最新专业英语八级人文知识自测

　　GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

　　There are ten multi-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. Mark your answer on your colored answer sheet.

　　31. ____ is the world's largest exporter of lamb and mutton.

　　A. New Zealand B. Australia C. Canada D. America

　　32. ____ is popularly known in the West as the Land Down Under.

　　A. Britain B. Canada C. Australia D. New Zealand

　　33. Shakespeare wrote all the following works EXCEPT ____.

　　A. Hamlet B. King Lear C. Othello D. Wuthering Heights

　　34. Mark Twain is most famous for ____.

　　A. poems B. novels C. dramas D. science fiction

　　35. ____ was NOT written by Charles Dickens.

　　A. David Copperfield B. Oliver Twist C. Sons and Lovers D. A Tale of Two Cities

　　36. British prime minister normally serves a ____ term.

　　A. two-year B. five-year C. four-year D. six-year

　　37. ____ is sometimes called the birthplace of America.

　　A. New England B. the South C. the West D. the Midwest

　　38. Semantics is the study of ____.

　　A. linguistic competence B. language functions C. meanings D. social behavior

　　39. Which of the following is not generally believed to be area of linguistics?

　　A. syntax B. semantics C. phonology D. etiology

　　40. TG grammar was advanced by ____.

　　A. Searle B. Whorf C. Halliday D. Noam Chomsky