⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯精品自学考试资料推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯浙江省 2018 年 4 月自学考试语言与文化试卷课程代码： 10058Ⅰ. Multiple choice (24%)Directions: Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives.Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the fouralternatives best completes the statement.1. The relationship between language and culture is that ________.( )A. the former determines the latterB. the latter determines the formerC. the two are parallelD. the two interact2. While “ handsome woman” and “ pretty woman ” are both acceptable, they suggest different kinds of attractiveness because of the ________ associations of these two objectives.( ) A. collocative B. affectiveC. connotativeD. thematic3. A young man or young woman who rejects authority, existing institutions and conventional attitudes towards morality, style of dress is called________.( )A. hippieB. knightC. koalaD. poke4. A fortified place occupied only by army or a fortified trading post is called ________.( )A. castleB. fortC. lynchD. terrapin5. Pork, mutton and beef are loan words from ________. ( )A. FrenchB. LatinC. IndianD. English6.English is often referred to as a ________ language because it relies heavily on conjunctions to indicate the relationship between linguistic units. ( )A. paratacticB. branchingC. hypotacticD. linear7. Religious name “John” means ________ in Chinese. ( )A. 上帝是神圣的B. 约翰1C. 上帝的朋友D. 上帝是仁慈的8. “ Giles” means ________ in Chinese.( )A. 剑B. 盾C. 剑之王D. 贾尔斯9.In English speaking countries you usually introduce ________, not the other way round.( )A. a woman to a manB. a man to a womanC. an old man to a young womanD. an old woman to a young man10.English speakers usually give small gifts to ________ on his or her birthday.( )A. a new acquaintanceB. a good friendC. a public servantD. a casual friend11.If you look up to someone, you ________ them.( )A. likeB. rebukeC. admireD. disagree12.“ To keep one’s nose to the grindstone” is the same meaning with ________.( )A. to continue working hardB. to do something very carefullyC. to look for something smallD. to feel very tired13.“ Show no surprise or concern about something unusual that happens” is synonymous to________.( )A. cast your eye overB. keep an eye out forC. turn a blind eyeD. not to bat an eyelid14.“ To keep one’s own company ” means ________.( )A. not mixed with others in a friendly or social wayB. to be independentC. to be selfishD. to be egocentric15.“ A Damocles sword ” refers to ________.( )A. forthcoming dangerB. a beautiful ornamentC. a sword that can bring its owner happiness2D. a sword that can bring its owner disaster16.“ I just can ’tswallow that claim ” illustrates the metaphor that ________.( )A. ideas are peopleB. ideas are foodC. ideas are productsD. ideas are commodities17. “ Their marriage is on its last legs ” illustrate the metaphor about ________.( )A. love is madnessB. love is a patientC. love is magicD. love is a physical force18. “ A green Christmas” refers to ________.( )A. a Christmas with vigor and energyB. a Christmas full of jealousy and envyC. a Christmas without snowD. a Christmas with fruit and vegetables19. “ A black mood ” refers to ________.( )A. a person always in a good temperB. a fit of depression, bad temper usually temporary, though perhaps recurringC. a person always in a bad temper is due to failD. a dying person who has always a bad temper20. “ Blue book ” is ________.( )A. a book with a blue coverB. a book with names of well-known persons, especially government officialsC. an important bookD. a book only for children21. “ Involuntarily leisured ” is a euphemistic expression for ________.( )A. sickB. retiredC. unemployedD. handicapped22.“ I was not informed. Otherwise I should have taken some action.” demonstrates ________ relation between the two sentences.()A. an additiveB. a temporalC. an adversativeD. a causal23.The American English equivalent for“私立学校”is ________.()3A. public schoolB. council schoolC. private schoolD. grade school24. It has been claimed that ________ are probably the most significant areas of the body for nonverbal communication.()A. gesturesB. posturesC. facial expressions and eye behaviorsD. body languagesⅡ . Gap-filling (10%)Directions: Each of the following statements has an underlined space. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression.1.“ Language is vocal ” means that speech is the primary medium of language while writing is ________.2.The English equivalent for“铁石心肠”is ________.3.The festival celebrated on February 14 is called ________.4.________ relations refer to constructions whose components are linked in meaning through juxtaposition and punctuation and not through the use of conjunctions.5.The English equivalent for“趁热打铁”is ________.6.One can tell from the sentence “she is missing the boat” that she is ________.7.________ refers to paradise, derived from the garden in which Adam and Eve fist lived.8.The ________ is a symbol of fear, cowardice or timidity.9.Slender is an euphemism, referring to ________.10.“ I didn ’t know that you were interested in politics. Neither did I.” demonstrates a(n) ________ relation between the two sentences.Ⅲ. Define the following terms (20%)1.Idiom2.Honorifics3.Deductive argumentation4.Primary territoryⅣ. Translation (16%)1.White Smith2.April Fool ’s Day43.To pull somebody ’s leg4.The marriage of true minds5.昙花一现6.前车之覆，后车之鉴7.黄道吉日8.苦役Ⅴ. Discuss the following topics (30%)1.What differences do you know between English and Chinese when it comes to ways of addressing strangers?2.Can you explain the reasons why there are more honorifics in Chinese than in English?3.What are “five clocks ” ? In what situation they should be used?5。