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语言与文化模拟测试题2
第一部分选择题
I.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativesbestcompletesthestatement.(20%)
1.Culturecanbedefinedastheattributesofmanor_______ofapopulation.()
A.behaviorB.phenomenon
C.lifewayD.institution
2.Languageisaninstrumentusedinthe__________ofthought.()
A.patternsB.structure
CfunctionD.communication
3.______iswhatiscommunicatedbythewayinwhichaspeakerorwriterorganizesamessage,intermsofordering,focus,oremphasis.()
A.ConceptualmeaningB.Thematicmeaning
C.SocialmeaningD.Affectivemeaning
4.Kangarooisawordthatrefersto_____________relatedfeatures.()
A.historyB.geography
C.politicsD.livingstyle
5.______isanoblemanholdingthehighesthereditarytideoutsidetheroyalfamily.()
A.DukeB.Knight
C.HippieD.Cowboy
6."再见"inChineseconveythewish
A."Goodluckforyou"
B."Godbewithyou”
C."Buddhabewithyou”
D."Lookingforwardtoseeingyouagain"
7.Ifsomeonesays,"Whatabighouseyou’vegot.”thecomplimentedmightrespond,()
A."Thankyou,it'sjustsoso"
B."No,itisquitesmall"
C."Really?
Ithinkit’snotbigenoughtolivein"
D."Thankyou.It’squitebig,Iwasluckytobeabletogetit"
8."Mr.Right"correspondsto______________.()
A.白马王子B.绝代佳人
C.大男子主义D.天之娇子
9."Tothrowmeacurveball”isderivedfrom()
A.footballB.baseball
C.basketballD.handball
10.______istheplanetsecondinorderfromthesun,derivedfromtheRomangoddessofloveandbeauty.()
A.VenusB.Jupiter
C.UraniumD.March
11.The______colorisusuallyassociatedwithcelebrationsandjoyfuloccasions.()
A.whiteB.black
C.redD.blue
12.AnalogyisoftenmadeinEnglishbetween______andpeoplewhoarerudeorhot-temperedorpeoplewithhighintelligenceorremarkablepowerofendurance.()
A.bearsB.horses
C.monkeysD.foxes
13.______aredefinedas"aclassofgrammaticalformsusedinspeakingtooraboutasocialsuperior."()
A.HonorificsB.Termsofhumility
C.EuphemismsD.Taboos
14.Accordingtothedegreeofsoundingpleasant,theeuphemismsfortheword"old"canbearrangedintheorderof,fromtheleasttothemost.()
A.elderlypeople,oldpeople,seniorcitizens
B.oldpeople,elderlypeople,seniorcitizens
C.elderlypeople,seniorcitizens,oldpeople
D.01dpeople,seniorcitizens,elderlypeople
15."Negro"and"回回"areclearcasesof()
A.swearwordsB.verbaltaboos
C.racistlanguageD.termsofhumility
16."谨祝编安"canbetranslatedinto()
A.MerrywordtoyouB.Happydaytoyou
C.WishyoudowellinyoureditorialworkD.Bestwishes
17.Ifsomeoneheardthathehadbeenadmittedtothefamousuniversity,hewhisperedtohimself,"I'mtheluckiestmanintheworld."Heused_______here.
A.simileB.metaphor
C.associationD.hyperbole
18."SantaClaus”isaloanwordfrom()
A.FrenchB.German
C.DutchD.Indian
19.InmostEnglishspeakingcountriesprostitutionislegal.Thatiswhy______canbeadvertisedthroughmassmediainEnglishculture.()
A.sexualserviceB.domesticservice
C.medicinesD.products
20.The"OK"gestureandthesolutegesturearetypicalcasesof()
A.illustratorsB.emblems
C.affectdisplaysD.adapters
II.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichalternativecancompletethestatement.Theremightbemorethanonecorrectanswer(10%)
21.Thepropertiesofcultureare()
A.Cultureishumanspecific
B.Cultureisgeneralandabstract
C.Cultureisanationalphenomenon
D.Cultureisahistoricalphenomenon
22.Word______arepejorativeinmeaninginEnglishbutarepositiveorneutralinChinese.()
A.ambitiousB.do-gooder
C.capitalistD.propaganda
23.______areweaponnamesinEnglish.()
A.GeraldB.Oscar
C.HenryD.Giles
24.InEnglish______areoftenusedtogetherwiththeaddressee’sgivenname.()
A.brotherB.Sister
C.uncleD.aunt
25.______arerelatedtoreligion.()
A.JupiterB.ASolomon
C.ThegardenofEdenD.TheoldAdam
26.Englishspeakingpeopleoftenuse()
A.greenwithenvyB.green-eyed
C.green-eyedmonstersD.red-eyed
27.______aretheeuphemismsfortheword"poor"inofficialdocumentsinEnglish.()
A.NeededB.Needy
C.UnderprivilegedD.Disadvantaged
28.Thestylesoflanguageinclude()
A.frozenB.formal
C.casualD.intimate
29.Theletter"i"inthe"missile"canbepronouncedas______inAmericanEnglish.()
30.Thebasiccategoriesofhumanterritoryare()
A.PrimaryterritoryB.Secondaryterritory
C.ThirdterritoryD.Publicterritory
第二部分非选择题
III.Fillineachunderlinedspacewithaproperexpression.(12%)
31.Connotativemeaning,socialmeaning,affectivemeaning,reflectedmeaningandcollectivemeaningcanbebroughttogetherundertheheading___________.
32.Languageis_______meansthatonlyhumanbeingspossesswhatcanbecalledlanguageinthetruesenseoftheterm.
33.ItisoftensaidthatEnglishisahypotacticlanguageandChinesea__________one.
34."______"isthecontractedformof"Godbewithyou"andthereforecarriesareligiousconnotation,thoughitcorrespondsto"再见"functionally,while"再见"conveythewarmwishtoseeeachotheragain.
35.TheEnglishproverbialequivalentfor"勿以貌取人"is____________
36.Aisadirectcomparisonbetweentwoormoreunlikethings,normallyintroducedby"like'or“as"____________
37.inbothEnglishandChineseexcretaandtheactsofhumanexcretionaretobeavoidedin___________.
38.Inthefivestylesoflanguage,___________styleisusedforconductingmostbusinessmatters,butnotamongclosefriends.
39.Generallyspeaking,theAmericanEnglishistheproductof_______________.
40.TheV-shapedgesturemeans"victory",whichwascreatedby__________duringWorldWarII.
41.Handshakingandhuggingbetweenclosefriendscanbeinterpretedas____________
42.______timeorientationreferstohowpeoplefeel,think,orperceivetimeandhowitinfluencestheirdailycommunicationandlives.
IV.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.{12%}
43.Whatarelate-lateTVshows?
44.WhereisthestraitofMessina?
45.Whatsimilaritiesanddifferencescanyoufindbetween"white"and"白"?
46.Canthefourcategoriesoflogicalrelationshipsbefoundbetweenadjoiningparagraphs?
47.WhyisEnglishcultureoftenreferredtoasnoncontactculture?
48.WhatarethemajordifferencesbetweenEnglishandChinesespeakersinpostures?
V.Translation.(16%)
A.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.(8%)
49.Allareofthedust,andallturntothedustagain.
50.Hethatincreasethknowledgeincreasethsorrow.
51.Thechildisfatheroftheman.
52.Whathesaidleftabadtasteinmymouth.
B.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.(8%)
53.久仰,久仰大名。
54.前车之覆,后车之鉴。
55.——她没告诉你该干什么吗?
——不,告诉了。
56.金无足赤,人无完人。
VI.Definethefollowingterms.(10%}
57.text
58.phrasalverbs
59.journalism
60.psychologicaltimeorientation
61.standardappellative
VII.Discussthefollowingtopics:
{20%}
62.DiscusstheconceptualandculturaldifferencesbetweenEnglishandChinesekinshipterms.
63.DiscusswhysomeChineselearnersofEnglishspeakEnglishasiftheywerereadingaloudabook?
语言与文化标准预测试卷
(二)参考答案
I.1.C2.D3.B4.B5.A6.D7.D8.A9.B10.A11.C12.A13.A14.B15.C16.D17.D18.C19.A20.B
II.21.ABCD22.BD23.ABD24.CD25.BCD26.ABC27.BCD28.ABCD29.BC30.ABD
III.31.associativemeaning32.human-specific33.paratactic34.Good-bye35.Judgenotaccordingtoappearance36.simile37.politeconversations38.consultation39.Britain'smaritimeexpansion40.WinstonChurchill41.friendship-warmthtouch42.Psychological
IV.43.Late-lateTVshowsarefilthyTVshowsthatareonlateatnight.
44.ThestraitofMessinaliesbetweenthesoutherncoastofItalianpeninsulaandtheislandofSicily.
45.InbothEnglishandChinese,"white(白)"hassimilarconnotations:
purity,innocence.Butwhiteand"白"mightoftenbeusedindifferentways."White"isnotnecessarilyassociatedwithsomethinggood,while"白"seemstohavemoremetaphoricalconnotationsthanitsEnglishequivalent.
46.Yes,theycanbeusedtolinkparagraphs.
47.BecausetheEnglishspeakingpeoplefeelmorecomfortablewhencommunicatingatgreaterdistances.
48.Generallyspeaking,Englishspeakers'posturesaremorecasualthanChinesespeakers’.EnglishspeakersmayalsolookmoreaggressivethanChinesespeakers.
V.A.49.人人来自泥土,又变回泥土。
50.知识越广,遗憾越多。
51.从小知其人。
52.他的话使我感到很不是滋味。
B.53.I’veheardalotaboutyou./Yournameiswellknownheretous.
54.Letanother’sshipwreckbeyourseamark.
55.--Hash’tshetoldyouwhattodo?
--Yes,shehas.
56.Therearelesstoeverywine.
VI.57.Theterm"text"referstoanypieceofspokenorwrittenlanguage,whichexpressesacompletemeaning.
58.Phrasalverbsareonetypeofidioms,consistingofaverbandaparticle,eitheranadverboraprepositionorofaverb,anounandapreposition.
59.Theterm"journalism"isdefinedasanythingthatappearsinnewspapersormagazinesoranythingthatiswrittenbyajournalist.
60.Psychologicaltimeorientationreferstohowpeoplefeel,thinkorperceivetimeandhowitinfluencestheirdailycommunicationandlives.Therearethreepsychological.
61.Termsoffamilyrelationshipslikemother,father,son,uncle,aunt,grandmother,grandfather,etc.canallbeusedasvocativesandaretermsasstan