2021江西英语专业八级考试真题卷.docx

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1、2021江西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._ 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 2.A historical

2、study of language is a study of _ language.AsynchronicBdiachronicCprescriptiveDcomparative 3.Middle English was deeply influenced byANorman 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

3、England.Dthe Celtic people who were the first inhabitants of England. 4.Who was the first English king to bring all Ireland under English control AHenry .BHenry .CHenry .DJames . 5.The Call of the Wild is one of the masterpieces ofAThomas Stearns Eliot.BJack London.CWilliam Faulkner.DRobert Frost. 6

4、.Tile United Kingdom is located inAnorthern Europe.Bwestern Europe.Cnorthwestern Europe.Dsoutheastern Europe. 7.With regard to its size, Australia is _ country in the world.Athe third largestBthe fourth largestCtile fifth largestDthe sixth largest 8.Nationas a free root can function alone in a sente

5、nce while dict is a _ which can not function alone grammatically and has to combine with other morphemes to create new words.Aactive rootBfixed rootCnon-free rootDbound root 9.In English, nouns, verbs, adjectives and _ make up the largest part of the vocabulary, the open classes.ApronounsBadverbsCpr

6、epositionsDarticles 10.The short stories often with surprise endings such as The Gift of Magi and The Last Leaf are written by _.AO. HenryBTheodore DreiserCWilliam FaulknerDJack London 11.Both syntax and semantics are the branches of linguistics, the former studies the rules governing the combinatio

7、n of words into sentences, the latter studies _.Athe form of wordsBthe meaning of languageCthe sound patterns of languageDthe change of language 12.The Australian Federal Parliament is modeled on _.Athe Westminster systemBthe White House systemCthe United Nations systemDthe Aboriginal system 13.The

8、English poets _, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey, were known as Lake Poets because they lived in the English Lake District in Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.AGeorge Gordon Byron B. John KeatsBPercyCShelleyDWilliam Wordsworth 14.Which state of Australia is Melbo

9、urne inAVictoria.BQueensland.CNew South Wales.DSouth Australia. 15.Which sport is regarded as typically EnglishABasketballBFootballCCricketDTennis 16.The official language of Canada is _.AEnglishBFrenchCSpanishDBoth English and French 17.Virginia Woolf was an important female _ in the early twentiet

10、h century England.ApoetBnovelistCplaywrightDessayist 18.Through what kind of novels, did Verne make himself successAFast-paced adyenture tales heavily flavored with scientific lessons and an optimistic ideology.BTo mix futuristic narratives with detailed, plausible descriptions of new technology.CTh

11、rough novels such as Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864; translated 1874) and around the World in 80 Days (1873; translated 1874)DBright, entertaining adventure stories that celebrated the possibilities of technology. 19.How does the author think about Paris in the 20th CenturyAHe thinks it is

12、 a comedy.BThis 19th-century vision of the future describes life among skyscrapers of glass and steel, high-speed trains, gas- powered automobiles, calculators, fax machines and a global communications network.CIt describes the life of an unidealistic young man who struggles to find happiness in the

13、 fiercely materialistic dystopia that Paris has become by 1920.DHe thinks the Jules Verne has once again managed to fire the imagination of people around the world and it is a grim and troubling comment on the human costs of technological progress. 20.In the sentence In truth, Verne was neither a sc

14、ientist nor an engineer: he was simply a writer and a very prolific one. , the word prolific probably means _.AprimitiveBdiligentCrichDfruitful 21.According to the passage, how does the author think about Jules VerneAA stranger.BA scientist whose job was to discover the future and cast new technolog

15、y in a darker light.CFrom the start, the father of science fiction was gravely concerned with the dangers of technology.DHe was either a scientist or an engineer. 22.The low levels of depression in China show that_.AChinese people are happier than western peopleBChinese do not think in such way as t

16、he westerners do.CChinese are more conservative concerning depression.DChinese pay more attention to physical illness 23.What is the conclusion drawn by the anthropologists concerning the increased cases of mental illnessAWestern people are more open where mental illness is concerned.BThat is the re

17、sult of the faster social tempo.CThat is partly a result of increased mental pressure.DThat is partly a result of cultural changes. 24.About the operation _.Ait is successfulBit is complicatedCit is the first caseDit is a failure result 25.From the text, we can know that _.Athe parents are Singapore

18、anBthe parents can not afford the operationCthe family came from IndiaDthe grandfather goes occasionally to a nearby Sikh temple to pray 26.The best title of the article would be _.AA difficult operationBTwist twinsCOperation to separate twins stretches into 3rd dayDThe impoverished family gained th

19、e hope 27.Concerning the book, which of the following statements is NOT trueAIt is partly a travel book.BIt is partly a political one.CIt is partly a cultural commentary.DIt is partly an academic one. 28.According to Trofimov, who most often do harbor the extremist ideasAThe masses.BThe well-to-do.C

20、The poor people.DThe better educated. 29.As far as the problem of Faith at War is concerned, which conclusion can NOT be drawn from the passageAThe author may attribute the hatred towards Americans to the clash of civilizations.BThe book tries to provide an insight into the Islamic world.CThe book p

21、rovides a solution to the problem.DThe author do not provide a satisfied picture of the whole Islamic world. 30.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT trueAIn the 1970s some writers have avoided showing violence and began to explore the criminal mind, and returned to the old style o

22、f hooking the reader by slowly revealing a series of clues.BIn the 1980s crime novels, the increasing numbers of male investigators were smart and capable of dealing with dangerous situations.CMacDonalds stories about salvage expert Travis McGee shed light on the corruptions of modem life.DIn the 19

23、70s many American writers of detective fiction began to focus, at least in part, on their detectives personal life. 31.The best title of the passage would be_ACriminal PsychologyBDiversification of Crime FictionsCCrime NovelsDHighlight of Criminal Novels 32.What was the characteristic of British det

24、ective fiction beginning in the 1920sAThe investigation focuses more on character than on physical clues or on fooling the reader.BPolice officers had been detectives in fiction.CAn emphasis on police work and on criminal psychology.DThe focus became the grim realities of police workcorruption, brib

25、es, lying, and the necessity for informers. 33.The underlined words an activity in the context refer to_.AreadingBgrammar-learningCwatching TVDwriting 34.The best title for this passage would be_ATV Is to BlameBThe Advantages and Disadvantages of TVCHow TV Ruins Our Learning and CultureDTV and Learn

26、ing 35.The first paragraph implies_.A10 or 15 years ago people seldom wroteBthe English grammar and rhetoric can be taught on TVCthousands of teachers are reluctant to admit their students inability to writeDTV ruins students ability to write 36.TV affects peoples_according to the passage.Areading a

27、nd writing; culture; outlook; reasoningBgrammar and rhetoric; literature; habit; learningClanguage; fiction; values; thinkingDanalytical skills; teaching; culture; assumptions 37.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passageAPeople now seldom have critical and value laden thinking.BStu

28、dents cannot learn English grammar and rhetoric through watching TV.CThe literature remains unaffected by TV in America.DJerry Mander suggests that the government should ban television. 38.Peterloo Massacre happened in the city of_.ALondonBBostonCManchesterDNew York 39.When the president of the Unit

29、ed States is impeached, _.AThe House of Representatives acts as the jury.BThe Senate acts as the jury.CThe Supreme Court acts as the jury.DThe vie president acts as the jury. 40.The U. S. is known as a great melting pot because _.Athe weather in most part of land is hotBThe land has several famous v

30、olcanoesCIts people are of different nationalities from all over the worldDIts people are very friendly 41.The Chamberlains Men, in Shakespeares time, were a remarkable group of people-excellent _who were also business partners and close personal friends.AactorsBstudentsCteachersDwriters 42.The word

31、 laconic is_.Aonomatopoeically motivatedBmorphologically motivatedCsemantically motivatedDetymologically motivated 43.The famous spy story books about the hero James Bond(007) are written by_.AAgatha ChristieBDorothy SayersClan FlemingDConan Doyle 44.The official residence of the_is at number 10 Dow

32、ning Street, London.ABritish Prime MinisterBBritish PrinceCBritish QueenDBritish Duke 45.In the idiom in good feather , we change good into high, full without changing meaning. This change of constituent is known as_AadditionBreplacementCposition-shiftingDvariation 46.The head of the Australian gove

33、rnment is the_.ABritish monarch, represented by a governor-generalBPresidentCPrime MinisterDQueen 47.Close by Westminster Abbey on the riverside stands the Palace of Westminster, generally known as the _.AHouse of ParliamentBNational GalleryCBritish MuseumDCastle 48.Which descrption is NOT correct a

34、bout Benjamin FranklinAScientist.BPhilosopher.CDiplomat.DActor. 49.One of the characteristics that have made Mark Twain a major literary figure in the 19th century America is his use of _.AvernacularBinterior monologueCunique point of angleDphotographic description 50.A linguist regards the changes in language and language use as _.AunnaturalBsomething to be fearedCnaturalDabnormal第19页 共19页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页