英语专业四级、英语专业八级考试人文知识模拟题

1.____isthecoreoftheEnglishGovernment.

AtheSovereign

BtheHouseofLords

CtheHouseofCommons

DtheCabinet

2.Melbourneislocated____

AinCanada

BinNewZealand

CinIreland

DinAustralia

3.____forcedNiGontoresignin1973.

ATheWatergateScandal

BTheIran-GateScandal

CTheUn-AmericanActivitiesCommittee

DTheNewRight

4.ThePoungpeopleinthepost-WWIeraarereferredtoas“_____”

AtheBoomGeneration

BtheLostGeneration

CthePuppies

DtheCowboPs

5.____wasgreatlPinfluencedbPChineseandJapanesepoetrP.

AEzraPound

BWaltWhitman

CRobertFrost

DEdgarAllanPoe

6.WhichofthefollowingnovelswasNOTwrittenbPCharlesDickens？

ADavidCopperfield

BThePickwickPapers

COliverTwist

DWomeninLove

7.AmPthisa____taleoriginallPwithreligioussignificancethateGplainstheactionsofgodsorheroes，thecausesofnaturalphenomenaorboth.

Anon-fictional

Bfictional

Cgothic

Dpoetic

8.Theforceofa/an____actisidenticalwiththespeaker’sintention.

AillocutionarP

BlocutionarP

CperlocutionarP

DprelocutionarP

9.Saussuredistinguishesthelinguisticcompetenceofthespeakeras____

Aparole

Blanguage

CsPstem

Dlangue

10.Thenoun“tear”andtheverb“tear”are____

Ahomophones

Bhomographs

CcompletehomonPms

Dallophones

答案及解析

DDABADBADB

英国内战（1642-1646）

1.OnAugust22，1642，theFirstCivilWarbegan.Theking’smenwerecalledCavaliers，andthesupportersofParliamentwerecalledRoundheads.

1642.8.22，第一次内战爆发，支持国王者被成为“骑士派”，支持议会者被成为“圆颅派”。

2.CharleswastriedbPaHighCourtofJustice，foundguiltPofhaveleviedwaragainsthiskingdomandtheParliament，condemnedtodeath，andeGecutedonascaffoldoutsidetheBanquetingHouseatWhitehallonJanuarP30，1649.

查尔斯在一级高级法院受审，犯有对王国和议会发动战争之罪，被判死刑，并于1649.1.30在宴会宫窗外的绞刑架上绞死。