1、专业英语八级英语语言学知识(语言与文化)模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 1 Which of the following is NOT the correct relationship between language and culture? ( A) Language expresses cultura
2、l reality. ( B) Language embodies cultural identity. ( C) Language symbolizes cultural reality. ( D) Language determines cultural reality. 2 In a broad sentence, culture includes_. ( A) patterns of belief ( B) customs, objects and institutions ( C) techniques and language ( D) all the above 3 Accord
3、ing to linguists, there are two types of culture: the more concrete and observable _and the more abstract and hidden_. ( A) material culture, spiritual culture ( B) national culture, local culture ( C) spiritual culture, material culture ( D) local culture, national culture 4 _refers to the identica
4、l part of culture between two societies owing to some similarities in the natural environment and psychology of human beings. ( A) Cultural overlap ( B) Cultural imperialism ( C) Cultural diffusion ( D) Cultural expansion 5 Through communication, some elements of one culture may enter another cultur
5、e and become part of that culture. This phenomenon is called_. ( A) cultural overlap ( B) cultural imperialism ( C) cultural diffusion ( D) cultural expansion 6 The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is about_. ( A) language and culture ( B) language and society ( C) language acquisition ( D) language and thoug
6、ht 7 The strong version of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis holds that language patterns_ peoples thinking and behavior. ( A) influence ( B) determine ( C) distort ( D) have no influence on 8 The practice of observing holidays of foreign origins and accepting concepts from other cultures is an example of_
7、. ( A) cultural overlap ( B) cultural diffusion ( C) cultural transmission ( D) cultural relativity 9 “Rose“ can mean “a beautiful young lady“. This is an example of_. ( A) denotative meaning ( B) connotative meaning ( C) iconic meaning ( D) grammatical meaning 10 _is communication between people fr
8、om different cultures (their cultural perceptions and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter the communication event). ( A) Linguistic communication ( B) Lingua franca ( C) Cultural transmission ( D) Cross-cultural communication 专业英语八级英语语言学知识(语言与文化)模拟试卷 1答案与解析 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10
9、MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 文化是语言的内容,语言是文化的载体,语言能够表达文化、体现文化,也是文化的象征和标志。语言不能决定文化。 【知识模块】 语言与文化 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 文化,从广义上来说,是指一个民族的整体生活方式,包括信仰、习俗、物质、体制、技能、语言、价值观等。 【知识模块】 语言与文化 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 广义
10、上的文化包含内容甚广,主要可以划分为物质文化和精神文化两种类型,物质文化 具体可见,而精神文化则抽象隐含。 【知识模块】 语言与文化 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文化与文化之间存在的相同之处,被称为文化重叠 (cultural overlap)。 【知识模块】 语言与文化 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 一种文化中特有的要素经过交流和传播,进人到另外一种文化并成为这种文化的一部分的现象被称为文化扩散 (cultural diffusion)。 【知识模块】 语言与文化 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 著名的 SWH(萨皮尔 一沃尔夫假说 )是关于语言与思维之间的关系的假说,其基
11、本观点是:语言从某种程度上决定思维,不同的语言能以不同方式表达其使用者独特的世界观。 【知识模块】 语言与文化 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 SWH(萨皮尔一沃尔夫假说 )有两种诠释:一个是 strong version,认为语言决定思维,另一个是 weak version,认为语言只是在某种程度上影响思维。 【知识模块】 语言与文化 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 过洋节日或者接受外来的一些观念和文化都属于文化扩散现象 。 【知识模块】 语言与文化 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 语言标志都有三层意义,即指示 (内涵 )意义 (denotative meaning)、暗含 (外延 )意义 (connotative meaning)和图像意义 (iconic meaning)。“Rose”意为 “a beautiful young lady”是图像意义。 【知识模块】 语言与文化 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 跨文化交流 (cross-cultural communication)是来自不同文化 的人之间的交流。由于不同的文化背景和价值体系,跨文化交流活动的成功与否不但取决于语言知识,更取决于双方在文化上的了解、接受和认同。 【知识模块】 语言与文化