2022年自考《语言与文化》试题7

ILFill in each underlined space with a proper expression. (20%)

31. Language is vocal. This statement means that_____ is the primary medium oflanguage, while writing is secondary.

32. The drink of spirits mixed with others or with various flavorings is called.________

33. It is often said that English is a language with explicit grammar and Chinese a language with________ grammar.

34. For Chinese learners of English, it is important to note that many casual ________in Chinese cannot be carried over into English and used as greetings when they meet English speakers.

35. The English idiom for something that is inffensive but feeble or colorless is________

36. As one of the commonest figures of speech,__________ is used in the sentence“His wordsstabbed at her heart'.

37. In order to avoid sexism,“_________” is used to refer to a male or female who presides a meeting instead of chairman.

38. Only those collections of sentences that consist of sentences.________in certain ways can be regarded as text,

39. The translation equivalent of“运动鞋”is “gym shoes” in British English and________”in American English.

40. Nonverbal communication is anything someone does to which someone else assigns________

IV. Answer the following questions briefly. (12%)

41. List three properties of culture.

42. What is thematic meaning?

43. How did the regional dialects like American English or Australian English come into being?

44. What basic categories can human territories be classified into?”

V. Translation. (18%)

45. green-eyed

46. May I have your name, please? (Note: Translate it into Chinese honorifics.)

47. keep one's nose clean

48.了如指掌

49.金无足赤，人无完人。

50.一他没告诉你该干什么吗? 一对， 没有。

VI. Discuss the following topics. (20%)

51. Compare the following pairs of sentences, find out the contrast of word order between English and Chinese and offer a possible cultural explanation.

(1) The young man who is stting between Mary and John is the editor of our campus newspaper.

(2)坐在玛丽和约翰之间的年轻人是校报的编辑。

52. Discuss the associative meanings of“red”and“红”by analyzing the fllowing examples: “红喜事”，'a red ltter day',“red tape', 'waving a red flag”.