课程代码：00838
 Ⅰ. Each of the following incomplete statements if 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.The expression “physically handicapped” is the euphemistic equivalent of “（　　　）”.
A. ugly        B. skinny
C. deaf        D. crippled
 2.A（　　　）is a small open space symbolically enclosed with very low walls and adjoining a building.
A. semihouse       B. balcony
C. plot        D. yard
 3.English grammar is often said to be（　　　）because English uses frequently inflectional morphemes to indicate the grammatical relations between linguistic elements.
A. paratactic       B. hypotactic
C. explicit       D. implicit
4.The word “（　　　）”is American spelling.
A. colour        B. traveller
C. metre        D. defense
5.Smiling when criticized would be considered（　　　）in American culture.
A. improper       B. polite
C. friendly       D. frivolous
6.A meddlesome person who pries into others’ affairs is a（　　　）.
A. busman       B. busybody
C. ladies’ man       D. do-gooder
7.English is the language which（　　　）.
A. demonstrates more hypotactic relations than Chinese does.
B. demonstrates more paratactic relations than Chinese does.
C. demonstrates only hypotactic relations.
D. only relies on conjunctions for sentence construction.
8.The idiomatic expression “between Scylla and Charybdis” can be translated into（　　　）.
A. 费了九牛二虎之力     B. 进退两难
C. 坐失良机       D. 昙花一现
9.Nike is the name of（　　　）in Greek mythology.
A. a heroine       B. the goddess of victory
C. the goddess of fortune    D. a wealthy lady
10.English speakers usually give small gifts to（　　　）on his or her birthday.
A. a casual friend      B. a new acquaintance
C. a public servant      D. a good friend
11.（　　　）can function as an appropriate reply to an invitation.
A. “Thank you very much. I’ll come if I’m free then”
B. “Thank you very much. But I can’t accept your invitation”
C. “That would be nice. Thank you”
D. “Thank you, I’ll try to come”
12.When you want to compliment the new coat Mary wears, you can say（　　　）.
A. “I like your new coat.”
B. “That’s very nice coat you’re wearing. It must be very expensive.”
C. “You look much younger in this coat.”
D. “How much did you pay for this coat?”
13.The proverbial expression “life is but a walking shadow” is derived from the works of（　　　）.
A. Geoffrey Chaucer     B. John Milton
C. Francis Bacon      D. William Shakespeare
14.In English culture “green” is often associated with（　　　）.
A. experience       B. an old age
C. jealousy       D. failure
15.“A pedant or erudite female intellectual” can be referred to as（　　　）.
A. a blue ribbon      B. a blue stocking
C. a grey mare       D. a greengrocer 转贴于：自考_考试大

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