2011年10月广东自考语言与文化真題00838

全国201 1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?