语言与文化自考2009年01月真题及答案解析

What are honourifics? And what are the cross-cultural differences between English and Chinese honourifics?

Ours is a profession which traditionally has been guided by a precept that transcends the virtue of uttering the truth for truth’s sake, and that is “as far as possible do not harm.”

Discuss the cross-cultural differences between English and Chinese thanks.

It is very cold here in winter.

Glorious Revolution is the term given to the overthrow (1688-1689) of James II and the proclamation of William III and Mary II as the joint sovereigns.

这是秃子头上的虱子，明摆着：他恋爱了。

Homer sometimes nods.

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How is the allusion “an Oliver Twist” used in English?

Why is it said that English is a language with explicit grammar and Chinese is a language with implicit grammar?

Why are both “你” and “您” equivalent to “you” in English?

In English speaking countries, what does “crossing one’s finger” mean?

“His life contained a lot of sorrow” illustrates the metaphor that “Life is a ______.”

Questions like“Are you married or single?”,“What’s your religion?”,are inappropriate because they are related to______, an important part of individualistic culture.

Nonverbal communication is communication without______.

In American English, the letters “er” in the word “clerk” are pronounced as______.

______that alludes to a woman of breathtaking beauty is derived from one of the Shakespeare’s plays.

Hypotactic relations at the sentential level refer to constructions whose components are linked through the use of______.

In informal situations English speakers tend to address others by using their______ names.

Language is the carrier and ______of culture.

Each language represents a ______of meaning that is different from any other such systems.

English speakers are direct people who tend to locate ______meaning before peripheral meaning.

The metaphor that “Ideas are food” can be illustrated by _____.

“To keep one’s own company” means everything below BUT “____”.

In English culture _____are normally a taboo topics.

The English equivalent for “运动鞋” is ______.

In a normal text sentences are connected ______.

“Wagging one’s forefinger” is used to______.

Which of the following statements are true to the nature of grammatical morpheme?

When English speakers accept an invitation, they may reply with“______”.

Conceptual meaning refers to ______content.

Language is ______.

“Human resources development”, as a euphemism, may simply mean ______ .

______is often used as a title for the children of certain British noblemen and for various government officials.

A market using underhand but not strictly illegal methods for selling scarce goods at high prices is often referred to as______.

______alludes to an idealistic and impractical person.

______is synonymous to “to keep out of trouble.”

“Aaron’s rod” is derived from ______.

What nonverbal message does waving good-bye convey?

Nonverbal communication conveys ______.

The Chinese meaning of “Mercury” is ______.

The weather cleared just as the party approached the summit. Until then they had seen nothing of the panorama around them.The logical relationship between the above sentences is______.

The equivalent American English expression for “私立学校” is______.

When people shake hands, ______.

Which statement is the best response to use when an English speaker refuses the compliment which merely comes out of politeness?

The bus stopped. He got off the bus.

The above sentences are related ______.

“他住在美国马萨诸塞州剑桥神德街2号”can be translated into ______.

English is often said to be grammatically ______because English uses frequently inflectional morphemes to indicate the grammatical relations between linguistic elements.

A hot, freshly cooked sausage sandwiched in a split roll of bread is called ______.

“A Chauvinist pig” refers to a person who believes that women are ______.

It is suggested that most emotional information is conveyed by ______rather than language per se.

There is no ______ relationship between words and their meanings.