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全国年高等教育自学考试语言与文化考试试题课程代码精编WORD版

全国2004年10月高等教育自学考试

语言与文化试题

课程代码：

00838

Ⅰ.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsiffollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativesbestcompletesthestatement.（20%）

1.Theexpression“physicallyhandicapped”istheeuphemisticequivalentof“（　　　）”.

A.uglyB.skinny

C.deafD.crippled

2.A（　　　）isasmallopenspacesymbolicallyenclosedwithverylowwallsandadjoiningabuilding.

A.semihouseB.balcony

C.plotD.yard

3.Englishgrammarisoftensaidtobe（　　　）becauseEnglishusesfrequentlyinflectionalmorphemestoindicatethegrammaticalrelationsbetweenlinguisticelements.

A.paratacticB.hypotactic

C.explicitD.implicit

4.Theword“（　　　）”isAmericanspelling.

A.colourB.traveller

C.metreD.defense

5.Smilingwhencriticizedwouldbeconsidered（　　　）inAmericanculture.

A.improperB.polite

C.friendlyD.frivolous

6.Ameddlesomepersonwhopriesintoothers’affairsisa（　　　）.

A.busmanB.busybody

C.ladies’manD.do-gooder

7.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.aheroineB.thegoddessofvictory

C.thegoddessoffortuneD.awealthylady

10.Englishspeakersusuallygivesmallgiftsto（　　　）onhisorherbirthday.

A.acasualfriendB.anewacquaintance

C.apublicservantD.agoodfriend

11.（　　　）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.GeoffreyChaucerB.JohnMilton

C.FrancisBaconD.WilliamShakespeare

14.InEnglishculture“green”isoftenassociatedwith（　　　）.

A.experienceB.anoldage

C.jealousyD.failure

15.“Apedantoreruditefemaleintellectual”canbereferredtoas（　　　）.

A.ablueribbonB.abluestocking

C.agreymareD.agreengrocer

16.TheefforttorescueAmericancaptivesinIranin1980failedanditwascalleda（n）“（　　　）”ratherthana“failure”.

A.incompletesuccessB.partialsuccess

C.intangiblesuccessD.mentalsuccess

17.Englishspeakersexpecttobeimmediatelyinformedof（　　　）thelettertheyhavereceivediswritten.

A.thepurposeforwhichB.thereasonsforwhich

C.thedateonwhichD.theplaceinwhich

18.“Tickets,please!

”saidtheguard,puttinghisheadinatthewindow.（　　　）everybodywasholdingoutaticket.

A.UntilthenB.Tothisend

C.AtlastD.Inamoment

19.Gesturesthatareusedtohelpexplainthespokenwordsare（　　　）.

A.regulatorsB.illustrators

C.adaptersD.emblems

20.“Apersonorthingsuddenlyliftedfromobscuritytohonourorsignificance”canbereferredtoas（　　　）.

A.aCleopatraB.aPandora

C.aCinderellaD.aDavid

Ⅱ.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativescancompletethestatement.Theremightbemorethanonecorrectanswer.（10%）

21.Whenreceivingagift,theEnglishspeakersnormallysay（　　　）.

A.“It’sverynice”

B.“ThisisreallywhatIwant”

C.“Itmusthavecostyoualot.Thankyouverymuch”

D.“HowmuchisitThankyouverymuch”

22.TheEnglishequivalentsto“副”inChineseare（　　　）.

A.lieutenantB.under

C.deputyD.vice

23.InEnglishculture,“white”connotes（　　　）.

A.reactionB.death

C.innocenceD.purity

24.Inductiveargumentationhasbeenrelatedto（　　　）.

A.ThelinearthinkingpatternB.Thebranchingthinkingpattern

C.InductivereasoningD.Indirectpersonality

25.Inindividualisticculture,（　　　）.

A.anunexpectedvisitormayberefusedfrankly

B.whenyouvisitsomebody,youcouldstayathisorherhomeforlong

C.itisquitecommonforseveralfriendstopayrespectivelyforwhattheyhavehadinarestaurant

D.it’snotcommonforparentstopaytheirchildrenforwhattheyhavedoneforthefamily

26.“APandora’sbox”referstoapresentorsomething（　　　）.

A.whichthegodssendtoPandora

B.whichbringshappinessbutlooksugly

C.whichabridetraditionallygivestoabridegroom

D.whichseemsvaluablebutbringsmisfortune

27.Muchofthe（　　　）informationisconveyedbyeyebehaviours.

A.factualB.attitudinal

C.emotionalD.cultural

28.Ingeneral,American’sposturesaremore（　　　）thantheChinesespeakers’.

A.casualB.aggressive

C.reservedD.appropriate

29.TheEnglishspeakerswhoexpectatexttobedevelopedlinearlymayfindit（　　　）.

A.interestingtoreadaspirallydevelopedtext

B.difficulttofollowaspirallydevelopedtext

C.illogictodevelopatextspirally

D.reasonabletodevelopatextspirally

30.“哪里”asareplytoapolitecommentsuchas“You’reoneofthetopscholarsinthisfield.”canbetranslatedinto“（　　　）”.

A.No.That’snottrueB.Notreally

C.It’ssuchasmallfieldD.You’rejoking

Ⅲ.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.AretherehonourificsinEnglishIfthereare,whatarethey

Ⅴ.Translation:

（16%）

49.It’salongtimesincehewentwest.

50.Rainstartedpatterontheroof.

51.Youcan’tjudgeapersonaccordingtohisorherappearance.

52.

53.人不犯我，我不犯人。

54.中国的设计者和厂商常常用能给人留下美好印象的品牌名称。

55.蝼蚁之穴能溃千里之堤。

56.赌博、女人和酒使男人在笑声中毁灭。

（intoanEnglishproverb）

Ⅵ.Definethefollowingterms:

（10%）

57.racistlanguage

58.Paratacticrelations

59.intimatezone

60.proverb

61.smallcculture

Ⅶ.Discussthefollowingtopics:

（20%）

62.WhatarethetopicsthatareconsideredtaboobyEnglishspeakersHowshouldsuchtopicsbetreatedinconversationswithEnglishspeakers

63.Discussthecross-culturalcontrastbetweenEnglishandChinesecomplimentsandresponses.