(完整版)英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案

C. Theodore Dreiser D. James Joyce

36.The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by___. A. Scott Fitzgerald B. William Faulkner C. Eugene O'Neil D. Ernest Hemingway

37._____ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines. A. Free verse B. Sonnet C. Ode D. Epigram

38.What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion of_____. A. reference B. meaning C. antonymy D. context

39.The words\ A. dialectal synonyms B. stylistic synonyms C. emotive synonyms D. collocational synonyms

40.The distinction between parole and langue was made by_____. A. Halliay B. Chomsky C. Bloomfield D. Saussure

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2005年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案

1. The study of __ is Syntax. A textual organization B sentence structures C word formation D language functions

2. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language? A arbitrariness B productivity

C cultural transmission D finiteness

3. The speech act theory was first put forward by__. A John Scarl B Johan Austin C Noarn Chomsky D M.A.K Halliday

4. The capital city of Canada is __. A Montreal B Ottawa C Vancouver D York

5. U.S. presidents normally serve a (an) __ term. A eight-year B four-year C six-year D two year

6. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S. A Huston B Baltimore C Philadelphia D Boston

7. The state church in England is __. A The Baptist

B The Roman Catholic C The Protestant Church D The Church of England 8. The novel Emma is written by__. A Jane Austen B Elizabeth

C Gaskell Charlotte Bronte D Mary Shelley

9. Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet? A William Wordsworth B Percy B. Shelley C George G. Byron D George Eliot

10. William Sidney Porter, known as O.Henry, is most famous for __. A his poem B his plays C His novels

D his short stories

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