专八考前冲刺 ：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.
9 E- W4 a; h' f- y5 h: ?+ \A Toronto B Quebec C Ottawa D Vancouver
- @6 Y0 u" K# M( v+ o0 G# o__3__ Aboriginal culture in Australia is said to be more than ___ years old.
1 U0 n  c( |1 N+ z$ n% i" U( dA 20,000 B 30,000 C 40,000 D 50,000
( b) g0 T  h4 K6 j4 P__4__ It is known that Irish landscape in featured by ___.
, V' p, K/ `8 w% k4 ]' UA bogs B mountains C grassland D rivers
" [! H0 v# H6 O: j__5__ The following plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPT ___.
) b. U, Y. ^8 _! RA 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 ___.
A Wuthering Heights B The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
C David Copperfield D Gulliver’s Travels
& A& Q! q9 r6 K8 _$ R! Y__7__ ___ was considered to be the greatest dramatist in the 18th century.
- j- O) B, F0 k( j8 _8 E* F& kA Henry Fielding B Laurence Sterne C Oliver Goldsmith D Richard B. Sheridan
" c  ^1 [" B0 P__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
& k) [/ _5 n6 w# m: `: X/ y, t__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 Semantic broadening B Compounding C Semantic narrowing D Semantic shift

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。
( C* {# A) z( }5 p! Q7 K2. 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。
- i- ]* r5 c* |5 r3. 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。
1 M9 _8 |1 m' K+ P' C6 W) g) @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。
$ ]5 q- I+ k4 x! N; J, r5. 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。
) @: B7 u0 T, z, N% m7 t' V8 x+ ]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。
! G+ v( w9 i2 b) }9 z% a7. 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。
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。