2020年10月全國自考語言與文化試題及答案解析

1、精品自學(xué)考試資料推薦全國 2018 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 fouralternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives best completes the statement (20%)1 Venus is the Roman god of ()A beauty an

2、d loveB agricultureC the departed spiritsD the sea2 The expression “to kick the bucket ”means ()A to be angryB to go awayC to dieD to get out3 Oscar is a ()A religious nameB flower nameC name of authorityD weapon name4 In English culture“green”connotes ()A longevityB prosperityC immaturityD sincerit

3、y5 The phrasal verb “l(fā)ook towards ”corresponds in meaning to the single word:()A inspectB examineC seekD anticipate6 The English-speaking people use the word“chicken”metaphorically to refer to()A a small creatureB a cowardC a foolD a hero7 Camellia is a ()A religious nameB flower nameC weapon nameD

4、name of authority8 A game played on horseback by two teams of players on a ground is called ()A hockeyB poloC rugbyD golf9 A sweet dish typically composed of fruit baked with pastry is called ()A hamburgerB sandwichC hot dogD pudding10 The nonverbal messages that are consistent with accompanying ver

5、bal messages, but add to or strengthen or clarify theverbal message serve the function of ()A regulatingB repeatingC complementingD accenting11The word coined in 1971 torefer to either a male ora female who presides over a meeting or an organizationis1精品自學(xué)考試資料推薦“” ()A chair-sitterB chairpersonC pres

6、identD pressman12 The racist word for persons of Italian of Spanish birth or descent is“_” ()A DagosB KikesC JapsD Polacks13 Textual connectives are used to link _ （）A words and phrases in a sentenceB clauses in a sentenceC sentences and paragraphsD different texts14貴府 is equivalent toin English （）A

7、 your honorable homeB your homeC your valuable houseD your house15 Language, culture, and thought, each influencing and shaping the other two （）A alternateB changeC interactD substitute16“ Chewing one s finger nails ” signifies（）A contemptB guiltyC happinessD worry17 The relationship between languag

8、e and culture is that（）A language and culture interactB culture determines languageC language determines cultureD language and culture are parallel18 The distance zone ranging from 18 inches to about four feet is referred to as the _zone（）A intimateB publicC casual-personalD socio-consultative19 Whi

9、ch of the following sentences demonstrates hypotactic relation?（）A Bread and butter is my favourite breakfast B I think he is right C I told him exactly when I would leave for ParisD He bought tea, coffee, eggs, milk, etc 20The difference found in answers to negative questions between English and Ch

10、inese demonstrates that _ （）A English speakers are direct and Chinese speakers are indirect2精品自學(xué)考試資料推薦B English speakers are individualistic and Chinese speakers are politeC English is a hypotactic language and Chinese is a paratactic languageD Chinese speakers are strongly influenced by the environ

11、ment, the way in which the question is formed, while Englishspeakers are not Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives Read each statement and the fouralternatives carefully and decide which of the fouralternativescan complete the statement There might bemore than

12、one correct answer (10%)21 “To be all thumbs ”is synonymous to “” （）A to be proudB to be clumsyC to be good at doing somethingD to be bad at doing something22 “黑面包 ”can be translated into “_” （）A black breadB blue breadC brown breadD red bread23 “_”is an euphemism for “l(fā)avatory ”（）A BathroomB Comfor

13、t roomC Convenient roomD Powder room24 When people are introduced, _ （）A they always shake handsB they normally shake hands in formal or business situationsC they do not always shake handsD men shake hands more often than women25 In English speaking countries, _ are frequently advertised （）A sexual

14、serviceB domestic serviceC medicinesD cigarette26 Body language includes such meaning representing devices as （）A facial expressionsB gesturesC dressD artifacts27 Which one is right in the following statements?（）A Hypotactic language is unambiguous and paratactic language is ambiguous B Hypotactic l

15、anguage like English relies on conjunctions for sentence constructionC Paratactic language like Chinese never relies on conjunctions for sentence construction 3精品自學(xué)考試資料推薦D Hypotactic and paratactic relations can be found in both English and Chinese28 Conceptual meaning refers to _ content （）A cognit

16、iveB stylisticC associativeD logical29 In a flowery Chinese descriptive text one can find quite a number of _ （）A adjectives and adverbsB hyperbolesC four-character expressionsD similes and metaphors30 Culture in its technical sense is _ （）A human specificB a social phenomenonC a national phenomenon

17、D a historical phenomenon Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression (12%)31 The word in American English for“電梯 ”is _ 32 In informal situations English speakers tend to address others by using their _ names 33 Conceptual meaning is the _ a word conveys 34 It is often said that English i

18、s a language with _ grammar and Chinese a language with _grammar 35 The English equivalent idiom for“開某人玩笑 ”or “捉弄某人 ”is _ 36 If he d thought I would sit there meek as a _ while he abused my family, he must have got a real surprise 37 But this is an odd thing, though he s impulsive, he s as stubborn

19、 as a _38 When we talk about international affairs,“”may be used as the euphemism for a “military action ”39 It has been claimed that the linear development of English texts is caused by the _ thinking style preferred byEnglish speakers40The connective “further ”in “My client says he doesnot know th

20、is witness Further, hedenies even having seen heror spoken to her ”indicates a(n)relation between sentences41 Language is vocal, which means that speech is theof language 42 Of the five categories of gesturesare perhaps the most important one because they are intentional behaviourswith widely agreed

21、 meanings in a society Answer the following questions briefly (12%)43 What is the major contrast between English and Chinese letters of request?44 What is the British equivalent for the American word“schedule”?45 What does the expression “a white elephant ”mean?4精品自學(xué)考試資料推薦46 What is a future-oriented society?47 Which aspect of English culture does the proverb“an Englishman s house is his castle”reflect?48 Why are branching sentence patterns preferred in English? Translation (16%)49 Would you like some more of this fish?50 Wi