专八考前冲刺辅导：人文知识训练（二）

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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
　　__2__ The three largest cities in Canada do NOT include.
　　A Toronto B Quebec C Ottawa D Vancouver
  a/ G- i- A% |# B　　__3__ Aboriginal culture in Australia is said to be more than ___ years old.
　　A 20,000 B 30,000 C 40,000 D 50,000
- ~# Y0 t& D, p1 P　　__4__ It is known that Irish landscape in featured by ___.
! g4 r6 p) ~% T! e+ b2 T9 v　　A bogs B mountains C grassland D rivers
: |/ d: R; k( X/ c9 m　　__5__ The following plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPT ___.
9 ^& e2 b3 K7 S8 g9 d3 o2 Q　　A A Midsummer Night’s Dream B As You Like It C The Merchant of Venice D Romeo and Juliet
* E. B' }3 V+ ]/ w6 o: I6 Y7 [! F5 V　　__6__ “The novel is structured around the discovery of the hero’s origin.” Probably this refers to the novel ___.
　　A Wuthering Heights B The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
3 d' w1 ^3 A/ U" U　　C David Copperfield D Gulliver’s Travels
　　__7__ ___ was considered to be the greatest dramatist in the 18th century.
" v& i, f3 O! N1 L( b& m4 ^　　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 ___.
  B' b" k" v* X  l/ O　　A pragmatics B semantics C sociolinguistics D psycholinguistics
　　__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?
" a% }' n' ~" q6 q　　A Semantic broadening B Compounding C Semantic narrowing D Semantic shift
- ~2 x+ p7 x7 L6 _, W, j$ n　　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。
5 H4 G: y( Y. _! Q5 n　　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。据说澳大利亚的土著文化拥有四千多年的历史。本题属于文化传统类问题。
+ D. T$ W: F4 Q: }　　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。
6 J' w  a0 b) Q' _' z6 L) J　　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。
　　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 A- l4 y2 z) U: M" F　　8. 选A。这道题检查考生是否知晓语用学的含义。
$ k$ [, ^) E. |9 C, X0 F　　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。