TEM8-人文知识练习02.docVIP

TEM8 人文知识练习02 TEST 1 1. _________ is the worlds largest exporter of lamb and mutton. A. New Zealand B. Australia C. Canada D. America 2. _________ is popularly known in the West as the Land Down Under. A. Britain B. Canada C. Australia D. New Zealand 3. British prime minister normally serves a ________ term. A. two-year B. five-year C. four-year D. six-year 4. __________ is sometimes called the birthplace of America. A. New England B. the South C. the West D. the Midwest 5. Mark Twain is most famous for __________. A. poems B. novels C. dramas D. science fiction 6. Shakespeare wrote all the following works EXCEPT _______. A. Hamlet B. King Lear C. Othello D. Wuthering Heights 7. __________ was NOT written by Charles Dickens. A. David Copperfield B. Oliver Twist C. Sons and Lovers D. A Tale of Two Cities 8. Semantics is the study of ___________. A. linguistic competence B. language functions C. meanings D. social behavior 9. Which of the following is not generally believed to be area of linguistics? A. syntax B. semantics C. phonology D. etiology 10. TG grammar was advanced by ____________. A. Searle B. Whorf C. Halliday D. Noam Chomsky TEST 2 1. What country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf？ A. United States of America B. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland C. New Zealand D. Canada 2. Which of the following languages is NOT spoken in Scotland? A. English B. Scottish C. Gaelic D. Danish 3. To its full sense, the British Parliament consists of ____. A. the House and the Senate B. the House Lord and the House of Commons C. the Queen and the House of Lords D. the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons 4. Which is NOT the nickname of the U.S.A.? A. Uncle Sam B. Brother Jonathan C. Yankee D. Limey 5. _______ refers to some contrast or discrepancy between appe