英语 专业八级人文知识冲刺卷七

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美国人口构成 1. The population of the United States is a bit more than 272 million, about 13% of which are Black, 12 % are Hispanic(讲西班牙语的人)，4% are Asian and the rest are White Americans.
2. It is the third most populous country in the world after China and India.
. _5 k, Z' t7 E7 w# P: d" B3. The most populous states are California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.
4. More than 80% of Americans live in urban areas.
巩固：按照人口数量排列，美国在世界排在第几位；按照面积排，美国又是排第几位呢？
1. Christmas is usually connected to ____
A the reunion of a large family B the eating of Easter eggs
C the resurrection of Christ D the forgiving of other’s sins
2. The largest of the ethnic minorities in America is ____
) B! V+ u. A# lA the blacks B the Mexico-Americans
* R3 V/ u4 \3 N6 W3 w4 ]4 O# \. WC the Spanish-Americans D the Chinese
3. The British establish ____colonies along the east coast of North American between 16.7 and 1733.
A. 11 B 12 C13 D14
! o% z* S1 h- a8 {6 u. Q4. The largest university in Canada is ____
3 P- W3 q5 |/ f1 j' f0 eA Laval University B The University of Toronto
C McGill University D Simon Fraser University
6 c& U, Q0 {& O  v- n6 W" R5 ]5. Robinson Crusoe is written by ____
A Henry Fielding B Daniel Defoe C Samuel Richardson D Jonathan Swift
' ~+ ?& N: x' J4 `  D8 N, E6. ____is written by Walt Whitman.
% W5 B; G- F# B; I2 ~A Representative Men B English Traits C Nature D Leaves of Grass
7. ____is not a novelist.
- ]. b; B: Y6 a* ~* R: E0 F, u4 jA Henry James B Emily Dickinson C William Dean Howells D Mark Twain
8. ____is not one of the core branches of linguistics.
A Phonology B Psycho-linguistics C Syntax D Semantics
+ N$ Q, \# Y, o/ N' X, k) ~9. ____ is the common factor of the three sounds:[p], [t], [k]
7 @" D# y  ~/ H$ v! M7 Q/ zA voiceless B spread C voiced D nasal
10. English consonants can be classified into stops, fricatives, nasals, etc, in terms of ____
A manner of articulation B openness of mouth
) G) N4 J, N  r7 sC place of articulation D voicing

按面积计算，美国继俄罗斯，加拿大，中国之后位居第四。
按人口计算，美国继中国，印度后，居第三。
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答案
5 [, z4 v' o1 R* \/ z3 DACCBB DBBAA