2004年10月广东自考语言与文化真题00838

全国2004年10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 if 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.The expression “physically handicapped” is the euphemistic equivalent of “（　　　）”.

A. ugly        B. skinny

C. deaf        D. crippled

2.A（　　　）is a small open space symbolically enclosed with very low walls and adjoining a building.

A. semihouse       B. balcony

C. plot        D. yard

3.English grammar is often said to be（　　　）because English uses frequently inflectional morphemes to indicate the grammatical relations between linguistic elements.

A. paratactic       B. hypotactic

C. explicit       D. implicit

4.The word “（　　　）”is American spelling.

A. colour        B. traveller

C. metre        D. defense

5.Smiling when criticized would be considered（　　　）in American culture.

A. improper       B. polite

C. friendly       D. frivolous

6.A meddlesome person who pries into others’ affairs is a（　　　）.

A. busman       B. busybody

C. ladies’ man       D. do-gooder

7.English is the language which（　　　）.

A. demonstrates more hypotactic relations than Chinese does.

B. demonstrates more paratactic relations than Chinese does.

C. demonstrates only hypotactic relations.

D. only relies on conjunctions for sentence construction.

8.The idiomatic expression “between Scylla and Charybdis” can be translated into（　　　）.

A. 费了九牛二虎之力     B. 进退两难

C. 坐失良机       D. 昙花一现

9.Nike is the name of（　　　）in Greek mythology.

A. a heroine       B. the goddess of victory

C. the goddess of fortune    D. a wealthy lady

10.English speakers usually give small gifts to（　　　）on his or her birthday.