人文知识练习附讲解 42

1. The leading ___ state in the United States is Wisconsin.

　　A wheat B rice C dairy D maize¹

 

2. The city of ___, which was formerly² known as Port Jackson, is the place of the earliest colonial settlement in Australia.

　　A Melbourne B Sydney C Perth D Darwin

 

3. According to statistics, ___ employer in Australia is the manufacturing industry.

　　A the fourth largest B the third largest C the second largest D the largest

 

4. The most important economic activity in Canada is ___.

　　A mining B fishing C farming D manufacturing

 

5. Wordsworth’s poetry, divided by the subjects, falls into two major groups: one about ___ and the other about ___..

　　A nature, human life B society, human nature

　　C human life, social system D universe, human spirit

 

6. The reading of the first chapter of the novel Pride and Prejudice has led the reader to the understanding of Mrs. Bennet as a woman of ___.

 

　　A simple character and mean understanding

　　B intricate character and short temper

　　C simple character and good education

　　D intricate character and outstanding talent

 

7. As a romantic poet, William Wordsworth advocated the following EXCEPT ___.

　　A the expression of the spontaneous overflow³ of powerful feelings

　　B the use of colloquialism⁴ spoken by the masses

　　C elegant wordings and inflated⁵ figures of speech

　　D the humble⁶ and rustic⁷ life as subject matter

 

8. The study of language acquisition is generally known as ___.

　　A theoretical linguistics⁸ B psycholinguistics C applied⁹ linguistics D historical linguistics

 

9. The history of English is usually divided into ___ major periods.

　　A three B four C five D two

 

10. The morpheme “scope” in the common word “telescope” is a(n) ___.

　　A bound morpheme B bound form C inflectional morpheme D free morpheme

 

【答案】

 

1. 选C

 

威斯康辛是美国乳品加工业大州。本题属于发展现状类问题。

 

2. 选B

 

曾冠名为杰克逊港的悉尼是澳大利亚最早殖民居住地所在。本题属于历史类问题。

 

3. 选B

 

据统计，澳大利亚第三大类雇主也为生产制造业。本题属于发展现状类问题。

 

4. 选D

 

在加拿大，最重要的经济活动是生产制造。本题属于发展现状类问题。

 

5. 选A

 

华兹华斯的诗歌按主题可分为两大类：一类是关于大自然的；另一类是关于人类生活的。本题属于英国文学类问题。

 

6. 选A

 

读完小说《傲慢与偏见》的第一章节，读者就会明白贝内特夫人是一个性格简理解力差的女人。。本题属于英国文学类问题。

 

7. 选C

 

车了不主张使用华丽辞藻和夸张比喻之外，浪漫派诗人威廉.华兹华斯赞同下列诸观点。

 

8. 选C

 

这道题考查考生对二语习得研究范畴的了解。

 

9. 选A

 

英语语言的发展历史一般分为三个阶段：古英语阶段、中世纪英语阶段和现代英语阶段。

 

10.选D

 

这道题考查考生对自由语素的理解。

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