全国月高等教育自学考试语言与文化考试试题课程代码

全国 2 0 0 1 年 1 0 月高等教育自学考试

语言与文化试题

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I .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 best completes the stateme nt.(20%)

1. La nguage is ______ .( )

A. the product of the huma n bra in B.rule gover ned

C.i ndepe ndent of culture D.the result of social in stituti ons

2. Culture is a loa n word from .

A. Fre nch tin C.Roman D.Norwegia n

3.ln South Africa, Australia and New Zeala nd the first week day after Christmas is _______ .( )

A. Boxi ng Day B.Tha nksgiv ing Day

C.Easter D.St.Vale ntin e's Day

4.A bun or bread roll containing fried or grilled steak is called _____________.( )

A.hamburger B.sa ndwich C.hot dog D.puddi ng

5.ln the followi ng words, ______ contains a derivati onal morpheme.

A. ni cer B.maps C.precede D.worked

6.ln the followi ng statements, ______ is n ot true.( )

A. “ English is a language with explicit grammar and Chinese is a language with implicit grammar. ”

B. “ Compared with Chinese, English has more grammatical morphemes that are used more frequently in either

speech or writing. ”

C. “ Chinese has no grammatical morphemes. ”

D. “ Grammatical explicitness and consistency are required in English. ”

7.We can ofte n find pers onal n ames in En glish that are related to _______.( )

A.historical eve nts B.n atural phe nomena

C.influential figures D.the place of birth

8.Abraham is a .( )

A.religious n ame

C.weap on n ame B.flower n ame

D.n ame of authority

9.The Chin ese pers on al letters gen erally sou nd more ____ in tone tha n their corresp onding En glish ones.

A.formal B.i nformal C.or nate D.plain

10. “ To have the tendency to stretch the truth ” can be used as the euphemism for “ __________ ” .( )

A.to provide true information B.to tell others ' fortune

C.to lie D.to steal

11. The expression that can be used as the euphemism for a garbage collector ” is “ ___________ ” .

A.collecti ng engin eer B.garbage engin eer

C.sa nitary engin eer D.sa nitati on engin eer.

12. 寒舍 is equivale nt to ______ in En glish.

A.my home B.my humble home C.my cold house D.my shabby hut

13. The Chinese expression "给我一座金山，我也不干” corresponds to the English idiom _______ .( ) of the four

A.to keep on e's nose clea

n

C.not to bat an eyelid B. not for all the tea in Chi

na

D.to make on e's flesh

14. “ Not to mince one's words ” means

___ are n amed after their desig ners or man ufacturers.

A.Ford B.Cha nel C.Salem

27. Wester ners often draw a cross by touch ing the forehead,breast and shoulders to in voke the bless ing of Christ,whe n

they are ________ .( )

A.angry B.shocked

28. La nguage is _____ .( )

A.an in strume nt used in the commu ni cati on of thought.

B. the fun cti on of the huma n brain.

C. non verbal from the very beg inning

D. closely related to thi nki ng.

29.In the following cultural interpretations for the differences in word order between English and Chinese, _______ is A.speak fran kly,blu ntly or coarsely B.speak in directly

C.speak thoughtfully D.speak min

dlessly

15.The expression “ that you ng man is a bear at mathematics ”

A.that you ng man is bad at mathematics

C.that you ng man is clumsy at mathematics

16.ln English culture “ white ” connotes has a similar meaning to .

B.that you ng man is good at mathematics

D.that you ng man is a mathematician .(

B.cruelty

17.British English is spoken in ___

A.Great Britain B.Australia .( )

C.reactio

n D.i nnocence

.( )

C.New Zeala

nd 18. Rubb ing on e's thumb aga in st on e's forefi nger and middle fin ger

means

A.mo ney B.dirt C.OK

19. ______________________________________________________ Gestures that can fully take the place of spoke n words are ____________

A.illustrators B.emblems C.regulators .(

2O.Ge nerally _____

commu ni cati on.( D.A,B,and C.

_____ in English body Ianguage system.

D.victory

)

D.adapters

in the lear ning of foreig n non verbal

A.tra nsfer B.reassociati on C.c on flict D.rei nterpretati on

n .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 of the four alter natives can complete the stateme nt. There might be more

tha n one correct an swer.(10%)

21.ln En glish culture “ blue ” is ofte n associated with _______ .(

A.un happy feeli ngs B.high social positi on

C.jealousy and envy D.l ack ing experie nee

22. The idiomatic expression “ to put one's foot in one's mouth ” means

A. to say somethi ng embarrass ing

B. to just make it

C. to have an angry attitude

D. to say someth ing wrong or un suitable

23. _______ is an outright offen sive racist world. .(

B.Boy C.Nigger D.Negro

24.At first we thought we would go for a holiday. _______ we lear ned we were n eeded at

home.

A.U nfortu nately B.And the n

C.Un expectedly D.Subseque ntly

25.ln British English,to gain the attention of a stranger, speakers often rely on A.Girl

”.(

A.Excuse me B.Hello

C.Miss/Ma'am/Mister/sir D.I beg your pard on

26.

D.Rolex

C.sad D.amused