专八人文知识训练

Unit 1八级汉译英训练科学技术是人类共同创造的财富。

任何一个民族，一个国家都需要学习别的民族别的国家的长处，学习人家的先进科学技术。

我们不仅因为今天科学技术落后，需要努力向外国学习。

即使我们的科学技术赶上了世界先进水平，也还要学习人家的长处。

人文知识训练1.Which of the following mountain ranges is known as the Continental Divide in North America?A The Rocky MountainsB The Appalachian MountainsC The Blue Ridge MountainsD The Logan Mountains2.The Queen is _____ of a number of Commonwealth states such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.A premierB presidentC head of stateD prime minister3. Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the ___ and the North Sea in the east.A eastB southC westD north4. Melbourne is the capital city of the state of ____.A New South WalesB QueenlandC VictoriaD West Australia5. The English Renaissance is also known as the Golden Age of ___.A English VerseB English DramaC English FictionD English Prose6.James Fenimore Cooper is famous for his ____.A Leather Stocking TalesB Knickerbockers GroupC Tobias SmollettD New England Tragedies7. The flourishing of African American literature in the 1920s is known as ____.A the Golden Age of Harlem LiteratureB the Rise of African American LiteratureC The Harlem RenaissanceD The African American Renaissance8. Which of the following words is created through the process of acronym?A adB editC AIDSD BoBo9. What does ‘IC’ stand for as a syntactic notion and analytical technique?A Inferential ConnectiveB Inflexional ComponentC Immediate ConstituentD Implicative Communication10.___ refers to the utterance of a sentence with determinate sense and reference.A Locutionary actB Illocutionary actC Perlocutionary actD Speech actScience and technology are a kind of wealth created in common by all mankind. Any nation or country must learn from the strong points of other nations and countries, from their advanced science and technology. It is not just today, when we are scientifically backward, that we need to learn from other countries. After we catch up with the world’s advanced levels in science and technology, we shall still have to learn the strong points of others.1.A2.C3.B4.C5.B6.A7.C8.C9.C 10.AUnit 2八级翻译训练青岛坐落在山东半岛南部，依山临海，天姿秀美，气候凉爽，人称“东方瑞士”。

白天，青岛宛如镶嵌在黄海边的绿宝石。

夜里则像一只在大海中摆动的摇篮。

难怪许多人乐意来这里疗养。

人文知识训练1.The ancestors of the English andthe founders of England were___.A the Anglo-SaxonsB the NormansC the VikingsD the Romans2. At present, ____is Australia’s largest trading partner.A ChinaB New ZealandC the United StatesD Japan3. Normally, judges of the US Supreme Court serve____.A life-termsB 4-year terms C6-year terms D 12-year terms4. Which of the following is NOT a major religion in America?A ProtestantismB CatholicismC JudaismD Islam5. It’s generally regarded that Keat’s most important and mature poems are in the form of ___.A elegyB OdeC epicD sonnet6. Which of the following women writers wrote the famous novel Jane Eyre?A Ann BrontB Emily BrontC Charlotte BrontD Jane Austen7. The transcendentalist group includes two of the most significant writers America has produced so far, Emerson and____.A Henry David ThoreauB Washington IrvingC Nathaniel HawthornD Walt Whitman8. Which of the following are homonyms?A Big and smallB Pair and pearC Cold and hotD Big and large9. “Sept.” is the ____ of the word “September.”A derivationB abbreviationC blendingD clipping10. ___ is a relationship in which a wordof a certain class determines the form ofothers in terms of certain categories.A concordB immediate constituentC syntagmatic relationsD governmentQingdao, known as the “Switzerland of the Orient,” is situated on the southern tip of Shandong Peninsula. Wedged between hills and waters, the city is endowed with beautiful scenery and a delightful climate. By day, she looks like a green gem inlaid in the coastline of the Yellow Sea and, at night, a cradle rocking upon the sea waves. No wonder so many people come to seek rest and relaxation here.1. A2. D3. A4. D5. B6. C7. A8. B9. B 10. DUnit 3八级翻译训练有一个谚语：直到我们失去了某件东西，我们才会彻底认识到它的价值。

当朋友已经死去的时候我们常常才能珍惜朋友的爱，甚至比他生前更加珍惜。

直至我们离开学校或大学，才开始了解教育给我们的无穷机会，而学校教育也已不再了。

同样的，只有当人身体虚弱或生病时才会了解到健康的可贵。

人文知识训练1.____ are the two newest states in America.A Alaska and FloridaB Hawaii and OregonC Alaska and HawaiiD california and new Mexico2. The largest province in Canada is _____.A QuebecB OntarioC AlbertaD British Columbia3. Buckingham Palace stands for ____.A the British ParliamentB the British CabinetC the British Royal residenceD the British Prime Minister’s office4. As a result of the Watergate scandal, ____ became the first American president to resign.A Jimmy CarterB Lyndon JohnsonC Richard NixonD Gerald Ford5. Which of the following writers wrote The Canterbury Tales?A Geoffrey ChaucerB T.S. EliotC Edmund SpencerD John Donne6. All of the four except ____ are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England.A Francis BaconB Christopher MarloweC William ShakespearD Ben Johnson7. The following writers represent new American voices except ____.A Toni MorrisonB Alice WalkerC T.S. EliotD Maxine Long Kingston8. Which of the following is a root morpheme?A “ly” in slowlyB “cap” in captainC “s” in Frank’sD “ususal” in unusual9. [h] is a ____.A voiceless labidental fricativeB voiced labiodental fricativeC voiceless glottal fricativeD voiced interdental fricative10. /s/ in Frank’s, /z/ in John’s belong to the same ____.A phonemeB morphemeC formD morphIt is a common saying that we do not fully learn the value of a thing until we lose it. We often value the love and warmth of a friend when he has been taken from us by death even better than when he was alive; it is only when we have left school or college that we understand the greatness of our opportunity of education, which has gone for ever; and it is the weak and the sick who realize the value of good health.1. C2. A3. C4. C5. A6. A7. C8. D9. C 10. BUnit 4翻译训练建立办事高效、运转协调、行为规范的政府行政管理体系，完善国家公务员制度，建设高素质的专业化行政管理干部队伍，逐步建立适应社会主义市场经济体制的中国特色的行政管理体制，是这次政府机构改革的目标。