专八人文知识考前模拟试题及答案三

_ _ is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transportation.
A) Phonetics B) Phonology C) Phoneme D) Phonetic typology
The sounds in the production of which there is an obstruction of the air-stream at some point the vocal tract are called .
A) consonance B) consonant cluster C) consistency D) consonants
In its technical sense here, __ deals with the analysis and creation of words, idioms and collocations.
A) pictogram B) lexicon C) word-formation D) ideogram
When was Longrnan Group UK Ltd was founded?
A) 1721. B).1722. C) 1723. D).1724.
What is the name of the dictionary compiled by Samuel Johnson?
A) First English Dictionary. B) Dictionary of English Language.
C) A Dictionary of the English Language. D) Dictionary of the English Language.
Who wrote and publish Poor Richard's Almanack?
A) Benjamin Franklin. B) John Gay. C) David Hume. D) Samuel Richardson.
Which one of the following four books was written by Harriet Stowe?
A) Roughing It in the Bush. B) Walden, or Life in the Woods.
C) Adam Bede. D) Uncle Tom's Cabin.
_ _ the capital of New South Wales, is the oldest and largest city in Australia.
A) Melbourne B) Sydney C) Darwin D) Canberra
, Valentine's Day, is sweethearts' day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions.
A) February 10th B) February 12th C) February 14th D) February 16th
Major Newspapers and Magazines in the USA are , etc.
A) New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Times
B) New York Times, Washington Post, The Sun, Times
C) New York Times, Washington Post, The Evening Post, Times
D) New York Times, Washington Post, Sunday Times, Times

答案：ADBDC ADBCA