全国2004年10月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码：00838Ⅰ.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsiffollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativesbestcompletesthestatement.(20%)1.Theexpression“physicallyhandicapped”istheeuphemisticequivalentof“（）”.A.uglyB.skinnyC.deafD.crippled2.A（）isasmallopenspacesymbolicallyenclosedwithverylowwallsandadjoiningabuilding.A.semihouseB.balconyC.plotD.yard3.Englishgrammarisoftensaidtobe（）becauseEnglishusesfrequentlyinflectionalmorphemestoindicatethegrammaticalrelationsbetweenlinguisticelements.A.paratacticB.hypotacticC.explicitD.implicit4.Theword“（）”isAmericanspelling.A.colourB.travellerC.metreD.defense5.Smilingwhencriticizedwouldbeconsidered（）inAmericanculture.A.improperB.politeC.friendlyD.frivolous6.Ameddlesomepersonwhopriesintoothers’affairsisa（）.A.busmanB.busybodyC.ladies’manD.do-gooder7.Englishisthelanguagewhich（）.A.demonstratesmorehypotacticrelationsthanChinesedoes.B.demonstratesmoreparatacticrelationsthanChinesedoes.C.demonstratesonlyhypotacticrelations.D.onlyreliesonconjunctionsforsentenceconstruction.8.Theidiomaticexpression“betweenScyllaandCharybdis”canbetranslatedinto（）.A.费了九牛二虎之力B.进退两难C.坐失良机D.昙花一现9.Nikeisthenameof（）inGreekmythology.A.aheroineB.thegoddessofvictoryC.thegoddessoffortuneD.awealthylady10.Englishspeakersusuallygivesmallgiftsto（）onhisorherbirthday.浙00838#语言与文化试卷第1页（共5页）A.acasualfriendB.anewacquaintanceC.apublicservantD.agoodfriend11.（）canfunctionasanappropriatereplytoaninvitation.A.“Thankyouverymuch.I’llcomeifI’mfreethen”B.“Thankyouverymuch.ButIcan’tacceptyourinvitation”C.“Thatwouldbenice.Thankyou”D.“Thankyou,I’lltrytocome”12.WhenyouwanttocomplimentthenewcoatMarywears,youcansay（）.A.“Ilikeyournewcoat.”B.“That’sverynicecoatyou’rewearing.Itmustbeveryexpensive.”C.“Youlookmuchyoungerinthiscoat.”D.“Howmuchdidyoupayforthiscoat?”13.Theproverbialexpression“lifeisbutawalkingshadow”isderivedfromtheworksof（）.A.GeoffreyChaucerB.JohnMiltonC.FrancisBaconD.WilliamShakespeare14.InEnglishculture“green”isoftenassociatedwith（）.A.experienceB.anoldageC.jealousyD.failure15.“Apedantoreruditefemaleintellectual”canbereferredtoas（）.A.ablueribbonB.abluestockingC.agreymareD.agreengrocer16.TheefforttorescueAmericancaptivesinIranin1980failedanditwascalleda(n)“（）”ratherthana“failure”.A.incompletesuccessB.partialsuccessC.intangiblesuccessD.mentalsuccess17.Englishspeakersexpecttobeimmediatelyinformedof（）thelettertheyhavereceivediswritten.A.thepurposeforwhichB.thereasonsforwhichC.thedateonwhichD.theplaceinwhich18.“Tickets,please!”saidtheguard,puttinghisheadinatthewindow.（）everybodywasholdingoutaticket.A.UntilthenB.TothisendC.AtlastD.Inamoment19.Gesturesthatareusedtohelpexplainthespokenwordsare（）.A.regulatorsB.illustratorsC.adaptersD.emblems20.“Apersonorthingsuddenlyliftedfromobscuritytohonourorsignificance”canbereferredtoas（）.浙00838#语言与文化试卷第2页（共5页）A.aCleopatraB.aPandoraC.aCinderellaD.aDavidⅡ.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativescancompletethestatement.Theremightbemorethanonecorrectanswer.(10%)21.Whenreceivingagift,theEnglishspeakersnormallysay...
