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。 Culture can be defined as the attributes of man or _______of a population。 ( )
A。 behavior B. phenomenon
C。 life way D. institution
2. Language is an instrument ud in the __________of thought。 ( ）
A. patterns B。 structure
C function D. communication
3. ______is what is communicated by the way in which a speaker or writer organizes a message, in terms of ordering， focus, or emphasis. （ ）
A。 Conceptual meaning B. Thematic meaning
C。 Social meaning D. Affective meaning
4。 Kangaroo is a word that refers to _____________related features。 （ ）
A。 history B。 geography
C. politics D. living style
5. ______is a noble man holding the highest hereditary tide outside the royal family. （ )
A。 Duke B. Knight
C. Hippie D。 Cowboy
6。 ” 再见” in Chine convey the wish
A。 ”Good luck for you"
B。 "God be with you”
C。 ”Buddha be with you"
D. ”Looking forward to eing you again"
7. If someone says， "What a big hou you’ve got。” the complimented might respond， ( ）
A。 "Thank you， it' s just so so "
B. ”No， it is quite small"
C. "Really？ I think it’s not big enough to live in”
D. ”Thank you . It’s quite big， I was lucky to be able to get it"
8. " Mr. Right” corresponds to______________. （ ）
A。 白马王子 B.绝代佳人
C. 大男子主义 D. 天之娇子
9. "To throw me a curveball” is derived from ( ）
A。 football B。 baball
C. basketball D. handball
10. ______is the planet cond in order from the sun， derived from the Roman goddess of love and beauty. ( )
A. Venus B。 Jupiter
C。 Uranium D。 March
11. The______color is usually associated with celebrations and joyful occasions. （ )
A. white B。 black
C. red D. blue
12。 Analogy is often made in English between______and people who are rude or hot — tempered or people with high intelligence or remarkable power of endurance. （ ）
A。 bears B。 hors
C. monkeys D. foxes
13. ______are defined as "a class of grammatical forms ud in speaking to or about a social superior." （ ）
A。 Honorifics B. Terms of humility
C。 Euphemisms D. Taboos
14. According to the degree of sounding pleasant, the euphemisms for the word ”old" canbe arranged in the order of , from the least to the most。 （ )
A. elderly people, old people， nior citizens
B。 old people， elderly people, nior citizens
C. elderly people, nior citizens, old people
D。 01d people, nior citizens， elderly people
15. ”Negro" and ”回回" are clear cas of （ )
A. swear words B。 verbal taboos
C. racist language D。 terms of humility
16. ” 谨祝编安” can be translated into ( )
A。 Merry word to you B。 Happy day to you
C。 Wish you do well in your editorial work D。 Best wishes
17。 If someone heard that he had been admitted to the famous university， he whispered to himlf, ”I' m the luckiest man in the world。” He ud_______here。
A。 simile B。 metaphor
C。 association D。 hyperbole
18. ”Santa Claus” is a loan word from ( ）
A. French B. German
C。 Dutch D。 Indian
19。 In most English speaking countries prostitution is legal。 That is why ______can be advertid through mass media in English culture. （ ）
A。 xual rvice B。 domestic rvice
C。 medicines D。 products
20. The ”OK” gesture and the solute gesture are typical cas of （ ）
A. illustrators B。 emblems
C. affect displays D. adapters
II。 Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which alternative can complete the statement 。There might be more than one correct answer （10％)
21 .The properties of culture are ( )
A. Culture is human specific
B. Culture is general and abstract
C. Culture is a national phenomenon
D. Culture is a historical phenomenon
22. Word______are pejorative in meaning in English but are positive or neutral in Chine. ( )
A. ambitious B。 do — gooder
C。 capitalist D. propaganda
23。 ______are weapon names in English. ( ）
A. Gerald B。 Oscar
C。 Henry D。 Giles
24. In English______are often ud together with the addre's given name。 ( )
A。 brother B. Sister
C. uncle D。 aunt
25.______are related to religion。 （ )
A。 Jupiter B. A Solomon
C. The garden of Eden D. The old Adam
26。 English speaking people often u （ ）
A。 green with envy B. green - eyed
C. green — eyed monsters D. red— eyed
27. ______are the euphemisms for the word "poor" in official documents in English. ( ）
A. Needed B. Needy
C. Underprivileged D. Disadvantaged
28。 The styles of language include ( ）
A。 frozen B。 formal
C. casual D。 intimate
29. The letter ”i” in the "missile” can be pronounced as ______in American English. ( ）
30。 The basic categories of human territory are ( ）
A. Primary territory B. Secondary territory
C。 Third territory D。 Public territory
第二部分非选择题
III。 Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression。 （12％)
31。 Connotative meaning, social meaning， affective meaning， reflected meaning and collective meaning can be brought together under the heading___________.
32. Language is _______means that only human beings posss what can be called language in the true n of the term。
33. It is often said that English is a hypotactic language and Chine a __________ one.
34. ”______” is the contracted form of "God be with you ” and therefore carries a religious connotation， though it corresponds to ”再见" functionally， while "再见” convey the warm wish to e each other again.
35。 The English proverbial equivalent for "勿以貌取人” is____________
36. A is a direct comparison between two or more unlike things, normally introduced by ”like’ or “as "____________
37. in both English and Chine excreta and the acts of human excretion are to be avoided in___________。
38. In the five styles of language， ___________style is ud for conducting most business matters， but not among clo friends。
39。 Generally speaking, the American English is the product of_______________。
40. The V - shaped gesture means "victory”， which was created by __________during World War II。
41. Handshaking and hugging between clo friends can be interpreted as____________
42. ______time orientation refers to how people feel， think， or perceive time and how it influences their daily communication and lives.
