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1、全国 2018 年 1 月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码： 00838I. 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_. （）A. the product of the human
2、brainB. rule governedC. independent of cultureD. the result of social institutions2.Culture is a social phenomenon because it is a _ product of human societies.（）A. technicalB. cooperativeC. newD. language3.A_is a small open space symbolically enclosed with very low walls and adjoining abuilding. （）
3、A. semi houseB. balconyC. plotD. yard4.English is often referred to as a _ language because it uses frequently connectives toindicate the relation between linguistic elements.（）A. paratacticB. hypotacticC. branchingD. linear5.Decide which of the following words is the word with an inflectional morph
4、eme.（）A. completeB. behaviorC. playedD. membership6.When receiving a gift, the English speakers normally say_. （）A. “ Thank you very much. How much is it?”B. “ Where did you get it? This is really what I want”.C. “ It must have cost you a lot. Thank you very much.”D. “ It s very nice”.7.Which expres
5、sion is NOT appropriate for you to use after you receive an apology?（）1A. It s O.K.B. It s all right.C. Not at all.D. Never mind.8. A: Is Jenny co .ruing to the party?B: Yes, she is.The sentences in the above dialogue are connected by both grammatical and lexical means, sowe say that they exhibit_.（
6、）A. cohesionB. coherenceC. coexistenceD. cooperation9.Most of the cultural interpretations of the difference between English and Chinese at the textuallevel are_. （）A. conclusions rather than tentative assumptionsB,. tentative assumptions rather than conclusionsC. either tentative assumptions or con
7、clusionsD. neither tentative assumptions nor conclusions10. In American English, the equivalent word for“公寓”is_.（）A. departmentB. flatC. apartmentD. basement11.7 days without 7-up make one weak.In this advertisement, one can find the tactful use of _. （）A. homophonesB. figure of speechC. repetitionD
8、. several adjectives12.Nodding means“ agreement” to Chinese and most Europeans. But in the Eskimo gesturalsystem, head nodding means“ _ ” . （）A. yesB. angerC. pleasureD. no13._is a construction, expression, etc., having a meaning different from the literal oneor not according to the usual patterns o
9、f the language. （）A.“ To pull one”s legB. “ To keep a straight face”C.“ To make a cat laugh”D. “ To ride one s high horse”14.The proverb “ without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus grows cold ” is related to_.2（）A. ChristianityB. Greco-Roman civilizationC. individualismD. insular culture15. In English cultur
10、e _ connote wisdom. （）A. miceB. chickensC. owlsD. mules16. _is the symbol of fear, cowardice or timidity. （）A. A white slaveB. A white elephantC. A white hopeD. A white feather17. _shows a biased attitude towards certain ethnic groups. （）A. Racist languageB. Religious languageC. Sexist languageD. Me
11、taphorical language18. The thematic model emphasizes three culture elements: _. （）A. traits, values and world viewsB. personal behaviours, thinking patterns and valuesC. norms, customs and circumstancesD. time, space and dimension19. _are pleasant, polite or harmless sounding words or expressions us
12、ed to mask harsh,rude or infamous truths.（）A. HonourificsB. Terms of humilityC. EuphemismsD. Taboos20. For example, a boy told his mother in a whispering voice that it was not he who broke thevase but did not dare to look at his mother in her eyes. How could one interpret his verbaland nonverbal mes
13、sages? （）A. Complementing.B. Contradicting.C. Repeating .D. Regulating. . Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read eachstatement and the four alternatives carefully and decide what alternatives can completethe statement. There might be more than one correct answer. (10%)21. Some of the important properties in a language are_.（）3A. a set of symbolsB. human specificC. vocalD. unsystematic22. “ Handsome ” meansnice looking and canbe usedtogether with the followingwords_. （）A. villageB. vesselC. typewriterD. o
