全国2003年10月语言与文化全国2003年10月语言与文化I.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativesbestcompletesthestatement.(20%)1.Acolddishofrawvegetableswithadressingiscalled_____.A.hamburgerB.sandwichC.saladD.pudding2.Alllanguageshave_____termsanddistinguishatleastthreecharacteristicsinrelatives.A.generationB.subtleC.complicatedD.kinship3.Englishspeakersaredirectpeoplewhotendto_____.A.locateperipheralmeaningbeforecentralmeaningB.locatecentralmeaningbeforecentralmeaningC.locatethemodifiedafterthemodifierD.thinkholistically4.InEnglishalltheprefixesare_____morphemes.A.inflectionalB.grammaticalC.derivationalD.implicit5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.Englishspeakershavearelativelysmallrangeofpossibilitiestoselectfromwhennamingtheirnewlybornbabies.B.Englishsurnamesaremoredistinctivethangivennames.C.Englishgivennamesaremoredistinctivethansurnames.D.Namesincludegivennames,surnames,fullnamesandnicknamesorpetnames.6.IfanEnglishspeakerrefusesthecomplimentwhichmerelycomesoutofpoliteness,hemaysay_____.A.“Doyoureallythinkso?”B.“Oh,Iwishitcouldbetrue.”C.“Oh,youaretoopolite.”D.“No,Idon’tthinkso.”7.“Tomakeacatlaugh”means_____.A.tobecomicB.tobetragicC.tobeproudD.tobeserious8.TheEnglishequivalentfor“前车之覆，后车之鉴”canbe“_____”.A.RatsdesertasinkingshipB.AsmallleakwillsinkagreatshipC.HethatwouldsailwithoutdangermustnevercomeonthemainseaD.Letanother’sshipwreckbeyourseamark9.“Green”connotes_____inEnglishculture.A.ProsperityB.immaturityC.longevityD.sincerity1全国2003年10月语言与文化10.“Brownpaper”correspondsto_____.A.棕色纸B.秘密文件C.揭露社会黑暗的报纸D.牛皮纸11.TheEnglishequivalentfor“空袭紧急警报”is_____.A.bluealertB.whitealertC.redalertD.blackalert12.“Sanitaryengineer”istheeuphemisticexpressionfor“_____”.A.garbagecollectorB.cleanerC.plumberD.gardener13.“敬请指正”canbetreatedastheChineseequivalentof“_____”inEnglish.A.I’dliketohaveyourcomments.B.Willyoupleasepointoutmyerrors?C.I’dliketohaveerrorscorrectedD.I’llgratefullyexpectyourcomments.14.Whenthespeakerorwriterdiscussesmanythingsindirectlyrelatedtothecentralideaofthetextand/ortoeachotherheorshedevelopsthetextina(n)_____fashion.A.linearB.spiralC.inductiveD.deductive15.ThemoststrikingphoneticdifferencebetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishisthepronunciationof_____inwords.A.rB.aC.whD.er16.Thefirst_____madein449B.C.hadstrongimpactonthelawsmadelaterinmostEuropeancountries.A.RomanlawB.NapoleonicCodeC.FrenchlawD.Britishlaw17.Thedistancezonerangingfrom4inchestoabout8feetisreferredsoasthe_____zone.A.publicB.intimateC.socio-consultativeD.casual-personal18.Raisingone’sopenhandwithpalmdowntoone’sthroatmeans“_____”inEnglishculture.A.ShameonyouB.I’mfullC.KillyourselfD.You’reshorterthanI19.Inproxemicsscholarsareparticularlyinterestedinthe_____betweeninterlocutorsininterpersonalcommunication.A.relativerightsB.relationshipC.distanceD.relativeobligation20.Thebrandname_____isneutralorpositiveinmeaninginChineseculturebutpejorativeinEnglishculture?A.青岛啤酒B.白象牌电池C.泸洲老窖D.菊花电扇2全国2003年10月语言与文化II.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativescancompletethestatement.Theremightbemorethanone...
