浙江省2008年7月自學(xué)考試語言與文化真題

1、浙江省2008年7月自學(xué)考試語言與文化真題課程代碼：10058I. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which one of the four alternatives best completes the statement (20%).1. _ refers to a member of the parts of the Christi

2、an Church which separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the 16th century.( )A. ProtestantB. RabbiC. ChristianD. Puritan2. English babies may be _ to show respect or to honor them. ( )A. named after grandparentsB. named after famous historical eventsC. named after their birth placeD. named af

3、ter their birth date3. The two persons who have been introduced to each other normally say to each other: “_.”( )A. How are youB. How is everythingC. How do you doD. Hello 4. Trinity refers to union in one Godhead of three persons, Father, Son and _.( )A. PuritanB. GodC. Holy ghostD. Ghost 5. In Eng

4、lish speaking countries, expensive gifts will _. ( )A. make them uncomfortable for they will not know how to return the kindness B. make them very happy for they think they are highly valuedC. make them very surprised for they will not know how to use itD. make them embarrassed for they know they ar

5、e not worth of it 6. “He looked out for a house” is the same in meaning with _.( )A. he sought a houseB. he bought a houseC. having a house is his biggest dreamD. he built a house 7. A game played on a sports field between two teams of eleven players who each have a curved stick with which they try

6、to put a small hard ball into the other teams goal is called _.( )A. poloB. hockeyC. golfD. rugby 8. Donkey work conveys the similar meaning in Chinese _.( )A. to do the hard, boring part of a jobB. to do the hard, but pleasant part of a jobC. to do the pleasant, comfortable part of a jobD. to do th

7、e confusing, exciting part of a job9. Deduction is the process of _.( )A. persuading someone to do somethingB. discovering a general principle from a set of factsC. reaching a conclusion about something because of other things that you know to be true. D. examining known facts10. “to make a face” me

8、ans _ in Chinese. ( )A. 化妝B. 做一個(gè)假面具C. 做鬼臉D. 很憤怒11. “A big fish in a small pond” means _ in Chinese.( )A. 小池塘養(yǎng)大魚B. 雞窩里飛出金鳳凰C. 人小干大事D. 鶴立雞群12. “to be very confident and proud” means _.( )A. to hold your head (up) high B. to ride ones high horseC. to go about with ones head in the airD. to keep ones mo

9、uth clean and nose clear13. “Milk and water” means _. ( )A. something drinkable B. something that is inoffensive but feebleC. something in complete harmonyD. complete understanding between friends14. To keep sb company means _.( )A. to stay with someone so that they are not aloneB. to stay away with

10、 someone so that they can be aloneC. to watch someone in every detailD. to ask someone to be with you and serve you15. “A Pandoras box” derived from the box sent by the God to Pandora refers to a present or something _. ( )A. which brings happiness but looks uglyB. which seems valuable but brings mi

11、sfortuneC. which can create anything its owner wantsD. which a bride traditionally gives a bridegroom 16. “To pull somebodys leg” means _.( )A. to prevent somebody from advancingB. to make somebody difficult to moveC. to make trouble to somebodyD. to say something in a joking way17. “I was not infor

12、med. Otherwise I should have taken some action” demonstrates _ relation between the two sentences.( )A. an additiveB. a temporalC. a persuasiveD. a causal18. The word in American English for “mosquito-net” is _. ( )A. draperyB. barC. bedspreadD. quilt19. “A green Christmas” refers to _. ( )A. a Chri

13、stmas with vigor and energy B. a Christmas full of jealousyC. a Christmas without snowD. a Christmas with fruit and vegetables 20. The word in British English for “Faculty” is _. ( )A. departmentB. stuffC. staffD. teachersII. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternativ

14、es. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which alternative can complete the statement. (10%)1. The word in British English for “story” is _. ( )A. storeyB. floorC. stairsD. storage2. The word in British English for “tire” is _. ( )A. wheelB. boreC. fatigueD. tyre3. In A

15、merican English “Santa Claus” is a loan word from _. ( )A. Indian languagesB. DutchC. FrenchD. German4. It is quite common for students in English culture to call their professor _. ( )A. RobertB. HarrisonC. Robert HarrisonD. Professor Robert5. Many technical terms such as quantum, antenna, formula,

16、 nucleons, datum and molecules are all derived from _. ( )A. FrenchB. GreekC. LatinD. Roman 6. To make unconscious is _.( )A. “to knock off” B. “to knock up” C. “to knock about”D. “to knock out” 7. “Crossing ones forefinger and middle finger” signifies _ in English speaking counties.( )A. sadnessB.

17、respectsC. good luckD. secrecy8. Handshaking between two persons who have been newly introduced to each other is a _ touch in both English and Chinese culture. ( )A. socio-politeB. friendshipC. functional-professionalD. love-intimacy9. Money given at Christmas time to the dustmen and others who prov

18、ide a service throughout the year is called _. ( )A. Christmastide B. Christmas giftC. Christmas boxD. Christmas money10. _ seem queer, strange, socially unacceptable.( )A. QueersB. techniciansC. professionalsD. staffIII. Each of the following statements has an underlined space. Fill in each underli

19、ned space with a proper expression (12%).1. The word in 漢語 for greenhouse is _. 2. Pork, mutton and beef are loan words from _. 3. The word in American English for “jumper is _. 4. The English equivalent for “跑表” is _. 5. A sweet dish typically composed of fruit and flour and fat, boiled or steamed，

20、or of fruit baked with pastry is called _. 6. Staring, or gazing, in Chinese culture, shows ones curiosity while in English culture, is considered impolite and _.7. When answering questions, Chinese speakers are strongly affected by the _, the way in which the question is formed, while English speak

21、ers, supported _, are not. 8. English is a _ language and Chinese is a _ language. 9. _ refers to an area within a town where there are brothels. 10. One can tell from the sentence “She is working at her own level” that she is a _ student. 11. _ can be a euphemism for a gardener. 12. _ is a euphemis

22、m instead of Tax increase. IV. Answer the following questions briefly. (12%)1. What is Orthodox Eastern Church? 2. What is War of independence?3. Does “equalitarianism” convey the same meaning as “平均主義”? 4. What are the differences between “spiritual” and “精神” in relation to their connotative meaning? 5. What does “他沒有文化” mean? 6. What is the “First Lady”?7. What is the difference between a “drugstore” and a“藥店”？8. Does “Good-bye” convey the same meaning as “再見”?9. What is the general rule for introduction in English cultu