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 _____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States. A Washington D.C. B Los Angeles C San Francisco D New York City 2 The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the union Jack, is made up of _____ crosses. A one B two C three D four 3 Washington D.C. is named after___________. A the U.S. President George Washington B Christopher Columbus C both George Washington and Christopher Columbus D none of them 4 _____ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain. A Lough Neagh B Windermere C Lake District D Coniston Water 5 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______. A Thomas Jefferson B James Monroe C James Madison D Abraham Lincoln 6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____. A Rhode Island B Virginia C Texas D Montana 7 The national flag of the United States is known as_____. A the Star-Spangled Banner B Uncle Sam C Hot Dog D union Jack 8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____. A contribution a state has made to the nation B population C size D none of the above 9 The term “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____. A the Amazon River B the Mississippi River C the Nile River D the Hudson River 10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884. A France B Spain C Italy D Britain 答案及题解: 1 D, 纽约是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济中心和最主要的港口。 2 C, 英国国旗为红白蓝三色的米字旗（也叫“Union Jack”），是由三个十字组成。 3 C, 首都命名为华盛顿是为了纪念美国的第一任总统乔治