人文知识 (概况)练习.doc

八级考试人文知识分类练习 Where is Edingurgh? A. In Wales B. In Scotland C. In Northern Land D. In Ireland 2. Which of the following is Not a U. S．news and cable network? A. ASC　Ｂ. CNN C. CBS D. BBC. 3. The capital of Australia is ________. A. Sydney. B. Melbourne C. Canberra D. Perth 4. Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States? A. Master’s degree B. Doctor’s degree C. Bachelor’s degree. D. Associate degree. 5. George Bernard Shaw as a(n) __________. A. Playwright B. poet C. novelist D. essaylist 6. John Galsworthy was most famous for ________. A. Heart of Darkness B. Ulysses C. The Forsyte Saga D. A Passage to India 7. The novel The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn was written by _________. A. Henry James B. O. Henry C. Harriet Beecher Stower D. Mark Twin 8. The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication is ____. A. morphology B. general linguistics C. phonology D. semantics 9. Which of the following is Not a compound word? A. Landlady B. Greenhouse C. Uplift D. Unacceptable 10. The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any day on which we don’t have to work. This is an example of ________. A. meaning shift B. widening of meaning C. narrowing of meaning D. loss of meaning 英语国家社会文化概况知识练习 The city of London is situated on the north bank of the river _______. A. Thames B. Times C. Seine D. Severn 2. What we now call Old English was in ancient times spoken by _______. A. The Celts B. the Welsh C. the Scots D. The Anglo—Saxons 3. The Norman Conquest in history refers to the conquest of Britain by _________. A. William, Duke of Normandy B. Julius Caesar C. The Vikings D. Napoleon Bonaparte 4. The Hundred Years’ War was fought between England and __________. A. France B. Holland C. Germany D. Denmark 5. It was und