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语言与文化模拟测试题2

第一部分选择题

I.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativesbestcompletesthestatement.（20%）

1.Culturecanbedefinedastheattributesofmanor_______ofapopulation.（）

A.behaviorB.phenomenon

C.lifewayD.institution

2.Languageisaninstrumentusedinthe__________ofthought.（）

A.patternsB.structure

CfunctionD.communication

3.______iswhatiscommunicatedbythewayinwhichaspeakerorwriterorganizesamessage,intermsofordering,focus,oremphasis.（）

A.ConceptualmeaningB.Thematicmeaning

C.SocialmeaningD.Affectivemeaning

4.Kangarooisawordthatrefersto_____________relatedfeatures.（）

A.historyB.geography

C.politicsD.livingstyle

5.______isanoblemanholdingthehighesthereditarytideoutsidetheroyalfamily.（）

A.DukeB.Knight

C.HippieD.Cowboy

6."再见"inChineseconveythewish

A."Goodluckforyou"

B."Godbewithyou”

C."Buddhabewithyou”

D."Lookingforwardtoseeingyouagain"

7.Ifsomeonesays,"Whatabighouseyou’vegot.”thecomplimentedmightrespond,（）

A."Thankyou,it'sjustsoso"

B."No,itisquitesmall"

C."Really?

Ithinkit’snotbigenoughtolivein"

D."Thankyou.It’squitebig,Iwasluckytobeabletogetit"

8."Mr.Right"correspondsto______________.（）

A.白马王子B.绝代佳人

C.大男子主义D.天之娇子

9."Tothrowmeacurveball”isderivedfrom（）

A.footballB.baseball

C.basketballD.handball

10.______istheplanetsecondinorderfromthesun,derivedfromtheRomangoddessofloveandbeauty.（）

A.VenusB.Jupiter

C.UraniumD.March

11.The______colorisusuallyassociatedwithcelebrationsandjoyfuloccasions.（）

A.whiteB.black

C.redD.blue

12.AnalogyisoftenmadeinEnglishbetween______andpeoplewhoarerudeorhot-temperedorpeoplewithhighintelligenceorremarkablepowerofendurance.（）

A.bearsB.horses

C.monkeysD.foxes

13.______aredefinedas"aclassofgrammaticalformsusedinspeakingtooraboutasocialsuperior."（）

A.HonorificsB.Termsofhumility

C.EuphemismsD.Taboos

14.Accordingtothedegreeofsoundingpleasant,theeuphemismsfortheword"old"canbearrangedintheorderof,fromtheleasttothemost.（）

A.elderlypeople,oldpeople,seniorcitizens

B.oldpeople,elderlypeople,seniorcitizens

C.elderlypeople,seniorcitizens,oldpeople

D.01dpeople,seniorcitizens,elderlypeople

15."Negro"and"回回"areclearcasesof（）

A.swearwordsB.verbaltaboos

C.racistlanguageD.termsofhumility

16."谨祝编安"canbetranslatedinto（）

A.MerrywordtoyouB.Happydaytoyou

C.WishyoudowellinyoureditorialworkD.Bestwishes

17.Ifsomeoneheardthathehadbeenadmittedtothefamousuniversity,hewhisperedtohimself,"I'mtheluckiestmanintheworld."Heused_______here.

A.simileB.metaphor

C.associationD.hyperbole

18."SantaClaus”isaloanwordfrom（）

A.FrenchB.German

C.DutchD.Indian

19.InmostEnglishspeakingcountriesprostitutionislegal.Thatiswhy______canbeadvertisedthroughmassmediainEnglishculture.（）

A.sexualserviceB.domesticservice

C.medicinesD.products

20.The"OK"gestureandthesolutegesturearetypicalcasesof（）

A.illustratorsB.emblems

C.affectdisplaysD.adapters

II.Eachofthefollowingincompletestatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichalternativecancompletethestatement.Theremightbemorethanonecorrectanswer（10%）

21.Thepropertiesofcultureare（）

A.Cultureishumanspecific

B.Cultureisgeneralandabstract

C.Cultureisanationalphenomenon

D.Cultureisahistoricalphenomenon

22.Word______arepejorativeinmeaninginEnglishbutarepositiveorneutralinChinese.（）

A.ambitiousB.do-gooder

C.capitalistD.propaganda

23.______areweaponnamesinEnglish.（）

A.GeraldB.Oscar

C.HenryD.Giles

24.InEnglish______areoftenusedtogetherwiththeaddressee’sgivenname.（）

A.brotherB.Sister

C.uncleD.aunt

25.______arerelatedtoreligion.（）

A.JupiterB.ASolomon

C.ThegardenofEdenD.TheoldAdam

26.Englishspeakingpeopleoftenuse（）

A.greenwithenvyB.green-eyed

C.green-eyedmonstersD.red-eyed

27.______aretheeuphemismsfortheword"poor"inofficialdocumentsinEnglish.（）

A.NeededB.Needy

C.UnderprivilegedD.Disadvantaged

28.Thestylesoflanguageinclude（）

A.frozenB.formal

C.casualD.intimate

29.Theletter"i"inthe"missile"canbepronouncedas______inAmericanEnglish.（）

30.Thebasiccategoriesofhumanterritoryare（）

A.PrimaryterritoryB.Secondaryterritory

C.ThirdterritoryD.Publicterritory

第二部分非选择题

III.Fillineachunderlinedspacewithaproperexpression.（12%）

31.Connotativemeaning,socialmeaning,affectivemeaning,reflectedmeaningandcollectivemeaningcanbebroughttogetherundertheheading___________.

32.Languageis_______meansthatonlyhumanbeingspossesswhatcanbecalledlanguageinthetruesenseoftheterm.

33.ItisoftensaidthatEnglishisahypotacticlanguageandChinesea__________one.

34."______"isthecontractedformof"Godbewithyou"andthereforecarriesareligiousconnotation,thoughitcorrespondsto"再见"functionally,while"再见"conveythewarmwishtoseeeachotheragain.

35.TheEnglishproverbialequivalentfor"勿以貌取人"is____________

36.Aisadirectcomparisonbetweentwoormoreunlikethings,normallyintroducedby"like'or“as"____________

37.inbothEnglishandChineseexcretaandtheactsofhumanexcretionaretobeavoidedin___________.

38.Inthefivestylesoflanguage,___________styleisusedforconductingmostbusinessmatters,butnotamongclosefriends.

39.Generallyspeaking,theAmericanEnglishistheproductof_______________.

40.TheV-shapedgesturemeans"victory",whichwascreatedby__________duringWorldWarII.

41.Handshakingandhuggingbetweenclosefriendscanbeinterpretedas____________

42.______timeorientationreferstohowpeoplefeel,think,orperceivetimeandhowitinfluencestheirdailycommunicationandlives.

IV.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.{12%}

43.Whatarelate-lateTVshows?

44.WhereisthestraitofMessina?

45.Whatsimilaritiesanddifferencescanyoufindbetween"white"and"白"?

46.Canthefourcategoriesoflogicalrelationshipsbefoundbetweenadjoiningparagraphs?

47.WhyisEnglishcultureoftenreferredtoasnoncontactculture?

48.WhatarethemajordifferencesbetweenEnglishandChinesespeakersinpostures?

V.Translation.（16%）

A.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.（8%）

49.Allareofthedust,andallturntothedustagain.

50.Hethatincreasethknowledgeincreasethsorrow.

51.Thechildisfatheroftheman.

52.Whathesaidleftabadtasteinmymouth.

B.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.（8%）

53．久仰，久仰大名。

54．前车之覆，后车之鉴。

55．——她没告诉你该干什么吗?

——不，告诉了。

56．金无足赤，人无完人。

VI.Definethefollowingterms.（10%}

57.text

58.phrasalverbs

59.journalism

60.psychologicaltimeorientation

61.standardappellative

VII.Discussthefollowingtopics:

{20%}

62.DiscusstheconceptualandculturaldifferencesbetweenEnglishandChinesekinshipterms.

63.DiscusswhysomeChineselearnersofEnglishspeakEnglishasiftheywerereadingaloudabook?

语言与文化标准预测试卷

（二）参考答案

I.1.C2.D3.B4.B5.A6.D7.D8.A9.B10.A11.C12.A13.A14.B15.C16.D17.D18.C19.A20.B

II.21.ABCD22.BD23.ABD24.CD25.BCD26.ABC27.BCD28.ABCD29.BC30.ABD

III.31.associativemeaning32.human-specific33.paratactic34.Good-bye35.Judgenotaccordingtoappearance36.simile37.politeconversations38.consultation39.Britain'smaritimeexpansion40.WinstonChurchill41.friendship-warmthtouch42.Psychological

IV.43.Late-lateTVshowsarefilthyTVshowsthatareonlateatnight.

44.ThestraitofMessinaliesbetweenthesoutherncoastofItalianpeninsulaandtheislandofSicily.

45.InbothEnglishandChinese,"white（白）"hassimilarconnotations:

purity,innocence.Butwhiteand"白"mightoftenbeusedindifferentways."White"isnotnecessarilyassociatedwithsomethinggood,while"白"seemstohavemoremetaphoricalconnotationsthanitsEnglishequivalent.

46.Yes,theycanbeusedtolinkparagraphs.

47.BecausetheEnglishspeakingpeoplefeelmorecomfortablewhencommunicatingatgreaterdistances.

48.Generallyspeaking,Englishspeakers'posturesaremorecasualthanChinesespeakers’.EnglishspeakersmayalsolookmoreaggressivethanChinesespeakers.

V.A.49.人人来自泥土，又变回泥土。

50.知识越广，遗憾越多。

51.从小知其人。

52.他的话使我感到很不是滋味。

B.53.I’veheardalotaboutyou./Yournameiswellknownheretous.

54.Letanother’sshipwreckbeyourseamark.

55.--Hash’tshetoldyouwhattodo?

--Yes,shehas.

56.Therearelesstoeverywine.

VI.57.Theterm"text"referstoanypieceofspokenorwrittenlanguage,whichexpressesacompletemeaning.

58.Phrasalverbsareonetypeofidioms,consistingofaverbandaparticle,eitheranadverboraprepositionorofaverb,anounandapreposition.

59.Theterm"journalism"isdefinedasanythingthatappearsinnewspapersormagazinesoranythingthatiswrittenbyajournalist.

60.Psychologicaltimeorientationreferstohowpeoplefeel,thinkorperceivetimeandhowitinfluencestheirdailycommunicationandlives.Therearethreepsychological.

61.Termsoffamilyrelationshipslikemother,father,son,uncle,aunt,grandmother,grandfather,etc.canallbeusedasvocativesandaretermsasstan