专业英语八级词汇-20及答案解析.doc

1、专业英语八级词汇-20及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)1.In Ireland, the head of the state is the president with a term of _ years.A. 4 B. 5C. 6 D. 7（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.2.Which of the following is NOT in London?A. Brooklyn Bridge. B. St. Pauls Cathedral.C. Westminster Abbey. D. Buckingham Palace.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.3.The

2、capital of Australia isA. Melbourne. B. Sydney.C. Darwin. D. Canberra.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.4.Which American university is with the longest history?A. Yale. B. Oxford.C. Harvard. D. Stanford.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.5.Percy Bysshe Shelley was famous forA. Ode to a Nightingale. B. Ode to Autumn.C. The Rime of the

3、 Ancient Mariner. D. Prometheus Unbound.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.6.Who was the first great American poet to use free verse?A. Edgar Allen Poe. B. Walt Whitman.C. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. D. Henry David Thoreau.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.7.The Renaissance was a European phenomenon originated inA. France. B. Britain

4、.C. Italy. D. Spain.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.8.Semantics is the study ofA. words. B. sentences.C. context. D. meaning.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.9.Semantic triangle is made up of reference, symbol andA. referent. B. meaning.C. thought. D. words or phrases.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.10.How many syllables does the word syllable

5、have?A. 1. B. 2.C. 3. D. 4.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.11._ were the first inhabitants in Britain.A. The Normans B. The CeltsC. The Iberians D. The Anglo-Saxons（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.12.The Declaration of Independence came from the theory of British philosopherA. Paul Revere. B. John Locke.C. Charles Cornwallis. D.

6、Frederick Douglass.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.13.Sydney is the capital city ofA. New South Wales. B. Queensland.C. South Australia. D. Tasmania.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.14.Which American president was at the same time period with Martin Luther King Jr.?A. John Kennedy. B. Abraham Lincoln.C. George Washington. D. Rona

7、ld Reagan.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.15.The Canterbury Tales was written byA. Alfred the Great. B. Thomas Malory.C. Geoffrey Chaucer. D. Edmund Spencer.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.16.Walt Whitman was a(n)A. playwright. B. essayist.C. poet. D. novelist.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.17.Alexander Pope was the representative writer ofA.

8、 Transcendentalism. B. Romanticism.C. Modernism. D. Neo-Classicism.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.18.Psycholinguistics investigates the interrelation of language andA. a speech community. B. its diversity.C. human mind. D. human behavior.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.19.The words amaze and astound are .A. dialectal synonyms.

9、B. semantically different synonyms.C. stylistic synonyms. D. collocational synonyms.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.20.Functional Sentence Perspective was put forward byA. the London School. B. the Prague School.C. Boas and Sapir. D. Post-Bloomfieldian linguists.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.21.In history, Britain has been und

10、er the occupation of Romans for about _ years.A. 800 B. 600C. 200 D. 400（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.22.The victory of _ was the turning point of the War of Independence.A. Saratoga B. GettysburgC. Trenton D. Yorktown（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.23.Which of the following is one of the worlds greatest continental rivers?A.

11、The Ohio River. B. The Missouri River.C. The Hudson River. D. The Mississippi River.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.24._ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced American.A. Edward B. Edward C. George D. George （分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.25.Which of the following was NOT a novel written by Mark

12、Twain?A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. B. Great Expectations.C. Life on the Mississippi. D. The Prince and the Pauper.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.26.John Keats was a poet ofA. the 17th century. B. the 18th century.C. the 19th century. D. the 20th century.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.27._ has no regular rhythm or line leng

13、th.A. Ode B. EpigramC. Sonnet D. Free Verse（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.28.The study of _ does NOT constitute the core of linguistics.A. Semantics B. SyntaxC. Pragmatics D. Sociolinguistics（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.29._ are not minimal pair in English.A. Bat and pat B. Teach and cheatC. Sink and zinc D. Fine and vine/（分

14、数：2.00）A.B.C.D.30.Syntax mainly deals withA. the rules governing the structure, distribution and sequencing of speech sounds.B. the minimal units of meaning-morphemes.C. principles of forming and understanding correct English sentences.D. how meaning is encoded in a language.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.31.Whic

15、h of the following universities has the longest history?A. Yale. B. Oxford.C. Harvard. D. Stanford.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.32.Between 1337 and 1453 the _ took place in Britain.A. Wars of Roses B. Black DeathC. Hundred Years War D. Peasants Uprising（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.33.The capital city of Canada isA. Montrea

16、l. B. Ottawa.C. Vancouver. D. Quebec.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.34.In Jan. 1918, American President _ prepared his Fourteen Point as a basis of peace negotiation.A. Woodrow Wilson B. William Howard TaftC. Warren Harding D. John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.35.The representatives of the Enlightenment i

17、n English literature were the following writers EXCEPTA. Joseph Addison. B. Richard Steele.C. William Blake. D. Alexander Pope.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.36.The novel Emma is written byA. Jane Austen. B. Elizabeth C. Gaskell.C. Charlotte Bronte. D. Mary Shelley.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.37.The father of the English an

18、d European novel isA. Geoffrey Chaucer. B. Edmund Spenser.C. Francis Bacon. D. Daniel Defoe.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.38.Which is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transcription?A. Phonetics. B. Phonolog

19、y.C. Semantics. D. Pragmatics.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.39.Who made the distinction between Langue and Parole?A. Leech. B. Chomsky.C. Halliday. D. Saussure.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.40.Fall and autumn are _ synonyms.A. stylistic B. collocationalC. dialectal D. semantically different（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.41.The real centre

20、 of power in the British Parliament isA. the King or the Queen. B. the House of Commons.C. the House of Lords. D. the Cabinet.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.42.The natives of the Continent of North America are theA. Aborigines. B. Maoris.C. Indians. D. Inuits.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.43.Among the most typical English spo

21、rts, _ has been existing since the 16th century.A. rugby B. cricketC. boxing D. football（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.44.What is the title of Canadas national anthem?A. O Canada B. God Save The QueenC. Canada My Country D. True Patriot Love（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.45.Keats most important and mature poem form is _.A. ode

22、 B. elegyC. epic D. sonnet（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.46.G. B. Shaws play Mrs. Warrens Profession is a realistic exposure of the _ in the English society.A. slum landlordism B. inequality between men and womenC. political corruption D. economic exploitation of women（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.47.The Preface to Shakespear

23、e and Lives of the Poets are the works of criticA. G. B. Shaw. B. Samuel Johnson.C. Ben Johnson. D. E. M. Foster.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.48.What is the meaning relationship between the two words tree & willow ?A. Polysemy. B. Homonymy.C. Hyponymy. D. Antonymy.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.49.The words color and idea ar

24、e called _ because they can occur unattached.A. derivational morphemes B. bound morphemesC. inflectional morphemes D. free morphemes（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.50._ is the study of speech sounds.A. Phonetics B. PhonologyC. Syntax D. Semantics（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.专业英语八级词汇-20答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)1.In Ireland, t

25、he head of the state is the president with a term of _ years.A. 4 B. 5C. 6 D. 7（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 爱尔兰政治概况爱尔兰共和国实行的是总统共和制(republican presidential)，国家元首是总统，总统的任期是7年。2.Which of the following is NOT in London?A. Brooklyn Bridge. B. St. Pauls Cathedral.C. Westminster Abbey. D. Buckingham Palace.（分数：2

26、.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国文化概况。布鲁克林大桥(Brooklyn Bridge)是美国纽约市的著名建筑，主要连接纽约曼哈顿区和布鲁克林区。3.The capital of Australia isA. Melbourne. B. Sydney.C. Darwin. D. Canberra.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 澳大利亚地理概况澳大利亚的首都是堪培拉(Canberra)；悉尼(Sydney)是澳大利亚最大的城市；Melbourne(墨尔本)是澳大利亚的第二大城市；达尔文市是澳北区(Northern Territory)的首府，也是这个地区唯一一座城市。4.

27、Which American university is with the longest history?A. Yale. B. Oxford.C. Harvard. D. Stanford.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国文化概况哈佛大学(Harvard)成立于1636年，是美国最早的私立大学之一；耶鲁大学(Yale)创立于1701年，是美国历史上创立的第三所大学；牛津大学(Oxford)是英国世界著名的学府，创办于1167年；斯坦福大学(Stanford)成立于1885年，位于美国加利福尼亚州的斯坦福市。5.Percy Bysshe Shelley was famous

28、 forA. Ode to a Nightingale. B. Ode to Autumn.C. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. D. Prometheus Unbound.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国文学之作家作品。Shelley(雪莱)的代表作有Prometheus Unbound(解放了的普罗米修斯)和Ode to the West Wind(西风颂)。6.Who was the first great American poet to use free verse?A. Edgar Allen Poe. B. Walt Whitm

29、an.C. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. D. Henry David Thoreau.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国文学之作家贡献。沃尔特惠特曼(Walt Whitman)是第一个使用了free verse(自由诗体)形式的诗人，他的代表作是草叶集(Leaves of Grass)。7.The Renaissance was a European phenomenon originated inA. France. B. Britain.C. Italy. D. Spain.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国文学之文学流派The

30、Renaissance(文艺复兴)起源于意大利，英国文学深受这一运动的影响，该运动充满了人文主义(Humanism)的色彩，在文艺复兴的影响下，英国戏剧得到了快速的发展。8.Semantics is the study ofA. words. B. sentences.C. context. D. meaning.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 语言学基本概念、语义学(Semantics)研究的主要对象是语言的意义。9.Semantic triangle is made up of reference, symbol andA. referent. B. meaning.C. t

31、hought. D. words or phrases.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 语言学基本知识。语义三角( semantic triangle)主要包括reference(概念，也可称为thought)，symbol(语言成分，如单词和短语，即form)和referent(概念的所指，即感官世界中的真实物体)。10.How many syllables does the word syllable have?A. 1. B. 2.C. 3. D. 4.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 语言学概念实例分析。一般情况下，一个元音就是一个音节，但是某些特定的辅音如b

32、d可以和其他辅音如1构成一个音节，因此middle有两个音节，虽然它只有一个元音字母发音，而题干中的syllable有两个元音字母发音，ble也构成了一个音节，因此总共有3个音节。11._ were the first inhabitants in Britain.A. The Normans B. The CeltsC. The Iberians D. The Anglo-Saxons（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国历史概况。英国最早的居民是伊比利亚人(the Iberians)。12.The Declaration of Independence came from th

33、e theory of British philosopherA. Paul Revere. B. John Locke.C. Charles Cornwallis. D. Frederick Douglass.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国历史概况。独立宣言来自英国哲学家约翰，洛克(John Locke，16321704)的理论。约翰洛克是英国著名哲学家和政治学家。政府论是他的代表作，上篇主要批评君权神授理论下篇从自然权利和社会契约理论出发，论述了政府的起源、范围和目的。洛克在政府论中提出：“人类天生都是自由、平等和独立的，如不得本人的同意，不能把任何人置于这种状态之外，

34、使受制于另一个人的政治权力他们的政治社会都起源于资源的结合和人民自由地选择他们的统治者和政府形式的相互协议。”独立宣言继承并发展了洛克的天赋人权学说，认为人人生而平等，“生命、自由和追求幸福的权利”是大自然所赋予的，不可剥夺。13.Sydney is the capital city ofA. New South Wales. B. Queensland.C. South Australia. D. Tasmania.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 澳大利亚地理概况。悉尼( Sydney)是澳大利亚新南威尔士州的首府，也是澳大利亚的最大城市，世界主要港口。14.Which Ame

35、rican president was at the same time period with Martin Luther King Jr.?A. John Kennedy. B. Abraham Lincoln.C. George Washington. D. Ronald Reagan.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国历史概况。马丁路德金(Martin Luther King)是美国民权运动的领袖，当时的美国总统是约翰肯尼迪(John Kennedy)，两人先后遇刺身亡。Abraham Lincoln领导了美国的南北战争；George Washington则领导了美国的

36、独立战争，是美国的第一届总统。15.The Canterbury Tales was written byA. Alfred the Great. B. Thomas Malory.C. Geoffrey Chaucer. D. Edmund Spencer.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国文学之作家作品。坎特博雷故事集是英国中世纪著名诗人杰弗里乔叟(Geoffrey Chaucer)的作品，乔叟被称为“英国诗歌之父”和“英国小说之父”。16.Walt Whitman was a(n)A. playwright. B. essayist.C. poet. D. novelis

37、t.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国文学之作家流派。沃尔特惠特曼(Walt Whitman)是美国浪漫主义时期著名诗人，代表作为草叶集(Leaves of Grass)，他是第一位使用自由体(Free Verse)的诗人。17.Alexander Pope was the representative writer ofA. Transcendentalism. B. Romanticism.C. Modernism. D. Neo-Classicism.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国文学之作家流派。亚历山大波普(Alexander Pope)是英国新古典

38、主义代表人物，代表作为An Essay on Criticism(论批评)、The Rape of the Lock(夺发记)、Essay on Man(论人类)。18.Psycholinguistics investigates the interrelation of language andA. a speech community. B. its diversity.C. human mind. D. human behavior.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 语言学基本概念。心理语言学属于宏观语言学，研究人类语言和大脑的关系。19.The words amaze an

39、d astound are .A. dialectal synonyms. B. semantically different synonyms.C. stylistic synonyms. D. collocational synonyms.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 语言学概念实例分析。Semantically different synonyms意为“语义不同的同义词”，指语义相近但是略有不同的几个单词。20.Functional Sentence Perspective was put forward byA. the London School. B. the Pr

40、ague School.C. Boas and Sapir. D. Post-Bloomfieldian linguists.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 语言学家代表理论。The Prague School(布拉格学派)主要进行共时性语言学研究(Synchronic linguistics)，从功能(function)的角度研究语言。21.In history, Britain has been under the occupation of Romans for about _ years.A. 800 B. 600C. 200 D. 400（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D

41、.解析：考点 英国历史概况。在英国历史上，罗马人曾占领英国约有400年之久，开始于公元前55年的凯撒大帝入侵。22.The victory of _ was the turning point of the War of Independence.A. Saratoga B. GettysburgC. Trenton D. Yorktown（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国历史概况，1776，美军在Saratoga(萨拉托加)战胜英军，萨拉托加战役则成为独立战争的转折点。23.Which of the following is one of the worlds greates

42、t continental rivers?A. The Ohio River. B. The Missouri River.C. The Hudson River. D. The Mississippi River.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国地理概况。密西西比河是世界上最大的陆地河流之一，它被称为“Father of Waters”或者“Old Man River”，其最长的支流是密苏里河(The Missouri River)；俄亥俄河(The Ohio River)被称为“the American Ruhr”，河流沿岸矿产丰富，钢铁工业发达；哈得孙河(The Hud

43、son River)是美国纽约州东部河流。24._ was famous for his abdication because of his marriage with a divorced American.A. Edward B. Edward C. George D. George （分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国历史概况。爱德华八世是“不爱江山爱美人”的代表，为了娶一位离异的美国女子而放弃了王位。25.Which of the following was NOT a novel written by Mark Twain?A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. B. Great Expectations.C. Life on the Missis