全国2011年1月高等教育语言及文化自考试题.docVIP

全国2011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 ________, 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 　11. “My hands are as cold as ice” is an example of _______. ( ) 　　A. similes B. metaphors 　　C. proverbs D. allusions 　　12. “He was __________ over his dismissal.” simply means “He was sad for his dismissal”. ( ) 　　A. gree