2023年四川英语专业八级考试真题卷.docx

2023年四川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._ describes in detail a communist society.ARobin HoodBVanity FairCUtopiaDThe Waste Land 2."If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind " is an epigrammatic line by _.A. KeatsB. BlakeC. ShelleyD. Wordsworth 3.The word "aconic" is _.Aonomatopoeically motivatedBmorphologically motivatedCsemantically motivatedDetymologically motivated 4.The official residence of the _ is at number 10 Downing Street, London.ABritish Prime MinisterBBritish PrinceCBritish QueenDBritish Duke 5.Close by Westminster Abbey on the riverside stands the Palace of Westminster, generally known as the _.AHouse of ParliamentBNational GalleryCBritish MuseumDCastle 6.The U.S. is known as a great "melting pot" because _.Athe weather in most part of land is hotBthe land has several famous volcanoesCits people are of different nationalities from all over the worldDits people are very friendly 7.The Chamberlain's Men, in Shakespeare's time, were a remarkable group of people-excellent _ who were also business partners and close personal friends.AactorsBstudentsCteachersDwriters 8.Canada's largest city is_.AMontrealBTorontoCOttawaDVancouver 9.Who is regarded as one of the two most important playwrights during the Irish Dramatic RevivalAWilliam Butler Yeats.BGeorge Moore.CJohn Millington Synge.DEdward Martyn. 10.Where is BelfastAIn England.BIn Scotland.CIn Wales.DIn Northern Ireland. 11.In the United States education policies are determined by _.Athe federal governmentBthe state and hoard of trustees in some statesClocal school districtDboard of trustees 12.The following pairs of words are relational opposites EXCEPT _.Ahot/coldBwife/husbandCbuy/sellDabove/below 13.A Passage to India was written by_.AJoseph ConradBVirginia WoolfCThomas HardyD. M. Foster 14.The President of the United States is elected_.Aindirectly by the electorsBby CongressCdirectly by the votersDnone of the above 15.If a lingustic study aims to lay down rules for "correct and standard" behaviour in using language, it is said to be_.AprescriptiveBdescriptiveCsynchronicDdiachronic 16.Herman Melville was famous for his_.AThe Scarlet LetterBThe Portrait of a LadyCLeaves of GrassesDMoby Dick 17.N. Chomsky defines as the ideal user's knowledge of the rules of his language.AparoleBlangueCcompetenceDperformance 18.The Prime Minister in Britain is head of_.Athe Shadow Cabinet.Bthe Parliament.Cthe Opposition.Dthe Cabinet. 19.William Sidney Porter known as O. Henry, is most famous for_.Ahis poems.Bhis plays.Chis short stories.Dhis novels. 20.The President during the American Civil War was_.AAndrew Jackson.BAbraham Lincoln.CThomas Jefferson.DGeorge Washington. 21.Syntax is the study of_.Alanguage functions.Bsentence structures.Ctextual organization.Dword formation. 22._is the capital city of Canada.AVancouverBOttawaCMontrealDYork 23.Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human languageAArbitrariness.BProductivity.CCultural transmission.DFiniteness. 24.Which of the following is NOT a romantic poetAWilliam Wordsworth.BGeorge Elliot.CGeorge G. Byron.DPercy B. Shelley. 25.The novel Emma is written by_.AMary Shelley.BCharlotte Bronte.CElizabeth C. Gaskell.DJane Austen. 26.U. S. presidents normally serve a(n)_term.Atwo-yearBfour-yearCsix-yearDeight-year 27.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th centuryAT.S.Eliot.BD. H.Lawrence.CTheodore Dreiser.DJames Joyce. 28.Syntax is the study of_.Alanguage functions.Bsentence structures.Ctextual organization.Dword formation. 29._is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines. _.AFree verseBSonnetCOdeDEpigram 30.The speech act theory was first put forward by_.AJohn Searle.BJohn Austin.CNoam Chomsky.DM. A. K. Halliday. 31.Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human languageAArbitrariness.BProductivity.CCultural transmission.DFiniteness. 32.The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by_.AScott Fitzgerald.BWilliam Faulkner.CEugene O''Neill.DErnest Hemingway. 33.The distinction between parole and langue was made by_.AHalliday.BChomsky.CBloomfield.DSaussure. 34.Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U. S.AHuston.BBoston.CBaltimore.DPhiladelphia. 35.Travel medicine in Britain isAnot something anyone wants to run.Bthe responsibility of the government.Cadministered by private doctors.Dhandled adequately by travel agents. 36.The main interest of travel companies dealing with travel medicine is toAprevent people from falling ill.Bmake money out of it.Cgive advice on specific countries.Dget the government to pay for it. 37.In Behren's opinion the question of who should run travel medicineAis for the government to decide.Bshould be left to specialist hospitals.Ccan be left to travel companies.Dhas no clear and simple answer. 38.People will only think better of travel medicine ifAit is given more resources by the government.Bmore accurate information on its value is available.Cthe government takes over responsibility from the NHS.Dtravelers pay more attention to the advice they get. 39.Social psychology developed in the USAAbecause its roots are intellectually western in origin.Bas a direct response to the great depression.Cto meet the threat of Adolf Hitler and his policy of mass genocide.Dbecause of its pragmatic traditions for dealing with social problems. 40.According to the author, social psychology should help man toApreserve individual rights.Bbecome healthier.Cbe aware of history.Dimprove material welfare. 41.Who believed that man can influence social change for the good of societyACartwright.BSpencer.CSumner.DComte. 42.The writer says his father's idea of religion seemed straightforward and simple becausehis fatherAhad been born in natural surroundings with banks and churches.Bnever really thought of God as having a real existence.Cregarded religion as acceptable as long as it did not interfere.Dregarded religion as a way that he could live a spiritual life. 43.The writer's father would probably agree with the statement thatAboth spiritualists and atheists are vulgar.Bbeing aware of different creeds is important.Creligion should expect heart and soul devotion.Dchurches like banks are not to be trusted. 44.One characteristic of the rich classes of a declining society is their tendency toAtake in the recently wealthy.Bretreat within themselves.Cproduce publications on manners.Dchange the laws of etiquette 45.Which of the following is NOT an element of the code of etiquetteARespect for age.BFormal compliments.CProper introductions at social functions.DEating with a fork rather than fingers. 46.According to the writer which of the following is part of chivalry A knight shouldAinspire his lady to perform valiant deeds.Bperform deeds which would inspire romantic songs.Cexpress his love for his lady from a distance.Dregard his lady as strong and independent. 47.Etiquette as an art of gracious living is quoted as a feature of which countryAEgypt.B18th century France.CRenaissance Italy.DEngland. 48.According to the author which of the following is inevitableAWar.BConflict.CCompetition.DCooperation. 49.In the animal kingdom the struggle for existenceAis evidence of the inevitability of conflict among the fittest.Barises from a need to live in groups.Cis evidence of the need to compete for scarce resources.Darises from a natural desire to fight. 50.The writer believes the problems of chaos and noise will most probably only be solved byAthe students themselves.Bthe students' parents.Cthe college authorities.Dthe newspaper.