2021陕西英语专业八级考试模拟卷.docx

2021陕西英语专业八级考试模拟卷本卷共分为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.The speech act theory was first put forward by_.AJohn Searle.BJohn Austin.CNoam Chomsky.DM. A. K. Halliday. 2.Death of a Salesman was written by_.AArthur Miller.BErnest Hemingway.CRalph Ellison.DJames Baldwin. 3.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 of_.Awidening of meaning.Bnarrowing of meaning.Cmeaning shift.Dloss of meaning. 4.The Declaration of Independence was written by_.AThomas Jefferson.BGeorge Washington.CAlexander Hamilton.DJames Madison. 5._is the state church in England.AThe Roman Catholic ChurchBThe Baptist ChurchCThe Protestant ChurchDThe Church of England 6.William Butler Yeats was a(n) _ poet and playwright.AAmericanBCanadianCIrishDAustralian 7.The President during the American Civil War was_.AAndrew Jackson.BAbraham Lincoln.CThomas Jefferson.DGeorge Washington. 8.U. S. presidents normally serve a(n)_term.Atwo-yearBfour-yearCsix-yearDeight-year 9._and William Shakespeare are the best representatives of the English humanism.AEdmund Spenser, Christopher MarloweBThomas More, Christopher MarloweCJohn Donne, Edmund SpenserDJohn Milton, Thomas More 10.The climate of Britain may be generalized as_AchangeableBrainyCfoggyDmoderate 11.The colony Virginia was named after_AQueen ElizabethBQueen Blood MarryCKing CharlesDKing George 12.By _we mean there is no logical connection between meanings and soundsAarbitraryBdualityCdisplacementDproductivity 13.The American Civil War broke out in_.A1860B1861C1862D1863 14.Who was the leader of Federalists in the early history of United StatesAJeffersonBHamiltonCWashingtonDLincoln 15.In the 1960s pop music underwent a revolution when _became world famous and turned their home town of Liverpool into a place of pilgrimage.Athe Beach BoysBthe Rolling StoneCthe AnimalsDthe Beatles 16.The middle of the 18th century was predominated by a newly rising literary form, that is the modern English_, which gives a realistic presentation of life of the common English people.AproseBshort storyCnovelDtragicomedy 17.Which is regarded as the backbone of EnglandAPenniesBTyneCBen NevisDHelellyn 18.Linguistics use _to refer to the abstract linguistic system shared by the members of a speech community.AlangueBparoleCsymbolDcommon knowledge 19.The best known of_'s novels are Sons and Lovers and Women in Love.AD. H. LawrenceBT.S. EliotCJohn GalsworthyDGeorge Bernard Shaw 20.In Britain, children must by law receive a full-time education at the age of_.A5-16B7-18C6-16D5-12 21.The White House lies in_.ANew York CityBWashington StateCWashington, D.CDBoston 22.In general_.is given to the students who pass examination at the end of 3 -4 years of study at the university in Britain.AMaster's degreeBBachelor's degreeCDoctor's degreeDPh. D 23.Syntax is about the principle of forming correct_.AmorphologyBsentencesClexemesDdiscourses 24.No. 10 Downing Street is the resident of_.AQueen ElizabethBthe reigning monarchCthe House of CommonsDthe Prime Minister 25._ is known as the Motor City of the USA.AChicagoBNew York CityCDetroitDHouston 26.Which of the following does not belong to the main schools of linguisticsAFunctionalism.BStructuralism.CMentalism.DGenerativism. 27.The Constitution gives the executive power to _ in the United States.Athe senatorsBthe representativesCthe Vice-PresidentDthe President 28._. was the greatest poet of Italy. His The Divine Comedy is one of the landmarks of world literature.AGeoffrey ChaucerBDanteCJohn MiltonDWilliam Shakespeare 29.The problem with slang and trendy expressions is _.Athat they are out - of - dateBthat they are difficultCthat they change fastDthat they mean nonsense 30.What does "hinny" mean in NewcastleAThe sterile hybrid of a horse and a donkey.BA common term of cursing.CThe local form of" hello".DA usual way of affection. 31.The author asks learners _.Ato never use slangBto understand what these slang words meanCto take time to use slang oftenDto stick with official English 32.Many AIDS experts are not completely satisfied with results of the study because _.Aonly a limited number of chimpanzees are used for sampling the virus.Bit is now extremely difficult to find chimpanzees that carry the virus.Cthe samples collected are from two different subspecies of chimpanzees.Dit does not provide reliable evidence of the link between SIV and HIV - 1. 33.The author is a _.Atravel guideBlanguage professorCschool supervisorDtalkshow host 34.According to Hahn, all the following increase the transmission of AIDS virus EXCEPT _.Ahunting and killing more chimpanzees.Bmore champ hunters moving to citiesCpeople's changed sexual behaviors.Dtravelling to more African countries. 35.The significance of the finding is that _.Apeople now know the number of chimpanzees is much smaller than expectedBit may make it possible for scientists to discover new ways of treating AIDS.Cit proves some deadly human diseases can also be transmitted to wild animalsDit will soon help the scientists develop a vaccine that prevents the AIDS virus 36.The biggest worry that the researchers now have is _.Amore and more wild chimpanzees are being slaughtered.BAIDS virus is difficult to be killed and controlled.Cit is not easy to repair people' s deficient immune systems.Dmany dangerous viruses are being transmitted to humans. 37.Since chimpanzees are genetically very similar to humans, _.Achimpanzees are likely to suffer AIDS just like humans if they are infected.Bit does not matter if human beings are infected with SIV rather than HIV - 1.Cwe can use human vaccines to prevent chimpanzees from getting AIDS virus.DAIDS vaccines based on chimp' s immune mechanism are possible to be made. 38.The female the author is narrating in this text _.Alives in New JerseyBgets off at the 175th street stationCsays to him, "Nice day, isn't it "Dcarries a newspaper or a book on the way 39.The author dreams of making friends with this female not beause _.Ashe has a sweet face, a natural way and behaves gracefullyBthe author himself is kind of shy and doesn't make friends easilyCShe offers to talk with the author and smiles at him pleasantlyDthe author is deeply attracted by her graceful manners and sweet appearance 40.According to Mother Teresa, abortion is _.Aone of Protestant works.Bone of Protestant faith.Cone of the Truths.Dnot one of Protestant works 41.Which of the following is not a quality of Mother TeresaAtough.Bdefinite.Cethereal.Dlike a steam- roller. 42.Who was the exalted childAMother Teresa.Bthe author.CI.DGod. 43.Who raised the question "who do you say I am "Athe apostle.BChrist.CMother Teresa.Dshe. 44.How do people address a public official correctlyAProfessor or Doctor.BFather or Sister.CMr. Chairman.DHis Honor or Congressman. 45.Why did the President and the First Lady, the Vice President and Mrs. Gore look like seated statues at the Madame Tussaud'sABecause they didn't love Madame Tussaud.BBecause they didn't like to move.CBecause they were VIP.DBecause they didn't quite agree with Mother Teresa over the issue of abortion. 46.D.H. Lawrence was famous most for his _.AnovelsBdramasCpoemsDessays 47.Which of the following is NOT usually considered as a stemACareless.BFair.CUnselfishness.DResponsibly. 48.Which of the following is NOT a hyponym to cutleryAspoonBforkCkitchenwareDknife 49.Which of the following bears the least association with ITABill Gates.BLenovo.CHi-tech.DChelsea. 50.Which of the following is NOT a U. 5. cityACambridge.BDetroit.COxford.DAtlanta.第17页 共17页第 17 页 共 17 页第 17 页 共 17 页第 17 页 共 17 页第 17 页 共 17 页第 17 页 共 17 页第 17 页 共 17 页第 17 页 共 17 页第 17 页 共 17 页第 17 页 共 17 页第 17 页 共 17 页