英语专业八级辅导精讲.ppt

人文知识 “开心词典” 解答： 美国总统人选每4年进行一次。美国法律规 每逢以4能除尽的年份11月的第一个星期一后 的星期二举行大选，选总统和副总统，任期4 年。每逢逢双的年份举众议员，任期2年;并改选 1/3的参议员，任期6年。 解答： 言语行为理论是由英国哲学家奥斯汀提出的假说。60年代、英国哲学家J·L. Austin奥斯汀和J. Searle 塞尔勒先后发表了“语言行为”的理论。根据奥斯汀的言语行为理论.当人们出每句话时，不管其是否含有行为动词，都包括有’‘说”的成分和“做”的成分，而 且所说的话还会对听话人产生某种效果。也就是说.人们在说出话语的同时实施了三种不同的行为：即言内行为（Elocutionary act) 言外行为(Illocutionary act)和言后行为perlocutionary act)。 解答 语言的区别性特征包含有五个特征: Arbitrariness(任意性) Productivity(能产性) Duality(双层性) displacement(不受时空限制性) cultural transmission(文化传递性) 13. George Bernard Shaw was a (an)___ A. playwright B. poet C. novelist D. essayist 14. The statement “ You cannot step into the same river” was said by___ A. Aristotle B. Heracleitus C. Socrates D. Pythagoras 15. Tames Watt created a___ in 1769. A. Spinning Mule B. Steam Engine C. Power Loom D. Spinning Genny 16.The Bible was originally written by___ A. Latin B. English C. Hebrew D. Arabic 17.No.10 Downing Street is___ A. office of British Navy B. office residence of Prime Minister C. seat of English Parliament D. official residence of King 18. Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon? A. Advancement of Learning B. New Instruments C. Songs of Innocence D. Essays 19. William Wordsworth is generally known as__ poet A. romantic B. naturalist C. realistic D. neo-classic 20. The distinction between language and parole is proposed by___ A. Halliday B. Saussure C. Chomsky D. Firth 英语国家概况 1. There are three political divisions, ___on the island of (Great Britain). A. England, Scotland and Ireland B. England, Scotland and Wales C. England, Scotland and Northern Iceland D. Northern Iceland, Wales and Scotland 解答(B)： 大不颠有三大政治区:England(英格兰)、Scotland(苏格兰)和Wales(威尔士)，其中人口最多，面积最大的岛是英格兰England 2. Which work describes the war led by Agamemnon against the city of Troy? Antigone B. Odyssey C. Illiad D. Oedipus the King 解答(C)：lliad《伊