全國2011年1月高等教育語言與文化自考試題

1、全國2011年1月自學(xué)考試語言與文化試題課程代碼：00838I.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativesbestcompletesthestatement.(20%)1.Languageis_,whichmeansthatspeechisprimarywhilewritingissecondary.()A.arbitraryB.dualC

2、.vocalD.symbolic2.Initsnarrowsense“_”iscontrastedwithothercultures.()A.alanguageB.acultureC.ahumanbehaviourD.athinkingpattern3._meaningiswhatapieceoflanguageconveysaboutthesocialcircumstancesofitsuse.()A.SocialB.ReflectedC.ThematicD.Conceptual4.“Equalitarianism”isawordinEnglish.()A.newB.negativeC.ne

3、utralD.positive5.InEnglish_morphemesareinflectionalmorphemesrepresentingsuchcategoriesasnumber,case,tense,etc.()A.derivationalB.freeC.grammaticalD.bound6.Onomatopoeicwordsaremainlyusedasnounsandverbsin().A.ChineseB.EnglishC.bothEnglishandChineseD.neitherEnglishnorChinese7.Whichofthefollowingexpressi

4、onscanfunctionasawayofgreetingothers?()8.InEnglishspeakingculture,“_”isusedwhenpeopleneedtopassinfrontof)others.(A.Iamsorry.B.Letmego,please.sOK.9._meansthedrawingofageneralconclusionfromanumberofknownfacts.()A.DeductionB.Induction第1頁C.IntroductionD.Production10.“Romeo”isa/an_originatedfromShakespea

5、re)splay.(A.proverbB.idiomC.allusionD.simile11.“Myhandsareascoldasice”isanexampleof_.)(A.similesB.metaphorsC.proverbsD.allusions12.“Hewas_overhisdismissal.”simplymeans“Hewassadforhisdismissal)”.(A.greenB.greyC.pinkD.blue13.InEnglishculture,apraiseisnormallyacceptedwithappreciation.So“might”functionr

6、oughlythesameinEnglishas“哪里”inChinese.()A.No.B.Itsverykindofyoutosayso.C.Where?D.Notatall.14.WhichofthefollowingtopicsisNOTataboointheconversationwithawesterner?()A.PersonalincomeB.SportsC.PoliticalviewsD.Religiousbeliefs15.Slumswherethepoorandthecolouredraceslivemaybereferredtoas_.()A.downtownB.upt

7、ownC.ethnicneighbourhoodD.racialneighbourhoodAreyougoinghome?Yes,Iam.Theabovesentencesexhibit_.()A.coherenceB.cohesionC.paradoxD.coexistence17.JohndidntgotoJapan.Instead,hewenttoFrance.Thelogicalrelationshipbetweentheabovesentencesis().A.additiveB.adversativeC.causalD.temporal18.Themoststrikingphone

8、ticdifferencebetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishisthepronunciationof_inwords.()A.“r”B.“a”C.“wh”D.“er”19.“Chewingonesfingernails”signifies).(A.contemptB.guiltyC.happinessD.worry第2頁20.Theexpression“tokickthebucket”means).(A.“tobeangry”B.“togoaway”C.“todie”D.“togetout”II.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatem

9、entsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichalternativescancompletethestatement.Theremightbemorethanonecorrectanswer.(10%)“Thedoorlockseasily.”illustratesthefactthat_inEnglish).(A.grammaticalmorphemesarestillimportantD.verbscanbefollowedbyadjectives

10、22.“Self-mademan”isapositiveexpressioninEnglishbecauseEnglishcultureemphasizes_.()“Tobeallthumbs”issynonymousto_.)(A.“tobeclumsy”B.“tobeproud”C.“tobegoodatdoingsomething”D.“tobebadatdoingsomething”24.Itissafetosaythatlanguageisaninstrumentusedin_ofthought.()A.communicationB.shapingC.expressionD.gene

11、ration25.Theexamplesofallusionsfromhistoryare_.()A.aTrojanhorseB.MarathonC.WaterlooD.anUncleTom26.Whichofthefollowingareexamplesofmetaphoricalexpressionsindailyconversations?()A.Poplookedsounhappy,almostlikeachildwhohaslosthispieceofcandy.B.Whathesaidleftabadtasteinmymouth.C.Heisafatherofmodernbiolo

12、gy.D.HereisanideathatIdliketoplantinyourmind.27.Honorificsareveryoftenusedtoshow_toonesinterlocutorsnomatterwhethertheyareofhighertus.socialst()C.politenessD.jealousy28.Whichofthefollowingarerelatedtothespeakingstyle?()A.FrozenB.Formal第3頁C.CasualD.Intimate29.WhichofthefollowingEnglishbrandnamesareco

13、inages?()A.TraneC.PierreB.PlaytexD.Cartan30.Bodylanguageincludessuchmeaningrepresentingdevicesas(C.dressD.facialexpressions).Fillineachunderlinedspacewithaproperexpression.(20%)31.Thestatement“Languagesdiffernotsomuchastowhatcanbesaidinthem,butratherastowhatitisrelativelyeasytosayinthem.”showsthatla

14、nguageinfluences.32.Thekinshipterms“brother”,“sister”,andothersshowthatoftherelativesofthesamegenerationisoftenignoredinEnglish.Englishismore_thanChineseasfarastheconnectionbetweenlanguageelementswithinorbeyondsentencesisconcerned.InEnglishspeakingculture,itis_foramaleEnglishspeakertocomplimentonfem

15、alesontheirgoodlooks.35.“Tohitandrun”isanallusionrelatedto.SometimesEnglishpeoplewilltellawhite_,whentheyfeelitismerelymoreconvenientorpolitethantellingthetruth._arepleasant,politeorharmlesssoundingwordsorexpressionsusedtomaskharsh,rudeorinfamoustruths.Hypotacticrelationsatthesententiallevelrefertoc

16、onstructionswhosecomponentsarelinkedthroughtheuseof_.39.Torespondtoonescompliment,peopleinEnglishspeakingcountriestendtosay.“_”O(jiān)fthefivecategoriesofgestures_areperhapsthemostimportantonebecausetheyareintentionalbehaviourswithwidelyagreedmeaningsinasociety.IV.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.(12%)W

17、hyisitsaidthattherelationshipbetweenlanguageandcultureisnotsimplythatbetweenapartandthewhole?Whatdoestheword“peasant”inEnglishconnote?43.Fromwhichlanguageistheword“cookie”borrowed?44.Whatisafuture-orientedsociety?V.Translation.(18%)Notforal!theteainChina.Heisablue-collarworker.Ifthechangeisamajoroneinvolvingsubstance,Iwillappreciateyourlettingmeknowbeforehand.您有何卓識?他抓住我的胳膊。第4頁50你穿這件毛衣很好。VI.Discussth