全国高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码

全国高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代

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全国2003年10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（共30分）

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%)

cold dish of raw vegetables with a dressing is called _____.

A. hamburger

B. sandwich

C. salad

D. pudding

languages have _____ terms and distinguish at least three characteristics in relatives. A. generation B. subtle

C. complicated

D. kinship

speakers are direct people who tend to _____.

A. locate peripheral meaning before central meaning

B. locate central meaning before central meaning

C. locate the modified after the modifier

D. think holistically

English all the prefixes are _____ morphemes.

A. inflectional

B. grammatical

C. derivational

D. implicit

of the following statements is not true

A. English speakers have a relatively small range of possibilities to select from when

naming their newly born babies.

B. English surnames are more distinctive than given names.

C. English given names are more distinctive than surnames.

D. Names include given names, surnames, full names and nicknames or pet names.

an English speaker refuses the compliment which merely comes out of politeness, he may say _____.

A.“Do you really think so”

B.“Oh, I wish it could be true.”

C.“Oh, you are too polite.”

D.“No, I don’t think so.”

7.“To make a cat laugh” means _____.

A. to be comic

B. to be tragic

C. to be proud

D. to be serious

English equivalent for “前车之覆，后车之鉴” can be “_____”.

A. Rats desert a sinking ship

small leak will sink a great ship

C. He that would sail without danger must never come on the main sea

D. Let another’s shipwreck be your seamark

9.“Green” connotes _____ in English culture.

A. Prosperity

B. immaturity

C. longevity

D. sincerity

10.“Brown paper”corresponds to _____.

A.棕色纸

B.秘密文件

C.揭露社会黑暗的报纸

D.牛皮纸

English equivalent for “空袭紧急警报” is _____.

A. blue alert

B. white alert

C. red alert

D. black alert

12.“Sanitary engineer” is the euphemistic expression for “_____”.

A. garbage collector

B. cleaner

C. plumber

D. gardener

13.“敬请指正” can be treated as the Chinese equivalent of “_____” in English.

A. I’d like to have your comments.

B. Will you please point out my errors

C. I’d like to have errors corrected

D. I’ll gratefully expect your comments.

the speaker or writer discusses many things indirectly related to the central idea of the text and /or to each other he or she develops the text in a(n) _____ fashion.

A .linear B. spiral

C. inductive

D. deductive

most striking phonetic difference between American and British English is the pronunciation of _____ in words.

A. r

B. a

C. wh

D. er

first _____ made in 449 . had strong impact on the laws made later in most European countries.

A. Roman law

B. Napoleonic Code

C. French law

D. British law

distance zone ranging from 4 inches to about 8 feet is referred so as the _____ zone.

A. public

B. intimate

C. socio-consultative

D. casual-personal

one’s open hand with palm down to one’s throat means “_____” in English culture.

A. Shame on you

B. I’m full

C. Kill yourself

D. You’re shorter than I

proxemics scholars are particularly interested in the _____ between interlocutors in interpersonal communication.

A. relative rights

B. relationship

C. distance

D. relative obligation

brand name _____ is neutral or positive in meaning in Chinese culture but pejorative in English culture

A.青岛啤酒

B.白象牌电池

C.泸洲老窖

D.菊花电扇

II. 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 can complete the statement. There might be more than one correct answer.(10%)

are some important properties of language.

A. Unsystematic

B. Human specific

C. V ocal

D. A set of symbols

the expression “to meet one’s Waterloo”,the word “Waterloo” alludes to _____. A. a great victory B. an achievement

C. a final defeat

D. a difficult or obstacle

English brand names _____ are coinages.

A. Trane

B. Playtex

C. Pierre

D. Cartan

word “woman” can be defined conceptually as _____.

A. an adult female

B. prone to tears

C. long hair wearing

D. biped

25.“Purple” in English culture is often associated with _____.

A. high rank or station

B. low rank or station

C. imperial or royal rank

D. something best

are usually taboo topics in conversations between strangers in English culutre.

A. Age and income

B. Love and marriage

C. Political and religious beliefs

D. Personal opinions about daily affairs

is onomatopoeic words.

A. Squeal

B. Murmur

C. Rush

D. Click

you respond to the compliment “You look very nice in this dress”,you should say “_____”.

A. Thank you.

B. No, I don’t think so at all.

C. Do you really think so I was not sure whether it suits me.

D. It’s very kind of you to say so.

serve the function of substitution.

A. Saying louder than usual to emphasize a verbal message

B. Pausing before saying something important

C. Waving goodbye

D. Beckoning another person to come

“slow” student may be euphemistically referred to as “_____”.

A. a mentally retarded student

B. one who is working at his/her own level

C. one who can do better work with help

D. a problem student

第二部分非选择题(共70分)

III. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression.(12%)

invisible, portable space that surrounds us is referred to as _____ space.

thinking interacts with English, while holistic thinking interacts with Chinese.

33.“Pay one’s debt to nature” is the euphemism for _____.

English equivalent of “寒舍” is _____.

an English paragraph the sentence representing the central idea is referred to as _____ and often located at the initial part of the paragraph.

is safe to say that Chinese advertising as a whole tends to be more _____ than English advertising.

language represents thought, it is _____ by thought.

is generally true that an English word may represent a _____ or associative meaning different from that of its translation equivalent in Chinese.

English functional equivalent for “敬请光临” is _____.

English proverbial equivalent for “金无足赤，人无完人”is _____.

English expression _____ is equivalent to “秃子头上的虱子——明摆着” in China.

refers to a kind of journalism with heavy emphasis on scandals, or resenting ordinary news in a sensational manner.

IV. Answer the following questions briefly:(12%)

is the English equivalent for “黑信”

is the British equivalent for the American word “raincoat”

is the major difference between English and Chinese descriptive texts in style

is it said that English is a hypotactic language and Chinese is a paratactic language

hitchhiking is symbolized in English culture

cross-cultural contrasts can you find between English and Chinese titles in vocatives V. Translation:(16%)

breathed his last during the night.

born to the purple are destined to live in the public eye.

greatest artist of the first half of this century has long last gone the way of all flesh.

rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

53.为金钱而侍奉上帝的人会为更多的报酬服侍魔鬼。

54.你对他期望过高了。干这活他还是新手呢。

55.请提宝贵意见。

56.别指望亚瑟会为自己辩护，他胆小如鼠。

VI. Define the following term:(10%)

core English

thinking

black sheep

c culture

principle

VII. Discuss the following topics:(20%)

are bodily organs related to sex and sexual intercourse treated in English and Chinese cross-cultural contrast can you find between English and Chinese telephone calls