全國2008年1月高等教育自學(xué)考試語言與文化試題

課程代碼：00838 

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. Language is_________. （       ）

A. the product of the human brain                  B. rule governed

C. independent of culture                              D. the result of social institutions

2.Culture is a social phenomenon because it is a _________ product of human societies.（       ）

A. technical                                                 B. cooperative

C. new                                                        D. language

3.A_________is a small open space symbolically enclosed with very low walls and adjoining a building.（       ）

A. semi house                                             B. balcony

C. plot                                                         D. yard

4.English is often referred to as a _________ language because it uses frequently connectives to indicate the relation between linguistic elements. （       ）

A. paratactic                                               B. hypotactic

C. branching                                                D. linear

5.Decide which of the following words is the word with an inflectional morpheme.（       ）

A. complete                                                B. behavior

C. played                                                    D. membership