全国2001年10月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码：00838Ⅰ.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativesbestcompletesthestatement.(20%)1.Languageis________.()A.theproductofthehumanbrainB.rulegovernedC.independentofcultureD.theresultofsocialinstitutions2.Cultureisaloanwordfrom________.A.FrenchB.LatinC.RomanD.Norwegian3.InSouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealandthefirstweekdayafterChristmasis________.()A.BoxingDayB.ThanksgivingDayC.EasterD.St.Valentine'sDay4.Abunorbreadrollcontainingfriedorgrilledsteakiscalled.()A.hamburgerB.sandwichC.hotdogD.pudding5.Inthefollowingwords,________containsaderivationalmorpheme.A.nicerB.mapsC.precedeD.worked6.Inthefollowingstatements,________isnottrue.()A.“EnglishisalanguagewithexplicitgrammarandChineseisalanguagewithimplicitgrammar.”B.“ComparedwithChinese,Englishhasmoregrammaticalmorphemesthatareusedmorefrequentlyineitherspeechorwriting.”C.“Chinesehasnogrammaticalmorphemes.”D.“GrammaticalexplicitnessandconsistencyarerequiredinEnglish.”7.WecanoftenfindpersonalnamesinEnglishthatarerelatedto.()A.historicaleventsB.naturalphenomenaC.influentialfiguresD.theplaceofbirth8.Abrahamisa________.()A.religiousnameB.flowernameC.weaponnameD.nameofauthority9.TheChinesepersonallettersgenerallysoundmore________intonethantheircorrespondingEnglishones.A.formalB.informalC.ornateD.plain10.“Tohavethetendencytostretchthetruth”canbeusedastheeuphemismfor“________”.()A.toprovidetrueinformationB.totellothers’fortuneC.tolieD.tosteal11.Theexpressionthatcanbeusedastheeuphemismfor“garbagecollector”is“________”.A.collectingengineerB.garbageengineerC.sanitaryengineerD.sanitationengineer.12.寒舍isequivalentto________inEnglish.A.myhomeB.myhumblehomeC.mycoldhouseD.myshabbyhut00838语言与文化第1页共5页13.TheChineseexpression“给我一座金山，我也不干”correspondstotheEnglishidiom________.()A.tokeepone'snosecleanB.notforalltheteainChinaC.nottobataneyelidD.tomakeone'sfleshcreep14.“Nottominceone'swords”means________.A.speakfrankly,bluntlyorcoarselyB.speakindirectlyC.speakthoughtfullyD.speakmindlessly15.Theexpression“thatyoungmanisabearatmathematics”hasasimilarmeaningto________.()A.thatyoungmanisbadatmathematicsB.thatyoungmanisgoodatmathematicsC.thatyoungmanisclumsyatmathematicsD.thatyoungmanisamathematician16.InEnglishculture“white”connotes________.()A.deathB.crueltyC.reactionD.innocence17.BritishEnglishisspokenin________.()A.GreatBritainB.AustraliaC.NewZealandD.A,B,andC.18.Rubbingone'sthumbagainstone'sforefingerandmiddlefingermeansinEnglishbodylanguagesystem.A.moneyB.dirtC.OKD.victory19.Gesturesthatcanfullytaketheplaceofspokenwordsare.()A.illustratorsB.emblemsC.regulatorsD.adapters20.Generally________isthemostdifficultamongthefollowinginthelearningofforeignnonverbalcommunication.()A.transferB.reassociationC.conflictD.reinterpretationⅡ.EAchofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativescancompletethestatement.Theremightbemorethanonecorrectanswer.(10%)21.InEnglishculture“blue”isoftenassociatedwith________.()A.unhappyfeelingsB.highsocialpositionC.jealousyandenvyD.lackingexperience22.Theidiomaticexpression“toputone'sfootinone'smouth”means.()A.tosaysomethingembarr...
