专八人文知识模拟题（4）

文章作者 100test 发表时间 2011:07:03 23:34:56
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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 _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.
　　A Blacks
　　B Hispanics
　　C Indians
　　D Asian Americans
　　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 American and British English are two_____ of the English language.
　　A varieties
　　B elements
　　C parts
　　D form
　　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
　　B anner 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 tern “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 A, 黑人在美国的经济和社会地位都最为低下。
　　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