全国高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码新

1、全国 2003年 10月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码： 00838第一部分 选择题（共 30 分）I. Each of the following incomplete statementsis followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives best completes the statement.(20%)1.A cold dish of raw vegetables wi

2、th a dressing is called .A. hamburgerC. saladB. sandwichD. pudding2. All languages have terms and distinguish at least three characteristics in relatives.A. generationC. complicatedB. subtleD. kinship3. English speakers are direct people who tend to .A. locate peripheral meaning before central meani

3、ngB. locate central meaning before central meaningC. locate the modified after the modifierD. think holistically4.In English all the prefixes are morphemes.A. inflectionalB. grammaticalC. derivationalD. implicit5.Which of the following statements is not true?A. English speakershave a relatively smal

4、l range of possibilities to select from when naming their newly born babies.B. English surnames are more distinctive than given names.C. English given names are more distinctive than surnames.D. Names include given names, surnames, full names and nicknames or pet names.6.If an English speaker refuse

5、s the compliment which merely comes out of politeness, he may sayA. “Do you really think so?”B.“Oh, I wish it could be true.”C.“Oh, you are too polite.”D.“No, I dont think so.”7. “ To make a cat laugh” means .A. to be comicB. to be tragicC. to be proudD. to be serious8. The English equivalent for “前

6、车之覆，后车之鉴” can be “” .A. Rats desert a sinking shipB. A small leak will sink a great shipC. He that would sail without danger must never come on the main seaD. Let anothers shipwreck be your seamark9. “ Green” connotes in English culture.A. ProsperityB. immaturityC. longevityD. sincerity10. “Brown pa

7、per”corresponds to .A. 棕色纸B.秘密文件C.揭露社会黑暗的报纸D.牛皮纸11. The English equivalent for “空袭紧急警报” is .A. blue alertB. white alertC. red alertD. black alert12. “Sanitary enginee”r is the euphemistic expression for “ ” .A. garbage collectorB. cleanerC. plumberD. gardener13. “敬请指正” can be treated as the Chinese

8、equivalent o“f ” in English.A. Id like to have your comments.B. Will you please point out my errors?C. Id like to have errors correctedD. Ill gratefully expect your comments.14. When the speaker or writer discusses many things indirectly related to the central idea of thetext and /or to each other h

9、e or she develops the text in a(n) fashion.A .linearB. spiralC. inductiveD. deductive15. The most striking phonetic difference between American and British English is thepronunciation of in words.A. rB. aC. whD. er16. The first made in 449 B.C. had strong impact on the laws made later in most Europe

10、ancountries.A. Roman lawB. Napoleonic CodeC. French lawD. British law17. The distance zone ranging from 4 inches to about 8 feet is referred so as the zone.A. publicB. intimateC. socio-consultativeD. casual-personal18. Raising ones open hand with palm down to ones throat means “” in English culture.

11、A. Shame on youB. Im fullC. Kill yourselfD. Youre shorter than I19.In proxemics scholars are particularly interested in the between interlocutors ininterpersonal communication.A. relative rightsB. relationshipC. distanceD. relative obligation20. The brand name is neutral or positive in meaning in Ch

12、inese culture but pejorative inEnglish culture?A.青岛啤酒B.白象牌电池C.泸洲老窖D.菊花电扇II. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives can complete the statement. There might be more

13、than one correct answer.(10%)21. are some important properties of language.A. UnsystematicB. Human specificC. VocalD. A set of symbols22.In the expression “to meet ones Waterloo”,the word “Waterloo” alludes to .A. a great victoryB. an achievementC. a final defeatD. a difficult or obstacle23.The Engl

14、ish brand namesA. TraneC. Pierre24.The word “woman”A. an adult femaleC. long hair wearingare coinages.B. PlaytexD. Cartan can be defined conceptually asB. prone to tearsD. biped25. “Purple” in English culture is often associated with .A. high rank or station B. low rank or stationC. imperial or roya

15、l rank D. something best26. are usually taboo topics in conversations between strangers in English culutre.A. Age and incomeB. Love and marriageC. Political and religious beliefsD. Personal opinions about daily affairs27. is onomatopoeic words.A. SquealC. RushB. MurmurD. Click28. When you respond to

16、 the compliment “ You look very nice in this dress” ,you should saya”A. Thank you.B. No, I dont think 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.29. serve the function of substitution.A. Saying louder than usual to emphasize a verbal me

17、ssageB. Pausing before saying something importantC. Waving goodbyeD. Beckoning another person to come30. A “ slow” student may be euphemistically referred to as“” .A. a mentally retarded studentB. one who is working at his/her own levelC. one who can do better work with helpD. a problem student第二部分

18、非选择题 (共 70分 )III. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression.(12%)31. The invisible, portable space that surrounds us is referred to as space.32. thinking interacts with English, while holistic thinking interacts with Chinese.33. “Pay ones debt to nature” is the euphemism for .34. The En

19、glish equivalent of “寒舍” is .35.In an English paragraph the sentence representing the central idea is referred to as andoften located at the initial part of the paragraph.36.It is safe to say that Chinese advertising as a whole tends to be more than Englishadvertising.37.Since language represents th

20、ought, it is by thought.38.It is generally true that an English word may represent a or associative meaning differentfrom that of its translation equivalent in Chinese.39. The English functional equivalent for “敬请光临” is .40. The English proverbial equivalent for “金无足赤，人无完人” is .41. The En glish expr

21、essi onis equivale nt to “秃子头上的虱子明摆着”in Chi na.42. refers to a kind of journalism with heavy emphasison scandals,or resenting ordinarynews in a sensational manner.IV. Answer the following questions briefly:(12%)43. What is the English equivalent for “黑信” ?44. What is the British equivalent for the A

22、merican word “raincoat” ?45. What is the major difference between English and Chinese descriptive texts in style?46. Why is it said that English is a hypotactic language and Chinese is a paratactic language?47. How hitchhiking is symbolized in English culture?48. What cross-cultural contrasts can you find between English and Chinese tit