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第一部分
选择题（共30分）
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 complete the statement. (20%)
1.
A cold dish of raw vegetables with a dressing is called______
A.
hamburger B. sandwich C. salad D. pudding
2.
All languages have ______ terms and distinguish at least three
characteristics in relatives.
A.
generation B. subtle C. complicated D. kinship
3.
English speakers are direct people who tend to ________.
A.
locate peripheral meaning before central meaning
B.
locate central meaning before central meaning
C.
locate the modified after the modifier
D.
think holistically
4.
In English all the prefixes are _______ morphemes.
A.
inflectional B. grammatical C. derivational D. implicit
5.
Which of the following statements is not true?
A.
English speakers have a relatively small range of possibilities to
select from when naming their newly born babies.
B.
English surnames are more distinctive than given name.
C.
English given names are more distinctive than surnames.
D.
Names include given names, surnames, full names and nicknames or
pet names.
6.
If an English speaker refuses the compliment which merely comes out
of politeness he may say _______.
A.
“Do you really think so?” B. “Oh, I wish it
could be true.”
C. “Oh,
you are too polite.” D. “No, I don’t think so.”
7.
“To make cat laugh” means _________.
A. to
be comic B. to be tragic C. to be proud D. to be serious
8.
The English equivalent for “前车之覆，后车之鉴”
can be “_______”.
A.
Rats desert a sinking ship
B.
A small leak will sink a great ship.
C.
He that would sail without danger must never come on the main sea.
D.
Let another’s shipwreck be your seamark.
9.
“Green” connotes _______ in English culture.
A.
prosperity B. immaturity C. longevity D. sincerity
10.
“Brown paper” corresponds to ________.
A.棕色纸
B.秘密文件
C.揭露社会黑暗的报纸
D.牛皮纸
11.
The English equivalent for “空袭紧急警报”
is _______.
A. blue
alert B. white alert C. red alert D. black alert
12.
“Sanitary engineer” is the euphemistic expression for “_______”.
A.
garbage collector B. cleaner C. plumber D.
gardener
13.
“敬请指正”
can be treated as the Chinese equivalent of “________” in English.
A. I’s
like to have your comments. B. Will you please point out my
errors?
C. I’d
like to have error corrected. D. I’ll gratefully indirectly expect
your comments.
14.
When the speaker or writer discusses many things indirectly related
to the central idea of the text and /or to each other he or she develops
the text in a(n) _______ fashion.
A.
linear B. spiral C. inductive D. deductive
15.
The most striking phonetic difference between American and British
English is the pronunciation of _____ in words.
A.
r B. a C. wh D. er
16.
The first ______ made in 449 B.C. had strong impact on the laws
made later in most European countries.
A.
Roman law B. Napoleonic Code C. French law D. British law
17.
The distance zone ranging form 4 inches to about 8 feet is
referred to as the _______ zone.
A.
public B. intimate C. socio-consultative D.
casual-personal
18.
Raising one’s open hand with palm down to one’s throat means
“_______” in English culture.
A.
Shame on you B. I’m full C. Kill yourself D. You’re
shorter than I
19.
In proxemics scholars are particularly interested in the ________
between interlocutors in interpersonal communication.
A.
relative rights C. relationship C. distance D. relative
obligation
20.
The brand name _____ is neutral or positive in meaning in Chinese
culture but pejorative in English culture?
A.
青岛啤酒
B.白象牌电池
C.泸洲老窖
D.菊花电扇
II. 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 can
complete the statement. There might be more than one correct answer. (10%)
21.
________ are some important properties of language.
A.
Unsystematic B. Human specific C. Vocal D. A set of
symbols
22.
In the expression “to meet one’s Waterloo”, the word “Waterloo”
alludes to ________.
A. a
great victory B. an achievement C. a final defeat D a
difficult or obstacle
23.
The English brand names _______ are coinages.
A.
Trane B. Playtex C. Pierre D. Cartan
24.
The word “woman ” can be defined conceptually as ______.
A. an
adult female B. prone to tears C. long hair wearing D. biped
25.
“Purple” in English culture is often associated with ________.
A. high
rank or station B. low rank or station
C.
imperial or royal rank D. something best
26.
_________ are usually taboo topics in conversations between
strangers in English culture.
A. Age
and income B. love and marriage
C.
Political and religious beliefs D. Personal opinions about
daily affairs
27.
______ is onomatopoeic words.
A.
Squeal B. Murmur C. Rush D. Click
28.
When you respond to the compliment “You look very nice in this
dress”, you should say “______”.
A.
Thank you. B. No, I don’t think so at all.
C. Do
you really think so? I was not sure whether it suits me.
D. It’s
very kind of you to say so.
29.
_______ serve the function of substitution.
A.
Saying louder than usual to emphasize a verbal message
B.
Pausing before saying something important
C.
Waving goodbye
D.
Beckoning another person to come
30.
A “slow” student may be euphemistically referred to as
“__________________”.
A.
a mental retarded student
B.
one who is working at his/her own level
C.
one who can do better work with help
D.
a problem student
第二部分
非选择题（共70分）
III. Fill in each underlined
space with a proper expression. (12%)
31.
The invisible, portable space that surrounds us is referred to as
________ space.
32.
_________ thinking interacts with English, while holistic thinking
interacts with Chinese.
33.
“Pay one’s debt to nature” is the euphemism for ____________.
34.
The English equivalent of “ 寒舍”
is _________.
35.
In an English paragraph the sentence representing the central idea
is referred to as _____________ and often located at the initial part of
the paragraph.
36.
It is safe to say that Chinese advertising as a whole tends to be
more _________ English advertising.
37.
Since language represents thought, it is ____________ by thought.
38.
It is generally true that an English word may represent a ________
or associative meaning different form that of its translation equivalent
in Chinese.
39.
The English functional equivalent for “敬请光临”
is _________________.
40.
The English proverbial equivalent for “金无足赤，人无完人”
is _________________.
41.
The English expression _________________ is equivalent to “” in
China.
42.
______________________ refers to a kind of journalism with heavy
emphasis on scandals, or resenting ordinary news in a sensational manner.
IV. Answer the following
questions briefly: (12%)
43.
What is the English equivalent for “黑信”?
44.
What is the British equivalent for the American word “raincoat”?
45.
What is the major difference between English and Chinese
descriptive texts in style?
46.
Why is it said that English is a hypotactic language and Chinese is
a paratactic language?
47.
How hitchhiking is symbolized in English culture?
48.
What cross-cultural contrasts can you find between English and
Chinese titles in vocatives?
V.
Translation: (16%)
49.
He breathed his last during the night.
50.
Those born to the purple are destined to live in the public eye.
51.
The greatest artist of the first half of his century has long last
gone the way of all flesh.
52.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
53.
为金钱而侍奉上帝的人会为更多的报酬服侍魔鬼。
54.
你对他期望过高了。
干这活他还是新手呢。
55.
请提宝贵意见。
56.
别指望亚瑟会为自己辩护，他胆小如鼠。
VI. Defined the following
terms: (10%)
57.
common core English
58.
logical thinking
59.
a black sheep
60.
large c culture
61.
cooperative principle
VII. Discuss the following
topics: (20%)
62.
how are bodily organs related to sex and sexual intercourse treated
in English and Chinese?
63.
What cross-cultural contrast can you find between English and
Chinese telephone calls?
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