[题解]D
（美）Henry James，著有Ambassadors, The Golden Bowl;
（美）O. Henry，短篇小说家, 真实姓名为William Sydney Porter，著有Cabbages and Kings，The Four Million；
（美）Harriet Beecher Stower，其反奴隶制小说Uncle Tom’s Cabin，促进了废奴运动发展；
（美）Mark Twain，真实姓名为Samnel Langhorne clemens，另著有The Adventures of Tom Samyer
8.The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication is _______
A. morphology
B. general linguistics
C. phonology
D. semantics
[题解]C
Linguistics语言学，the study of human language。包括Theoretical linguistics，Applied linguistics，Sociolinguistics，Cognitive linguistics和Historical linguistics。
这里主要考Theoretical linguistics，包括:
1.Lexis词汇学, the study of what is a word and where words come from
2.Semantics语义学，the study of meaning in a language
3.Phonetics语音学，the study of speech sounds (voice).
4.Phonology音位学/音系学,the study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication
5.Morphology形态学，the study of the structure and form of words and phrases
6.Syntax句法学，the study of the rules, or "patterned relations" that govern the way the words in a sentence come together，与morphology形态学并称grammer语法学
7.Stylistics文体学，the study of style used in literary, and verbal language and the effect the writer/speaker wishes to communicate to the reader/hearer.
8.Pragmatics语用学，generally the study of natural language understanding, and specifically the study of how context influences the interpretation of meanings.
补充：general linguistics, the study of the structure and development of language in general
9.Where is Edinburgh?
A. In wales
B. In Scotland
C. In Northern Ireland
D. In Ireland
[题解]B wales的首府为Cardiff,
Scotland的首府为Edinburgh，
Northern Ireland的首府为Belfast,
Ireland的首府为Dublin
10.Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable network?
A. ABC
B. CNN
C. CBS
D. BBC
[题解]D