全国2006年10月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码：00838I. Each of the followi ng in complete stateme nts is followed by four alter natives Read eachstateme nt and the four alter natives carefully and decide which of the four alter nativesbest completes the statement (20%)1. Venus is the Roman god of .()A. beauty and loveB. agricultureC. the departed spiritsD. the sea2. The expression “to kick the bucket” means .()A. to be angryB . to go awayC . to dieD . to get out3 . Oscar is a .(A . religious n ameB . flower n ameC . n ame of authorityD . weap on n ame4 . In English culture “green”connotes .()5. The phrasal verb “look towards” corresponds in meaning to the single word:()A. inspectB. examineC. seekD . anticipate6. The English-speaking people use the word “ chicken” metaphorically to referto .( )A . a small creatureB . a cowardC . a foolD . a hero7 . Camellia is a-.()A . religious n ameB . flower n ameC . weap on n ameD . n ame of authority8 . A game played on horseback by two teams of players on a ground iscalled .()B . poloA . hockey9. A sweet dish typically composed of fruit baked with pastry is calledA.hamburgerB. san dwichC.hot dogD. pudding10. The non verbal messages that are con siste nt with accompa nying verbal messages, but addto or strengthen or clarify the verbal message serve the function of .()A. regulatingB. repeatingC. complementingD . accenting11. The word coined in 1971 to refer to either a male or a female who presides over ameeting or an organization is “ ”.()A. chair-sitterC. preside ntB. chairpersonD . pressma n12 . The racist word for persons ofItalian of Spanish birth or descent is“ ”.()A . DagosB .KikesC . JapsD .Polacks13 . Textual conn ectives are used to link_ ( )A. words and phrases in a sentence B. clauses in a sentenceC. sentences and paragraphsD . different texts14. 贵府 is equivale nt to in En glish.()A. your honorable homeB. your homeC. your valuable houseD . your house15. Lan guage, culture, and thought , each in flue ncing and shap ing the othertwo.()A.alternateB.changeC.in teractD.substitute16. “ Chew ing one s fin ger n ails sig ni fies.()A.con temptB.guiltyC.happ in essD.worry17. The relati on shipbetwee nIan guage and culture is th .()A.Ian guage and culturein teractB.culture determ ines Ian guageC. Ian guage determ ines cultureD . Ian guage and culture are parallel18 The distance zone ranging from 18 inches to about four feet is referred to as thezoneA intimateBpublicCcasual-personalD socio-consultative19 Which of the following sentences demonstrates hypotactic relation（?）A Bread and butter is my favourite breakfastB I think he is rightC I told him exactly when I would leave for ParisDHe bought tea, coffee, eggs, milk, etc 20The difference found in answers to negative questions between English and Chinesedemonstrates that （ ）A English speakers are direct and Chinese speakers are indirectB English speakers are individualistic and Chinese speakers are politeC English is a hypotactic language and Chinese is a paratactic languageD Chinese speakersare strongly influenced by the environment, the way in which the question is formed, while English speakers are notn. Each of the followi ng in complete stateme nts is followed by four alter natives Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives can complete the statemen.t There might be more than one correct answe.r （10%）21. “ To be all thumbs” is synonymous to“ ” . （）A.to be proudB.to be clumsyC.to be good at doing somethingD.to be bad at doing something22. “黑面包” can be translated i nto“ ” . （）A.black breadB.blue breadC.brown breadD .red bread23. “ ” is an euphemism for“lavatory”.（）A. BathroomB. Comfort roomC. Convenient roomD. Powder room24. When people are introduced, . （）A. they always shake handsB. they normally shake hands in formal or business situationsC they do not always shake handsDmen shake hands more often than women25 In English speaking countries, are frequently advertised （ ）A sexual serviceBdomestic serviceCmedicinesD cigarette26 Body language includes such meaning representing devices（as）A facial expressionsBgesturesCdressD artifacts27 Which one is right in the following statements?（）A Hypotactic language is unambiguous and paratactic language is ambiguousB Hypotactic language like English relies on conjunctions for sentence constructionC Paratactic language like Chinese never relies on conjunctions for sentence constructionD Hypotactic and paratactic relations can be found in both English and Chine