语言与文化自考2010年10月真题及答案解析

What cross-cultural differences can you find between English and Chinese thanks?

What are the topics that are considered by English speakers too personal to talk about?

谋事在人，成事在天。

他壮得像头牛。

请不要挂电话。

If there is any inappropriacy in my manuscript, please feel free to change it.

Strike while the iron is hot.

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How do speakers of English view dogs?

What is the definition of the word ADVERTISING?

What does the short term EST stand for?

The word in American English for “电梯” is _________.

Why do we say that culture is a historical phenomenon?

In English _________ is often used metaphorically to refer to a formidably fierce, cruel person, especially a woman.

Terms of humility are used to show the speaker’s _________.

Text refers to any piece of spoken or written language, which expresses a complete _________.

Usually the person who answers the telephone ends the conversation over the _________ with “Thank you for calling”.

A _________ is a brief familiar maxim of folk wisdom, usually compressed in form, often involving a bold image and frequently a jingle that catches the memory.

In business English, “in the _________” is equivalent to running a business profitably.

The kinship terms “grandfather”, “grandmother”, “grandson”, “granddaughter” and others show that the distinction between _________ and maternal relatives is often ignored in English.

Relative clauses in English are called _________ when modification and word order are discussed.

People now generally agree that language, culture and thought _________, each influencing and shaping the other two.

Which of the following brand names are named after their designers or manufacturers?

In English-speaking countries, ______ are frequently advertised.

A Chinese shows respect not only to a superior as his interlocutor. He uses honofifics to refer to his superior ______.

If the sentences in a text are connected by ______ means, we say that they exhibit cohesion.

The red colour is usually associated with ______ in both English speaking countries and China.

English has kinship terms and distinguishes some characteristics in relatives, including ______.

Which of the following proverbs are related to navigation?

An American professor has prepared a letter of recommendation for his student, and his student is expected to say “______”.

In English culture the general rule is to introduce ______.

God, as an interjection, can be used to express ______.

The word in British English for “电车” is ______.

All the planets in solar system EXCEPT ______ got their names from Greeo-Roman mythology.

British English is spoken in ______.

Venus is the Roman god of ______.

John does well in school. Furthermore, he takes an active part in the social work. The logical relationship between the above sentences is ______.

In English letters, the date is put ______.

In the United States, the black people are often referred to as ______ in which the colour of their skin that caused them troubles and sufferings is NOT mentioned in English euphemisms.

“黑面包” can be translated into_______.

Honorifics are defined by Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary as a class of grammatical forms used in speaking to or about a social ______.

______ is a direct comparison between two or more unlike things, normally introduced by "like" or "as".

______ are implied or indirect references.

The proverb “God help those who help themselves” is related to ______.

______ are used to address others to draw their attention.

Which of the following is used when one fails to catch what the speaker has said?

______ is a ship in which a group of British Puritans sailed to America in 1620.

The word “for” in “it must be snowing, for it is so bright outside.” shows that English is a(n) ______ language.

“He graduated from English Department, Beijing University.” illustrates the fact that English differs from Chinese in ______.

______ meaning is communicated when the feelings or attitudes of language users are expressed.

In its narrow sense “culture” can be defined as ______ of a population.

Language is ______ in that it is rule governed.