2011英语专八考试人文知识全真模拟题（7）

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　　1. ____is the core of the English Government.
8 u) p* h% d7 U9 P- q+ }　　A the Sovereign
5 a4 d9 {- V  Q6 r  j. g, }　　B the House of Lords
　　C the House of Commons
　　D the Cabinet
) S$ P; k7 g  W# z) T　　2. Melbourne is located ____
6 H0 b* f8 V/ @9 y7 s　　A in Canada
" v/ z, N) M" L$ Y9 A0 r- f# B1 J　　B in New Zealand
7 x% }/ W, t( i8 d/ W　　C in Ireland
) a# K* p1 G$ j; ^% ?1 V% i　　D in Australia
　　3. ____forced Nixon to resign in 1973.
　　A The Watergate Scandal
; A9 Y6 d/ p3 {　　B The Iran-Gate Scandal
　　C The Un-American Activities Committee
　　D The New Right
　　4. The young people in the post-WWI era are referred to as “_____”
' P, m; K% _  [  D( X　　A the Boom Generation
　　B the Lost Generation
6 q: F4 O& m' |4 o8 {6 S. ]　　C the Yuppies
　　D the Cowboys
　　5. ____was greatly influenced by Chinese and Japanese poetry.
　　A Ezra Pound
　　B Walt Whitman
+ @" ]5 `* H" ~　　C Robert Frost
　　D Edgar Allan Poe
, y% [5 {" p3 ^1 B5 _　　6. Which of the following novels was NOT written by Charles Dickens?
　　A David Copperfield
　　B The Pickwick Papers
: `6 b8 p8 _" `! `: ?　　C Oliver Twist
* J! x7 T2 p& E% T+ \1 f　　D Women in Love
　　7. A myth is a ____ tale originally with religious significance that explains the actions of gods or heroes, the causes of natural phenomena or both.
4 C. j) g4 y8 ^7 D3 u# M　　A non-fictional
$ ~; h* [2 q# I! z" h　　B fictional
　　C gothic
' O, P, ^. w! H3 r+ t2 x% C　　D poetic
　　8. The force of a/an ____ act is identical with the speaker’s intention.
　　A illocutionary
　　B locutionary
7 \/ X- z% G. ]% e4 t; n　　C perlocutionary
& s8 [- A1 B9 X9 @　　D prelocutionary
　　9.Saussure distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker as ____
" ^- }- D& ~- _) E$ d$ t, A　　A parole
　　B language
+ v/ G/ L2 d8 Q　　C system
, _2 x' Y/ h7 r' k* K　　D langue
　　10. The noun “tear” and the verb “tear” are ____
5 t0 p# Q2 {% ?" u1 I　　A homophones
  w7 a+ X0 R, k. _6 R0 |5 C　　B homographs
( q* C' z, `6 n7 {7 E; q+ T; W　　C complete homonyms
+ z* X; o2 Y1 E& Y% V　　D allophones
　　答案及解析
' g% K. V# R7 p　　DDABA DBADB 英国内战（1642-1646）
　　1.On August 22, 1642, the First Civil War began. The king’s men were called Cavaliers, and the supporters of Parliament were called Roundheads.
　　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”。
" z9 _, K* Y; j9 z　　2.Charles was tried by a High Court of Justice, found guilty of have levied war against his kingdom and the Parliament, condemned to death, and executed on a scaffold outside the Banqueting House at Whitehall on January 30, 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。