全国2009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.“AChauvinistpig”referstoapersonwhobelievesthatwomenare______.()A.pronetotearsB.sociableC.frailD.inferior2.Ahot,freshlycookedsausagesandwichedinasplitrollofbreadiscalled______.()A.hamburgerB.sandwichC.hotdogD.pudding3.Languageis______.()A.theproductofthehumanbrainB.rulegovernedC.independentofcultureD.theresultofsocialinstitutions4.Languageisusedforcommunicationinthatcommunicationisthe____functionoflanguage.()A.primaryB.peripheralC.mediumD.personal5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?()A.EnglishisalanguagewithexplicitgrammarandChineseisalanguagewithimplicitgrammar.B.ComparedwithChinese,Englishhasmoregrammaticalmorphemesthatareusedmorefrequentlyineitherspeechorwriting.C.Chinesehasnogrammaticalmorphemes.D.GrammaticalexplicitnessandconsistencyarerequiredinEnglish.6.Englishisthelanguagewhich______.()A.demonstratesmorehypotacticrelationsthanChinesedoesB.demonstratesmoreparatacticrelationsthanChinesedoesC.demonstratesonlyhypotacticrelationsD.onlyreliesonconjunctionsforsentenceconstruction7.____canbeusedasatitleforanEnglishwomanwhosemaritalstatusisunknownorisnotindicated.()A.Mrs.B.Ms.C.MissD.Madam8.“Tokickthebucket”means“to_____”()A.dieB.workC.playD.study9.“MarryinMay,repentalways.”isrelatedto______.()浙00838#语言与文化试卷第1页(共5页)A.geographyB.ChristianityC.individualismD.Greco-Romancivilization10.“ACleopatra”isanallusionfrom______.()A.mythologyB.religionC.literatureD.sports11.Asimileisadirect_____betweentwoormoreunlikethings,normallyintroducedby“like”or“as”.()A.meaningB.comparisonC.linkD.way12.Termsofcolourscanbeusedeitherliterallytorefertodifferentcoloursormetaphoricallytoconveytheir______meanings.()A.directB.impliedC.associativeD.comparative13.______arepleasant,politeorharmlesssoundingwordsorexpressionsusedtomaskharsh,rudeorinfamoustruths.()A.TermsofhumilityB.HonourificsC.SimilesandmetaphorsD.Euphemisms14.Honourificsareusedtoshowrespecttoone’sinterlocutorsandpersonsmentionedinconversations,while______areusedtoshowthespeaker’smodesty.()A.honourificsB.complimentsC.termsofhumilityD.euphemisms15.Theterm“text”referstoanypieceofspokenorwrittenlanguage,whichexpressesa(n)______meaning.()A.completeB.incompleteC.regularD.irregular16.A:Doyoumindmysmokinghere?()B:Thisisnon-smokingarea.Thereis______betweentheabovetwosentences.A.logicB.lexicalC.cohesionD.coherence17.Whichofthefollowingwordsisacoinage,whichisoftenusedintheadvertisementsorbrandnames?()A.homelyB.packageC.smoothnessD.homeoffice18.TheChinesemeaningof“Mars”is______.()A.水星B.金星C.火星D.木星19.WhatdoespunctualitymeantoAmericansandEnglishmen?()浙00838#语言与文化试卷第2页(共5页)A.intimeB.ontimeifnotalittlebeforeC.acoupleofminuteslateD.halfanhourlate20.______communicationiscommunicationwithoutwords.()A.ActionB.GesturesC.VerbalD.NonverbalII.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichalternativescancompletethestatement.Theremightbemorethanonecorrectanswer.(10%)21.Affectivemeaningiscommunicatedwhen______areexpresseddirectlyorindirectlyinlanguage.()A.communicativevaluesB.attitudes...