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全国高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码定稿版

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全国高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码精编WORD版

全国2009年10月高等教育自学考试

语言与文化试题

课程代码：

00838

I.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativesbestcompletesthestatement.（20%）

1.“AChauvinistpig”referstoapersonwhobelievesthatwomenare______.（）

A.pronetotearsB.sociable

C.frailD.inferior

2.Ahot,freshlycookedsausagesandwichedinasplitrollofbreadiscalled______.（）

A.hamburgerB.sandwich

C.hotdogD.pudding

3.Languageis______.（）

A.theproductofthehumanbrainB.rulegoverned

C.independentofcultureD.theresultofsocialinstitutions

4.Languageisusedforcommunicationinthatcommunicationisthe____functionoflanguage.（）

A.primaryB.peripheral

C.mediumD.personal

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue（）

A.EnglishisalanguagewithexplicitgrammarandChineseisalanguagewithimplicitgrammar.

B.ComparedwithChinese,Englishhasmoregrammaticalmorphemesthatareusedmorefrequentlyineitherspeechorwriting.

C.Chinesehasnogrammaticalmorphemes.

D.GrammaticalexplicitnessandconsistencyarerequiredinEnglish.

6.Englishisthelanguagewhich______.（）

A.demonstratesmorehypotacticrelationsthanChinesedoes

B.demonstratesmoreparatacticrelationsthanChinesedoes

C.demonstratesonlyhypotacticrelations

D.onlyreliesonconjunctionsforsentenceconstruction

7.____canbeusedasatitleforanEnglishwomanwhosemaritalstatusisunknownorisnotindicated.（）

A.Mrs.B.Ms.

C.MissD.Madam

8.“Tokickthebucket”means“to_____”（）

A.dieB.work

C.playD.study

9.“MarryinMay,repentalways.”isrelatedto______.（）

A.geographyB.Christianity

C.individualismD.Greco-Romancivilization

10.“ACleopatra”isanallusionfrom______.（）

A.mythologyB.religion

C.literatureD.sports

11.Asimileisadirect_____betweentwoormoreunlikethings,normallyintroducedby“like”or“as”.（）

A.meaningB.comparison

C.linkD.way

12.Termsofcolourscanbeusedeitherliterallytorefertodifferentcoloursormetaphoricallytoconveytheir______meanings.（）

A.directB.implied

C.associativeD.comparative

13.______arepleasant,politeorharmlesssoundingwordsorexpressionsusedtomaskharsh,rudeorinfamoustruths.（）

A.TermsofhumilityB.Honourifics

C.SimilesandmetaphorsD.Euphemisms

14.Honourificsareusedtoshowrespecttoone’sinterlocutorsandpersonsmentionedinconversations,while______areusedtoshowthespeaker’smodesty.（）

A.honourificsB.compliments

C.termsofhumilityD.euphemisms

15.Theterm“text”referstoanypieceofspokenorwrittenlanguage,whichexpressesa（n）______meaning.（）

A.completeB.incomplete

C.regularD.irregular

16.A:

Doyoumindmysmokinghere（）

B:

Thisisnon-smokingarea.

Thereis______betweentheabovetwosentences.

A.logicB.lexical

C.cohesionD.coherence

17.Whichofthefollowingwordsisacoinage,whichisoftenusedintheadvertisementsorbrandnames（

）

A.homelyB.package

C.smoothnessD.homeoffice

18.TheChinesemeaningof“Mars”is______.（）

A.水星B.金星

C.火星D.木星

19.WhatdoespunctualitymeantoAmericansandEnglishmen（）

A.intimeB.ontimeifnotalittlebefore

C.acoupleofminuteslateD.halfanhourlate

20.______communicationiscommunicationwithoutwords.（）

A.ActionB.Gestures

C.VerbalD.Nonverbal

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

21.Affectivemeaningiscommunicatedwhen______areexpresseddirectlyorindirectlyinlanguage.（）

A.communicativevaluesB.attitudes

C.feelingsD.referentialmeanings

22.ManyEnglishwordsrefertothehistoricalaspectsofEnglishculture,suchas______.

（）

A.reformationB.lynch

C.cocktailD.scalp

23.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright（）

A.Hypotacticlanguageisunambiguousandparatacticlanguageisambiguous.

B.HypotacticlanguagelikeEnglishreliesonconjunctionsforsentenceconstruction.

C.ParatacticlanguagelikeChineseneverreliesonconjunctionsforsentenceconstruction.

D.HypotacticandparatacticrelationscanbefoundinbothEnglishandChinese.

24.“______”isanappropriatereplytoanexpressionofgratitude.（）

A.Don’tmentionitB.Don’tsaythat

C.It’smypleasureD.It’smyduty

25.______isanallusionfromahistoricalevent.（）

A.NewcastleB.Marathon

C.WaterlooD.Paris

26.InEnglish,greenisusuallyassociatedwith______.（）

A.jealousyB.lackingexperience

C.authoritativepermissionD.profit

27.InEnglish,wecanusesucheuphemismsas______for“die”.（）

A.“go”B.“depart”

C.“gotoabetterworld”D.“gothewayofallflesh”

28.Thelogicalrelationshipsbetweenadjoiningsentencescanbeclassifiedinto______.（）

A.additiveB.adversative

C.causalD.temporal

29.Anewsreportnormallyconsistsof______.（）

A.aheadlineB.alead

C.asubtitleD.astory

30.Thumbingone’snoseisusedtoshowone’s______.（）

A.defianceB.greetingothers

C.arousingother’sinterestD.contempt

III.Fillineachunderlinedspacewithaproperexpression.（20%）

31.Languageisthecarrierand______ofculture.

32.Eachculturedevelopsaparticularwayof______favouredbyaparticularpopulation.

33.Theprefix“super-”andsuffices“-logy”,“-ics”areallfrom______.

34.______isusedtotalkaboutapersonoreventthatattractsalotofnoticeandisthesubjectofmuchtalkforashorttimebutissoonforgotten.

35.Ifthepersoncallingisastrangeranddoesnottellwhoheorsheis,Englishspeakersnormallyask“______”

36.Whichofthefollowingwordsinthesentence“Therearetoomanyfactshereformetodigestthemall”isametaphor_

_____

37.InEnglishadevelopingcountryisusedtorefertoapoorcountry.Hereadevelopingcountryisa______.

38.A:

AreyoufromChina?

B:

Yes,Iam.

Thesentencesintheabovedialogueareconnectedbybothgrammaticalandlexicalmeans,sowesaythattheyexhibit______.

39.InAmericanEnglish,theletters“er”intheword“clerk”arepronouncedas______.

40.“______”issignifiedbymovingseveraltimesthehandwhoseforefingertouchesone’sowncheek.

IV.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.（12%）

41.CouldyousaysomethingaboutthelanguagefeaturesofEnglishadvertising?

42.Howisnonverbalcommunicationrelatedtoculture?

43.Whatdoesabstractthinkingreferto?

44.Howwouldyouexplainthefactthat“greenhouse”anditsequivalentinChinese“温室”areformeddifferently?

V.Translation.（18%）

45．趁热打铁。

46．称呼语用于招呼别人，引起其注意。

47．敬请指正。

48.Heisasstrongasahorse.

49.pinkelephants

50.Requestthehonourofyourpresence.

VI.Discussthefollowingtopics.（20%）

51.Are“please”inEnglishand“请”inChineseusedinthesamewayincommunicationIftheyarenot,whatdifferencescanyoufindbetweenthem

52.Whatcross-culturaldifferencescanyoufindbetweenEnglishandChinesethanks?