(全新整理)10月自考试题及答案解析语言与文化全国试卷及答案解析.doc

1、全国 2018 年 10 月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码： 00838I. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read eachstatementand the fouralternativescarefullyand decide whichof the fouralternativesbest completes the statement.(20%)1. The relationship between language and culture is tha

2、t _.A. language determines cultureB. culture determines languageC. language and culture interactD. language and culture are parallel2. Language is used for communication in that communication is the _function of language.A. primaryB. peripheralC. mediumD. personal3.A game played on horseback by two

3、teams of players on a ground is called _.A. hockeyB. poloC. rugbyD. golf4. In English culture,“ old ” is associated with all the following EXCEPT _.A. uselessB. traditionalC. skilledD. senile5. English is often referred to as a _language because it uses frequently connectives to indicate the relatio

4、n between linguistic elements.A. paratacticB. hypotacticC. branchingD. linear6.Thedifferencefoundinanswers tonegativequestions betweenEnglishandChinesedemonstrates that _.A. English speakers are direct and Chinese speakers are indirectB. English speakers are individualistic and Chinese speakers are

5、polite C. English is a hypotactic language and Chinese is a paratactic languageD. Chinese speakers are strongly influenced by the environment, the way in which the questionis formed, while English are not7.“ Good-bye ” is derived from the expression _.A.“ good luck for you”B. “ God be with you”C.“ l

6、ooking forward to seeing you againD. “”God bless you”8. In London, when you try to gain the attention of a stranger, the proper expression you wouldlike to use is“ _. ”A. HiB. HelloC. Miss/MisterD. Excuse me19. _means to say something in a joking way, to tease, fluster, or to deceive somebody tempor

7、arily.A.“ To pull one s leg”B.“ To keep a straight face”C.“ To make a cat laugh”D.“ To ride one s high horse”10. The allusion_can be used to refer to a person who submits to indignities andsufferings without any thought or act of rebelling.A.“ a Cinderella”B.“ a Sherlock Holmes”C.“ an Uncle Tom”D.“

8、an Oliver Twist”11.“ That s a budding theory” illustrates the metaphor that_.A.“ Ideas are people”B.“ Ideas are products”C. “ Ideas are plants”D.“ Ideas are resources”12. “ Blue ” may connote _.A. jealousy and envyB. negative qualitiesC. purity and innocenceD. unhappy feelings13.“ To be expecting” i

9、s a euphemistic expression for.A.“ to be pregnant”B.“ to have sex”C.“ to relieve oneself”D.“ to be unemployed”14. _, with possessive pronouns, is used in addressing or referring to a king, queen or emperor.A. HonourableB. MajestyC. ExcellencyD. Royal15. Only those collections of sentences that consi

10、st of sentences connected in certain ways can be regarded as _.A. textsB. paragraphsC. topic sentencesD. context16. A: Do you mind my opening the window?B: I catch a cold.There is _between the above two sentences.A. logicB. lexicC. cohesionD. coherence17. In American English, the equivalent word for

11、轮胎 ” is“.A. tireB. tiredC. tyreD. type18. Many scientific discoveriesor inventionsare named aftertheir discoverers or inventors.Which of the following terms is a technical term that is derived from personal name?A. MercuryB. WattC. JupiterD. Pepsi19. In English body language,“ stamping one s foot” s

12、ignifies _.2A. angerB.irritationC. impatienceD. frustration20. What does punctuality mean to Americans and Englishmen?()A. In time.B. On time if not a little before.C. A couple of minutes late.D. Half an hour late.II. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read

13、. each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide what alternatives can complete the statement. There might be more than one correct answer. (10%)21. Language is _used in the communication of thought.A. an instrumentB. an ideaC. a meansD. a vehicle22. The fact that伯父、“叔父、舅父、姑父、姨夫 ” col

14、lectively correspond to“ uncle” implies thatthe distinction between _is often ignored in English culture.A. paternal and maternal relativesB. male and female relativesC. blood and spouse relativesD. old and young relatives23. Which description is reasonable in the following cultural interpretations

15、for the differences inword order between English and Chinese?()A. English people are inclined to think inductively, while Chinese people tend to thinkdeductively.B. English people are direct and Chinese people are indirect.C. English people are inclined to think deductively, while Chinese people ten

16、d to thinkinductively.D. English is a hypotactic language and Chinese is a paratactic language.24. In relation to vocative and culture, which of the following statements does Not cover the truthin life?()A. Both in English and Chinese“ mother ” , “ father ” , “ grandmother” and“ grandfather ”normall

17、y used alone as forms of address.B. In English“ uncle ” and“ aunt ” are seldom used together with the addressees given name.C. Both in English and Chinese, there are a large quantity of vocatives available to address tostrangers.D. Some vocatives used to address to strangers are more extensively use

18、d in the United Kingdomthan in the United States.25. The sentences in a text may be linked by _means.A. grammaticalB. logicalC. lexicalD. meaningful26. American English differs from British English mainly in _.A. toneB. pronunciationC. grammarD. vocabulary27. Body language refers to such meaning rep

19、resenting devices as _.3A. facial expressionsB. eye behavioursC. gesturesD. postures28. “ To miss the boat” can be used to mean to lose the opportunity _.A. to do somethingB. to go touringC. to obtain somethingD. to go boating29. The colour word “ red can” be used metaphorically to symbolize _in Eng

20、lish culture.A. high military ranksB. embarrassment or shynessC. communism and revolutionD. celebrations and joyful occasions30. “ _ ” can be used as a euphemismnifyto sigdeath.A. CompleteB. PerishC. To be with one s parentsD. To pay the debt of natureIII. Fill in each underlined space with a proper

21、 expression.(20%)31. Only human beings possess what can be called _in the true sense of the term.32. Conceptual meaning is the _a word conveys.33. English uses frequently inflectional morphemes to indicate the _relations between linguistic elements.34. The Chinese meaning of the English name _is人类的保

22、护者 “”.35. The term “ text refers” to any piece of spoken or written language, which expresses a_ meaning.36. In American English, the letter“ a” in the word“ pass ” is pronounced as _.37. The study of the ways human beings use and communicate with _is referred to as proxemics.38. _are one type of id

23、ioms, consisting of a verb and a particle in most cases.39. In both similes and metaphors tenor and _, the medium through whichsomething is expressed or displayed, occur simultaneously.40. The English expression equivalent to拜访 ” is“ _ ”. .Answer the follwing questions briefly.(12%)41.What is the American equivalent for the British word“ maize ”?42.Indicate the logical relationship between the f