全国2007年1月高等教育自学考试
语言与文化试题
课程代码：00838
 Ⅰ.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 best completes the statement.(20%)
 1．“Negro”,once a euphemism for “_______”, is now an offensive racist term.（　　　）
 A．a black man  B．nigger
 C．an African  D．black boy
 2．The expression that can be used as the euphemism for “gardener” is “_______”.（　　　）
 A．landscape architect  B．garden designer
 C．beautician  D．botanist
 3．I may be back tonight; I’m not sure. _______,just make yourself at home.（　　　）
 A．However  B．Despite this
 C．Either way  D．Still
 4．He showed no pleasure at hearing the news. _______ he looked even gloomier.（　　　）
 A．Alternatively  B．I mean
 C．In addition  D．Instead
 5．“他住在美国马萨诸塞州剑桥神德街2号”can be translated into _______.（　　　）
 A．He lives at Divinity Avenue 2, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
 B．He lives at Divinity Avenue 2 in Cambridge of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
 C．He lives at 2 Divinity Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
 D．He lives in U.S.A, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Divinity Avenue 2.
 6．_______ is a weapon name.（　　　）
 A．Brenda  B．Arthur
 C．Rhoda  D．Timothy
 7．When receiving a gift, the English speakers normally say_______.（　　　）
 A．“It’s very nice”
 B．“Where did you get it? 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”
 8．_______can be said as a reply to thanks.（　　　）
 A．“You’re too polite.”  B．“It’s my pleasure.”
 C．“It’s my duty.”  D．“No.”
 9．To be sexy is to possess a _______ in English culture.（　　　）
 A．vicious character  B．narrow minded feature
 C．loose sex morality  D．positive human quality
 10．“Propaganda” connotes _______, so it is a pejorative term in English.（　　　）
 A．giving publicity to something  B．exchanging useful knowledge
 C．spreading biased information  D．motivating people to do something
 11．The Chinese equivalent for“stop watch” is “跑表”,which reveals that the Chinese people lay stress on _______.（　　　）
 A．the way in which it is used
 B．the purpose for which it is used
 C．the mechanic quality
 D．the appearance by which people can recognize
 12．The English equivalent for “温室”is “greenhouse”,which reveals that the English speakers emphasize its _______.（　　　）
 A．capacity  B．physical characteristic
 C．function  D．effectiveness
 13．The proverb“one falls into Scylla in seeking to avoid Charybdis” is related to _______.（　　　）
 A．Christianity  B．the Bible
 C．Greco-Roman civilization  D．geography
 14．“A child who roams the street” can be referred to as _______.（　　　）
 A．a Sherlock Holmes  B．an Uncle Tom
 C．a Don Juan  D．an Oliver Twist
 15．“The Garden of Eden”is an allusion derived from_______.（　　　）
 A．literature  B．mythology
 C．religion  D．history
 16．“We’ve generated a lot of ideas this week” illustrates the metaphor that _______.（　　　）
 A．ideas are food  B．ideas are plant
 C．ideas are products  D．ideas are commodities
 17．“Brown paper” corresponds to _______.（　　　）
 A．秘密文件  B．棕色纸
 C．揭露社会黑暗的报纸  D．牛皮纸
 18．Many legal terms in English are from _______ and French.（　　　）
 A．Greek  B．Latin
 C．Indian  D．Romania
 19．To avoid ambiguity, _______ are seldom used in English documents.（　　　）
 A．personal pronouns  B．loan words
 C．long sentences  D．learned words
 20．Beckoning another person to come is an example of _______. （　　　）
 A．accenting  B．complementing
 C．regulating  D．substitution
 

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