英语八级人文知识练习卷.docx
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英语八级人文知识练习卷
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练习题一:
1WhichofthefollowingistheBritisholdestdailynewspaper?
ATheTelegraphBTheGuardian
CTheNewsoftheWorldDTheTimes
2TheriverThamesisin_____.
AWalesBScotlandCEnglandDNorthernIreland
3TheIndustrialRevolutionstartedin_____.
AtheGreatBritainBtheUnitedStatesCCanadaDAustrilia
4WhichofthefollowingistrueunderThatcher’sadministration?
ATheproportionofowner-occupationdecreased.
BPublichousingbecamemoreimportant.
CManypublichousesweresoldtopeople.
DTheUKbecamemoreEuropean-likeinitshousingarrangement.
5Britainhasitsnuclearnavalforcesince_____.
Ait’soneofthedevelopedcountriesintheworldBit’satraditionalseapower
CithasanadvancedindustryDit’sabletoproducesubmarines
6WhichofthefollowingistheoldestnationalSundaynewspaperinBritain?
ATheTimesBTheGuardianCTheObserverDTheFinancialTimes
7BigBenwasnamedafter_____.
AChristopherWrenBBenjaminHallCBenJohnDG.Stephenson
8TheCapitalofWalesis_____.
ASwanseaBCardiffCRhondaDBelfast
9_____isEngland’sbiggestnavalbase.
APortsmouthBSouthamptonCPlymouthDDover
10TherearetwomajornationalpartiesinBritain:
theConservativepartyand_____.
AtheLiberalPartyBtheDemocraticPartyCtheLabourPartyDtheRepublicanParty
练习题二
1WhatcountryisknownastheLandofMapleLeaf?
AUnitedStatesofAmericaBUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland
CNewZealandDCanada
2ThenationalanthemofCanadais____
ACanadaTheBeautifulBOCanadaCGodDefendCanadaDAdvanceCanadaFair
3ThecapitalcityofCanadais____
AMontrealBTorontoCAlbertDOttawa
4AccordingtotheOfficialLanguageofActofCanada,therearetwoofficiallanguageinthiscountry:
theyare____
AEnglishandSpanishBEnglishandPortuguese
CEnglishandFrenchDEnglishandCeltic
5Canadaisaworld____producerofnickel,zinc,andasbestos……
AprimaryBsecondCthirdDfourth
6ThehighestpeakinCanadais____,whichistheYukonTerritoryofnorthwestCanada.
AMountLawrenceBMountSuperiorCMountLoganDMountHuron
7St.LawrenceandRiverColumbiaaresharedbyboth____
AAmericaandMexicoBAmericaandCanada
CAmericaandCubaDAmericaandBrazil
8ApartfromParis,France,Montrealisregardedasthelargest____cityintheworld,knownas“ParistheSecond”.
ASpanish-speakingBPortuguese-speakingCGerman-speakingDFrench-speaking
9____,thethirdlargestcityinCanada,iswellknownasIce-FreeHarbor.
AMontrealBQuebecCTorontoDVancouver
10Canadaistheworld’s____countryintermsoflandarea.
AlargestBsecondlargestCthirdlargestDfourthlargest
三英国内战(1642-1646)
1.OnAugust22,1642,theFirstCivilWarbegan.Theking’smenwerecalledCavaliers,andthesupportersofParliamentwerecalledRoundheads.
1642.8.22,第一次内战爆发,支持国王者被成为“骑士派”,支持议会者被成为“圆颅派”。
2.CharleswastriedbyaHighCourtofJustice,foundguiltyofhaveleviedwaragainsthiskingdomandtheParliament,condemnedtodeath,andexecutedonascaffoldoutsidetheBanquetingHouseatWhitehallonJanuary30,1649.
查尔斯在一级高级法院受审,犯有对王国和议会发动战争之罪,被判死刑,并于1649.1.30在宴会宫窗外的绞刑架上绞死。
1.____isthecoreoftheEnglishGovernment.
AtheSovereignBtheHouseofLordsCtheHouseofCommonsDtheCabinet
2.Melbourneislocated____
AinCanadaBinNewZealandCinIrelandDinAustralia
3.____forcedNixontoresignin1973.
ATheWatergateScandalBTheIran-GateScandal
CTheUn-AmericanActivitiesCommitteeDTheNewRight
4.Theyoungpeopleinthepost-WWIeraarereferredtoas“_____”
AtheBoomGenerationBtheLostGenerationCtheYuppiesDtheCowboys
5.____wasgreatlyinfluencedbyChineseandJapanesepoetry.
AEzraPoundBWaltWhitmanCRobertFrostDEdgarAllanPoe
6.WhichofthefollowingnovelswasNOTwrittenbyCharlesDickens?
ADavidCopperfieldBThePickwickPapersCOliverTwistDWomeninLove
7.Amythisa____taleoriginallywithreligioussignificancethatexplainstheactionsofgodsorheroes,thecausesofnaturalphenomenaorboth.
Anon-fictionalBfictionalCgothicDpoetic
8.Theforceofa/an____actisidenticalwiththespeaker’sintention.
AillocutionaryBlocutionaryCperlocutionaryDprelocutionary
9.Saussuredistinguishesthelinguisticcompetenceofthespeakeras____
AparoleBlanguageCsystemDlangue
10.Thenoun“tear”andtheverb“tear”are____
AhomophonesBhomographsCcompletehomonymsDallophones
练习题四:
1WhichpoemisnotwrittenbyFreneau?
ATheBritishPrisonShipBTheWildHoneySuckle
CTheIndianBuryingGroundDTheFloodofYears
2ThomasJefferson’sattitude,thatis,afirmbeliefinprogress,andthepursuitofhappiness,istypicaloftheperiodwenowcall_____.
AAgeofEvolutionBAgeofReasonCAgeofRomanticismDAgeofRegionalism
3WhichofthefollowingisNOTonepartoftheLeatherStockingTalesbyCooper?
ATheSpyBThePathfinderCThePioneersDTheDeerslayer
4WhichstatementaboutThoreauisNOTright?
AHewasaloverofnature.BHewasparticularkindofromantic.
CHewaspolemicist.DHewasathoroughtranscendentalist.
5Whichofthefollowinghasbeencalled“themanifestoofAmericanTranscendentalism”?
ADivinitySchoolAddressBSelf-relianceCNatureDTheAmericanScholar
6Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement,_____flourishedinNewEnglandfromthe1830stotheCivilWar.
AsentimentalismBtranscendentalismCmodernismDrationalism
7TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWarisgenerallyreferredtoas_____.
AtheModernPeriodBtheRealisticPeriodCtheRomanticPeriodDtheNaturalistPeriod
8AllthefollowingaretheworksbyNathanielHawthorneEXCEPT_____.
ATheMarbleFaunBTypeeCTheScarletLetterDMossesfromanOldManse
9WhichofthefollowingisnotaworkofEmilyDickson’s?
AIHeardaFlyBuzzwhenIDied.BTheRaven
CThisisMyLettertotheWorld.DILiketoSeeitLaptheMiles.
10Whitman’spoemsarecharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPT____.
AthestrictpoeticformBthefreeandnaturalrhythm
CtheeasyflowoffeelingsDthesimpleandconversationallanguage
练习题五:
1HowmanymembersarethereintheHouseofCommons?
A650B524C72D651
2Whichofthefollowingpeopledidn’tusetobetheBritishPrimeMinister?
AMargaretThatcherBWinstonChurchillCHoratioNelsonDJohnMajor
3Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed_____bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.
APrimeMinisterBMemberofParliamentCLordofappealDSpeakeroftheHouse
4TheToriesweretheforerunnersof_____,whichstillbearsthisnicknametoday.
AtheLabourPartyBtheConservativeParty
CtheLiberalPartyDtheSocialDemocraticParty
5IntheUnitedKingdom,thepartywhichwinsthe____numberofseatsintheHouseofCommonsbecomestheofficialOpposition.
AlargestBsecondlargestCthirdlargestDfourthlargest
6Theterm“Britishdisease”isnowoftenusedtocharacterizeBritain’s_____decline.
ApoliticalBeducationalCmilitaryDeconomic
7The1980swasrememberedasthedecadeof_____.
AglobalizationBnationalizationCprivatizationDcompetition
8Today,inBritain,______iscalleda“sick”industry.
AcoalminingBironandsteelCtextilesDshipbuilding
9ThefirststeamenginewasdevisedbyThomasNewcomerattheendofthe17thcentury,andtheScottishinventor____modifiedandimprovedthedesignin1765.
A AbrahamDarbyBJamesWattCJohnKayDRichardArkwrightthe
10_____createdtheindustrialworkingclass,theproletariat,anditlaterledtotradeunionism.
ATheChartistMovementBTheIndustrialRevolution
CTheFrenchRevolutionDTheGloriousRevolution
练习题六:
1Asaphilosophicalandliterarymoment,_____flourishedinNewEnglandfromthe1830stotheCivilWar.
AmodernismBrationalismCsentimentalismDtranscendentalism
2Poe’sfirstcollectionofstoriesis_____.
ATalesofTravelerBLeatherStockingTales
CCanterburyTalesDTalesoftheGotequeandArabesque
3WhichbookisnotwrittenbyEmerson?
ATheAmericanScholarBSelf-RelianceCNatureDCivilDisobedience
4ThefinestexampleofHawthorn’ssymbolismistherecreationofPuritanBostonin_____.
ATheScarletLetterBYoungGoodmanBrown
CTheMarbleFawnDTheAmbitiousGuest
5ThechiefspokesmanofNewEnglandTranscendentalismis_____.
ANathanielHawthornBRalphWaldoEmerson
CHenryDavidThoreauDWashingtonIrving
6Transcendentalistsrecognized_____asthe“highestpowerofthesoul”.
AintuitionBlogicCdataofsensesDthinking
7Whichisregardedasthe“DeclarationofIntellectualIndependence”?
ATheAmericanScholarBEnglishTraitsCTheConductofLifeDRepresentativeMen
8Americanliteratureproducedonlyonefemalepoetduringthenineteenthcentury.Thiswas_____.
AAnneBradstreetBJaneAustinCEmilyDickinsonDHarrietBeecher
9Captain,MyCaptainiswrittenfor_____.
ALincolnBWhitmanCWashingtonDHemingway
10_____isnotwrittenbyWashingtonIrving.
ATheSketchBookBRipVanWinkle
CTheLegendofSleepHollowDTheAutobiography
练习题七:
1."GoldRush"wasvividlydepictedin____novels.
AHemingway’sBMarkTwain’sCHenryJame’sDFaulkner’s
2.TheperiodofOldEnglishliteratuerefersto____
A449-1066B14thcentury-mid17thcentury
C14thcentury-mid18thcenturyD16thcentury-mid18thcentury
3.ThegreattranscendentalworkbyHenryDavidThoreauis____
ANatureBWaldenCExperienceDEssays
4.____hasbeenentitledthe"FatherofAmericanPoetry".
APhilipFreneauBRalphWaldoEmersonCWilliamCullenBryantDWaltWhitman
5.Theemotionaleffectandsocialsignificancemade____thefirstwell-k
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