__1__ In Britain, ___ has the ultimate authority of legislation. A the Queen B the House of Commons C the House of Lords D the Prime Minister __2__ The three largest cities in Canada do NOT include. A Toronto B Quebec C Ottawa D Vancouver __3__ Aboriginal culture in Australia is said to be more than ___ years old. A 20,000 B 30,000 C 40,000 D 50,000 __4__ It is known that Irish landscape in featured by ___. A bogs B mountains C grassland D rivers __5__ The following plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPT ___. A A Midsummer Night’s Dream B As You Like It C The Merchant of Venice D Romeo and Juliet __6__ “The novel is structured around the discovery of the hero’s origin.” Probably this refers to the novel ___. A Wuthering Heights B The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling C David Copperfield D Gulliver’s Travels __7__ ___ was considered to be the greatest dramatist in the 18th century. A Henry Fielding B Laurence Sterne C Oliver Goldsmith D Richard B. Sheridan __8__ The branch of linguistics that studies how context influences the way speakers interpret sentences is called ___. A pragmatics B semantics C sociolinguistics D psycholinguistics __9__ Which of the following words can connect two clauses in a coordinate sentence? A Through B When C But D If __10__ Which of the following is NOT considered part of semantic change? A Semantic broadening B Compounding C Semantic narrowing D Semantic shift 1. 选B。在英国，下院拥有最高立法权。本题术语发展现状类问题。 2. 选C。加拿大三大城市不包括渥太华。本题术语发展现状类问题。 3. 选C。据说澳大利亚的土著文化拥有四千多年的历史。本题属于文化传统类问题。 4. 选A。众所周知，爱尔兰地貌特点是沼泽地。本题属于地理类问题。 5. 选D。除了《罗密欧与朱丽叶》之外，其他下列戏剧皆为莎士比亚的喜剧作品。本题属于英国文学类问题。 6. 选B。“小说结构是围绕主人公的身世发现来安排的”这句话可能是指小说《弃儿汤姆.琼斯的来历》。本题属于英国文学类问题。 7. 选D。理查德.B.谢立丹被认为是18世纪最伟大的剧作家。本题属于英国文学类问题。 8. 选A。这道题检查考生是否知晓语用学的含义。 9. 选C。这套题检查考生对别列举的了解。 10.选B。这道题检查考生对语义变化内容的了解。