全国月自学考试语言与文化试题

1、全国2008年10月自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码：00838I. Each of the follow ing in complete stateme nts is followed by four alter natives.Read each stateme nt and the four alter natives carefully and decide which of thefour alter natives best completes the stateme nt.(20%)is a loa n word from.()A. FrenchB. LatinC. Roma nD

2、. Norwegia nculture, and thought , each in flue ncing and shap ing the other two.()A. alter nateB. cha ngeC. in teract D. substitutemeddlesome person who pries into othersrs isf cafSia.()A. busma nB. busybodyC. ladies' man D. do-goodermeaning is represe nted by theof a word in a sentence.()A. st

3、ructure B. part of speechC. formati on D. positi onword “ intern ati onal” con sists of morphemes. ()A. 2 B. 3C. 4 D. 5of the following statements is NOT trueA. English is a language with explicit grammar and Chinese is a language with implicit grammar.B. Compared with Chin ese, En glish has more gr

4、ammatical morphemes that are used more freque ntly in either speech or writ ing.C. Chin ese has no grammatical morphemes.D. Grammatical explicit ness and con siste ncy are required in En glish.of the follow ing n ames is associated with Christia nity()A. Edgar B. JosephC. Alexa nder D. Iris8. When y

5、ou ' d like to make a reply to the thanks from others, you may say,A. It ' s my pleasure. B. No. You ' re too polite.C. It ' s my duty. D. No.saw a car accide nt whe n he was driv ing home.The above sentence is conn ected .()A. hypotactically B. paratactiallyC. in a parallel way D. u

6、n reas on ably10. He did n ' t work. In stead, he went to see a movie.The logical relati on ship betwee n the above senten ces is.()A. additive B. adversativeC. causalD. temoral11. “ Congress passes tight budget.From the above example of a n ews headli ne, we can see that the most salie ntfeatur

7、e of the headli ne is .A. repetiti on B. con cisi onC. smooth nessD. omissi on12. In British English, the letter(4 ? g II “I Ii in the word mobile is pronounced asA. B.CO D. i13. If the speaker wishes to sig nal that it is ano ther pers onshe will finish his or her prese nt uttera nee, look directly

8、 at the other pers on, andstop gesticulat ing. In this situati on, the function of non verbal message is .( )A. regulati ngB. con tradictingC. acce nti ngD. substitut ing14. Non verbal com muni cati on is com muni cati on without_A. action B. gesturesC. eye con tact D. words15. The proverbgossip ing

9、, and lying go hand in hands turn to talk, his derived fromA. the BibleB. Greco-Roma n Civilizati onC. Christia nityD. geographic kno wledge16. The proverbBacchus bath drow ned more men tha n Nept uneis relatedto ( )A. n avigatiB. wineonD. historyC. geography17. In both En glish and Chin ese may be

10、associated with pride. (A. owls B. bearsC. peacocks D. mules18. “ That idea won t sell ” illustrates the orertaipth “ .(A. Ideas are money B. Ideas are in strume ntsC. Ideas are resourcesD. Ideas are commodities19. Many, though not all, swear words in En glish are related to A. Christia nityB. Greco

11、-Roma n mythologyC. sexism D. racism20. may be used by racists to refer to Jews.( )A. Japs B. DagosC. Polacks D. KikesII. Each of the followi ng in complete stateme nts is followed by four alter natives.Read each stateme nt and the four alter natives carefully and decide which alter natives can comp

12、lete the stateme nt. There might be more tha n one correct an swer. (10%)21. Culture in its tech ni cal sense isA. huma n specificB. a social phe nomenonC. a n ati onal phe nomenonD. a historical phe nomenon22. T he word “ woman ” can be defined conceptually as .()A. an adult female B. bipedC. long

13、hair weari ngD. prone to tears23. In terms of ono matopoeic words, which of the follow ing stateme nts can beregarded as the truth ()A. En glish ono matopoeic words can be used as verbs, adjectives, adverbs, nouns and modifiers.B. In fact they are used most freque ntly as nouns and verbs, the two mo

14、st forceful word classes.C. Ono matopoeic words are large in nu mber in En glish and they are very active.D. The grammatical functions they can serve include the subject, the predicate,the object, the attribute and the adverbial.You look very nice in this dress24. Whe n you resp ond to the complime

15、ntmost probably you would say .()A. Thank you.B. No, I don ' t thi nk so at all.C. Do you really think so I was not sure whether it suits me.D. It ' s very kind of you to say so.25. Accordi ng to its content, a letter containsA. purpose of writi ng the letterB. support ing in formati onC. a

16、routi ne remarkD. han dwriti ng26. A n ews report no rmally con sists ofA. a headli ne B. a leadC. a subtitleD. a story27. “ Chew ing one ' s fin ger n ails” sig nifies .A. relaxati onB. emoti onal stressC. worry D. not knowing what to do28. is derived from Greco-Roma n mythology.()A. Europe B.

17、the Atla ntic Ocea nC. Venus D. the forbidden fruit29. In English“ black ” is often associated with negative qualities, as reflectedin .()A. i n the black B. a black spotC. in black and whiteD. a black sheep30. Nowadays a garde ner should NOT be referred to as a .()A. san itati on engin eerB. beauti

18、cia nC. la ndscape architectD. morticia n川.Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression.(20%)rules31. People have to speak a Ian guage accord ing to its32. The system of meaning shaped in a particular cultural context is_culture-specific_ _33. Analytic thinking interacts with English, whil

19、e _holistic_ _ thinkinginteracts with Chinese.34. Given names used as vocatives suggest _familiarity between theaddresser and the addressee.35. It has been claimed that English texts develop in a linear fashion, whileChinese ones支票” is _check s thumb anddevelop in a _ spiral way.36. In American Engl

20、ish, the equivalent word of37. In the English body language forming an O with oneforefinger while stretching out the remaining three fingers signifies _ OK 38. “ Each cross hath its own inscription”_i_sC,hrerilsa t ieadni toybecause in it the wordcross ” appears.39. “ I ' m charmed by herillu ”s

21、trates the metaphor thatLove is_magic40. “To have a tendency to stretch the truthsimply means to _ lie_ IV. Answer the following questions briefly. (12%)41. What doesa nine to five job” meanRegular work done by an employee , especially in an office , shop , or factory.42. What difference is there be

22、tween English and Chinese in terms of humilityThere are much more terms of humility in Chinese than in English.please ” used in43. Why do Chinese people use “请” less extensively and frequently thanEnglishBecause there are many terms of respect in Chinese which can also be usedto show courtesy.44. Ho

23、w is nonverbal communication related to cultureAs language is strongly influenced by culture , nonverbal communicationsystems are shaped by culture . In each culture a unique nonverbal communication systems can be found.V. Translation. (18%)45 功利婚姻a marriage of convenience46 你真是红光满面。Your face is glo

24、wing with health.47. He is as strong as a horse.他力大如牛48. Mills of God grind slow but sure.天网恢恢，疏而不漏49. Besides football, the most popular games in the United States are baseball and basketball.在美国，最流行的运动除了橄榄球就是棒球和篮球50. Police action refers to a localized military action undertaken without formal dec

25、laration of war by regular forces against persons held to be violators of international peace and order. Police action ' 这个词语是指未经正式宣战，而对破坏国际和平与秩序的破坏者 采取的镇 压行动' .VI. Discuss the following topics. (20 %)51. Why are branching sentence patterns preferred in EnglishIt is known that Westerners are good at analytic thinking . Analytic thinkers are inclined to attend to the component parts of an object , concept or event and