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2021年军队文职人员招聘考试《英语语言文
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1 、 单选题
（ ） is regarded as the“father of American literature”
A ： James Fenimore Cooper
B ： Ralph Waldo Emerson
C ： Thomas Jefferson
D ： Washington Irving
2 、 单选题
Which of the following clusters of words is an example of alliteration？（ ）
A ： week seat
B ： Safe and Sound
C ： Knock and Kick
D ： Coat and Boat
3 、 单选题
Which of the following literary forms is regarded as the most common and influential
form that English （ ） poetry has taken since 16th century？
A ： Sonnet
B ： lank Verse
C ： Free Verse
D ： Essay
4 、 单选题
Of the following writers，（ ）is NOT a Nobel Prize Winner.
A ： Samuel Beckett
B ： James Joyce
C ： John Galsworthy
D ： William Butler Yeats5 、 单选题
Of the following books，（ ）is Not written by Thomas Hardy.
A ： Tess of the d′Urbervilles
B ： Far from the Madding Crowd
C ： Jude the Obscure
D ： Break， Break， Break
6 、 单选题
Of the following writers，（ ）is NOT included in the group of naturalists.
A ： Stephen Crane
B ： Frank Norris
C ： Theodore Dreiser
D ： Herman Melville
7 、 单选题
Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of Emily Dickenson′s poems？（ ）
A ： Nature
B ： Life and death
C ： Love and marriage
D ： War and peace
8 、 单选题
Of the following，（ ） is NOT characteristic of Mark Twain′s works.
A ： colloquial speech
B ： a sense of humor
C ： a realistic view
D ： an idealistic view
9 、 单选题
Which of the following novelists wrote The Sound and the Fury？（ ）
A ： William Faulkner
B ： Ernest Hemingway
C ： Scott Fitzgerald
D ： John Steinbeck
10 、 单选题
Theodore Dreiser ′s works include the following EXCEPT （ ）
A ： n American TragedyB ： Trilogy of Desire
C ： Sister Carrie
D ： The Adventures of Hucklebery Finn
11 、 单选题
Jane Austen wrote all the following novels EXCEPT （ ）
A ： Sense and Sensibility
B ： Frankenstein
C ： Pride and Prejudice
D ： Emma
12 、 单选题
（ ） is the first African-American winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
A ： Ralph Ellison
B ： Toni Morrison
C ： Richard Wright
D ： James Baldwin
13 、 单选题
Waiting for Godot is written by （ ）
A ： Samuel Beckett
B ： James Joyce
C ： Oscar Wide
D ： H.Lawrence
14 、 单选题
Alexander Pope was an outstanding enlightener and the greatest English poet of
school in （ ） the first half of the 18th century.
A ： romantic
B ： pre-romantic
C ： Neoclassical
D ： realistic
15 、 单选题
（ ） is NOT included in the modernist group
A ： Oscar Wilde
B ： Virginia Woolf
C ： William Butler Yeats
D ： T.S.Eliot16 、 单选题
According to the maxim of （ ） suggested by Grice， one should speak truthfully.
A ： quality
B ： manner
C ： relation
D ： quantity
17 、 单选题
-Would you mind telling me your address？-Somewhere in the southern of
Handan.Which maxim of the Cooperative Principle that above example violates？（ ）
A ： The maxim of quality
B ： The maxim of relation
C ： The maxim of quantity
D ： The maxim of manner
18 、 单选题
Which of the following doesn′t belong to the Cooperative Principle？（ ）
A ： The generosity maxim
B ： The maxim of quality
C ： The maxim of relation
D ： The maxim of manner
19 、 单选题
NP and （ ） are essential components of a sentence.
A ： VP
B ： PP
C ： AP
D ： all of the above
20 、 单选题
Conceptual meaning is not （ ）
A ： affective
B ： cognitive
C ： logic
D ： denotation
21 、 单选题
John is reading an interesting book on evolution theory which was written by CharlesDarwin，who was a British naturalist who developed a theory of evolution based on
natural selection.What design feature of language is reflected in the example？（ ）
A ： Creativity
B ： Arbitrariness
C ： Displacement
D ： uality
22 、 单选题
The phrase“boys and girls”is a（n）（ ）
A ： subordinate endocentric construction
B ： coordinate endocentric construction
C ： subordinate exocentric construction
D ： coordinate exocentric construction
23 、 单选题
The poem“I Sought tell my love， Love that never told can be” violates among the
（ ） Cooperative Principle.
A ： the maxim of quality
B ： the maxim of relation
C ： the maxim of quantity
D ： the maxim of manner
24 、 单选题
English consonants can be classified into stops， fricative， nasals ect.，in terms of
（ ）
A ： openness of mouth
B ： manner of articulation
C ： place of articulation
D ： voicing
25 、 单选题
A sentence is considered when it conforms to the grammatical knowledge in the
mind of （ ） native speakers.
A ： right
B ： wrong
C ： grammatical
D ： ungrammatical
26 、 单选题
Which of the following words is made up of bound morphemes only？（ ）A ： Happiness
B ： Television
C ： Ecology
D ： Teacher
27 、 单选题
Which of the following is NOT included in G.Leech′s seven types of meaning？（ ）
A ： Connotative meaning
B ： Denotative meaning
C ： onceptual meaning
D ： Affective meaning
28 、 单选题
Consonant articulation is relatively easy to feel and as a result is most conveniently
described in terms of （ ） and manner of articulation.
A ： place
B ： speed
C ： power
D ： time
29 、 单选题
（ ）is a typical tone language.
A ： French
B ： Chinese
C ： American English
D ： English
30 、 单选题
The Cooperative Principle is proposed by （ ）.
A ： Saussure
B ： Grice
C ： homsky
D ： Leech
31 、 单选题
Which of the following pairs is not a minimal pair？（ ）
A ： /sip//zip/
B ： /fi：l//li：f/
C ： /keit//feit/
D ： /sai//sei/32 、 单选题
（ ） is the defining properties of units like number， gender， case.
A ： Parts of speech
B ： Word classes
C ： Grammatical categories
D ： Functions of words
33 、 单选题
“Hen”is called“母鸡” in Chinese and“poule” in French.What design feature of
language is reflected （ ） in the example？
A ： Displacement
B ： Cultural transmission
C ： Duality
D ： Arbitrariness
34 、 单选题
-It was an interesting exhibition， wasn′t it？-No， it was very uninteresting.Which
maxim of the Politeness Principle that above example violates？（ ）
A ： The tact maxim
B ： The modesty maxim
C ： The agreement maxim
D ： The sympathy maxim
35 、 单选题
The formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word plus a part
of another is （ ） called
A ： blending
B ： clipping
C ： acronym
D ： compounding
36 、 单选题
Lexical ambiguity arises from polysemy or （ ） which cannot be determined by the
context.
A ： homonymy
B ： antonymy
C ： meronymy
D ： synonymy37 、 单选题
The word“motel” is formed via word formation rule of （ ）
A ： clipping
B ： blending
C ： acronym
D ： coinage
38 、 单选题
The semantic triangle holds that the meaning of a word （ ）
A ： is interpreted through the mediation of concept
B ： is related to the thing it refers to
C ： is the idea associated with that word“in the mind of the speaker”
D ： is the image it is represented in the mind
39 、 单选题
Which item does not fall under the same category as the rest？（ ）
A ： Statesman
B ： Corpulent
C ： Slim
D ： ecease
40 、 单选题
The criterion used in IC analysis is （ ）
A ： transformation
B ： conjoining
C ： grouping
D ： substitutability
41 、 单选题
A （ ） is not a sound， it is a collection of distinctive phonetic features.
A ： phoneme
B ： phone
C ： sound
D ： speech
42 、 单选题
（ ） refers to a construction where one clause is coordinated with another.
A ： EmbeddingB ： Recursiveness
C ： onjoining
D ： Cohesion
43 、 单选题
The smallest meaningful unit of language is （ ）
A ： phone
B ： morpheme
C ： phoneme
D ： allomorph
44 、 单选题
The semantic components of the word“gentleman” can be expressed as （ ）
A ： +animate， +male， +human， +adult
B ： +animate， -male， +human， +adult
C ： +animate， +male， -human， +adult
D ： +animate， +male， +human， -adult
45 、 单选题
Which of the fllowing is not included in the design features of language？（ ）
A ： Cultural transmission
B ： Displacement
C ： Duality
D ： Inflection
46 、 单选题
（ ） is a relationship in which a word of a certain class determines the form of
others in terms of certain categories.
A ： Concord
B ： Immediate constituent
C ： Syntagmatic relations
D ： Government
47 、 单选题
Bloomfield introduced the IC analysis， whose full name is （ ） Analysis.
A ： Internal Component
B ： Innate Capacity
C ： Internal Constituent
D ： Immediate Constituents48 、 单选题
“X buys something from Y” and“Y sells something to X” are in a relation of （
）
A ： hyponymy
B ： gradable antonymy
C ： complementary antonymy
D ： converse antonymy
49 、 单选题
If we are to use the technique of IC analysis to analyze the sentence“She broke the
window with a （ ） stone yesterday”，where is the first cut？
A ： Between stone and yesterday
B ： etween she and broke
C ： Between broke and the window
D ： Between window and with
50 、 单选题
（ ） deals with the relationship between the linguistic element and the non-
linguistic worldexperience.
A ： Reference
B ： Concept
C ： Semantics
D ： Sense
51 、 单选题
Which one of the following maxims is not included in the Cooperative Principle？（ ）
A ： Maxim of Quality
B ： Maxim of Manner
C ： Maxim of Cooperation
D ： Maxim of Quantity
52 、 单选题
There are different types of affixes or morphemes.The affix“ed” in the
word“learned” is known as （ ） a（n）
A ： derivational morpheme
B ： free morpheme
C ： inflectional morpheme
D ： free form53 、 单选题
（ ） are bound morphemes because they can not be used as separate words.
A ： Roots
B ： Stems
C ： Affixes
D ： Compounds
54 、 单选题
Which of the following sounds does not belong to the allomorphs of the English
plural morpheme？（ ）
A ： [s]
B ： [iz]
C ： [ai]
D ： [is]
55 、 单选题
The vowel （ ） is a low back vowel.
A ： /i：/
B ： /u/
C ： /a：/
D ： /e/
56 、 单选题
What is the construction of the sentence “The boy smiled”？（ ）
A ： Exocentric
B ： Endocentric
C ： oordinate
D ： Subordinate
57 、 单选题
The sense relation between“John plays the piano”and“John plays a musical
instrument” is （ ）
A ： synonymy
B ： antonymy
C ： entailment
D ： presupposition
58 、 单选题Which one of the following studies the internal structure of words， and the rules by
which words are （ ） formed？
A ： Morphology
B ： Syntax
C ： Phonology
D ： Semantics
59 、 单选题
In the Canadian parliamentary system，（ ）holds the highest position.
A ： The British Crown
B ： The President
C ： The Governor General
D ： The Prime Minister
60 、 单选题
Which of the following statements about American education is wrong？（ ）
A ： Elementary and secondary education is free and compulsory
B ： More public collges，universities than private ones
C ： Private school fnancially supported by religious，nonreligious and private
organizations，individuals
D ： Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement for
a four-year bachelor’s degree
61 、 单选题
The Hundred Year’s War lasted from 1337 to 1453 between Britain and（ ）
A ： the US
B ： France
C ： anada
D ： Australia
62 、 单选题
The Anglo-Saxons brought（ ）religion to Britain.
A ： Christian
B ： Druid
C ： Roman Catholic
D ： Teutonic
63 、 单选题
（ ）laid the foundations of English state.
A ： CeltsB ： The Anglo-Saxons
C ： The Romans
D ： The Normans
64 、 单选题
The Anglo-Saxons established（ ）system，whereby the lord of the manor collected
taxes and organized the local army.
A ： salve
B ： feudal
C ： manorial （采邑制度）
D ： Capitalistic
65 、 单选题
The following American states are among the first thirteen colonies except（ ）.
A ： Maryland
B ： South Carolina
C ： Delaware
D ： Colorado
66 、 单选题
The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries （ ）
A ： that speak English as their native language
B ： that have a large number of British immigrants
C ： that were once colonies of Britain
D ： that fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars
67 、 单选题
The northern part of the Australia has a tropical climate with only two seasons，and
the dry season lasts from（ ）.
A ： January to June
B ： July to November
C ： November to April
D ： May to October
68 、 单选题
Easter is a holiday usually connected to the following except（ ）
A ： the reunion of a large family
B ： coming of spring
C ： resurrection of Christ
D ： eating of Easter eggs69 、 单选题
Washington D.C.is named after（ ）.
A ： The U.S.President George Washington
B ： Christopher Columbus
C ： Both George Washington and Christopher Columbus
D ： None of them
70 、 单选题
Britain’s first permanent colony in Australia was founded in（ ）.
A ： 1770
B ： 1625
C ： 1783
D ： 1788
71 、 单选题
Coal mining industry in Britain provides（ ）of the energy consumed in the country.
A ： one-third
B ： one-fourth
C ： one-fifth
D ： two-thirds
72 、 单选题
The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the（ ）.
A ： contribution a state has made to the nation
B ： population
C ： size
D ： none of the above
73 、 单选题
The anthem of Canada is （ ）
A ： Canada The Beautiful
B ： O Canada
C ： God Defend Canada
D ： Advance Canada Fair
74 、 单选题
The first ten amendments，known as（ ）were added to the American Constitutionin 1791.
A ： the Bill of Rights
B ： the Articles
C ： ivil Rights
D ： the Bill of Civil Rights
75 、 单选题
The earliest invasion of England is that by（ ）
A ： the Iberian
B ： the Danes
C ： the Celts
D ： the Anglo Saxons
76 、 单选题
The“three arms of government” of Australia refers to the Parliament，the
Executive Government and（ ）
A ： the Judiciary
B ： the High Court
C ： the Defense Force
D ： the Air Force
77 、 单选题
Members of House of Commons hold their seat for（ ）years at most.
A ： Five
B ： Four
C ： Seven
D ： Three
78 、 单选题
What is the ranking of Canada in the world by land area？（ ）
A ： First
B ： Second
C ： Third
D ： Fourth
79 、 单选题
The two main islands of the British Isles are（ ）.
A ： Great Britain and Northern Ireland
B ： Great Britain and Northern Scotland
C ： Great Britain and Southern WalesD ： Great Britain and Southern England
80 、 单选题
There are three main parties represented in the House of Representatives of
Australia，which one is the oldest party？（ ）
A ： The Australian Labor Party
B ： The Nationals
C ： The Liberal Party of Australia
D ： Australian Greens party
81 、 单选题
In which day is Halloween celebrated？（ ）
A ： 5 November
B ： 31 October
C ： 17 March
D ： 25 December
82 、 单选题
（ ）is the dividing line between the South and North of America.
A ： The Hudson River
B ： The Potomac River
C ： The Ohio River
D ： The Missouri River
83 、 单选题
Australia has several different climatic regions，from warm to（ ）and tropical.
A ： temperate
B ： subtropical
C ： humid
D ： continental
84 、 单选题
Australia can be divided into three big regions，which of the following is not included？
（ ）
A ： The Great Dividing Range
B ： The Murray
C ： The Central Lowlands
D ： The Western Plateau85 、 单选题
The Commonwealth of Australia was established in（ ）
A ： 1875
B ： 1862
C ： 1900
D ： 1901
86 、 单选题
Which kind of animal is not the executive of Australia？（ ）
A ： Emu
B ： Kiwi
C ： Duck-billed platypus
D ： Kangaroo
87 、 单选题
When did the Australian Constitution take effect？（ ）
A ： 1 January，1900
B ： 1 January，1901
C ： 26 January，1801
D ： 26 January，1800
88 、 单选题
The indigenous people in Australia are（ ），which have 2.2% of the total population
in 2001.
A ： aborigines
B ： Maoris
C ： herokees
D ： people from India
89 、 单选题
Which one is the national sport of Canada？（ ）
A ： Football
B ： Hockey
C ： Baseball
D ： Basketball
90 、 单选题
The“first Americans”are（ ）A ： the Aborigines
B ： the Maori
C ： the Indians
D ： the Eskimos
91 、 单选题
（ ）is Australia’s most important industrial city and the capital of New South
Wales.
A ： Melbourne
B ： Sydney
C ： anberra
D ： Brisbane
92 、 单选题
Which of the following is not the function of the Australian parliament？（ ）
A ： Making laws
B ： Authorising the Government to spend public money
C ： Scrutinising govermment activities
D ： Interpreting constitutional provisions
93 、 单选题
When did the War of Independence of America break out？（ ）
A ： 1775
B ： 1812
C ： 1861
D ： 1863
94 、 单选题
The National Day of Canada is（ ）
A ： July 1st
B ： June 1st
C ： October 1st
D ： July 3rd
95 、 单选题
Australia completely abolished the White Australia Policy during the goverment of（
）.
A ： Gough Whitlam
B ： Stanly Bruce
C ： Earle PageD ： Joseph Lyons
96 、 单选题
The Hundred Year’s War between Britain and France was fought（ ）.
A ： from 1327 to 1453
B ： from 1337 to 1453
C ： from 1347 to 1453
D ： from 1357 to 1453
97 、 单选题
The Great Charter was signed in（ ）and had（ ）clauses.
A ： 1251，63
B ： 1251，73
C ： 1215，63
D ： 1215，73
98 、 单选题
Of the fifty states，the smallest state in America is（ ）
A ： Rhode Island
B ： Virginia
C ： Texas
D ： Montana
99 、 单选题
The direct cause for the Reformation was King Henry VIII’s effort to（ ）
A ： divorce his wife
B ： break with Rome
C ： support the Protestants
D ： declare his supreme power over the church
100 、 单选题
According to its geographical location，which one can be used to represent Australia？
（ ）
A ： The Land Down Under
B ： Uncle Sam
C ： John Bull
D ： Polar Bear
