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语言与文化模拟测试题

第一部分选择题

I.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativesbestcompletesthestatement.（20%）

1.Initsbroadsensecultureis.（）

A.whateverdistinguishesonenationfromalltheothernations

B.theattributesofman

C.lifewayofapopulation

D.intellectualoracademicdevelopmentandartistcreationbecomesecondary

2.Languageis_________,whichmeansthatspeechistheprimarymediumoflanguage

A.arbitraryB.vocal

C.symbolicD.humanspecific

3.Word______________frequentlyappearstogetherwith"boy","man","vessel"or"airliner"（）

A.beautifulB.niceC.prettyD.handsome

4.Word"get"isderivedfrom____________.（）

A.OldNorseB.Latin

C.FrenchD.Germany

5._________isthenamegiventoayoungmanoryoungwomanwhorejectsauthority,existinginstitutionandconventionalattitudestowardsmorality,styleofdress,etc.（）

A.DukeB.Cowboy

C.HippieD.Knight

6.InEnglishculture,"White"connotes_____________________.（）

A.deathB.longevity

C.immaturityD.innocence

7.Themetaphoricalexpression"shecastherspelloverme"illustratedthat（）

A.loveismagicB.loveiswar

C.loveisaphysicalforceD.loveispatient

8."Evenreckoningmakeslongfriends."isaproverbthatrelatedto（）

A.thehistoryofEnglandB.theEnglishwritingsystem

C.individualismD.Englishliterature

9."Tocauseonetofeelfear,loathing,aversion,nervousanxiety"issynonymousto___________.（）

A."tomakeaface"B."tomakeone’sfleshcreep"

C."tomakeacatlaugh"D."tomakebrickswithoutstraw"

10."Aproudofflesh"isderivedfromShakespeare's______________.（）

A.RomeoandJulietB.AnthonyandCleopatra

C.TheMerchantofVeniceD.KingLear

11."TheoldAdam"isanallusionfrom______________________.（）

A.literatureB.religion

C.mythologyD.history

12."Tokickoff”isderivedfrom______________.（）

A.boxingB.Americanfootball

C.soccerD.baseball

13."Friday"isnamedafterFreya,_____________.（）

A.goddessofmusicB.goddessofwar

C.goddessofoceanD.goddessofheaven

14.A___________isanimpliedcomparisonbetweentwoormoreunlikethings.（）

A.similesB.metaphors

C.associationsD.tenor

15."Therearetoomanyfactshereformetodigestthemall."isametaphoricalexpressionaboutideas,whichare___________（）

A.FoodB.commodities

C.productsD.plants

16.Ablacklegisapersonwho_______________________.（）

A.acceptsworkinplaceofstrikers

B.isascoundrel

C.isamemberofasecretorganizationofItaliancriminalsandblackmailerswhichoperatedintheU.S.

D.isatraitor

17.TheEnglishequivalentfor"贱内"is__________.（）

A.myhusbandB.mywife

C.mysonD.mydaughter

18.One’soralspeechisalwaysinterpretedinrelationto__________thataccompanieshisspeech.（）

A.orallanguageB.writtenlanguage

C.bodylanguageD.verballanguage

19.ThefirstsuccessfulBritishcolonywasfoundedin______________,Virginia,in1607.（）

A.PlymouthB.Jamestown

C.NewHampshireD.NewYork

20.Somenonverbalmessagesareconsistentwithaccompanyingverbalmessage,whichisthe__________functionofnonverbalmessage.（）

A.complementingB.contradicting

C.RegulatingD.accenting

II.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichalternativecancompletethestatement.Theremightbemorethanonecorrectanswer（10%）

21.Therelationshipbetweenlanguage,cultureandthoughtisthat（）

A.theyarethreepartsofawhole

B.languageisdeterminedbyculturewhilecultureisdeterminedbythought

C.eachofthemcanoperateindependently

D.thethreeaspectsinteract,eachinfluencingandshapingtheothertwo

22.Theword（words）______________is（are）connectedwithhistory.（）

A.scalpB.lynch

C.reformationD.bible

23.ThemostcommonEnglishrepliestothankare_____________.（）

A.ItisnothingB.Itismyduty

C.NotatallD.Itismypleasure

24.WhenEnglishspeakingpeoplepart,theyusuallysay___________.（）

A.Good-byeB.It’smicetomeetyou

C.SeeyoutomorrowD.Solong

25.aretheproverbs,whicharerelatedtoGreco-Romancivilization.（）

A.MarryinMay,repentalways

B.BacchushathdrownedmoremethanNeptune

C.Homersometimesnods

D.Bettertoreigninhellthanserveinheaven

26."Apurplepassage"referstoanextremelyornateportionin______.（）

A.musicB.aliteracywork

C.paintingD.architecture

27.Theeuphemismsfortheexpression"backwardcountries"are________.（）

A.underdevelopedcountriesB.developedcountries

C.developingcountriesD.poorcountries

28.IneachofthefollowingstretchesofEnglish,thereisatextualconnectivewhichisunderlined.Words__________indicatetheadversativerelationbetweentheadjoiningsentences.（）

A.Youaren'tleaving,areyou?

BecauseI'vegotsomethingtosaytoyou

B.I’dlovetojoinin.OnlyIdon’tknowhowtoplay

C.Heshowednopleasureathearingthenews.Insteadhelookedevengloomier

D.Allthefigureswerecorrect;they’dbeenchecked.Yetthetotalcameoutwrong

29.Generallyspeaking,themainfunctionofEnglishnewspaperreportingis____.（）

A.tocheatthereaderB.toadvisethereader

C.toinformthereaderD.toamusethereader

30.Thebasicfacialmanagementtechniquesare________________.（）

A.intensifyingB.deintensifying

C.neutralizingD.masking

第二部分非选择题

III.Fillineachunderlinedspacewithaproperexpression.（12%）

31.Languageisthe____________ofculturalinformation.

32.__________isthecommunicativevalueanexpressionhasinadditiontothepurelyconceptualmeaning.

33."_________"interpretedas"freedomfromundesirableintrusions"andregardedasahumanright.

34._______________arethesmallestunitsofmeaning.

35.YouareastudentofEnglish.IfyouarecomplimentedonyourEnglish,youmaysay___________.

36.Ifthepersoncallingisastranger,thepersonwhoanswersthephonenormallyasks,________________.

37.TheEnglishproverbialequivalentfor"对牛弹琴"is_______________.

38."Everywisemanbreadthhisenemy"isderivedfrom______________byGeoffreyChaucer.

39.InEnglishblueisusuallyassociatedwith___________.

40._____________arefrequentlyusedinmassmediaaboutpolitical,socioeconomicaffairsandinternationalrelationstoavoidtheunpleasantnessofsometermsorexpressions.

41.____________referstoreasoningfromthegeneraltotheparticularorreasoninginwhichtheconclusionaboutparticularsfollowsnecessarilyfromthegeneraloruniversalpromises.

42.Meaningisconveyednotonlybywordsorverballanguagebutalsoby______.

IV.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.（12%）

43.IsthereanycontrastbetweentheWesternpeopleandtheChinesepeopleasfarasthoughtisconcerned?

44.Whatconceptualdifferenceistherebetween"药店"and"drugstore"?

45.Whatisthedifferencebetween"tomakeaface"anditsequivalent"做个鬼脸"inChinese?

46.HowwouldyouexplainthestatementthattheChinesenarrativeanddescriptivewritingisoftenmoreornateorflowerythanEnglishone?

47.Whatarethefivecategoriesofgesture?

48.Whyistimesoimportanttoourlives?

V.Translation.{16%}

A.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.（8%）

49.Anyportinastorm.

50.OnefailsintoScyllainseekingtoavoidCharybdis.

51.Manproposes,Goddisposes.

52.Themoneyafteryourownfather.

B.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.（8%）

53．衙门自古朝南开，有理无钱莫进来。

54．三思而后行。

55．节俭犹如点金石。

56．上帝要毁灭谁，必先夺其理性。

VI.Definethefollowingterms.（10%）

57.word

58.allusion

59.textstructures

60.advertising

61.emblems

VII.Discussthefollowingtopics:

（20%）

62.DiscussinrelationtoculturethedifferencesbetweentriplesofsynonymsinEnglish.（e.g.ask,question,interrogate.）

63.DiscussthereasonofdifferencesinspellinginAmericanandBritishEnglish.

语言与文化标准预测试卷

（一）参考答案

1.1.B2.B3.D4.A5.C6.D7.A8.C9.B10.C11.B12.C13.A14.B15.A16.A17.B18.C19.B20.A

II.21.AD22.AB23.CD24.ACD25.AC26.ABCD27.ACD28.BCD29.CD30.ABCD

III.31.carrierandcontainer32.Connotativemeaning33.Privacy34.Morphemes35."Thankyouforencouragingme"36."Whoiscalling,please?

"37."Nevercastyourpearlsbeforeswine"38.TheCanterburyTales39.unhappyfeelings40.Euphemisms41.Deduction42.nonverbalcommunicationsystems

IV.43.Thewesternpeople,whomayhavereceivedstricttraininginformallogic,aregoodatabstractorlogicthinking.TheChinesepeopleareaccustomedtoartisticthinking.

44.Thedifferenceisthatonecanbuymostkindsofmedicineandsomekindsofmedicalapparatusina"药店",butwithoutadoctor'sprescriptiononecanbuyonlyafewkindsofmedicineandonecanalsobuytoiletries,foodandvariousothersmallarticlesinadrugstore.

45.ThedifferenceisthattheChinesepeoplefeelitnecessarytousethemodifier"鬼"toshowthatthe"face'isunusual,whereastheEnglishspeakingpeopledonot.46.ComparewithEnglishwriting.ChinesenarrativeanddescriptivewritingismoreornateorfloweryinaChinesetext.Onecanfindnotonly

adjectivesbutalsosimilesandmetaphors.However,therearefewsimilesandmetaphorsinanEnglishone.Inaddition,frequentuseofhyperbolasisallowedinChinesedescriptivewriting.

47.Gesturescanbeclassifiedintofivecategories:

emblems,illustrators,regulatorsaffectdisplays,andadapters.

48.Timeisveryimportanttoourlives.Firstly,ourdailyactivitiesaretimescheduled.Secondly,ourora