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英语专业八级人文知识精讲NO.02__1__ The study of _B_ is Syntax.　　A textual organization B sentence structures C word formation D language functions　　__2__ Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?　　A arbitrariness B productivity C cultural transmission D finiteness　　__3__ The speech act theory was first put forward by__.　　A John Scarl B Johan Austin C Noarn Chomsky D M.A.K Halliday　　__4__ The capital city of Canada is __.　　A Montreal B Ottawa C Vancouver D York　　__5__ U.S. presidents normally serve a (an) __ term.　　A eight-year B four-year C six-year D two year　　__6__ Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.　　A Huston B Baltimore C Philadelphia D Boston　　__7__The state church in England is __.　　A The Baptist B The Roman Catholic C The Protestant Church D The Church of England　　__8__ The novel Emma is written by__.　　A Jane Austen B Elizabeth C Gaskell C Charlotte Bronte D Mary Shelley　　__9__ Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet?　　A William Wordsworth B Percy B. Shelley C George G. Byron D George Eliot　　__10__ William Sidney Porter, known as O.Henry, is most famous for __.　　A his poem B his plays C His novels D his short stories　　这套题是05年的真题哦.　　KEYS: 1-5 BDBBB 6-10 ADADD　　1. 选B。 Syntax （句法），研究词或其他句子成分如何联合起来形成合乎语法的句子规则的学科。　　2. 选D。语言的区别性特征包含有五个特征：arbitrariness(任意性)，productivity(能产性), duality（双层性） displacement,（不受时空限制｛ cultural transmission. （文化传递性）。 Arbitrariness,指一句话所表达的意思与表达这个意思的语言文字之间的关系不确定。Productivity,事实上，能产性有时也称之为创造性，指的是人们可以构造或理解无穷多的新语句。duality, 语言结构的二重性指的一个是语音结构，另一个是语义结构。 cultural transmission指的是语言不像遗传基因那样才能代代相传，语言必须作为一个体系，必须一点一点的习得。人所要学的某一特定的语言是文化的即社会的语言，人出生后孤立于文化或社会环境之外是无法习得语言的。　　3. 选B。言语行为理论是由英国哲学家奥斯汀提出的假说。60年代，英国哲学家J?L?Austin奥斯汀和J?Searle赛尔勒先后发表了“语言行为”的理论。根据奥斯汀的言语行为理论，当人们所处每句话时，不管其是否含有行为动词，都包含有“说”的成分和“做”的成分，即言内行为locutionary act，言外行为illocutionary act和言后行为perlocutionary act.　　4. 选B。Canada的首度是Ottawa(渥太华)。Toronto（多伦多）是加拿大最大的城市；Montreal （蒙利特尔）加拿大第二城市；Vancouver（温哥华）为第三大城市。　　5. 选B。美国总统大选每四年进