语言与文化模拟测试题
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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 carefully and decide which of the four alternatives best completes the statement.（20%)
1. In its broad sense culture is. ( )
A. whatever distinguishes one nation from all the other nations
B. the attributes of man
C. life way of a population
D. intellectual or academic development and artist creation become secondary
2. Language is_________, which means that speech is the primary medium of language
A. arbitrary
B. vocal
C. symbolic
D. human specific
3. Word______________frequently appears together with
"boy", "man", "vessel" or "airliner" ( )
A. beautiful
B. nice
C. pretty
D. handsome
4. Word "get" is derived from____________.
( )
A. Old Norse
B.
Latin
C. French
D.
Germany
5. _________is the name given to a young man or young
woman who rejects authority, existing institution and conventional attitudes towards morality, style of
dress, etc.
( )
A. Duke
B. Cowboy
C. Hippie
D. Knight
6. In English culture, "White"
connotes_____________________. ( )
A. death
B.
longevity
C. immaturity
D.
innocence
7. The metaphorical expression "she cast her spell over
me" illustrated that ( )
A. love is magic
B.
love is war
C. love is a physical force
D.
love is patient
8. "Even reckoning makes long friends." is a proverb
that related to ( )
A. the history of England
B.
the English writing system
C. individualism
D.
English literature
9. "To cause one to feel fear, loathing, aversion,
nervous anxiety" is synonymous to___________. ( )
A. "to make a face"
B. "to
make one’s flesh creep"
C. "to make a cat laugh"
D. "to make
bricks without straw"
10. "A proud of flesh" is derived from Shakespeare'
s______________. ( )
A. Romeo and Juliet
B.
Anthony and Cleopatra
C. The Merchant of Venice
D.
King Lear
11. "The old Adam" is an allusion
from______________________. ( )
A. literature
B.
religion
C. mythology
D.
history
12. "To kick off” is derived from______________. ( )
A. boxing
B.
American football
C. soccer
D.
baseball
13. "Friday" is named after Freya, _____________.
( )
A. goddess of music
B.
goddess of war
C. goddess of ocean
D.
goddess of heaven