英语专八人文知识综合练习2

对于琐碎而大量的人文知识一定要多加练习才能不断巩固。本篇为同学们提供一些英语专八人文知识的综合练习，供大家自测提高。

1. The Scotsmen now speak ______.

A. English B. Scottish C. Gaelic D. all of the above

2. According to the English law, no person can get married below the age of _____.

A. 16 B. 18 C. 20 D. 21

3. The 18th century England is known as the ______ in the history.

A. Romanticism B. Classicism C. Renaissance D. Enlightenment

4. The emblem of the Democratic Party is _____.

A. elephant B. donkey C. bear D. bull

5. William Wordsworth is an English _____.

A. poet B. novelist C. playwright D. critic

6. Paradise Lost is a masterpiece by _____.

A. Christopher Marlow B. John Milton C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson

7. The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by _____.

A. Henry James B. O. Henry C. Harriet Beecher Stowe D. Mark Twain

8. Which of the following statements about language is NOT true?

A. Language is a system. B. Language is symbolic C. Animals also have languages. D. Language is arbitrary.

9. Of the following sound combinations, only _____ is permissible according to the sequential rules in English.

A. kibl B. bkil C. ilkb D. ilbk

10. Which branch of study can NOT be included in the scope of Linguistics?

A. Syntax. B. Pragmatics. C. Phonetics. D. Anthropology.

人文知识答案：1-5 DADBA 6-10 BDCAD