2002年1月福建自考语言与文化真题00838

福建省2002年1月高等教育自学考试

语言与文化试题

课程代码：00838

第一部分 选择题

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 medium of verbal interaction is (      ).

A. language   B. thought   C. culture   D. knowledge

2.(      )is the first week day after Christmas, a legal holiday in English, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.

A. Thanksgiving Day      B. Boxing Day

C. St. Valentine's Day      D. Anzac Day

3.“(      )” is the general introduction rule in English culture.

A. To introduce the older to the younger   B. To introduce the host to the guest   C. To introduce the inferior to the superior   D. To introduce a woman to a man 4.(      )is a very wise man, the king of the Hebrews around the tenth century B.C. and was well-known for his wisdom.   A. A Solomon        B. The old Adam

   C. A Judas        D. Jesus

5.The Bible was originally written in (      ).

A. Latin    B. English   C. Hebrew   D. Arabic6.“He ran out of ideas” illustrates the metaphor that “(      )”.   A. Ideas are commodities     B. Ideas are money   C. Ideas are fashion      D. Ideas are resources7.(      )becomes an “underachiever” in English euphemisms related to education.

   A. A “slow student”     B. The student who “cheats in class”C. The student, who lie or steal    D. A “lazy student”8.(      )refers to drawing a general conclusion from a number of known facts.

   A. Deduction        B. Induction

   C. Directness       D. Indirectness

9.“The weather cleared just as the party approached the summit. Until then they  had seen nothing of the panorama around them” demonstrates (      ) relation between the two sentences.

   A. an additive       B. an adversative

   C. a casual        D. a temporal10.The proverb “Each cross hath its own inscription” is related to(      ).

   A. the history of England    B. individualism   C. Christianity       D. Bible 11.The distance zone ranging from 8 feet to the limits of one's vision and hearing is referred to as the (      ) zone.   A. intimate        B. casual-personal

   C. socio-consultative     D. public

12.“Crossing one's forefinger and middle finger” signifies (      ) in English speaking countries.

   A. good luck        B. Sadness

   C. respects        D. secrecy13.In American English “Totem” is a loan word from (      ), meaning “图腾” in Chinese.   A. Dutch   B. Indian language  C. German   D. French14.The word in American English for “pyjamas” is “pajamas”, meaning (      ) in Chinese.

   A.侏儒   B.金字塔     C.睡衣    D.预感

15.“(      )” can be an example to illustrate the feature floor by way of staircase.   A. Would you mind going upstairs right away, please?

   B. Time you all go upstairs, now.