全国2012年10月自考语言与文化试题_第2页

11. Which of the following sentences uses similes?
A. His words stabbed at her heart.  B. My love is a red, red rose.
C. The son looks like his father.  D. The nurse looks like an angel.
12. In the sentence “He won her hand in marriage”, a metaphor is used to illustrate that love is ______.
A. a physical force  B. a patient
C. madness  D. war
13. Which of the following statements is proper in the western social situation?
A. How are you getting along with your work?
B. Are you married or single?
C. How come you’re still single!
D. Do you go to church?
14. In English culture anything that may remind an old person of his/her age might be offensive. If you are going to give a present to an English woman in her fifties, which of the following is IMPROPER?
A. A bunch of flowers.  B. A bottle of red wine.
C. A box of chocolates.  D. A china god of longevity.
15. Man: There is a new movie on tonight.
Woman: I have to get up early tomorrow.
The logical relation the above sentences exhibit is ______.
A. coherence  B. cohesion
C. connection  D. conduction
16. Which of the following statements has adversative relations?
A. My client says he doesn’t know this witness. Further, he denies ever having seen her.
B. He showed no pleasure at hearing the news. Instead, he looked even gloomier.
C. I didn’t know your phone number. Otherwise I should have called you.
D. There are two reasons for my failure. Firstly, I wasn’t well prepared; secondly, my assistant was sick at the time.
17. In advertisement English, there is a tactful use of homophones — words that are pronounced alike but written differently and often have different meanings. This feature can be seen in ______.
A. I’m MORE satisfied. (cigarette)
B. The new computer from AT&T. Flexible. Reliable. And very compatible. (computer)
C. 7 days without 7-up make one weak. (beverage)
D. Less is more. (car)
18. The solar system in astronomy consists of the sun and its planets. EXCEPT ______, all the planets got their names from Greco-Roman mythology.
A. Mars  B. Earth
C. Venus  D. Jupiter
19. In Chinese culture, touching or pointing to one’s own nose with raised forefinger signifies “______”.
A. Come here  B. I agree
C. I’m sorry  D. It’s me
20. The space that exclusively belongs to its owner is referred to as primary territory. Which of the following places is NOT the primary territory?
A. Library tables.  B. Personal offices.
C. Father’s chair.  D. Mother’s kitchen.