2007年10月广东自考语言与文化真題00838

全国2007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 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. The relationship between language and culture is that ____________.      .

A. language determines culture             B. culture determines language

C. language and culture interact            D. language and culture are parallel

2. Language is used for communication in that communication is the ____________function of

language.                                                               

A. primary B. peripheral

C. medium D. personal

3.A game played on horseback by two teams of players on a ground is called ____________.

A. hockey B. polo

C. rugby              D. golf

4. In English culture, “old” is associated with all the following EXCEPT ____________.

A. useless B. traditional

C. skilled D. senile

5. 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

6.The difference found in answers to negative questions between English and Chinese demonstrates that ____________.

 A. English speakers are direct and Chinese speakers are indirect

 B. English speakers are individualistic and Chinese speakers are polite

 C. English is a hypotactic language and Chinese is a paratactic language

 D. Chinese speakers are strongly influenced by the environment, the way in which the question

   is formed, while English are not

7. “Good-bye” is derived from the expression ____________.

A. “good luck for you”                    B. “God be with you”

C. “looking forward to seeing you again”      D. “God bless you”

8. In London, when you try to gain the attention of a stranger, the proper expression you would

 like to use is “ ____________.”

A. Hi B. Hello

C. Miss/Mister D. Excuse me

9. ____________means to say something in a joking way, to tease, fluster, or to deceive