最新专业英语八级人文知识自测

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　　GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
2 Z3 o5 }# `4 O# _9 n0 H( _　　There are ten multi-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. Mark your answer on your colored answer sheet.
　　31. ____ is the world's largest exporter of lamb and mutton.
　　A. New Zealand B. Australia C. Canada D. America
　　32. ____ is popularly known in the West as the Land Down Under.
- s6 [5 U+ H" y　　A. Britain B. Canada C. Australia D. New Zealand
　　33. Shakespeare wrote all the following works EXCEPT ____.
　　A. Hamlet B. King Lear C. Othello D. Wuthering Heights
　　34. Mark Twain is most famous for ____.
　　A. poems B. novels C. dramas D. science fiction
　　35. ____ was NOT written by Charles Dickens.
　　A. David Copperfield B. Oliver Twist C. Sons and Lovers D. A Tale of Two Cities
7 ?) X2 b1 x5 S8 W　　36. British prime minister normally serves a ____ term.
) U$ i2 j7 l$ k$ }0 r( M% V　　A. two-year B. five-year C. four-year D. six-year
) _* f' |, n( b# U　　37. ____ is sometimes called the birthplace of America.
  v6 }1 z6 _* s, ?& R& }( `　　A. New England B. the South C. the West D. the Midwest
. O8 W3 G1 p( z8 H& f+ \9 o　　38. Semantics is the study of ____.
　　A. linguistic competence B. language functions C. meanings D. social behavior
　　39. Which of the following is not generally believed to be area of linguistics?
- S' T% G- q0 G% v4 C; D  v6 E　　A. syntax B. semantics C. phonology D. etiology
　　40. TG grammar was advanced by ____.
　　A. Searle B. Whorf C. Halliday D. Noam Chomsky