全國10月高等教育自學(xué)考試語言與文化試題歷年試卷

1、做試題,沒答案?上自考365,網(wǎng)校名師為你詳細(xì)解答!全國2005年10月高等教育自學(xué)考試語言與文化試題課程代碼：00838. 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 best completes the statement and put the answer in the bracke

2、ts. (20%)1. In educational settings “depend on others to do his/her work” is often preferred to “_”. A. fail to do ones homework B. fail to do ones schoolwork wellC. cheat in exams D. cheat in class2. A “” is often said euphemistically to be a(n) “_”. A. information director B. research consultantC.

3、 office executive D. assistant manager3. I wonder whether Nick isnt better off, after all. _they do look after him, dont they?A. I mean B. In other wordsC. Actually D. Incidentally4. The next morning she was glad and proud that she had not yielded to a scare. _ he was most strangely and obviously be

4、tter. A. Though B. At this pointC. For D. So5. “2000年7月25日上午10點” can be translated into _. A. At 10 oclock of the morning of 25 July of 2000B. At 10 oclock on the morning of 25 July, 2000C. At 10 oclock, the morning of 25 July, 2000D. At 10 oclock in the morning of 25 July, 20006. Which of the follo

5、wing names is associated with Christianity?A. Edgar B. JosephC. Alexander D. Iris7. When you introduce Mary Smith to John Jones, you may say _. A. “John Jones, this is Mary Smith”B. “Mr. Jones, may I introduce Mrs. Smith?”C. “Mary Smith, this is John Jones”D. “Mary Smith, this is Mr. Jones”8. “_” is

6、 inappropriate as a reply to an apology. A. Its O. K. B. Its all right. C. Not at all. D. Never mind. 9. It is suggested that Chinese people are good at holistic _. A. writing B. speakingC. thinking D. doing10. The thematic model emphasizes three culture elements:_. A. traits, values and world views

7、B. personal behaviours, thinking patterns and valuesC. norms, customs and circumstancesD. time, space and dimension11. The Chinese equivalent for “high school” is _. A. 中等學(xué)校 B. 高等學(xué)校C. 技術(shù)學(xué)校 D. 職業(yè)學(xué)校12. In English culture, “old” is associated with all the following except _. A. useless B. traditionalC.

8、 senile D. skilled13. The phrasal verb “l(fā)ook into” corresponds in meaning to the single word _. A. expect B. investigateC. despise D. watch14. “To be very careful and correct in ones behaviour” is synonymous to _. A. “Mr. Right” B. “keep ones own company”C. “to mind ones ps and qs” D. “to keep ones

9、nose clean”15. “To make a cat laugh” means _. A. to be tragic B. to be comicC. to be proud D. to be serious16. In English culture “white” connotes _. A. innocence B. deathC. cruelty D. reaction17. The English equivalent for “害了紅眼病” is _. A. a white hope B. grey-headedC. pinkeye D. green-eyed18. Uran

10、us is the Roman god of _. A. heavens and father of Saturn B. the sea, son of Saturn and brother of JupiterC. agriculture and father of JupiterD. the sky and the king of the gods19. American English and _ English are two varieties of the English language and they are of equal status. A. Canadian B. A

11、ustralianC. New Zealandic English D. British20. Stamping ones foot signifies _ in English body language. A. anger B. strengthC. remorse D. impatience. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide whic

12、h of the four alternatives can complete the statement and put the answer(s) in the brackets. There might be more than one correct answer. (10%)21. “_” is more offensive than “damn” or “damn it”. A. Hell B. God damn youC. Damn you D. Jesus Christ22. He was the popular candidate. _he will be elected.

13、A. So that B. As suchC. Consequently D. Accordingly23. In the following statements,_ is true. A. English has gone through the stage of explicit grammar, while Chinese has. B. Modern European languages are grammatical simpler and demonstrate less grammatical explicitly than classical European languag

14、e. C. English and Chinese are at different developmental stages. D. English and Chinese are at same developmental stages. 24. When John Smith picks up the phone, he may say _. A. Hello. This is John speaking. B. Hello. C. Whos calling, please? D. Good morning. John Smith here. 25. When English speak

15、ers respond to thanks, they normally say _. A. “Dont mention it” B. “Its my pleasure”C. “Not at all” D. “No. Its my duty”26. The idiomatic expression “to put ones foot in ones mouth” means _. A. to just make it B. to say something embarrassingC. to have an angry attitude D. to say something wrong or

16、 unsuitable27. “A blue fit” is close in meaning to _. A. annoyance B. happinessC. satisfaction D. irritation28. In English culture, _ are positive in meaning. A. ambitious B. self-made manC. do-gooder D. aggressive29. In Chinese newspapers _ are not reported so frequently as in English newspapers. A

17、. political achievements B. cultural achievementsC. crimes D. disasters30. Touching or bodily contact is more common among _ in English speaking countries. A. males B. the oldC. females D. the young. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression. (12%)31. “To fresh up” can be used by a fema

18、le as an euphemism for _. 32. In an English letter of request there are three parts: the purpose for which the letter is written, the supporting information and a _. 33. It is hard for _ to understand why “走狗” is a pejorative term in Chinese. 34. Each culture develops a particular way of _ favoured

19、by a particular population. 35. English uses frequently inflectional morphemes to indicate the _ relations between linguistic elements. 36. “Good-bye” is the contracted form of _ and therefore carries a religious connotation. 37. “Good night” is usually as an expression of _. 38. The English proverb

20、ial expression _ corresponds to “對牛彈琴” in Chinese. 39. The English expression _ corresponds to “膽小如鼠” in Chinese. 40. The branch of learning that studies how we perceive, structure, reacts to, and interpret messages of time is referred to as _. 41. American English differs from British English mainl

21、y in pronunciation and _. 42. The phrase in British English for “私立學(xué)?！?is _. . Answer the following questions briefly. (12%)43. What are some examples in Australian English illustrating racist language?44. How do English speakers respond to compliments?45. What is large c culture?46. How would you explain the fact that “greenhouse” and its equivalent in Chinese “溫室” are formed differently?47. Which idiomatic expression in English corresponds to “捧腹大笑” in Chinese?48. What is the w