英语专业八级人文知识精讲NO.41

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　　__1__ In Britain, ___ has the ultimate authority of legislation.
　　A the Queen B the House of Commons C the House of Lords D the Prime Minister
$ f" g+ u* I/ l　　__2__ The three largest cities in Canada do NOT include.
　　A Toronto B Quebec C Ottawa D Vancouver
　　__3__ Aboriginal culture in Australia is said to be more than ___ years old.
& S) G) p. W" {- z+ x! M3 B1 P, s2 a　　A 20,000 B 30,000 C 40,000 D 50,000
- J! c* ~) \9 l9 s% G# f5 S　　__4__ It is known that Irish landscape in featured by ___.我要收藏
& s+ F. Y5 G4 e  i" b0 m2 d' c# l　　A bogs B mountains C grassland D rivers
　　__5__ The following plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPT ___.
　　A A Midsummer Night’s Dream B As You Like It C The Merchant of Venice D Romeo and Juliet
　　__6__ “The novel is structured around the discovery of the hero’s origin.” Probably this refers to the novel ___.
3 M) c  l% K, R$ ?2 q0 o* n2 I/ f　　A Wuthering Heights B The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
　　C David Copperfield D Gulliver’s Travels
　　__7__ ___ was considered to be the greatest dramatist in the 18th century.
4 y$ m7 o" ]+ H2 F* g5 e9 G　　A Henry Fielding B Laurence Sterne C Oliver Goldsmith D Richard B. Sheridan
　　__8__ The branch of linguistics that studies how context influences the way speakers interpret sentences is called ___.
　　A pragmatics B semantics C sociolinguistics D psycholinguistics
2 {# G' F8 A; a8 g　　__9__ Which of the following words can connect two clauses in a coordinate sentence?
　　A Through B When C But D If
　　__10__ Which of the following is NOT considered part of semantic change?
  `/ u8 G: K* U* {: h& M　　A Semantic broadening B Compounding C Semantic narrowing D Semantic shift
. C5 X# W& H6 ~2 c$ `  w% O　　答案：
  B8 K% i* h" T0 z  F　　1. 选B。在英国，下院拥有最高立法权。本题术语发展现状类问题。
7 X% B7 J5 B- }& u. r$ L# @　　2. 选C。加拿大三大城市不包括渥太华。本题术语发展现状类问题。
　　3. 选C。据说澳大利亚的土着文化拥有四千多年的历史。本题属于文化传统类问题。
　　4. 选A。众所周知，爱尔兰地貌特点是沼泽地。本题属于地理类问题。我要收藏
　　5. 选D。除了《罗密欧与朱丽叶》之外，其他下列戏剧皆为莎士比亚的喜剧作品。本题属于英国文学类问题。
　　6. 选B。“小说结构是围绕主人公的身世发现来安排的”这句话可能是指小说《弃儿汤姆.琼斯的来历》。本题属于英国文学类问题。
  Y  y6 E  {+ [* x　　7. 选D。理查德.B.谢立丹被认为是18世纪最伟大的剧作家。本题属于英国文学类问题。
5 k3 q+ `, d/ |9 a+ w) b+ Y: R: w　　8. 选A。这道题检查考生是否知晓语用学的含义。
　　9. 选C。这套题检查考生对别列举的了解。
　　10.选B。这道题检查考生对语义变化内容的了解。