全國2011年1月高等教育自學(xué)考試

　　語言與文化試題

　　課程代碼：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 ________, which means that speech is primary while writing is secondary. ( )

　　A. arbitrary B. dual

　　C. vocal D. symbolic

　　2. In its narrow sense“________” is contrasted with other cultures. ( )

　　A. a language B. a culture

　　C. a human behaviour D. a thinking pattern

　　3. ________ meaning is what a piece of language conveys about the social circumstances of its

　　use. ( )

　　A. Social B. Reflected

　　C. Thematic D. Conceptual

　　4. “Equalitarianism” is a ________word in English. ( )

　　A. new B. negative

　　C. neutral D. positive

　　5. In English ________morphemes are inflectional morphemes representing such categories as number, case, tense, etc. ( )

　　A. derivational B. free

　　C. grammatical D. bound

　　6. Onomatopoeic words are mainly used as nouns and verbs in ( ).

　　A. Chinese B. English

　　C. both English and Chinese D. neither English nor Chinese

　　7. Which of the following expressions can function as a way of greeting others? ( )

　　A. Who is calling?

　　B. How is everything?

　　C.I beg your pardon.

　　D. Would you like to come to dinner next Saturday?

　　8. In English speaking culture,“ ________ ”is used when people need to pass in front of others. ( )

　　A. I am sorry. B. Let me go, please.

　　C. Excuse me. D. It’s OK.

　　9. _______ means the drawing of a general conclusion from a number of known facts. ( )

　　A. Deduction B. Induction

　　C. Introduction D. Production

　　10. “Romeo” is a/an ________ originated from Shakespeare’s play. ( )

　　A. proverb B. idiom

　　C. allusion D. simile