课程代码：00838
第一部分  选择题
 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.“_______”is often used in polite conversations to refer to the“old people”.
  A.Experienced people            B.Glorious citizens
  C.Aging people                   D.Senior citizens
2.“A Pandora's box”refers to a present or something _______.
  A.which seems valuable but brings misfortune
  B.which brings happiness but look ugly
  C.which a bride traditionally gives to a bridegroom
  D.which can create anything its owner wants
3.Eliot is a _______.
  A.religious name             B.flower name
  C.weapon name               D.name of authority
4.Connotative meaning is the _______ an expression has.
  A.social circumstance         B.basic meaning
  C.communicative value         D.positive effect
5.The routine remark, which is often the closing sentence of a letter of request,_______.
  A.comes first                 B.is obligatory
  C.comes second               D.is optional
6.“Rescue mission” has been used in the American mass media as the euphemism for “_______”.
  A.invasion                   B.psywar
  C.surgical strike              D.pre-emptive strike
7.“She is besieged by suitors”illustrates the metaphor that _______.
  A.love is a physical force       B.love is madness
  C.love is magic                 D.love is war
8.Your partner may support you or change to another suit._______ you should respond.
  A.Still                        B.In either case
  C.Anyway                    D.At least
9.Most planet's names in solar system are derived from _______.
  A.Greek                    B.Latin
  C.fairy tales                 D.Greco-Roman mythology
10.“Lowboy” corresponds to _______.
  A.矮个子男孩                  B.矮脚抽屉柜
  C.半高啤酒瓶                  D.小板凳
11.When people shake hands _______.
  A.both men and women usually take off their gloves before they shake hands
  B.men usually take off gloves before they shake hands
  C.neither men nor women take off gloves
  D.men extend their  hands first
12.“A Chauvinist pig” refers to a person who believes that women are _______.
  A.inferior                     B.sociable
  C.frail                        D.prone to tears
13.In British English, to gain the attention of a stranger, speakers often rely on _______.
  A.“Excuse me”            B.“Hello”
  C.“Miss/Ma'am/Mister/Sir”   D.“Hi”

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