全国2021年4月高等教育自考
语言与文化考试试题
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I. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Readeach statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the fouralternatives best completes the statement.
1. Large C culture refers to culture in its________sense.
A. narrow
B. broad
C. historical
D. national
2. Communication among people from different cultural backgrounds is called________communication.
A. verbal
B. local
C. intercultural
D. international
3. The chief Christian feast, which celebrates the Resurrection of Christ, is___________.
A. Easter
B. Boxing Day
C. Thanksgiving Day
D. Christmas
4. Statesman andpolitician are mainly distinguished by their________meaning.
A. conceptual
B. stylistic
C. reflected
D. connotative
5. In any language, linguistic units are related in____ ways.
A. meaningful
B. careful
C. deductive
D. inductive
6. English verbs may vary their forms to indicate the subjunctive mood which flls into two categories. One is called the present subjunctive and the other the_____ subjunctive.
A. formulaic
B. mandative
C. past
D. perfective
7. Good night is usually used as an expression of.________
A. farewell
B. greeting
C. congratulation
D. inquiring
8. It is quite common for a male English speaker to_____ females on their good looks, while it is almost a taboo in Chinese culture.
A. criticize
B. ignore
C. judge
D. compliment
9. As defined in dictionary,________are implied or indirect references.
A. idioms
B. allusions
C. phrases ;
D. proverbs
10. If you refuse to do something, no matter how great the reward and compensation may be,youll say__________
A. No man is an island
B. Just what the doctor ordered
C. Not for all the tea in China
D. Not to bat an eyelid
11. The metaphorical expression Now there is a theory you can really sink your teeth intoindicates that ideas are________,
A. people
B. food
C. plants
D. products
12. Which of the fllowing metaphorical expressions indicates that love is a patient?
A. This is a sick relationship.
B. She drives me out of my mind.
C. He is known for his many rapid conquests.
D. There is incredible energy in their relationship.
13. When不敢当is used to respond toYoure one of the TOP scholars in the field, it might be translated as___________
A. Not really
B. Ill be glad to
C. You praised me too much
D. Im honoured, but Im not sure Im the right person
14. Which of the following questions is NOT considered taboo in English culture?
A. May I know your age?
B. Do you go to church?
C. What is your nationality?
D. Are you married or single?
15. The logical relationship between the following sentences is the____ relationship.
e.g For the whole day he climbed up the steep mountainside, almost without sTOPping.
Then, as dusk fell, he sat down to rest.
A. temporal
B. adversative
C. causal
D. additive
16. Which of the fllowing phrases can be used to show additive relations?
A. either way
B. in other words
C. in a moment
D. so far
17. Advertising is the____ communication usually paid for and usually persuasive in nature about products, service or ideas by identified sponsors through different media.
A. interpersonal
B. nonpersonal
C. two-way
D. intercultural
18. A distinctive feature of English brand names is that many of them sound exotic, being words borrowed from other cultures, such as________
A. Kent
B. Rolex
C. Chanel
D. Salem
19. Facial expressions, postures, and other behaviors that provide information about the emotional states or moods of a person are________
A. ilustrators
B. regulators
C. physical emblems
D. affect displays
20. The distance used by colleagues who discuss academic TOPics belongs to the,________.zone.
A. intimate
B. casual-personal
C. socio-consultative
D. public
II. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which alternatives cancomplete the statement. There is more than one correct answer to each question.
21. Which of the following are the properties of language?
A. Language is uniquely unhuman.
B. Language is symbolic for its arbitrariness.
C. Language is used for communication.
D. Language is used to understand and describe the world.
22. Among the fllowing words or expressions,__________ refers to geography related features in English.
A. the Thames
B. kangaroo
C. The May Flower
D. queen
23. English verbs vary in form to represent diferent ________in many cases, with the aid of
auxiliary verbs.
A. meanings
B. tenses
C. aspects
D. actions
24. In English culture, the general rule is to introduce________.
A. a group to an inpidual
B. an older person to a young one
C.amantoawoman
D. the guest to the host
25. The English idiomto hold ones head high is equivalent to____________ in Chinese .
A.昂首挺胸
B.趾高气扬
C.出类拔萃
D.充满自信
26. Which of the following examples show that the same qualities may be associated with different things in English and Chinese?
A. . That young man is a bear at mathematics.
B. One look at his face and we realized that a thunderstorm was about to break.
C. All the men in our family have been as bald as coots by the time they reached forty.
D. Look at your hands, boy, theyre as black as coal一you cant come to the table like that,
27. In English, one can use euphemisms like__________ to substitutedie ordeath.
A. depart
B. fall
C. go east
D. be with God
28. Which of the following sentences show hypotactic relations?
A.1 think he is right.
B. He bought tea, coffee, eggs, milk, etc.
C. The man ran away when he saw the dog.
D. Bread and butter is my favourite breakfast.
29. The phonetic difference between American English and British English can be found in________
A. this
B. class
C. hero
D. begin
30. Eye behaviors have qualities of___________.
A. saliency .
B. repetition
C. arousal
D. involvement
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IL. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression.
31. Language is vocal. This statement means that_____ is the primary medium oflanguage, while writing is secondary.
32. The drink of spirits mixed with others or with various flavorings is called.________
33. It is often said that English is a language with explicit grammar and Chinese a language with________ grammar.
34. For Chinese learners of English, it is important to note that many casual ________in Chinese cannot be carried over into English and used as greetings when they meet English speakers.
35. The English idiom for something that is inffensive but feeble or colorless is________
36. As one of the commonest figures of speech,__________ is used in the sentenceHis wordsstabbed at her heart.
37. In order to avoid sexism,_________ is used to refer to a male or female who presides a meeting instead of chairman.
38. only those collections of sentences that consist of sentences.________in certain ways can be regarded as text,
39. The translation equivalent of运动鞋is gym shoes in British English and________in American English.
40. Nonverbal communication is anything someone does to which someone else assigns________
IV. Answer the following questions briefly.
41. List three properties of culture.
42. What is thematic meaning?
43. How did the regional dialects like American English or Australian English come into being?
44. What basic categories can human territories be classified into?
V. Translation.
45. green-eyed
46. May I have your name, please?
47. keep ones nose clean
48.了如指掌
49.金无足赤，人无完人。
50.一他没对你说该做什么吗? 一对， 没。
VI. Discuss the following TOPics.
51. Compare the following pairs of sentences, find out the contrast of word order between English and Chinese and offer a possible cultural explanation.
The young man who is stting between Mary and John is the editor of our campus newspaper.
坐在玛丽和约翰之间的青年是校报的编辑。
52. Discuss the associative meanings ofredand红by analyzing the fllowing examples: 红喜事，a red ltter day,red tape, waving a red flag.
