2023年全国10月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码00838汇编

全国10月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码：00838Ⅰ.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsiffollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativesbestcompletesthestatement.(20%)1.Theexpression“physicallyhandicapped”istheeuphemisticequivalentof“（）”.A.ugly B.skinnyC.deaf D.crippled2.A（）isasmallopenspacesymbolicallyenclosedwithverylowwallsandadjoiningabuilding.A.semihouse B.balconyC.plot D.yard3.Englishgrammarisoftensaidtobe（）becauseEnglishusesfrequentlyinflectionalmorphemestoindicatethegrammaticalrelationsbetweenlinguisticelements.A.paratactic B.hypotacticC.explicit D.implicit4.Theword“（）”isAmericanspelling.A.colour B.travellerC.metre D.defense5.Smilingwhencriticizedwouldbeconsidered（）inAmericanculture.A.improper B.politeC.friendly D.frivolous6.Ameddlesomepersonwhopriesintoothers’affairsisa（）.A.busman B.busybodyC.ladies’man D.do-gooder7.Englishisthelanguagewhich（）.A.demonstratesmorehypotacticrelationsthanChinesedoes.B.demonstratesmoreparatacticrelationsthanChinesedoes.C.demonstratesonlyhypotacticrelations.D.onlyreliesonconjunctionsforsentenceconstruction.8.Theidiomaticexpression“betweenScyllaandCharybdis”canbetranslatedinto（）.A.费了九牛二虎之力 B.进退两难C.坐失良机 D.昙花一现9.Nikeisthenameof（）inGreekmythology.A.aheroine B.thegoddessofvictoryC.thegoddessoffortune D.awealthylady10.Englishspeakersusuallygivesmallgiftsto（）onhisorherbirthday.A.acasualfriend B.anewacquaintanceC.apublicservant D.agoodfriend11.（）canfunctionasanappropriatereplytoaninvitation.A.“Thankyouverymuch.I’llcomeifI’mfreethen”B.“Thankyouverymuch.ButIcan’tacceptyourinvitation”C.“Thatwouldbenice.Thankyou”D.“Thankyou,I’lltrytocome”12.WhenyouwanttocomplimentthenewcoatMarywears,youcansay（）.A.“Ilikeyournewcoat.”B.“That’sverynicecoatyou’rewearing.Itmustbeveryexpensive.”C.“Youlookmuchyoungerinthiscoat.”D.“Howmuchdidyoupayforthiscoat?”13.Theproverbialexpression“lifeisbutawalkingshadow”isderivedfromtheworksof（）.A.GeoffreyChaucer B.JohnMiltonC.FrancisBacon D.WilliamShakespeare14.InEnglishculture“green”isoftenassociatedwith（）.A.experience B.anoldageC.jealousy D.failure15.“Apedantoreruditefemaleintellectual”canbereferredtoas（）.A.ablueribbon B.abluestockingC.agreymare D.agreengrocer16.TheefforttorescueAmericancaptivesinIranin1980failedanditwascalleda(n)“（）”ratherthana“failure”.A.incompletesuccess B.partialsuccessC.intangiblesuccess D.mentalsuccess17.Englishspeakersexpecttobeimmediatelyinformedof（）thelettertheyhavereceivediswritten.A.thepurposeforwhich B.thereasonsforwhichC.thedateonwhich D.theplaceinwhich18.“Tickets,please!”saidtheguard,puttinghisheadinatthewindow.（）everybodywasholdingoutaticket.A.Untilthen B.TothisendC.Atlast D.Inamoment19.Gesturesthatareusedtohelpexplainthespokenwordsare（）.A.regulators B.illustratorsC.adapters D.emblems20.“Apersonorthingsuddenlyliftedfromobscuritytohonourorsignificance”canbereferredtoas（）.A.aCleopatra B.aPandoraC.aCinderella D.aDavidⅡ.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativescancompletethestatement.Theremightbemorethanonecorrectanswer.(10%)21.Whenreceivingagift,theEnglishspeakersnormallysay（）.A.“It’sverynice”B.“ThisisreallywhatIwant”C.“Itmusthavecostyoualot.Thankyouverymuch”D.“Howmuchisit?Thankyouverymuch”22.TheEnglishequivalentsto“副”inChineseare（）.A.lieutenant B.underC.deputy D.vice23.InEnglishculture,“white”connotes（）.A.reaction B.deathC.innocence D.purity24.Inductiveargumentationhasbeenrelatedto（）.A.Thelinearthinkingpattern B.ThebranchingthinkingpatternC.Inductivereasoning D.Indirectpersonality25.Inindividualisticculture,（）.A.anunexpectedvisitormayberefusedfranklyB.whenyouvisitsomebody,youcouldstayathisorherhomeforlongC.itisquitecommonforseveralfriendstopayrespectivelyforwhattheyhavehadinarestaurantD.it’snotcommonforparentstopaytheirchildrenforwhattheyhavedoneforthefamily26.“APandora’sbox”referstoapresentorsomething（）.A.whichthegodssendtoPandoraB.whichbringshappinessbutlooksuglyC.whichabridetraditionallygivestoabridegroomD.whichseemsvaluablebutbringsmisfortune27.Muchofthe（）informationisconveyedbyeyebehaviours.A.factual B.attitudinalC.emotional D.cultural28.Ingeneral,American’sposturesaremore（）thantheChinesespeakers’.A.casual B.aggressiveC.reserved D.appropriate29.TheEnglishspeakerswhoexpectatexttobedevelopedlinearlymayfindit（）.A.interestingtoreadaspirallydevelopedtextB.difficulttofollowaspirallydevelopedtextC.illogictodevelopatextspirallyD.reasonabletodevelopatextspirally30.“哪里”asareplytoapolitecommentsuchas“You’reoneofthetopscholarsinthisfield.”canbetranslatedinto“（）”.A.No.That’snottrue B.NotreallyC.It’ssuchasmallfield D.You’rejokingⅢ.Fillineachunderlinedspacewithaproperexpression.(12%)31.InaformalEnglishletterofinvitation,theinviter’snamenormallycomes___________theinvitee’sname.32.TheEnglishequivalentof内人is___________.33.TheEnglishfunctionalequivalentto您过奖了is___________.34.Onlyhumanbeingspossesswhatcanbecalled___________inthetruesenseoftheterm.35.Nevercastyour___________beforeswine.36.Manproposes,God___________.37.Manyplantandplacenamessuchas“poker”and“Mississippi”inAmericanEnglishcomefrom___________.38.Eachlanguagerepresentsauniquesystemofmeaningin___________ways.39.Englishspeakersaredirectpeoplewhotendtolocate___________meaningbeforeperipheralmeaning.40.Alittleoldwomanwithawrinklefaceasbrownasa___________toldusourfortunefortenpence.41.DifferencesinwordorderbetweenChineseandEnglisharerelatedto___________.42.___________timeorientationreferstohowpeoplefeel,think,orperceivetimeandhowitinfluencestheirdailycommunicationandlives.Ⅳ.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly:(12%)43.Whatisartisticthinking?44.WhatistheBritishequivalentfortheAmericanword“raincoat”?45.What’sthegeneralruleinEnglishculturewhenintroductionsareconducted?46.Fromwhichlanguageistheword“cookie”borrowed?47.Whatdoes“awhitehope”referto?48.AretherehonourificsinEnglish?Iftherea