00838语言与文化第页浙江省2003年1月高等教育自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码：00838第一部分选择题Ⅰ.Eachofthefollowingstatementsisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Readeachstatementandthefouralternativescarefullyanddecidewhichofthefouralternativesbestcompletesthestatement(20%).1.Languageis(),whichmeansthatspeechistheprimarymediumoflanguage.A.arbitraryB.vocalC.symbolicD.humanspecific2.“Apondofflesh"isderivedfromShakespeare's()A.RomeoandJulietB.AnthonyandCleopatraC.TheMerchantofVeniceD.KingLear3.“Agreenhorn"inEnglishrefersto()A.ahorninthecolorofgreenB.afoolishpersonC.asimpleandinexperiencedpersonD.ajealousperson4.AnalogyisoftenmadeinEnglishbetween()andpeoplewhoarerudeorhot-temperedpeoplewithhighintelligenceorremarkablepowerofendurance.A.bearsB.horsesC.monkeysD.foxes5.()wordsemergedtoclassifythings,forinstance,direction,time,quantityandqualitywhilefunctionwordsindicatetherelationshipbetweenthings.A.CommonB.GoodC.ContentD.Gesture6.TheEnglishspeakingpeoplearedirect,so()A.theyreasonfromtheparticulartothegeneral,frompartstothewhole,orfromthesmalltothebig.B.theyreasonfromthegeneraltotheparticular,fromthewholetothepart,fromthebigtothesmall.C.theyprefertheinformationstructureinwhichthemoreimportantinformationprecedesthelessimportantinformation.D.theyprefertheinformationstructureinwhichthelessinformationprecedesthemoreimportantinformation.7.()istheleaderoftheBritishgovernment.A.PrimeMinisterB.QueenC.PresidentD.Governor8.“Visitorsshouldgoupthestairsatonce"isa()styleoflanguage.A.frozenB.formalC.consultativeD.casual9.TheEnglishidiom“tobeallthumbs"means()A.tobeclumsyB.tobeimportantC.toberichD.tobeproud10.WhenanEnglishmansays“Iwasonlypullingyourleg",hemeans()A.IwasonlywarningyouB.IwasonlytryingtopreventyoufrommakingprogressC.IwasonlyjokingD.Iwasonlyaskingyouforhelp11.Whenofferinganotherpersontobefirstingoingthroughadoor,gettinginacar,thenormalexpressionis()A.“Afteryou"B.“Yougofirst,please"C.“Wouldyouliketogofirst?"D.“Canyougofirst,please?"12.InEnglishspeakingcountries