全国高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码 This model paper was revised by the Standardization Office on December 10, 2020全国2004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 following incomplete statements if followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives best completes the statement.(20%)expression “physically handicapped” is the euphemistic equivalent of “（）”.A. uglyB. skinnyC. deafD. crippled（）is a small open space symbolically enclosed with very low walls and adjoining a building.A. semihouseB. balconyC. plotD. yardgrammar is often said to be（）because English uses frequently inflectional morphemes to indicate the grammatical relations between linguistic elements.A. paratacticB. hypotacticC. explicitD. implicitword “（）”is American spelling.A. colourB. travellerC. metreD. defensewhen criticized would be considered（）in American culture.A. improperB. politeC. friendlyD. frivolousmeddlesome person who pries into others’ affairs is a（）.A. busmanB. busybodyC. ladies’ manD. do-gooderis the language which（）.A. demonstrates more hypotactic relations than Chinese does.B. demonstrates more paratactic relations than Chinese does.C. demonstrates only hypotactic relations.D. only relies on conjunctions for sentence construction.idiomatic expre ssion “between Scylla and Charybdis” can be translated into（）.A. 费了九牛二虎之力B. 进退两难C. 坐失良机D. 昙花一现is the name of（）in Greek mythology.A. a heroineB. the goddess of victoryC. the goddess of fortuneD. a wealthy ladyspeakers usually give small gifts to（）on his or her birthday.A. a casual friendB. a new acquaintanceC. a public servantD. a good friend11.（）can function as an appropriate reply to an invitation.A. “Thank you very much. I’ll come if I’m free then”B. “Thank you very much. But I can’t accept your invitation”C. “That would be nice. Thank you”D. “Thank you, I’ll try to come”you want to compliment the new coat Mary wears, you can say（）.A. “I like your new coat.”B. “That’s very nice coat you’re wearing. It must be very expensive.”C. “You look much younger in this coat.”D. “How much did you pay for this coat”proverbial expression “life is but a walking shadow” is derived from the works of（）.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. John MiltonC. Francis BaconD. William Shakespeare English culture “green” is often associated with（）.A. experienceB. an old ageC. jealousyD. failure15.“A pedant or erudite female intellectual” can be referred to as （）.A. a blue ribbonB. a blue stockingC. a grey mareD. a greengrocereffort to rescue American captives in Iran in 1980 failed and it was called a(n)“（）” rather than a “failure”.A. incomplete successB. partial successC. intangible successD. mental successspeakers expect to be immediately informed of（）the letter they have received is written.A. the purpose for whichB. the reasons for whichC. the date on whichD. the place in which18.“Ticke t s, please!” said the guard, putting his head in at the window.（）everybody was holding out a ticket.A. Until thenB. To this endC. At lastD. In a momentthat are used to help explain the spoken words are（）.A. regulatorsB. illustratorsC. adaptersD. emblems20.“A person or thing suddenly lifted from obscurity to honour orsignificance” can be referred to as（）.A. a CleopatraB. a PandoraC. a CinderellaD. a DavidⅡ. 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 can complete the statement. There might be more than one correct answer.(10%)receiving a gift, the English speakers normally say（）.A. “It’s very nice”B. “This is really what I want”C. “It must have cost you a lot. Thank you very much ”D. “How much is it Thank you very much”English equivalents to “副” in Chinese are（）.A. lieutenantB. underC. deputyD. viceEnglish culture, “white” connot es（）.A. reactionB. deathC. innocenceD. purityargumentation has been related to（）.A. The linear thinking patternB. The branching thinking patternC. Inductive reasoningD. Indirect personalityindividualistic culture,（）.A. an unexpected visitor may be refused franklyB. when you visit somebody, you could stay at his or her home for longC. it is quite common for several friends to pay respectively for what they have had in a restaurantD. it’s not common for parents to p ay their children for what they have done for the family26.“A Pandora’s box” refers to a present or something（）.A. which the gods send to PandoraB. which brings happiness but looks uglyC. which a bride traditionally gives to a bridegroomD. which seems valuable but brings misfortuneof the（）information is conveyed by eye behaviours.A. factualB. attitudinalC. emotionalD. culturalgeneral, American’s postures are more（）than the Chinese speakers’.A. casualB. aggressiveC. reservedD. appropriateEnglish speakers who expect a text to be developed linearly may findit（）.A. interesting to read a spirally developed textB. difficult to follow a spirally developed textC. illogic to develop a text spirallyD. reasonable to develop a text spirally30.“哪里” as a reply to a polite comment such as “You’re one ofthe top scholars in this field.” can be translated into“（）”.A. No. That’s not trueB. Not reallyC. It’s such a small fieldD. You’re joki ngⅢ. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression.(12%)a formal English letter of invitation, the inviter’s name normallycomes___________the invitee’s name.English equivalent of内人 is___________.English functional equivalent to 您过奖了 is___________.human beings possess what can be called ___________ in the true sense ofthe term.cast your ___________ before swine.proposes, God ___________.plant and place names such as “poker” and “Mississippi” in American English come from ___________.language represents a unique system of meaning in ___________ ways.speakers are direct people who tend to locate ___________ meaning before peripheral meaning.little old woman with a wrinkle face as brown as a ___________ told us our fortune for ten pence.in word order between Chinese and English are related to ___________.time orientation refers to how people feel, think, or perceive time and how it influences their daily communication and lives.Ⅳ. Answer the following questions briefly:(12%)is artistic thinkingis the British equivalent for the American word “raincoat”’s the general rule in English culture when introductions are conducted which language is the word “cookie” borroweddoes “a white hope” refer tothere honourifics in English If there are, what are theyⅤ. Translation: (16%)’s a long time since he went west.started patter on the roof.can’t judge a person according to h is or her appearance.52.53.人不犯我，我不犯人。