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1、浙江省2002年1月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码：00838第一部分 选择题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.The medium of verbal interaction is ( ).A.
2、 languageB. thoughtC. cultureD. knowledge2.( )is the first week day after Christmas, a legal holiday in English, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.A. Thanksgiving DayB. Boxing DayC. St. Valentines DayD. Anzac Day3.“( )” is the general introduction rule in English cultu
3、re.A. To introduce the older to the youngerB. To introduce the host to the guestC. To introduce the inferior to the superiorD. To introduce a woman to a man 4.( )is a very wise man, the king of the Hebrews around the tenth century B.C. and was well-known for his wisdom.A. A SolomonB. The old AdamC.
4、A JudasD. Jesus 5.The Bible was originally written in ( ).A. LatinB. EnglishC. HebrewD. Arabic6.“He ran out of ideas” illustrates the metaphor that “( )”.A. Ideas are commoditiesB. Ideas are moneyC. Ideas are fashionD. Ideas are resources7.( )becomes an “underachiever” in English euphemisms related
5、to education.A. A “slow student”B. The student who “cheats in class”C. The student, who lie or steal D. A “lazy student”8.( )refers to drawing a general conclusion from a number of known facts.A. DeductionB. InductionC. DirectnessD. Indirectness9.“The weather cleared just as the party approached the
6、 summit. Until then they had seen nothing of the panorama around them” demonstrates ( ) relation between the two sentences.A. an additive B. an adversativeC. a casualD. a temporal10.The proverb “Each cross hath its own inscription” is related to( ).A. the history of EnglandB. individualismC. Christi
7、anityD. Bible 11.The distance zone ranging from 8 feet to the limits of ones vision and hearing is referred to as the ( ) zone.A. intimateB. casual-personalC. socio-consultativeD. public12.“Crossing ones forefinger and middle finger” signifies ( ) in English speaking countries.A. good luckB. Sadness
8、C. respectsD. secrecy13.In American English “Totem” is a loan word from ( ), meaning “图腾” in Chinese.A. DutchB. Indian languageC. GermanD. French14.The word in American English for “pyjamas” is “pajamas”, meaning ( ) in Chinese.A.侏儒B.金字塔C.睡衣D.预感15.“( )” can be an example to illustrate the feature fl
9、oor by way of staircase.A. Would you mind going upstairs right away, please?B. Time you all go upstairs, now.C. Visitors should go up the stairs at once.D. Visitors should make their way at once to the upper floor by way of staircase.16.In business English “in the black” means( )A. running a busines
10、s with no moneyB. running a business with bad fortuneC. running a business profitablyD. running a business at a loss17.“She drives me out of my mind” illustrates the metaphor about ( ).A. love is madnessB. love is warC. love is magicD. love is a patient18.In English individualistic culture, one shou
11、ld not bother Englishmen without a good reason and making appointment beforehand seems to be important. It is best reflected by an English proverb ( ). A.an Englishmans house is his castleB. as welcome as a stormC. do not wear out your welcomeD. outstay ones welcome19.“To know something like the pal
12、m of ones hand” means( ).A. to understand the nature of something and be competent in the performance of themB. to understand everything without any questionC. to understand only something easyD. to be thoroughly familiar with the nature and details of something20.“Alexander” means ( ) in Chinese.A.
13、 勇敢B. 人类的保护者 C. 亚力山大D. 统帅II.Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which alternative can complete the statement. There might be more than one correct answer (10%)21.The relationships between lan
14、guage and thought are ( ). A.Thought is communicated in languageB. Language represents thoughtC. Language is influenced and shaped by thoughtD. Without language, thought cant be communicated22.When English speakers part they usually say: “( )”.A. So longB. Stay here pleaseC. Walk well, pleaseD. See
15、you later23.In the following proverbs, ( ) are related to GrecoRoman civilizationA. Marry in May, repent alwaysB. From his foot, you may know HerculesC. Each cross hath its own inscriptionD. One falls into Scylla in seeking to avoid Charybdis24.Peoples ( ) are topics that are considered by English speakers too personal to talk about.A. age B. punctuation C. political and r
