全國2011年10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. In its broad sense culture is ______ Whatever distinguishes man from the rest part of the world is culture. (　　　)

A. social organizations                                       B. the features of the world

C. the attributes of man                                      D. human development

2. ______ is，perhaps，the best known subject in which the interaction between language，thought and culture is investigated. (　　　)

A. Nonverbal communication                             B. Intercultural communication

C. Verbal communication                                   D. Translation

3. Culture is a loan word from . (　　　)

A. French                                                         B. Latin

C. Roman                                                         D. Norwegian

4. “Greenhouse” in English and “溫室” in Chinese differ in their ______ meaning.  (　　　)

A. social                                                           B. conceptual

C. thematic                                                       D. reflected

5. ______ is a grammatical category of nouns in English，as illustrated by the simple sentence “We are students”. (　　　)

A. Person                                                         B. Case

C. Number                                                       D. Degree

6. Westerners tend to be ______ thinkers. (　　　)

A. holistic                                                        B. subjective

C. analytic                                                        D. objective

7. When English speaking people part，they are expected to say“ ______”. (　　　)

A. It’s nice to have met you                                B. I am pleased to meet you

C. Thank you very much                                    D. You are welcome

8. If a compliment comes to a westerner for his good Chinese，he would reply“______ ”.  (　　　)

A. No. No. That’s not true                                  B. Thank you for encouraging me

C. Sorry，I can’t speaking Chinese well              D. Thank you. I am glad to hear that

9. ______ contain folk wisdom rather than scientific accuracy. (　　　)

A. Idioms                                                         B. Metaphors

C. Similes                                                        D. Proverbs

10. The proverb “Carry coals to Newcastle” is related to ______. (　　　)

A. navigation                                                    B. geography

C. literature                                                      D. Christianity