2023年江西英语专业八级考试考前冲刺卷.docx

2023年江西英语专业八级考试考前冲刺卷本卷共分为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 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by_.AScott Fitzgerald.BWilliam Faulkner.CEugene O''Neill.DErnest Hemingway. 2.Whose name is used to call New World "America"AColumbus.BVespucci.CFrancois Dr. ake.DCartier. 3.The distinction between free morpheme and bound morpheme is whether morphemes can be other morphemes.Aconnected toBindependent ofCsupplemented toDreliable on 4.The term "Phatic Communion" originates from _ study of the functions of language used on Trobriand Islands which refers to the social interaction of language.AMalinowskiBDavid CrystalCNidaDSchiffman 5.What was called the severest of many plagues that took place between 1348 and 1350ABlack Death.BBlack Day.CBlack Mail.DBlack Age. 6._ was a literary trend prevailing in England which expressed the ideology and sentiment of those classes who were discontent with the development of capitalism.ANaturalismBRomanticismCCriticismDSentimentalism 7.Which of the following writers is the greatest English critical realist novelist who showed the misery of the common peopleAJane Austen.BCharles Dickens.CEmily Bronte.DOscar Wilde. 8.As a branch of linguistics, the study that is concerned with the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed is calledAlexeme.Blexicology.Cphonology.Dmorpheme. 9.Which king in British history defeated the Danes and forced them to accept Peace of Edington, thus considered as the first national heroAJulius Caesar.BEdward.CAlfred.DHarold . 10.For what reason did the Puritans among the first immigrants come to America from EnglandAThey came to America to seek wealth.BThey just wanted to escape religious persecution.CThey planned to build a new nation in a new place.DThey explored the new land for stimulation. 11.Which of the following works was written by Melville as an encyclopedia of everything, in addition to a detailed account of the operations of the whaling industryAThe Old Man and the Sea.BMoby Dick.CFor Whom the Bell Rings.DBilly Budd. 12.Shelley's masterpiece,. Prometheus Unbound, is a verse drama, which borrows the basic story from _.Athe Bible.Ba German legend.Ca Greek play.DOne Thousand and One Nights. 13.Which of the following works is NOT written by William ShakespeareAA Midsummer Night's, Dream.BThe Tragedy of Macbeth.CParadise Lost.DThe Tempest. 14.With regard to its size, Australia is _ country in the world.Athe third largestBthe fourth largestCthe fifth largestDthe sixth largest 15.Who was the first English king la bring all Ireland under English controlAHenry .BHenry .CHenry .DJames . 16.A historical study of language is a _ study of language.AsynchronicBdiachronicCprescriptiveDcomparative 17._, the great Roman general, invaded Britain for the first time in 55 BC.AClaudiusBJulius CaesarCRobert LeeDStephen Lang 18.The Call of the Wild is one of the masterpieces of _.AThomas Stearns Eliot.BJack London.CWilliam Faulkner.DRobert Frost. 19.The United Kingdom is located in _.Anorthern Europe.Bwestern Europe.Cnorthwestern Europe.Dsoutheastern Europe. 20.Middle English was deeply influenced by _.ANorman French in vocabulary and grammar.BGreek and Latin because of the European renaissance movement.CDanish languages because Denmark placed a king on the throne of England.Dthe Celtic people who were the first inhabitants of England. 21._ is the study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit rules governing pronunciation.ASemanticsBSyntaxCPhonologyDMorphology 22.I Question 10 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news./IAThey fired bullets.BThey damaged cars.CThey set fire.DThey attacked restaurants. 23.I Question 7 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news./IAreduce his cigarette smoking gradually.Bseek nicotine replacement therapy.Cdo exercises and take nicotine gum.Dtake tests measuring respiratory health. 24.I Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news./IAHe has been put into prison twice.BHe is waiting for the trial.CHe is "Ivan the Terrible".DHe whipped Jews in a Nazi camp. 25.The Senate and the House of Representatives are the part of the political system of_.ABritianBGermanyCFranceDAmerica 26.What is another name for New YorkABig Ben.BBig Port.CBig Apple.DBig Bear. 27.The English (not British people) are the descendants of_.ACeltsBGermansCScandinaviansDAnglo-Saxons 28.Uncle Tom's Cabin is a novel depicting the life of _ in America.ASpanish peopleBchild laborsCblack peopleDChinese people 29.Which of the following events was the revival of classical literature and artistic styles in European historyAThe Enlightenment.BThe Glorious Revolution.CThe Restoration.DThe Renaissance. 30.The Norman Conquest exerted Britain a profound influence of_.AFranceBGermanyCSpainDDenmark 31.Have you heard of the legend of the round-table knights Which of the following kings are they connected withAKind Alfred.BKing Offa.CKing Arthur.DKing Edward. 32.Speech-act theory *vas first developed by_.AJ. L. Austin,BN. Chomsky.CJ. Searle.DESapir, 33.Which is NOT the way for expanding the vocabulary of a languageAThe shifting of meaning.BBorrowing from another language.CCreating a new word.DCeasing the use of an existing word. 34.Hollywood is located in _.ALos Angeles, CaliforniaBSan Francisco, CaliforniaCChicago, IllinoisDLos Vegas, Nevada 35.I Question 9 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news./IAIt has denied the authenticity of the pictures of abused prisoners.BIt has supported the decision to stop the publication of the pictures.CIt has considered the pictures of abused prisoners unacceptable.DIt has been worrying about the violence incited by the pictures. 36.I Question 10 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news./IAsurpass another candidate.Bbe the president of Haiti.Cavoid a second round runoff.Ddefeat his rival in the first round. 37.Henry David Thoreau's work, _ has always been regarded as at masterpiece of New England Transcendentalism.ADaisy MillerBWhite FangCWaldenDThe Prince and the Pauper. 38._ is a 14-line verse form usually having one of several conventional rhyme schemes.ABalladBEpicCSonnetDProse 39.I Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news./IAthe French President Jacque Chirac has ordered the return of it.Bsome substances on board the ship may harm people's health.Cthe Clemenceau should return to France at the end of the week.Dthe French President is ordering a test to discover what is on board. 40.The majority of French-speaking Canadians live in _.ANew Foundland.BQuebec.CNova Scotia.DOntario. 41.There are _ political divisions on the island of Great Britain.AoneBtwoCthreeDfour 42.From the first novel Sister Carrie on, _ set himself to project the American values for what he had found them to be materialistic to the core.ATheodore DreiserBErnest HemingwayCJohn SteinbeckDJames Baldwin 43.The sounds produced without the vocal cords vibrating are _ sounds.AvoicelessBvoicedCvowelDconsonantal 44.Scotland occupies the _ third of the island of Great Britain in the British Isles.AsouthernBnorthernCeasternDwestern 45.In the United States, Halloween is night-time _ holiday.Achildren'sBmen'sCwomen'sDold men's 46.Of the following word-formation processes, _ is the most productive.AclippingBblendingCinitialismDderivation 47._ deals with the relationship between the linguistic element and the non linguistic world of experience.AReferenceBConceptCSemanticsDSense 48.As Americans are called Uncle Sam, British are called_AHenry BullBJohn BearCJohn BullDJohn Bear 49.We may hear children say "what he wants ". This is an example of_.AinterferenceBtransformationCovergeneralizationDover-extension 50.Which movie is not awarded the Oscar's best movieAAmerican BeautyBA Beautiful MindCShakespeare in LoveDSecret Window