历年自考语言与文化.doc

　　全国2010年10月高等教育自学考试 　　语言与文化试题 　　课程代码：00838 　　I. 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.(20 %) 　　1. Language is ______ in that it is rule governed. ( ) 　　A. arbitraryB. vocal 　C. systematic　D. human 　　2. In its narrow sense “culture” can be defined as ______ of a population. ( ) 　　A. conceptsB. lifeway C. behavioural patterns D. social institutions 　　　3. ______ meaning is communicated when the feelings or attitudes of language users are expressed. ( ) 　　A. AffectiveB. Reflected 　C. CollocativeD. Conceptual 　　4. ______ is a ship in which a group of British Puritans sailed to America in 1620. ( ) 　　A. The Revolutionary War　B. Christmas RoseC. Cowboy D. The May Flower 　5. “He graduated from English Department, Beijing University.” illustrates the fact that English differs from Chinese in ______ .( ) 　　A. branching sentence pattemsB. paratactic relations 　C. word orderD. number and case 　6. The word “for” in “it must be snowing, for it is so bright outside.” shows that English is a(n) ______ language. ( ) 　　A. object prominentB. hypotactic C. SOV e D. analytic 7. ______ are used to address others to draw their attention. ( ) A. Responses 　　B. VocativesC. Farewells 　D. Introductions8. Which of the following is used when one fails to catch what the speaker has said? ( ) 　　A. Excuse me.　B. Im sorry.C. Keep nodding.　　D. I beg your pardon. 9. ______ are implied or indirect references. ( ) 　　A. Nonverbal signsB. Idioms C. Allusions D. Phrasal verbs 　10. The proverb God help those who help themselves is related to ______. ( ) 　　A. ChristianityB. literary works 　C. geographyD. navigation 　11. ______ is a direct comparison between two or more unlike things, normally introduced by like or as. ( ) 　　A. A metaphor　B. A proverb　C. A simile　D. An idiom 12. “黑面包” can be translated into ( )