全國2009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. There is no ______ relationship between words and their meanings. （     ）

A. optional                                           B. arbitrary

C. sensible                                          D. logical

2. It is suggested that most emotional information is conveyed by ______rather than language per se. （     ）

A. silent language                                 B. verbal interaction

C. body language                                 D. attitudinal communication

3. A hot, freshly cooked sausage sandwiched in a split roll of bread is called ______.

（     ）

A. hamburger                                      B. sandwich

C. hot dog                                           D. pudding

4. “A Chauvinist pig” refers to a person who believes that women are ______. （     ）

A. inferior                                           B. sociable

C. frail                                                D. prone to tears

5. English is often said to be grammatically ______because English uses frequently inflectional morphemes to indicate the grammatical relations between linguistic elements. （     ）

A. paratactic                                        B. hypotactic

C. explicit                                            D. implicit