2010年英语专业八级人文知识练习(4)

1. _____is the world’s largest exporter of lamb and mutton.
A. New Zealand B. Australia C. Canada D. America

2. _____is popularly known in the West as the Land Down Under.
A. Britain B. Canada C. Australia D. New Zealand

3. Shakespeare wrote all the following works EXCEPT _____
A. Hamlet B. King Lear C. Othello D. Wuthering Heights

4. Mark Twain is most famous for _____.
A. poems B. Novels C. Dramas D. science fiction

5. ____was NOT written by Charles Dickens.
A. David Copperfield B. Oliver Twist C. Sons and Lovers D. A Tale of Two Cities

6. British prime minister normally serves a ____term.
A. two-year B. five-year C. four-year D. six-year

7. _____ is sometimes called the birthplace of America.
A. New England B. the South C. the West D. the Midwest

8. Semantics is the study of ____.
A. linguistic competence B. language functions C. meanings D. social behavior

9. Which of the following is not generally believed to be area of linguistics?
A. syntax B. semantics C. phonology D. etiology

10. TG grammar was advanced by_____
A. Searle B. Whorf C. Halliday D. Noam Chomsk