专八考前冲刺资料：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
5 h$ _9 g" Y# N2 ]__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
__4__ It is known that Irish landscape in featured by ___.
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
9 k  r0 ^9 x6 j0 W8 o__6__ “The novel is structured around the discovery of the hero’s origin.” Probably this refers to the novel ___.
0 ~/ s( H1 Q+ Y- Z+ k1 {' GA Wuthering Heights B The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
% Q  _* {* U/ y% F" f" \: |- a) eC David Copperfield D Gulliver’s Travels
- k, P. r% k7 e__7__ ___ was considered to be the greatest dramatist in the 18th century.
$ l, S8 w6 Y( F( t* G; f+ V3 AA 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
% e  Z9 n7 Q7 W  H, u% U__9__ Which of the following words can connect two clauses in a coordinate sentence?
A Through B When C But D If
% o9 l; [! e3 Y3 K" f. f__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。
9 b$ A% ]$ D5 a; X; T1 z7 }% A1 Z2. 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。
) t/ s1 y8 H! b0 }# A  ~5 Y4. 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。
1 m& J7 v- U" r; H5. 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。
2 _/ g/ @1 X/ f1 f. f3 x" G! U6. 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。
( Y4 l$ W% ?8 g# j! ~8. 选A。这道题检查考生是否知晓语用学的含义。
# V0 k& [) a+ I# m: i9. 选C。这套题检查考生对别列举的了解。
: x& z. U( I- E7 {  m5 b' K5 k10.选B。这道题检查考生对语义变化内容的了解。