2021英语专业八级考试真题卷.docx

2021英语专业八级考试真题卷本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.As a philosophical and literary moment,_ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A：modernismB：rationalismC：sentimentalismD：transcendentalism2.Poes first collection of stories is_A：Tales of TravelerB：Leather Stocking TalesC：Canterbury TalesD：Tales of the Goteque and Arabesque3.Which book is not written by Emerson?A：The American ScholarB：Self-RelianceC：NatureD：Civil Disobedience4.The finest example of Hawthorns symbolism is the recreation of Puritan Boston in_A：The Scarlet LetterB：Young Goodman BrownC：The Marble FawnD：The Ambitious Guest5.The chief spokesman of New England Transcendentalism is_A：Nathaniel HawthornB：Ralph Waldo EmersonC：Henry David ThoreauD：Washington Irving6.Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”?A：The American ScholarB：English TraitsC：The Conduct of LifeD：Representative Men7.Captain, My Captain is written for_A：LincolnB：WhitmanC：WashingtonD：Hemingway8._ is not written by Washington Irving.A：The Sketch BookB：Rip Van WinkleC：The Legend of Sleep HollowD：The Autobiography9.In 1620, 201 Pilgrims, to escape religous presecution, sailed to the New World in a ship called Mayflower.They arrived at_A：New YorkB：GeorgiaC：VirginiaD：Plymouth10.The earliest institution of higher learning set up in America was_A：California UniversityB：Yale UniversityC：Harvard CollegeD：Chicago University11.The Grand Canyon in south-western_ is one of natures most impressive sights.A：UtahB：ArizonaC：NevadaD：Idaho12.American presidents are elected_A：every two yearsB：every four yearsC：every five yearsD：every six years13.In America the judicial is headed by_A：the PresidentB：CongressC：the Supreme CourtD：the Secretary General14.In the United States, the first larges immigration movement took plane_A：right after the War of IndependenceB：in the mid-1800C：at the turn of the 20th centuryD：right after the Civil War15.The theme of Thanksgiving has always been_A：friendship and happinessB：Peace and plenty, health and happinessC：cooperation and rich rewardD：love and happiness16.In the United States, the party, which wins the_ number of seats in the House of Commons, becomes the official opposition.A：largestB：second largestC：third largestD：fourth largest17.In America, the three newspaper are of the following EXCEPT_A：New York TimesB：Readers DigestC：Washington PostD：Los Angels Times18.The leading_ state in the United States is Wisconsin.A：wheatB：riceC：dairyD：maize19.According to statistics,_ employer in Australia is the manufacturing industry.A：the fourth largestB：the third largestC：the second largestD：the largest20.The most important economic activity in Canada is_A：miningB：fishingC：farmingD：manufacturing21.Wordsworths poetry, divided by the subjects, falls into two major groups: one about_ and the other about_.A：nature, human lifeB：society, human natureC：human life, social systemD：universe, human spirit22.The reading of the first chapter of the novel Pride and Prejudice has led the reader to the understanding of Mrs. Bennet as a woman of_A：simple character and mean understandingB：intricate character and short temperC：simple character and good educationD：intricate character and outstanding talent23.As a romantic poet, William Wordsworth advocated the following EXCEPT_A：the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsB：the use of colloquialism spoken by the massesC：elegant wordings and inflated figures of speechD：the humble and rustic life as subject matter24.The study of language acquisition is generally known as_A：theoretical linguisticsB：psycholinguisticsC：applied linguisticsD：historical linguistics25.The history of English is usually divided into_ major periods.A：threeB：fourC：fiveD：two26.The morpheme “scope” in the common word “telescope” is a(n)_A：bound morphemeB：bound formC：inflectional morphemeD：free morpheme27._ is the capital of Scotland.A：DublinB：EdinburghC：CardiffD：New Castle28.You can find the Grand Canyon in the State of_A：ArizonaB：CaliforniaC：New MexicoD：Chicago29.Around_of New Zealanders are found in North Island.A：3/4B：1/2C：3/5D：2/530.In his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe portrayed successfully an image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the_ century.A：16thB：17thC：18thD：19th31.In his works, Defoe praised the industrious, sturdy_ and showed his sympathy for the downtrodden, unfortunate poor.A：working peopleB：aristocratsC：middle-class peopleD：capitalist upstarts32.To some extent, the Romantic Movement revealed a_ attitude toward the social and political conditions then.A：positiveB：negativeC：neutralD：prejudiced33.In semantic studies,_refers to the inherent meaning of the linguistic form.A：senseB：synonymC：homonymD：reference34.A linguistic situation in which two standard languages are used either by an individual or by a group of speakers is called_A：situational dialectB：slangC：linguistic tabooD：bilingualism35.Syntactic change includes all the following EXCEPT_A：rule lossB：affix lossC：rule additionD：rule change36.In Britain,_ has the ultimate authority of legislation.A：the QueenB：the House of CommonsC：the House of LordsD：the Prime Minister37.The three largest cities in Canada do NOT include.A：TorontoB：QuebecC：OttawaD：Vancouver38.Aboriginal culture in Australia is said to be more than_ years old.A：20,000B：30,000C：40,000D：50,00039.The following plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPT_A：A Midsummer Nights DreamB：As You Like ItC：The Merchant of VeniceD：Romeo and Juliet40.“The novel is structured around the discovery of the heros origin.” Probably this refers to the novel_A：Wuthering HeightsB：The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingC：David CopperfieldD：Gullivers Travels41._ was considered to be the greatest dramatist in the 18th century.A：Henry FieldingB：Laurence SterneC：Oliver GoldsmithD：Richard Sheridan42.The branch of linguistics that studies how context influences the way speakers interpret sentences is called_A：pragmaticsB：semanticsC：sociolinguisticsD：psycholinguistics43.Which of the following words can connect two clauses in a coordinate sentence?A：ThroughB：WhenC：ButD：If44.The Untied Kingdom is also known by its official name_A：the United Kingdom of Great Britain and EnglandB：the United Kingdom of Great BritainC：the United Kingdom of British IslesD：the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland45._was known for his famous speech “I have a dream”A：John F. KennedyB：Martin Luther King. JrC：Abraham LincolnD：Thomas Jefferson46.The year the colonization of Australia started is_A：1768B：1778C：1788D：179847._is NOT looked upon as one of the features of Renaissance.A：Praise of mans endeavor to have his soul deliveredB：Exaltation of mans search for happiness in lifeC：Endurance of mans foiblesD：Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture48._ is regarded as the most meaningful intellectual movement of the Renaissance.A：The Italian revivalB：The ReformationC：Geographical expansionD：Humanism49.Miltons Paradise Lost was based on_A：Roman mythB：the BibleC：Greek mythD：Shakespeares plays50.The study of the way in which sound symbols are arranged to form words is_A：psycholinguisticsB：historical literatureC：morphologyD：semantics第15页 共15页第 15 页 共 15 页第 15 页 共 15 页第 15 页 共 15 页第 15 页 共 15 页第 15 页 共 15 页第 15 页 共 15 页第 15 页 共 15 页第 15 页 共 15 页第 15 页 共 15 页第 15 页 共 15 页