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2011年

31.The northernmost part of Great Britain is ___.A.Northern IrelandB.ScotlandC.EnglandD.Wales

32.It is generally agreed that ___ were the first Europeans to reach Australia’s shores.A.the FrenchB.the GermansC.the BritishD.the Dutch

33.Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf ?

A.CanadaB.New ZealandC.Great BritainD.The United States of America

34.Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, before the American Revolution ?

A.Thomas JeffersonB.Thomas PaineC.John AdamsD.Benjamin Franklin

35.Virginia Woolf was an important female___ in the 20th-century England.A.poetB.biographerC.playwrightD.novelist

36.____ refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nation’s history.A.BalladB.RomanceC.EpicD.Elegy

37.Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century ?

A.The Great GatsbyB.The Sun Also Rises

C.The Sound and the FuryD.Beyond the Horizon

38.____ is defined as the study of the relationship between language and mind.A.SemanticsB.PragmaticsC.Cognitive linguisticsD.Sociolinguistics

39.A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of.A.absence of obstructionB.presence of obstruction

C.manner of articulationD.place of articulation

40.The definition “the act of using, or promoting the use of, several languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers” refers to

A.PidginB.CreoleC.MultilingualismD.Bilingualism

2012年

31.The Maori people are natives of____.A.AustraliaB.CanadaC.IrelandD.New Zealand

32.The British monarch is the Head of ____.A.ParliamentB.StateC.GovernmentD.Cabinet

33.Americans celebrate Independence Day on____.A.July 4thB.October 11thC.May 31stD.September 6th

34.Canada is bounded on the north by

A.the Pacific OceanB.the Atlantic OceanC.the Arctic OceanD.the Great Lakes

35.Who is the author of The Waste Land ?

A.George Bernard ShawB.W.B.YeatsC.Dylan ThomasD.T.S.Eliot

36.Which of the following novelists wrote The Sound and the Fury?

A.William FaulknerB.Ernest Hemingway

C.Scott FitzgeraldD.John Steinbeck

37.“The lettuce was lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company” is an example of

A.exaggerationB.understatementC.personificationD.Synecdoche

38.In English if a word begins with a [l] or a [r], then the next sound must be a vowel.This is a(n)

A.aimilation ruleB.sequential ruleC.deletion ruleD.grammar rule

39.Which of the following is an example of clipping?

A.APECB.MotelC.XeroxD.Disco

40.The type of language which is selected as appropriate to a particular type of situation is called

A.RegisterB.DialectC.SlangD.Variety

2013年

31.The full official name of Australia is

A.The Republic of AustraliaB.The Commonwealth of Australia

C.The Federation of AustraliaD.The Union of Australia

32.Canada is well known for all the following EXCEPT

A.its mineral resourcesB.its forest resources

C.its fertile and arable landD.its heavy industries

33.In the United States community colleges offer

A.two-year programmesB.four-year programmes

C.postgraduate studiesD.B.A or B.S.degrees

34.In___, referenda in Scotland and Wales set up a Scottish parliament and a Wales aembly.A.2000B.1946C.1997D.1990

35.Which of the following clusters of words is an example of alliteration?

A.A weak seatB.Safe and soundC.Knock and kickD.Coat and boat

36.Who wrote Mrs.Warren’s Profeion?

A.John GlasworthyB.William Butler Yeats

C.T.S.EliotD.George Bernard Shaw

37.Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n)

A.novelB.short storyC.poemD.autobiography

38.Which of the following italicized is an inflectional morpheme?

A.UnlockB.GovernmentC.GoesD.Off-stage

39.___ is a language phenomenon in which words sound like what they refer to.A.OnomatopoeiaB.CollocationC.DenotationD.Aimilation

40.The sentence “close your book and listen to me carefully!” performs a(n)__ function.A.interrogativeB.informativeC.performativeD.directive

2014年

31.Which of the following is the French-speaking city in Canada?

A.VancouverB.OttawaC.MontrealD.Toronto

32.Which of the following are natives of NewZealand?

A.The MaorisB.The AboriginalsC.The Red IndiansD.The Eskimos

33.The established or national church in England is

A.The Roman Catholic ChurchB.The United Reformed Church

C.The Methodist ChurchD.The Anglican Church

34.The thirteen former British colonies in North America declared independence from Great Britain in

A.1774B.1775C.1776D.1777 35.“Grace under preure” is an outstanding view of _____ work.A.F.Scott FitzgeraldB.William Faulkner’s

C.Ernest Hemingway’sD.Eugene O'Neill’s

36.Widowers' Houses was written by

A.John GlasworthyB.George Bernard Shaw

C.William Butler YeatsD.T.S.Eliot

37.Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?

A.Geoffrey ChaucerB.William Shakespeare

C.John DonneD.William Blake

38.Which of the following pairs of words are homophones?

A.wind(v.)/ wind(n.)B.suspect(v.)/ suspect(n.)

C.bare(adj.)/ bear(v.)D.convict(v.)/ convict(n.)

39.Which of the following sentences has the “S+V+O” structure?

A.He died a hero.B.I went to London

C.She became angryD.Mary enjoyed parties

40.Which of the following CAN NOT be used as an adverb?

A.Heart and soulB.The lion’s share

C.Null and voidD.Hammer and tongs