2008年1月全国自学考试试题语言与文化试卷.docVIP

全国2008年1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_________. （ ） A. the product of the human brain B. rule governed C. independent of culture D. the result of social institutions 2.Culture is a social phenomenon because it is a _________ product of human societies. （ ） A. technical B. cooperative C. new D. language 3.A_________is a small open space symbolically enclosed with very low walls and adjoining a building.（ ） A. semi house B. balcony C. plot D. yard 4.English is often referred to as a _________ language because it uses frequently connectives to indicate the relation between linguistic elements. （ ） A. paratactic B. hypotactic C. branching D. linear 5.Decide which of the following words is the word with an inflectional morpheme.（ ） A. complete B. behavior C. played D. membership 6.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 expression is NOT appropriate for you to use after you receive an apology? （ ） A. 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, so we say that they exhibit_________. （ ） A. cohesionB. coherence C. coexistence D. cooperation 9.Most of the cultural interpretations of the difference between English and Chinese at the textual level are_________.（ ） A. conclusions rather than tentative assumptions B,. tentative assumptions rather than conclusions C. either tentative assumptions or conclusions D. neither tentative assu