2013年自考专业(英语)语言与文化考试真题及答案

自考英语是指参加全国高等教育自学英语专业的考试，主要是培养具有扎实的英语语言基础和比较广泛的科学文化知识，能在外事、经贸、文化、新闻出版、教育、科研、旅游等部门从事翻译、研究、教学、管理工作的英语高级专门人才。上学吧自考英语题库是专门为自考英语专业的考生提供刷题服务的，相信考生在不断地坚持刷题练习中定会有所收获。现在就点击安装APP刷题。以下为试卷的详细内容：

一、单项选择题 Multiple Choice Questions (20 points, 1 points for each) Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statements or questions, four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one that you think best completes the statements or answers the question. Blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.参考答案见试卷末尾

1、______ claims that one’s thinking is completely determined by his language.

A.Anthropology

B.Linguistic relativity

C.Linguistic determinism

D.Sociology

2、The term “culture” is ______, being manifested by Western culture, Asian culture, Latin American culture, etc.

A.general but concrete

B.general and abstract

C.specific but abstract

D.specific and concrete

3、Culture is a social phenomenon because it is a ______ product of human societies.

A.technical

B.traditional

C.cooperative

D.language

4、“Business card” and “名片” differ in their ______ meaning.

A.conceptual

B.thematic

C.stylistic

D.reflected

5、It is suggested that Chinese people are good at holistic ______.

A.thinking

B.speaking

C.writing

D.doing

6、The interrogative information is located at the ______ position in English wh-questions.

A.final

B.post-verbal

C.initial

D.pre-objective

7、What would you say as a secretary in the office when you answer the phone call?

A.Hello. This is Mary speaking. Who’s calling?

B.Who’s calling，please?

C.Stone Company. Can I help you?

D.Good morning.

8、What could you say when your boss compliments you on your work，but you don’t think you have done a good job?

A.Thank you.

B.No. I don’t think I have done a good job.

C.No, but I should work harder.

D.Yes, but I should work harder.

9、Waterloo is an allusion derived from ______.

A.literature

B.religion

C.sports

D.history

10、In English ______ is associated with jealousy and envy.

A.white

B.black

C.green

D.red

11、“Don’t waste your thoughts on small projects” is a metaphorical expression related to ______.

A.ideas

B.love

C.life

D.people

12、“An Englishman’s house is his castle” is an English proverb. What kind of cultural value does this English proverb indicate to us?

A.Aggressiveness.

B.Hard work.

C.Self confidence.

D.Individualism.

13、It is rude to say someone is fat. Instead，we may say someone is ______.

A.heavy

B.hard

C.skinny

D.hot

14、Anything that is prohibited by religion, tradition or social usage is a taboo. There are behavioural and ______ taboos.

A.body

B.verbal

C.nonverbal

D.phonetic

15、Fish and beef is my favorite food. The components of the above sentence show ______ relations.

A.phonetic

B.hypotactic

C.paratactic

D.unparallel

16、Yesterday morning John went to a book store. After that, he watched a movie. The logical relationship between the above sentences is ______.

A.additive

B.adversative

C.causal

D.temporal

17、In contemporary legal documents, ______ are used thinly.

A.loan words

B.adjectives

C.punctuation marks

D.long sentences

18、Chinese news reports are usually presented in a(n) ______.

A.light tone

B.serious tone

C.humorous way

D.informal way

19、In proxemics scholars are particularly interested in the ______ between interlocutors in interpersonal communication.

A.relative rights

B.relationship

C.distance

D.relative obligation

20、In English speaking countries natural body odour, especially smell of ______, is thought to be undesirable.

A.perspiration

B.perfume

C.radishes

D.precipitation

二、多项选择题 Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which alternative can complete the statement. There might be more than one correct answer. (10%)参考答案见试卷末尾

1、Language is used to ______ the world.

A.understand

B.shape

C.describe

D.determine

2、______ illustrates the relationship between English words and Christianity.

A.Anzac Day

B.Reformation

C.Protestant

D.Pudding

3、English pronouns are marked for the ______ case.

A.subjective

B.genitive

C.independent

D.determinative

4、When you receive an invitation from an English speaking person，which of the following are the appropriate replies to the invitation?

A.Thank you very much. I’ll try to come.

B.That would be lovely, but I am afraid I have my class at that time. Thank you all the same.

C.That would be nice. Thank you.

D.That’s very nice of you. But I’m not sure whether I will be free then. Can I call you back this evening?

5、Which of the following are examples of allusions?

A.An Oliver Twist.

B.To carry the ball.

C.Pride goes before a fall.

D.Homer sometimes nods.

6、Red has associative meanings for ______ in English culture.

A.unhappy feelings

B.running a business at a loss

C.emotions

D.revolution and communism

7、Which of the following are the English equivalents of the Chinese honorifics“您有何贵干”?

A.What brings you here?

B.What’s your opinion?

C.What’s the matter?

D.I’d like to know why you’re here.

8、It is important to note that textual connectives include ______ that function as linkages between sentences in a text.

A.conjunctions

B.words of other word classes

C.phrases

D.punctuations

9、Much of the ______ information is conveyed by eye behaviours.

A.factual

B.attitudinal

C.emotional

D.cultural

10、Westerners often draw a cross by touching the forehead, breast and shoulders to invoke the blessing of Christ, when they are ______.

A.angry

B.shocked

C.sad

D.amused

参考答案：

【一、单项选择题】

1~5 CBCDA 6~10 CCADC

11~20点击安装“英语专业自考APP”查看答案

【二、多项选择题】

1 AC 2 BC 3 AB 4 BCD 5 AB

6~10点击安装“英语专业自考APP”查看答案

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