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语言与文化模拟测试题
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.Secon