his Italian edition.Chelp Italians understand American art better.Dexpand the readership of his magazine. 49.We get the impression that the American edition of FMR will probablyAcarry many academic articles of high standard.Bfollow the style of some famous existing magazines.Cbe read by one third of American magazine readers.Dpursue a distinctive editorial style of its own. 50.According to Uncle Geoff, national strength could only be regained byAreforming the manhood of England.Busing natural manure as fertilizer.Ceating more bacteria-free food.Dgranting more freedom to Englishmen.