全国2011年10月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码:00838Ⅰ Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives best completes the (20%) In its broad sense culture is ______ Whatever distinguishes man from the rest part of the world is ( )A social organizations B the features of the worldC the attributes of man D human ______ is,perhaps,the best known subject in which the interaction between language,thought and culture is ( )A Nonverbal communication B Intercultural communicationC Verbal communication D T Culture is a loan word from ( )A French B LatinC Roman D N “Greenhouse” in English and “温室” in Chinese differ in their ______ ( )A social B conceptualC thematic D ______ is a grammatical category of nouns in English,as illustrated by the simple sentence “We are students” ( )A Person B CaseC Number D D Westerners tend to be ______ ( )A holistic B subjectiveC analytic D When English speaking people part,they are expected to say“ ______” ( )A It’s nice to have met you B I am pleased to meet youC Thank you very much D You are If a compliment comes to a westerner for his good Chinese,he would reply“______ ” ( )A N N That’s not true B Thank you for encouraging meC Sorry,I can’t speaking Chinese well D Thank I am glad to hear ______ contain folk wisdom rather than scientific ( )A Idioms B MetaphorsC Similes D P The proverb “Carry coals to Newcastle” is related to ______ ( )A navigation B geographyC literature D C The English equivalent for “开某人的玩笑” or “捉弄某人” is “______ ” ( )A to kid somebody’s brain B to make one’s faceC to get one’s hand D to pull somebody’s The colour word “______” is associated with profit in ( )A white B blueC red D “I’m disadvantaged,for I still don’t have a cent to my ” In the above sentence,the word “disadvantaged” means ______ ( )A unfavourable B disagreedC poor D Anything that is ______ by religion,tradition or social usage is a ( )A prohibited B allowedC unprohibited D Man: Would you like to see a movie with me tonight? ( ) Woman: It looks like The above sentences are linked by ______ A grammar B lexicalC phonetics D John overslept this Otherwise he wouldn’t have been late for ( ) The logical relationship between the above sentences is______ A additive B adversativeC causal D The word “______” is American ( )A colour B travellerC metre D Nike is the name of ______ in Greek ( )A a heroine B the goddess of victoryC the goddess of fortune D a wealthy The nonverbal messages that are consistent with accompanying verbal messages,but add to or strengthen or clarify the verbal message serve the function of ______ ( )A regulating B repeatingC complementing D “Rubbing one’s thumb against one’s forefinger and middle finger” means ______ in English body language ( )A victory B dirtC OK D moneyⅡ Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which alternatives can complete the There might be more than one correct (10%) ______can convey messages in face-to-face ( )A Gestures B Written symbolsC Facial expressions D Phonetic English words borrowed from Latin are normally used in ______ ( )A informal B academicC religious D ______ are a category of the subjunctive mood in E ( )A Mandative subjunctives B Formulaic subjunctivesC Conditionals D A In a telephone call,if the person wanted is not available,it is customary for the English speaking person to say “______” ( )A Thank you for B Hold on a C May I take a message? D Would you like to leave a message? English proverbs can be classified into ______ ( )A Christianity B sexismC individualism D Which of the following are metaphorical expressions about ideas? ( )A He is the father of modern B His ideas will live on C I’ve had a full D Life is empty for --- Pass me the ( ) --- Pass me the salt, --- Would you please pass me the salt? The above utterances are arranged in an order of increasing degrees of______ A formality B informalityC politeness D In a normal text,sentences are connected ( )A informally B formallyC hypotactically D In Chinese newspapers,______ are not reported so frequently as in English ( )A political achievements B cultural achievementsC crimes D Our body odours may be affected by ______ ( )A orientation of house B exercise scheduleC drinking water D emotional stateⅢ Fill in each underlined space with a proper (20%) Value systems,world views,national traits,aesthetic standards and thinking patterns are often regarded as the central part of ______ Major English speaking countries,especially the United States,are “countries on the ______”,which is illustrated by such words as “drive-ins”,“motels”,and “diners” Subjects and ______ are not so frequently omitted in English as in Chinese,as illustrated by the sentence “This book is very interesting,Would you like to read it?” In English speaking cultures,it is customary for the person calling or the elderly person to hang up the receiver ______ “A Trojan horse” is an allusion derived from ______ The English speaking people use the word “chicken” metaphorically to refer to a ______ Many plant and place names such as “poker” and “Mississippi” in American English come from ______ It is safe to say that Chinese advertising as a whole tends to be more ______ than English The ______ zone ranges from touching to 18 It is usually reserved for the very few special people in our lives who are very close to Technical time refers to precise,scientific ______ of time counted in ordered, logical Ⅳ Answer the following questions (12 %) What does the statement “Language is the carrier and container of ” mean? Is “spiritual” a true equivalent to“精神上的”? How is the letter “i” pronounced differently when it occurs before “le” in American and British English? What does the gesture “touching or pointing to one’s own nose by raised thumb” signify in western culture?Ⅴ T (18 % ) Men and women,old and young,all joined in the God help those who help Many people intend to get white-collar jobs after 请赐教。 敬请光临寒舍。 2011年11月1日上午8点火车将到达北京。Ⅵ Discuss the following (20 %) What is your interpretation of the proverb “An Englishman’s house is his castle” and people’s behaviours related to the proverb? How would you define “common core English” from the viewpoint of the speaking style?