1、全國(guó)10月高等教育自學(xué)考試語(yǔ)言與文化試題課程代碼：00838Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives best completes the statement(20%)1Venus is the Roman god of ( )Abeauty and love BagricultureCth

2、e departed spiritsDthe sea2The expression “to kick the bucket” means ( )Ato be angryBto go awayCto dieDto get out 3Oscar is a ( )Areligious nameBflower name Cname of authorityDweapon name 4In English culture “green” connotes ( )AlongevityBprosperityCimmaturityDsincerity5The phrasal verb “l(fā)ook toward

3、s” corresponds in meaning to the single word: ( )AinspectBexamineCseekDanticipate6 The English-speaking people use the word “chicken” metaphorically to refer to ( )Aa small creatureBa cowardCa foolDa hero 7Camellia is a ( )Areligious nameBflower name Cweapon name Dname of authority8A game played on

4、horseback by two teams of players on a ground is called ( )AhockeyBpoloCrugby Dgolf9 A sweet dish typically composed of fruit baked with pastry is called ( )A hamburger B sandwichC hot dog D pudding 10The nonverbal messages that are consistent with accompanying verbal messages, but add to or strengt

5、hen or clarify the verbal message serve the function of ( )Aregulating Brepeating Ccomplementing Daccenting 11The word coined in 1971 to refer to either a male or a female who presides over a meeting or an organization is “ ” ( )Achair-sitterBchairpersonCpresident Dpressman12The racist word for pers

6、ons of Italian of Spanish birth or descent is “_”( )ADagosBKikesCJapsDPolacks13Textual connectives are used to link _（ ）Awords and phrases in a sentence Bclauses in a sentenceCsentences and paragraphs Ddifferent texts14貴府 is equivalent to in English（ ）Ayour honorable home Byour homeCyour valuable ho

7、useDyour house15 Language, culture, and thought , each influencing and shaping the other two（ ）AalternateBchangeCinteractDsubstitute16“Chewing ones finger nails” signifies （ ）AcontemptBguiltyChappinessDworry17The relationship between language and culture is that （ ）Alanguage and culture interactBcul

8、ture determines languageClanguage determines culture Dlanguage and culture are parallel18The distance zone ranging from 18 inches to about four feet is referred to as the _zone（ ）AintimateBpublicCcasual-personalDsocio-consultative19Which of the following sentences demonstrates hypotactic relation?（

9、）ABread and butter is my favourite breakfastBI think he is rightCI told him exactly when I would leave for ParisDHe bought tea, coffee, eggs, milk, etc20The difference found in answers to negative questions between English and Chinese demonstrates that _（ ）AEnglish speakers are direct and Chinese sp

10、eakers are indirectBEnglish speakers are individualistic and Chinese speakers are politeCEnglish is a hypotactic language and Chinese is a paratactic languageDChinese speakers are strongly influenced by the environment, the way in which the question is formed, while English speakers are not Each of

11、the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives can complete the statement There might be more than one correct answer (10%)21“To be all thumbs” is synonymous to “_” （ ）Ato be proud

12、Bto be clumsyCto be good at doing somethingDto be bad at doing something22“黑面包” can be translated into “_” （ ）Ablack breadBblue breadCbrown bread Dred bread23“_” is an euphemism for “l(fā)avatory”（ ）ABathroomBComfort roomCConvenient roomDPowder room24When people are introduced, _ （ ）Athey always shake h

13、andsBthey normally shake hands in formal or business situationsCthey do not always shake handsDmen shake hands more often than women25In English speaking countries, _ are frequently advertised （ ）Asexual serviceBdomestic serviceCmedicinesDcigarette26Body language includes such meaning representing d

14、evices as（ ）Afacial expressionsBgesturesCdressDartifacts27Which one is right in the following statements? （ ）AHypotactic language is unambiguous and paratactic language is ambiguousBHypotactic language like English relies on conjunctions for sentence constructionCParatactic language like Chinese nev

15、er relies on conjunctions for sentence constructionDHypotactic and paratactic relations can be found in both English and Chinese28Conceptual meaning refers to _ content（ ）AcognitiveBstylisticCassociativeDlogical29In a flowery Chinese descriptive text one can find quite a number of _ （ ）Aadjectives a

16、nd adverbs BhyperbolesCfour-character expressions Dsimiles and metaphors30Culture in its technical sense is _ （ ）Ahuman specificBa social phenomenonCa national phenomenonDa historical phenomenonFill in each underlined space with a proper expression (12%)31The word in American English for “電梯” is _32

17、In informal situations English speakers tend to address others by using their _ names33Conceptual meaning is the _ a word conveys34It is often said that English is a language with _ grammar and Chinese a language with _ grammar35The English equivalent idiom for “開(kāi)某人玩笑” or “捉弄某人” is _36If hed thought

18、 I would sit there meek as a _ while he abused my family, he must have got a real surprise37But this is an odd thing, though hes impulsive, hes as stubborn as a _38When we talk about international affairs, “_” may be used as the euphemism for a “military action”39It has been claimed that the linear

19、development of English texts is caused by the _ thinking style preferred by English speakers40The connective “further” in “My client says he does not know this witness Further, he denies even having seen her or spoken to her ” indicates a(n) relation between sentences 41Language is vocal, which mean

20、s that speech is the of language42Of the five categories of gestures are perhaps the most important one because they are intentional behaviours with widely agreed meanings in a societyAnswer the following questions briefly(12%)43What is the major contrast between English and Chinese letters of reque

21、st?44What is the British equivalent for the American word “schedule”?45What does the expression “a white elephant” mean?46What is a future-oriented society?47Which aspect of English culture does the proverb “an Englishmans house is his castle” reflect?48Why are branching sentence patterns preferred in English? Translation (16%)49Would you like some more of this fish?50W