We should not go further into the relationship between language and culture. What needs to be stressed here is that the two interact(相互影响),and that understanding of one requires understanding of the other.
Social scientists tell us that cultures differ from one another, that each culture is unique. As cultures are diverse, languages are diverse. It is only natural that with differences in cultures and differences in languages, difficulties often arise in communicating between cultures and across cultures. Understanding is not always easy.
Learning a foreign language well means more than merely mastering the pronunciation, grammar, words and idioms. It also means learning to see the world as native speakers of that language see it, learning the ways in which their language reflects the ideas, customs, and behaviors of their society, learning to understand their “language of the mind”. Learning a language, in fact, is inseparable(不可分割的)from learning its culture.
31.According to the first paragraph, the term “culture.” refers to ( ).
A. things like cities, organizations and schools
B.ideas, customs, family patterns and languages
C.all things manufactured by human race
D.the total that constitutes a society
32.The second paragraph tells us about ( )
A. the role of language in culture
B. the relationship between language and culture
C.the influence of culture on language
D.the representation of culture
33.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to some social scientists?
A. Language reflects culture
B. Language shapes culture
C. Language represents culture
D. Language maintains culture
34.The passage implies that there will be no difficulty in communication if people from different countries can ( )
A. speak each other’s languages
B. master each other’s languages and cultures
C. tell the differences between languages and cultures
D. communicate in the same languages
35.This passage is probably taken from a book ( )
A. on cultures
B. on language learning
C. on learning a language through culture
D. on communication in different countries
PART TWO
Ⅳ.Word Spelling (10 points,1 point for two items)
将下列汉语单词译成英语。作为提示，每个单词的词类、首字母及字母数目均已给出。请将完整的单词写在答题纸上。
36．起源；血统 n.o 37．超级市场 n.s
38．仇恨 n.h 39．潮汐；潮流 n.t
40．生物学 n.b 41．空白的 a.b
42．获得；得到 v.a 43．雄心；野心 n.a
44．登记；注册 v.r 45．生动的 a.v
46．幸存；活下来 v.s 47．部分地 ad.p
48．熟悉的 a.f 49．收入 n.i
50．信用；信誉 n.d 51．一夜之间 ad.o
52．形容；描写 v.d 53．中心的，核心的 a.c
54．硬件 n.h 55．较小的；少数的 a.m
Ⅴ.Word Form(10 points ,1 point for each item)
将括号中的各词变为适当的形式填入空白。答案写在答题纸上。
56. I’m sorry. I have kept you (wait).
57.Let me show you the room (use) as your language lab.
58.It is required that Xiao Ling (arrive) at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.
59.Most of us (study) English for more than six years before we entered the university.
60.It means (stand) for hours in a queue because there are too few buses.
