全国月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码

全国2005年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
I .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 forth
B. extend their open hands, palms down, toward the person with all fingers crooked in a beckoning motion
C. extend their closed hands, palms up, toward the person with all fingers crooked in a beckoning motion
D. extend their open hands, palm down, with only their forefingers moving back and forth
2.In English speaking countries smell of ( ) is thought to be undesirable.
A. lotions
B. creams
C. powders
D. perspiration
3. The American English equivalent for “私立学校” is ( ).
A. public school
B. council school
C. private school
D. grade school
4. Many technical terms in English such as botany, mathematics, electron, pharynx, atom, geometry and lithium can all find their origins in ( ).
A. Latin
B. Greek
C. French
D. Roman
5. “ 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 adversative
C. a causal
D. a temporal
6.In most English letters of request,( ).
A. the request precedes the supporting information
B. the request follows the supporting fact
C. the initial request has to be made paving the way for the final request
D. the request is placed at the end of letters
7. “It 's important how you package your ideas” illustrates the metaphor ( ).
10.
“ The cat 's got your tongue ” refers to ( ).
A. you 're in trouble
B. you feel sick
C. you are very quiet
D. you like the cat
11. “ Milk and water ” means ( ).
A. something drinkable
B. something that is inoffensive but feeble
C. something in complete harmony
D. complete understanding between friends
12. 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 welcome
B. do not wear out your welcome
C. an Englishman 's house is his castle
D. as snow in harvest
13. 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 you
C. God be with you
D. Look forward to see you again 16. 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. conceptual
C. social
D. reflected 18. 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. affective
A. ideas are food
C. ideas are products
8.
“ See red ” means (
). A. to get extremely angry
C. to be very shy
9.
“Blue blood ” means (
). A. humble lineage C. timid personality B. ideas are commodities D. ideas are plants B. to become extremely happy D. to show embarrassment B. courageous personality D. aristocratic lineage
C. connotative
D. thematic
19. Money given at Christmas time to the dustmen and others who provide a service throughout the year is
called ( ).
A. Christmastide
B. Christmas gift
C. Christmas box
D. Christmas money
20. Pork,mutton,and beef are loan words from ( ).
A. French
B. Latin
C. Indian
D. English origin
n .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 pattern
C. inductive reasoning
D. indirect personality
22. “ ( )” are all euphemisms for “poor”.
A. Not rich
B. Needy
C. Underprivileged
D. Disadvantaged
23. “ ( )” can be termed as honorfics.
A. Would you mind my closing the door
B. To make valuable comments
C. Your Excellency
D. Your honorable
24. “ ( )” 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. I 'll try to come.
C. That would be lovely. Thank you very much.
D. Oh, what a pity! I 'd love to, but I 'm afraid I won 'tbe 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 regulations
B. English speakers enjoy more freedom when speaking or writing in English than Chinese people
C. English grammatical markers are obligatory items
D. English has more explicit grammatical markers that are used obligatorily than Chinese
27. There is truth in that( ).
A. in Chinese we do have to use explicit formal markers to convey the passive meaning
B. implicit passive sentences are used very frequently in Chinese
C. the obligatory explicit grammatical markers are larger in number in English than in Chinese
D. the obligatory explicit grammatical marker are used more frequently in English than in Chinese 28.In English culture “ old” is often associated with ( ).
A. traditional
B. senile
C. mature
D. useless
第二部分非选择题
川.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. _______________________________________________ T he 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. ____________________________ C ulture in its technical sense is .It 'sa 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
IV.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?
V.Translation: (16%)
40. 您有何贵干?
41. 大男子主义者
42. 白手起家的人
43. Continental Congress
44. to know one 's onion
45. Not in a hundred years.
46. brown sugar
47. to keep one's nose to the grindstone
W .Define the following terms: (9%)
48. the future-oriented society
49.individualism
50.anthropological culture
VD .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?。