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 key to Industrial Revolution. A Iron B Cotton Textile C Coal mining D Steam engine 2 _____ became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revolution. A Criticism B Modernism C Romanticism D Renaissance 3 Modern football game began in _____. A China B France C England D Germany 4 _____ is the leader of the British government. A Prime Minister B Queen C President D Governor 5 The second largest city in England, _____ , is a metropolitan district and an industrial and manufacturing city. A Edinburgh B Belfast C Glasgow D Birmingham 6 _____ introduced Christianity into Britain. A The Celts B The Romans C The Viking Danes D The French 7 The real power of the British government lies in _____. A the House of Commons B the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister C the Prime Minister D the Queen 8 In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _____ to _____. A 5, 14 B 6, 17 C 5, 16 D 6, 14 9 The longest river in Britain is _____ , and the largest river in the USA is _____. A the Seven River. the Missouri River B the Thames River. the Missouri River C the Severn River. the Mississippi D the Thames River. the Ohio River 10 The general election in Britain is held every ____ years. A four B three C six D five 答案及题解: 1 B, 纺织业的改革是英国工业革命的主要成就之一。 2 C, 工业革命时期的主要文学流派是浪漫主义。 3 C, 现代的足球运动起源于英国。 其正宗的老家在英格兰,19世纪兴起。 4 A, 英国的政体是君主立宪制。 国王(女王)是国家元首,但政府的首领为首相。 5 D, 英国的第二大城市伯明翰位于英格兰中部平原,是国际化大都市,也是英国的工业和制造业中心。 6 B, 公元43年,罗马人占领英国,其后统治了400多年。基督徒就是在这一时期由罗马人传入英国的。 7 B, 君主立宪制下,国王的作用更侧重于其象征意义,而实权为内阁所有,内阁由首相率领。 8 C, 英国的教育体系中的义务教育阶段是5-16岁,这是每一位学生在学校学习的最低年限。 9 C, 英国最长的河是塞文河,全长355公里,美国最长的河是密西西比河, 长4000公里左右。 10 D, 英国大选每5年举行一次。