全国1月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码.doc

全国1月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码00838资料仅供参考全国 1月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码：00838第一部分 选择题.Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives and choose the one that best completes the statement (20%).1.When signifying “come here”,English speakers would ( ).A. extend their closed hands, palms up, with only their forefingers moving back and forthB. extend their open hands, palms down, toward the person with all fingers crooked in a beckoning motionC. extend their closed hands, palms up, toward the person with all fingers crooked in a beckoning motionD. extend their open hands, palm down, with only their forefingers moving back and forth2.In English speaking countries smell of ( ) is thought to be undesirable.A. lotions B. creamsC. powders D. perspiration3.The American English equivalent for “私立学校” is ( ).A. public school B. council schoolC. private school D. grade school4.Many technical terms in English such as botany, mathematics, electron, pharynx, atom, geometry and lithium can all find their origins in ( ).A. Latin B. GreekC. French D. Roman5.“I could tell you something about beautiful women now, I could. And it was not all made up either” demonstrates ( ) relation between the two sentences.A. an additive B. an adversativeC. a causal D. a temporal6.In most English letters of request,( ).A. the request precedes the supporting informationB. the request follows the supporting factC. the initial request has to be made paving the way for the final requestD. the request is placed at the end of letters7.“Its important how you package your ideas” illustrates the metaphor ( ).A. ideas are food B. ideas are commoditiesC. ideas are products D. ideas are plants8.“See red” means ( ).A. to get extremely angry B. to become extremely happyC. to be very shy D. to show embarrassment9.“Blue blood” means ( ).A. humble lineage B. courageous personalityC. timid personality D. aristocratic lineage10.“The cats got your tongue” refers to ( ).A. youre in trouble B. you feel sickC. you are very quiet D. you like the cat11.“Milk and water” means ( ).A. something drinkableB. something that is inoffensive but feebleC. something in complete harmonyD. complete understanding between friends12.When one visits an English speaking friend,one had better not stay at his home long.This is especially illustrated by a proverb ( ).A. a rousing welcomeB. do not wear out your welcomeC. an Englishmans house is his castleD. as snow in harvest13.Religious name “John” means ( ) in Chinese.A.上帝是神圣的 B.约翰C.上帝的朋友 D.上帝是仁慈的14.“Oscar” means ( ) in Chinese.A.奥斯卡 B.天赐之盾C.天赐之矛 D.天赐之剑15.“Good-bye” is derived from the expression “( )”.A. Good luck for you B. God bless youC. God be with you D. Look forward to see you again16.When offering another person to be the first in going through a door or getting into a car,the normal expression is ( ).A. “After you” B. “You go first,please”C. “Would you like to go first?” D. “Can you go first,please?”17.“Statesman” and “politician” are mainly distinguished by their ( ) meaning.A. connotative B. conceptualC. social D. reflected18.While “handsome woman” and “pretty woman” are both acceptable,they suggest different kinds of attractiveness because of the ( ) associations of these two objectives.A. collocative B. affectiveC. connotative D. thematic19.Money given at Christmas time to the dustmen and others who provide a service throughout the year is called ( ).A. Christmastide B. Christmas giftC. Christmas box D. Christmas money20.Pork,mutton,and beef are loan words from ( ).A. French B. LatinC. Indian D. English origin.Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which alternative can complete the statement. There might be more than one correct answer (16%)21.Inductive argumentation has been related to ( ).A. the linear thinking pattern B. the branching thinking patternC. inductive reasoning D. indirect personality22.“( )” are all euphemisms for “poor”.A. Not rich B. NeedyC. Underprivileged D. Disadvantaged23.“( )” can be termed as honorfics.A. Would you mind my closing the doorB. To make valuable commentsC. Your ExcellencyD. Your honorable24.“( )” can be functioned as greetings.A. How is everything? B. Good morning.C. Where are you going? D. Hello!25.“( )” can be used as a reply to an invitation.A. Oh, thank you very much. But I think I may have to work that day. Could I let you know tomorrow?B. Thank you very much. Ill try to come.C. That would be lovely. Thank you very much.D. Oh, what a pity! Id love to, but Im afraid I wont be free next Saturday. Thank you all the same.26.There is truth in the statement that ( ).A. English is a language governed by strict rules and regulationsB. English speakers enjoy more freedom when speaking or writing in English than Chinese peopleC. English grammatical markers are obligatory itemsD. English has more explicit grammatical markers that are used obligatorily than Chinese27.There is truth in that( ).A. in Chinese we do have to use explicit formal markers to convey the passive meaningB. implicit passive sentences are used very frequently in ChineseC. the obligatory explicit grammatical markers are larger in number in English than in ChineseD. the obligatory explicit grammatical marker are used more frequently in English than in Chinese28.In English culture “old” is often associated with ( ).A. traditional B. senileC. mature D. useless第二部分 非选择题. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression. (9%)29. _ is the study of facial expressions, touch, time, gestures, smell, eye behavior and so on.30.The American English equivalent for “cheque” is _.31.The red carpet is a symbol of _.32.A _ refers to a detective or shrewd person who has the uncanny ability to track down any quarry or solve any mystery through observation, scientific analysis, and logical reasoning.33.The contrast between grammatical explicitness in English and grammatical implicitness in Chinese may be brought about by different _ traditions of English speaking countries and China.34.The word in British English for “warehouse” is _.35.Culture in its technical sense is _.Its a social, national and historical phenomenon.36.The medium of verbal interaction is _.37.The Chinese people prefer the order in which the modifier appears before the head because they are _.Answer the following questions briefly.(10%)38. What is the general rule for introduction in English culture?39. What does “a Trojan horse” allude to?.Translation: (16%)40.您有何贵干?41.大男子主义者42.白手起家的人43.Continental Congress44.to know ones onion45.Not in a hundred years.46.brown sugar47.to keep ones nose to the grindstone.Define the following terms: (9%)48.the future-oriented society49.individualism50.anthropological culture.Discuss the following topics: (20%)51.In what way does oral English differ from written English?52.What are the cultural differences between English and Chinese responses to compliments?