2018年自学考试《语言与文化》试题及答案

2018年自学考试《语言与文化》试题及答案第一部分选择题

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

14. A___________is an implied comparison between two or more unlike things. ( )

A. similes

B. metaphors

C. associations

D. tenor

15. "There are too many facts here for me to digest them all." is a metaphorical expression about ideas, which are___________ ( )

A. Food

B. commodities

C. products

D. plants

16. A blackleg is a person who_______________________. ( )

A. accepts work in place of strikers