专八人文知识从命题来看并不是很难。大多都是英语专业本科阶段应该了解的常识性问题，但涉及的范围很宽泛，备考时面对英美文学﹑文化﹑及语言学众多资料无从下手，这就要求考生对每一章的基本概念都要清楚，善于高度提炼，把书看薄。
1、The leading ___ state in the United States is Wisconsin. A wheat B rice C dairy D maize 2、The city of ___, which was formerly 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 overflow of powerful feelings B the use of colloquialism spoken by the masses C elegant wordings and inflated figures of speech D the humble and rustic life as subject matter 8、The study of language acquisition is generally known as ___. A theoretical linguistics B psycholinguistics C applied 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 答案详解： 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。