2022英语专业八级考试考前冲刺卷（3）.docx

2022英语专业八级考试考前冲刺卷（3）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.The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by_A：King HaroldB：Robin HoodC：Oliver CromwellD：William the Conqueror2.Which of the following emperors issued the Edict of Milan and made Christianity legal in 313_.A：Augustus IB：Constantine IC：TheodosiusD：Nero I3._was NOT written by Charles Dickens.A：David CopperfieldB：Oliver Twist、C：Sons and LoversD：A Tale of Two Cities4.As far as Emily Brontes literary creation is concerned, she is first of all, a_, most devoted to nature with its mysterious workings.A：poetB：novelistC：prose writerD：environmentalist5.The Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain in_?A：200 CB：55 DC：55 CD：410 D6.What is the largest river in America?A：the Ohio RiverB：The ColumbiaC：the Mississippi RiverD：The Colorado7._ is sometimes called the birthplace of America.A：New EnglandB：the SouthC：the WestD：the Midwest8.Cooperative principle was found by_A：Pau; GriceB：John SearleC：John AustinD：Levinson9.Today the Americans usually hold a big family dinner to celebrate the holiday, Thanksgiving Day, which often lasts for_ days.A：twoB：fourC：threeD：seven10.On Aug.14,1947, the U.S. and British issued a joint communiqué called_A：the Teheran DeclarationB：the Atlantic charterC：the Washington ProclamationD：the Cairo Declaration11.“He has a servant called Friday.” “he”in the quoted sentence is a character in_A：Henry fieldings tom jonesB：john Bunyan the pilgrims progressC：Richard brinsley Sheridans the school for scandalD：Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe12.John Galsworthy was most famous for_A：Heart of DarknessB：UlyssesC：The Forsyste SagaD：A Passage to India13.The last battle of the Wars of Roses was at_in 1485.A：HastingsB：Bosworth FieldC：NasebyD：Oxford14._ birthday is a great event in Britain since it marks the beginning of full manhood or womanhood.A：The twenty-firstB：The eighteenthC：The nineteenthD：The twentieth15.Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States?A：Masters degreeB：Doctors degreeC：Bachelors degreeD：Associates degree16.Who was the first woman Prime Minister in British history?A：Elizabeth IB：Elizabeth IIC：Margaret ThatcherD：Diana Princess of Wales17.All the following literary trends EXCEPT_ belong to modernism.A：ExpressionismB：DadaismC：ImagismD：Darwinism18.“The Lost Generation” refers to the young people_A：In the post-WWII eraB：In the post-WWI eraC：In the post-Vietnam-War eraD：In the post-Cold-War era19.Increasingly troubled by the inroads of northern tribes such as Goths, the West Empire finally collapsed in_A：395B：27C：476D：145320.In Britain_ of the population is urban and_ is rural.A：90%; 10%B：80%; 20%C：70%; 30%D：60%; 40%21.A through check of the accounts has revealed_ a tax cvader.A：him beingB：him to beC：that he beD：that he had been22.A phoneme is a_unit. It is_A：phonetic, abstractB：phonological, concreteC：phonetic, concreteD：phonological, abstract23.Ireland is called the Emerald Isle because of_A：its connection with BritishB：its green countrysideC：its unique shapeD：its abundant natural resources24.The famous Bronte sisters in the English literature are the following EXCEPT_A：BranwellB：AnneC：CharlotteD：Emily25.The Old Testament consists of 39 books, the oldest and most important of which are the first fie books, called_A：ExodusB：CommandmentsC：AmosD：Pentateuch26.No sooner_than he realized that he should have remained silent.A：the words had spokenB：had the words spokenC：the words had been spokenD：had the words been spoken27.Guiiliver travel was written by_A：Daniel DefoeB：Charles dickensC：Jonathan swiftD：Joseph Addison28.Harvard University was founded in_A：1366B：1633C：1636D：136329.U.S. presidents normally serve a (an)_ term.A：eight-yearB：four-yearC：six-yearD：two year30.Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet?A：William WordsworthB：Percy ShelleyC：George G. ByronD：George Eliot31.The Pickwick Paper is among_ early novels.A：Jane AustensB：Thomas HardysC：Charles DickensD：H. Lawrences32._ ghost exists in the world.That's your illusion.A：No such a thing asB：No suah a thing asC：No such thing as aD：No such thing as33.The Church was divided into the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church after_A：1066B：1296C：1054D：47634.Pragmatics differs from traditional semantics in that it studies meaning not in isolation, but in_A：relationshipB：dependenceC：sentenceD：context35.The Capital of Australia is_A：SydneyB：MelbourneC：CanberraD：Perth36.“blouse”, “denim” are_origin.A：LatinB：FrenchC：GreekD：Scottish37.The names Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday came from_A：ChristianityB：Anglo-Saxons Teutonic religiousC：DruidismD：Norman belief38.Daniel Defoe is a famous_A：poetB：novelistC：playwrightD：essayist39.The state church in England is_A：The BaptistB：The Roman CatholicC：The Protestant ChurchD：The Church of England40.The Civil War was over when General Lee and his Confederate Army surrendered after the fall of their capital_A：JamestownB：GettysburgC：RichmondD：Charleston41.The word tail once referred to the “the tail of a horse”，but now it is used to mean “the tail of any animal”. This is an example ofA：widening of meaningB：narrowing of meaning.C：meaning shiftD：loss of meaning42._deals with the production and classification of speech sounds.A：Acoustic phoneticsB：Auditory phoneticsC：Articulatory phoneticsD：Phonetics43.The Bible was originally written in_A：LatinB：EnglishC：HebrewD：Arabic44._ , Valentine's Day, is sweethearts' day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions.A：February 10thB：February 12thC：February 14thD：February 16th45.Jane is slow but her brother, on the contrary, is quick at_ the point of an argument.A：grabbingB：graspingC：capturingD：snatching46.President Franklin Roosevelt proposed a well-know policy called_ to save the economic situation.A：the Open Door PolicyB：the “Big Stick”C：Good Neighbor PolicyD：the New Deal47.The original inhabitants of Australia wereA：the Red IndiansB：the Eskimos.C：the AboriginesD：the Maoris.48.Words that are opposite in meaning are_A：synonymsB：hyponymsC：antonymsD：homophones49.What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion ofA：referenceB：meaningC：antonymyD：context.50.Washington Irving fills his stories with the “local color” of_ .A：New York CityB：New York StateC：New Yorks Hudson River ValleyD：Germany第14页 共14页第 14 页 共 14 页第 14 页 共 14 页第 14 页 共 14 页第 14 页 共 14 页第 14 页 共 14 页第 14 页 共 14 页第 14 页 共 14 页第 14 页 共 14 页第 14 页 共 14 页第 14 页 共 14 页