全國2006年10月高等教育自學考試語言與文化試題課程代碼00838

浙00838#語言與文化試題第4頁共6頁全國2006年10月高等教育自學考試語言與文化試題課程代碼：00838Ⅰ．Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives．Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativesbestcompletesthestatement．(20%)1．VenusistheRomangodof．()A．beautyandlove B．a(chǎn)gricultureC．thedepartedspirits D．thesea2．Theexpression“tokickthebucket”means．()A．tobeangry B．togoawayC．todie D．togetout3．Oscarisa．()A．religiousname B．flowernameC．nameofauthority D．weaponname4．InEnglishculture“green”connotes．()A．longevity B．prosperityC．immaturity D．sincerity5．Thephrasalverb“l(fā)ooktowards”correspondsinmeaningtothesingleword:()A．inspect B．examineC．seek D．a(chǎn)nticipate6．TheEnglish-speakingpeopleusetheword“chicken”metaphoricallytoreferto．()A．a(chǎn)smallcreature B．a(chǎn)cowardC．a(chǎn)fool D．a(chǎn)hero7．Camelliaisa．()A．religiousname B．flowernameC．weaponname D．nameofauthority8．Agameplayedonhorsebackbytwoteamsofplayersonagroundiscalled．()A．hockey B．poloC．rugby D．golf9．Asweetdishtypicallycomposedoffruitbakedwithpastryiscalled．()A．hamburger B．sandwichC．hotdog D．pudding10．Thenonverbalmessagesthatareconsistentwithaccompanyingverbalmessages,butaddtoorstrengthenorclarifytheverbalmessageservethefunctionof．()A．regulating B．repeatingC．complementing D．a(chǎn)ccentingA．facialexpressions B．gesturesC．dress D．a(chǎn)rtifacts27．Whichoneisrightinthefollowingstatements?（）A．Hypotacticlanguageisunambiguousandparatacticlanguageisambiguous．B．HypotacticlanguagelikeEnglishreliesonconjunctionsforsentenceconstruction．C．ParatacticlanguagelikeChineseneverreliesonconjunctionsforsentenceconstruction．D．HypotacticandparatacticrelationscanbefoundinbothEnglishandChinese．28．Conceptualmeaningrefersto__________content．（）A．cognitive B．stylisticC．a(chǎn)ssociative D．logical29．InafloweryChinesedescriptivetextonecanfindquiteanumberof________．（）A．a(chǎn)djectivesandadverbs B．hyperbolesC．four-characterexpressions D．similesandmetaphors30．Cultureinitstechnicalsenseis_________．（）A．humanspecific B．a(chǎn)socialphenomenonC．a(chǎn)nationalphenomenon D．a(chǎn)historicalphenomenonⅢ．Fillineachunderlinedspacewithaproperexpression．(12%)31．ThewordinAmericanEnglishfor“電梯”is_______________．32．IninformalsituationsEnglishspeakerstendtoaddressothersbyusingtheir________names．33．Conceptualmeaningisthe____________awordconveys．34．ItisoftensaidthatEnglishisalanguagewith_______________grammarandChinesealanguagewith___________grammar．35．TheEnglishequivalentidiomfor“開某人玩笑”or“捉弄某人”is______________．36．Ifhe’dthoughtIwouldsittheremeekasa___________whileheabusedmyfamily,hemusthavegotarealsurprise．37．Butthisisanoddthing,thoughhe’simpulsive,he’sasstubbornasa_____________．38．Whenwetalkaboutinternationalaffairs,“___________”maybeusedastheeuphemismfora“militaryaction”．39．IthasbeenclaimedthatthelineardevelopmentofEnglishtextsiscausedbythe________thinkingstylepreferredbyEnglishspeakers．40．Theconnective“further”in“Myclientsayshedoesnotknowthiswitness．Further,hedeniesevenhavingseenherorspokentoher．”indicatesa(n)relationbetweensentences．41．Languageisvocal,whichmeansthatspeechistheoflanguage．42．Ofthefivecategoriesofgesturesareperhapsthemostimportantonebecausetheyareintentionalbehaviourswithwidelyagreedmeaningsinasociety．Ⅳ．Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly．(12%)43．WhatisthemajorcontrastbetweenEnglishandChineselettersofrequest?44．WhatistheBritishequivalentfortheAmericanword“schedule”?45．Whatdoestheexpression“awhiteelephant”mean?46．Whatisafuture-orientedsociety?47．WhichaspectofEnglishculturedoestheproverb“anEnglishman’shouseishiscastle”reflect?48．WhyarebranchingsentencepatternspreferredinEnglish?Ⅴ．Translation．(16%)49．Wouldyoulikesomemoreofthisfish?50．Wineendedhim．51．Besidesfootball,themostpopulargamesintheUnitedStatesarebaseballandbasketball．52．Old-fashionednotionshavenoplaceintoday’ssociety．53．Thetheoryofrelativitygavebirthtoanenormousnumberofideasinphysics．54．敬請光臨。55．“長者”當然要比“老人”好聽，“資深公民”又比“長者”好聽。56．他抓住我的胳膊。Ⅵ．Definethefollowingterms．(10%)57．a(chǎn)whitelie58．standardappellatives59．deductiveargumentation60．nonverbalcommunication61．interculturalcommunicationⅦ．Discussthefollowingtopics．(20