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.Language is ________.( )   
A.the product of the human brain B.rule governed   
C.independent of culture D.the result of social institutions   
2.Culture is a loan word from ________.   
A.French B.Latin C.Roman D.Norwegian   
3.In South Africa, Australia and New Zealand the first week day after Christmas is ________.( )   
A.Boxing Day B.Thanksgiving Day   
C.Easter D.St.Valentine’s Day   
4.A bun or bread roll containing fried or grilled steak is called .( )   
A.hamburger B.sandwich C.hot dog D.pudding   
5.In the following words,________ contains a derivational morpheme.   
A.nicer B.maps C.precede D.worked   
6.In the following statements,________ is not true.( )   
A.“English is a language with explicit grammar and Chinese  
is a language with implicit grammar.”   
B.“Compared with Chinese, English has more grammatical morphemes  
that are used more frequently in  either speech or writing.”   
C.“Chinese has no grammatical morphemes.”   
D.“Grammatical explicitness and consistency are required in English.”  
7.We can often find personal names in English that are related to .( )   
A.historical events B.natural phenomena   
C.influential figures D.the place of birth   
8.Abraham is a ________.( )   
A.religious name B.flower name   
C.weapon name D.name of authority   
9.The Chinese personal letters generally sound more ________ in tone than  
their corresponding English  ones.   
A.formal B.informal C.ornate D.plain   
10.“To have the tendency to stretch the truth”can be used as the euphemism for “________”.( )   
A.to provide true information B.to tell others’ fortune   
C.to lie D.to steal   
11.The expression that can be used as the euphemism for “garbage collector”is “________”.   
A.collecting engineer B.garbage engineer   
C.sanitary engineer D.sanitation engineer.   
12.寒舍is equivalent to ________ in English.   
A.my home B.my humble home C.my cold house D.my shabby hut   
13.The Chinese expression “给我一座金山，我也不干”corresponds to the English idiom ________.( )   
A.to keep one’s nose clean B.not for all the tea in China   
C.not to bat an eyelid D.to make one’s flesh creep   
14.“Not to mince one’s words”means ________.   
A.speak frankly,bluntly or coarsely B.speak indirectly   
C.speak thoughtfully D.speak mindlessly   
15.The expression “that young man is a bear at mathematics” has a similar meaning to ________.( )   
A.that young man is bad at mathematics B.that young man is good at mathematics   
C.that young man is clumsy at mathematics D.that young man is a mathematician   
16.In English culture “white” connotes ________.( )   
A.death B.cruelty C.reaction D.innocence   
17.British English is spoken in ________.( )   
A.Great Britain B.Australia C.New Zealand D.A,B,and C.   
18.Rubbing one’s thumb against one’s forefinger and middle finger  
means in English body language  system.   
A.money B.dirt C.OK D.victory   
19.Gestures that can fully take the place of spoken words are .( )   
A.illustrators B.emblems C.regulators D.adapters   
20.Generally ________ is the most difficult among the following in 
the learning of foreign nonverbal   communication.( )   
A.transfer B.reassociation C.conflict D.reinterpretation  转贴于：自考_考试大

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