1、专业英语八级词汇-23及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)1.The capital of New Zealand isA. Dunedin. B. Christchurch.C. Wellington. D. Auckland.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.2.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by _ in the south.A. the English Channel B. the North SeaC. the Pacific Ocean D. the Atlantic Ocean（分数：2.00）A.B.
2、C.D.3.It was _ who made Washington the capital of the United States.A. George Washington B. Thomas JeffersonC. John Adams D. Abraham Lincoln（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.4.The Witan (council or meeting of the wisemen) created by the Anglo-Saxons is the basis of the present BritishA. Parliament. B. Government.C.
3、Monarchy. D. Privy Council.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.5.During the first decade of the 20th century, _ became an international tendency.A. modernism B. romanticismC. realism D. pre-modernism（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.6._ is the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A. The Holy War B. The Pilgrims P
4、rogressC. Exodus D. Genesis（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.7.The Flea was written byA. William Shakespeare. B. Philip Sidney.C. Thomas More. D. John Donne.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.8.The study of _ does not form the core of linguistics.A. pragmatics B. morphologyC. syntax D. neurolinguistics（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.9.If the study
5、of meaning is conducted in the context of language use, _ comes into being.A. pragmatics B. syntaxC. morphology D. semantics（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.10.Language is the tool of communication. The symbol Road Work Ahead on a highway servesA. an expressive function. B. an informative function.C. a performative
6、 function. D. a persuasive function.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.11.Australia was originally one colony ofA. America. B. Britain.C. Canada. D. France.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.12._ is the most important river in Scotland.A. Severn River B. River ClydeC. Thames River D. River Nevis（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.13.All the Representati
7、ves in the US are elected every _ years.A. two B. threeC. four D. five（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.14.The longest and the most important river in the USA isA. the Columbia River. B. the Mississippi River.C. the Ohio River. D. the Colorado River.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.15.The Romantic Period of American literature star
8、ted with the publication of Washington IrvingsA. The Sketch Book. B. Tales of a Traveler.C. The Alhambra. D. A history of New York.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.16.Who is regarded as a worshipper of nature?A. John Keats. B. William Blake.C. William Wordsworth. D. Jane Austen.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.17._ is not one of S
9、hakespeares romantic love comedies.A. Twelfth Night B. As You Like ItC. The Merchant of Venice D. Romeo and Juliet（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.18.Which of the following words is NOT a compound word?A. Unusual. B. Football.C. Icy-cold. D. Rainbow.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.19.The syntactic component provides the _ for a s
10、entence.A. structure B. meaningC. lexicon D. rule（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.20.Predication analysis is proposed by British linguistA. N. Chomsky. B. G. Leech.C. M.A.K. Halliday. D. Saussure.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.21._ is Australias largest and most diverse industry.A. Mining B. ManufacturingC. Fishing D. Agricultur
11、e（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.22._ is known as the father of the British navy.A. St. Augustine B. King AlfredC. Julius Caesar D. Emperor Claudius（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.23.The first English colony in America was founded atA. Virginia. B. Plymouth.C. Georgia. D. Carolina.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.24.The largest groups of Native
12、 Americans are found onA. the Great Plains. B. the Colorado Plateau.C. Hawaii. D. the Great Lakes.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.25.The first official version of the Bible known as the Great Bible was revised in theA. 15th century. B. 16th century.C. 17th century. D. 18th century.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.26.How many line
13、s does a sonnet have?A. 9. B. 10.C. 14. D. 18.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.27.Mark Twain is well-known for hisA. frontier theme. B. international theme.C. symbolism. D. local color.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.28._ act refers to the act of expressing the speakers intention.A. Locutionary B. IllocutionaryC. Perlocutionary D
14、. Spontaneous（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.29.The distinction between langue and parole is similar to that betweenA. speech and writing. B. prescriptive and descriptive.C. competence and performance. D. synchronic and diachronic.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.30.Which of the following words is different from others in word fo
15、rmation?A. UN. B. AIDS.C. WTO. D. DOZER.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.31.The highest federal judicial authority in the US isA. the Congress. B. the president.C. the Supreme Court. D. the Senate.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.32.One of the most far-reaching consequences of World War II was that it hastened the end ofA. the Com
16、monwealth. B. the British Empire.C. the Industrial Revolution. D. Americas empire.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.33.The Grand Banks, the worlds greatest fishing grounds, are located in _ in Canada.A. the Atlantic Provinces B. Lawrence-Great Lakes ProvincesC. the Prairie Provinces D. the Province of British Columb
17、ia（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.34.The capital of South Australia isA. Canberra. B. Brisbane.C. Adelaide. D. Darwin.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.35._ is the first important English essayist and the founder of modem science in England.A. Philip Sidney B. Francis BaconC. Edmund Spenser D. William Caxton（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.36.In
18、American Literature history, the period before the American Civil War is generally referred to asA. the Realistic Period. B. the Romantic Period.C. the Modem Period. D. the Naturalist Period.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.37.The best example of Hawthornes symbolism is the recreation of Puritan Boston inA. Mosses
19、from an Old Manse. B. The Scarlet Letter.C. The House of the Seven Gables. D. The Marble Faun.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.38.Competence refers toA. the ideal language users knowledge of the rules of his language.B. the ideal knowledge of meaning of sentences.C. what speakers can do with certain languages.D. th
20、e realization of the language users knowledge in utterances.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.39._ means the lack of a logical connection between the form of something and its expression in sounds.A. Abstractness B. ArbitrarinessC. Duality D. Displacement（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.40.When a speaker expresses his intention of
21、speaking, such as asking someone else to do him a favor, he is performingA. an illocutionary act. B. a perlocutionary act.C. a locutionary act. D. none of the above.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.41.The British monarchy can be traced back to _ century.A. the 6th B. the 7thC. the 8th D. the 9th（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.42.
22、Alaska lies in the _ of North America, stretching southward from the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific.A. northwestern part B. southwestern partC. northeastern part D. southeastern part（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.43._ became the financial and commercial center of Australia because of the gold rushes.A. Canberra B. D
23、arwinC. Melbourne D. Sydney（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.44._ is the chemical capital of the world.A. Huston B. LondonC. Edinburgh D. Paris（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.45.American author _s book The Red Badge of Courage published in 1895 brought him international fame.A. Alex Haley B. Norman MailerC. Stephen Crane D. John S
24、teinbeck（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.46.Daniel Defoes novels mainly focus onA. the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existence.B. the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for security.C. the struggle of the pirates for wealth.D. the desire of the criminals for property.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.47.The 18th century Eng
25、land is known as the _ in history.A. Romanticism B. ClassicismC. Renaissance D. Enlightenment（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.48.The different phones that can represent a phoneme in different phonetic environments are called the _ of that phoneme.A. allophones B. phonesC. allomorph D. phonetics（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.49._
26、 answers such question as how infants acquire their first language.A. Anthropological linguistics B. Applied linguisticsC. Sociolinguistics D. Psycholinguistics（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.50.What type of sentence is Tom likes basketball, but his brother is interested in football. ?A. A simple sentence. B. A co
27、ordinate sentence.C. A complex sentence. D. None of the above.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.专业英语八级词汇-23答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)1.The capital of New Zealand isA. Dunedin. B. Christchurch.C. Wellington. D. Auckland.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 新西兰地理概况。新西兰的首都是惠灵顿(Wellington)，惠灵顿也是新西兰的第二大城市；达尼丁(Dunedin)是新西兰的第四大城市；基督城(Ch
28、ristchurch)是新西兰的第三大城市；奥克兰(Auckland)是新西兰的第一大城市。2.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by _ in the south.A. the English Channel B. the North SeaC. the Pacific Ocean D. the Atlantic Ocean（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国地理概况，、英国南面的英吉利海峡和东面的北海将其与欧洲其他部分分隔开来。3.It was _ who made Washington the capital of t
29、he United States.A. George Washington B. Thomas JeffersonC. John Adams D. Abraham Lincoln（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国历史概况。将美国首都迁到华盛顿的是美国第三任总统Thomas Jefferson(托马斯杰斐逊)。4.The Witan (council or meeting of the wisemen) created by the Anglo-Saxons is the basis of the present BritishA. Parliament. B. Governme
30、nt.C. Monarchy. D. Privy Council.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国历史概况。盎格鲁撒克逊人创立的贤人会议是现今the Privy Council(英国枢密院)的基础。5.During the first decade of the 20th century, _ became an international tendency.A. modernism B. romanticismC. realism D. pre-modernism（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英语文学之文学流派。在20世纪头十年间，现代主义成为国际文学趋势。
31、6._ is the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A. The Holy War B. The Pilgrims ProgressC. Exodus D. Genesis（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国文学。The Pilgrims Progress(天路历程)是英语文学史上最著名的宗教寓言。7.The Flea was written byA. William Shakespeare. B. Philip Sidney.C. Thomas More. D. John Donne.（分数
32、：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国文学之作家作品。The Flea(跳蚤之歌)是玄学派代表人物John Donne的作品。8.The study of _ does not form the core of linguistics.A. pragmatics B. morphologyC. syntax D. neurolinguistics（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 语言学基本概念：、语言学的主要分支包括：语音学、音素学、形态学、句法学、语义学和语用学，因此对语言学研究的核心主要包括上述内容，神经语言学不包含在内。9.If the study of meaning
33、 is conducted in the context of language use, _ comes into being.A. pragmatics B. syntaxC. morphology D. semantics（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 语言学基本概念。语用学研究的是上下文中语言的应用情况。10.Language is the tool of communication. The symbol Road Work Ahead on a highway servesA. an expressive function. B. an informative fun
34、ction.C. a performative function. D. a persuasive function.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 语言学实例分析。高速公路上“前方道路施工”告示牌是为了给人们提供基本的信息，获得一个事实情况。故应该是语言的信息功能(informative function)。11.Australia was originally one colony ofA. America. B. Britain.C. Canada. D. France.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 澳大利亚历史概况澳大利亚最开始是英国的殖民地，1901年，
35、六个殖民区统一成为联邦，澳大利亚联邦成立，同时通过第一部宪法。1931年成为英联邦中的独立国家。12._ is the most important river in Scotland.A. Severn River B. River ClydeC. Thames River D. River Nevis（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国地理概况。克莱德河(River Clyde)是苏格兰最重要的河流。13.All the Representatives in the US are elected every _ years.A. two B. threeC. four D.
36、five（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国政治概况美国众议院的议员每两年选举一次。14.The longest and the most important river in the USA isA. the Columbia River. B. the Mississippi River.C. the Ohio River. D. the Colorado River.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国地理概况：密西西比河是美国最长、最重要的河流，其流域面积达322万平方公里。15.The Romantic Period of American literat
37、ure started with the publication of Washington IrvingsA. The Sketch Book. B. Tales of a Traveler.C. The Alhambra. D. A history of New York.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国文学之作家贡献、The Sketch Book(见闻札记)标志着美国文学浪漫主义时期的开始，其作者Washington Irving被称为Father of American Literature。16.Who is regarded as a worshipper of
38、 nature?A. John Keats. B. William Blake.C. William Wordsworth. D. Jane Austen.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国文学之作家流派。英国浪漫主义时期代表人物William Wordsworth被称为是“自然的崇拜者”。17._ is not one of Shakespeares romantic love comedies.A. Twelfth Night B. As You Like ItC. The Merchant of Venice D. Romeo and Juliet（分数：2.00）A.B
39、.C.D.解析：考点 英国文学之作家作品。Romeo and Juliet(罗密欧与朱丽叶)是Shakespeare戏剧作品中的正剧，而非喜剧。18.Which of the following words is NOT a compound word?A. Unusual. B. Football.C. Icy-cold. D. Rainbow.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 语言学实例分析。单词构成分为合成(compound)和派生(derivation)两种。football、icy-cold和rainbow都是合成词，而unusual则属于加前缀构成的派生词。19.The
40、 syntactic component provides the _ for a sentence.A. structure B. meaningC. lexicon D. rule（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 语言学基本概念。句法成分为句子提供了结构。20.Predication analysis is proposed by British linguistA. N. Chomsky. B. G. Leech.C. M.A.K. Halliday. D. Saussure.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 语言学家代表理论。语义分析中的述谓分析(predica
41、tion analysis)是由英国语言学家GLeech提出的。21._ is Australias largest and most diverse industry.A. Mining B. ManufacturingC. Fishing D. Agriculture（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 澳大利亚经济概况。农业是澳大利亚规模最大、种类最多的产业。22._ is known as the father of the British navy.A. St. Augustine B. King AlfredC. Julius Caesar D. Emperor Claud
42、ius（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国历史概况。阿尔弗雷德国王因建立了强大的舰队而被称为“英国海军之父”。23.The first English colony in America was founded atA. Virginia. B. Plymouth.C. Georgia. D. Carolina.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国历史概况。英国于1607年在美国Virginia(弗吉尼亚)建立了第一块殖民地。24.The largest groups of Native Americans are found onA. the Great Plai
43、ns. B. the Colorado Plateau.C. Hawaii. D. the Great Lakes.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 美国地理概况。美国最大的土著部落位于科罗拉多高原。25.The first official version of the Bible known as the Great Bible was revised in theA. 15th century. B. 16th century.C. 17th century. D. 18th century.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.解析：考点 英国文学。首部官方版本的圣经是英国国王James I于1
