专八2003-2015年人文知识真题及答案.docx

?2003年英语专八人文知识真题　31. is not a nationally observed holiday of America.　[A] Christmas [B] Easter Sunday [C] Thanksgiving Day [D] Independence Day　32. The university of Dublin was not founded until .　[A] the 19th century [B] the 18th century [C] the 17th century [D] the 16th century　33. The introduced old-age pensions in New Zealand in 1898.　[A] Labor Party [B] Democratic Party [C] Liberal Party [D] Conservative Party　34. Irish culture experienced a golden age from to .　[A] the eighth century, the eleventh century [B] the seventh century, the ninth century　[C] the sixth century, the eighth century [D] the ?fth century, the seventh century　35. Which of the following writings is not the work by Charles Dickens?　[A] A Tale of Two Cities [B] Hard Times　[C] Oliver Twist [D] Sons and Lovers　36. is a dramatist who holds the central position in American drama the modernistic period.　[A] Sinclair Lewis [B] Eugene ONeill [C] Arthur Miller [D] Tennessee Williams　37. is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age.　[A] Ernest Hemingway [B] F. Scott Fitzgerald [C] William Faulkner [D] Ezra Pound　38. is a relationship in which a word of a certain class determines the form of others in terms of certain categories.　[A] Concord [B] Immediate constituent　[C] Syntagmatic relations [D] Government　39. studies the sound systems in a certain language.　[A] Phonetics [B] Phonology [C] Semantics [D] Pragmatics　40. A linguistic situation in which two standard languages are used either by an individual or by a group of speakers is called .[A] situational dialect [B] slang [C] linguistic taboo [D] bilingualism2004年英语专八人文知识真题　31. The following are products imported by Australia from China EXCEPT .　[A] food [B] textiles [C] steel products [D] electronics　32. Scots regard as the most important festival in a year.　[A] Near Years Day [B] Christmas Day [C] New Years Eve [D] Easter　33. The republican movement has been gathering momentum in Australia since became Prime Minister in 1992.　[A] John How