浙江省2004年1月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题
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I. Each of the following statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives best completes the statement. (20%)
1. The medium of verbal interaction is ______.
A. thought B. language
C. culture D. communication
2. A. The relationship between language and culture is that ______.
A. the former determines the latter B. the latter determines the former
C. the two are parallel D. the two interact
3. “Politician” and “statesman” are mainly distinguished by their ______ meaning.
A. connotative B. conceptual C. social D. reflected
4. “Busybody corresponds” to ______ in Chinese.
A. 大忙人 B. 爱管闲事的人 C. 重要人物 D. 勤快人
5. In the following sentences, that ______ is true.
A. the branching pattern dominates in English
B. the branching pattern dominates in Chinese
C. holistic thinking interacts with English
D. analytic thinking interacts with Chinese
6. If a student wants to express his gratitude for professor's help, he can say ______.
A. “I am so sorry I am wasting your time”
B. “I hope I didn't disturb you”
C. “Don't you mind I disturb you?”
D. “Thank you so much. I really appreciate your help”
7. “Elizabeth” means ______ in Chinese.
A. 天使 B. 上帝的礼物 C. 上帝的祭品 D. 伊丽莎白
8. “Put your foot in your mouth” means ______.
A. shut up your mouth
B. you know everything about yourself
C. you cause embarrassment by saying something
D. what you say are nonsense.
9. “To show confidence in one's worth, good character and ability” best matches “______”.
A. to ride one's high horse B. to go about with one's head in the air
C. to keep one's nose clean D. to hold one's head high
10. The proverb “each cross hath its own inscription” is related to ______.
A. the history of England B. individualism
C. Christianity D. Bible
11. “A white hope” refers to a talent person who is thought ______.
A. not likely to bring success B. likely to fail
C. likely to bring bad fate D. likely to bring success
12. “Red handed” corresponds to ______.
A. 现行犯的 B. 革命党的 C. 共产党人的 D. 精力充沛的
13. “The purple” in English speaking countries is associated with ______.
A. a beautiful color B. a lucky color
C. royal or noble rank D. low rank or status
14. “______” is a euphemism for “fat”.
A. Strong B. Heavy C. Sturdy D. Clumsy
15. “Blackguard” is used to refer to a(n) ______.
A. African American B. guard black in color
C. scoundrel D. silly man
16. An underachiever is a euphemism for a ______ student.
A. lazy B. poor C. slow D. disable
17. Casual style is completely spontaneous with hardly any restraint, for example， ______.
A. Would you mind going upstairs right away, please
B. Time you all went upstairs, now
C. Visitors should go up the stairs at once
D. Up you go, chaps
18. The British English equivalent to “公立学校” is ______.
A. public school B. council school
C. private school D. grade school
19. It has been claimed that ______ are probably the most significant areas of the body for nonverbal communication.
A. gestures B. postures
C. facial expressions and eye behaviors D. body languages
20. “Chewing one's finger nails” signifies ______.
A. emotional stress B. argument
C. impatience D. frustration
II. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives can complete the statement. There might be more than one correct answer. (10%)
21. In English culture “old” is often associated with ______.
A. traditional B. senile C. mature D. useless
22. Words positive in meaning in English but pejorative or neutral in Chinese are ______.
A. aggressive B. selfmade man
C. individualism D. equalitarianism or egalitarianism
23. In English culture people often ______.
A. put the more important information before the less one
B. put the less important information before the more one
C. put the more specific information before the less one
D. put the less specific information before the more one
24. “______” can be functioned as an apology in English speaking countries.
A. I beg your pardon B. I'm sorry
C. Excuse me D. I'm terribly sorry
25. “To pull somebody's leg” ______.
A. means to say something in a joking way
B. means to prevent somebody from advancing
C. is equivalent to “开某人的玩笑” in Chinese
D. is equivalent to “扯某人后腿” in Chinese
26. Roman god of agriculture refers to ______.
A. May B. March C. Saturday D. January
27. That ______ illustrates the metaphor that life is a gambling game.
A. the odds are against me B. he is a real loser
C. I'm charmed by her D. she is besieged by suitors
28. The English equivalent for “黄色电影”is ______.
A. yellow films B. obscene films
C. blue films D. sexy films
29. An undertaker is now often referred to as a ______.
A. funeral director B. mortician
C. baby-sitter D. body-care
30. “______” can be termed as honorifics.
A. Would you mind my closing the door
B. To make valuable comments
C. Your Excellency
D. Your Honorable
III. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression. (12%)
31. Language is the ______ and container of cultural information.
32. The leader of the British government is called ______.
33. The Chinese equivalent for “lover” is ______.
34. The word in American English for “purse” is ______.
35. Holistic thinking interacts with Chinese, thus the ______ sentence pattern can be observed in Chinese.
36. God in English often corresponds to “______” in Chinese.
37. “To know something like the palm of one's hand” corresponds to ”______” in Chinese.
38. ______ is a lie that does no harm and is merely more convenient or polite than telling the truth.
39. “易如反掌” is equivalent to “______” in English.
40. ______ is a euphemism for “crippled”.
41. The English equivalent for拙作 is ______.
42. Staring or gaping, in Chinese culture, shows one's curiosity while in English culture, is considered impolite and ______.
IV. Answer the following questions briefly. (12%)
43. What is Emancipation Proclamation?
44. What is the difference between “spiritual” and “精神” in relation to their connotative meaning?
45. Which idiom is in opposition to “marriage of convenience” in a sense?
46. What does “Yellow Pages” refer to?
47. What is the English equivalent for “拜读了大作”?
48. What is proxemics?
V. Translation. (16%, 2 for each)
49. — 你英语讲得很好。
— 过奖了。
50. 他家地址是上海市四川路永康巷57号。
51. — 你没有去过昆明吗？
— 不，去过。
52. 无米之炊
53. Since he became the manager, the company has been in the black.
54. Her skin was white as leprosy.
55. Not to mince one's words
56. Thanksgiving Day.
VI. Define the following terms. (10%)
57. thematic meaning
58. euphemism
59. taboos
60. inductive argumentation
61. intimate style
VII. Discuss the following topics. (20%)
62. What cross-cultural differences can you find between English and Chinese responses to thanks?
63. What are the topics that are considered by English speakers too personal to talk about?
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