1、1语言与语言应用学 You have 90 minutes to finish this exam. The exam consists of four sections:Section 1 Checking content awareness of the courseI . Multiple Choice Questions (10 items, 20 points, 2 points for each item)II. Gap-filling (10 items, 20 points, 2 for each item)Section 2 Checking understanding of
2、 some general principles oflanguage and linguisticsIII. True or False Questions (10 items, 20 points, 2 points for each item)IV. Matching (10 items, 20 points, 2 points for each item)Section 3 Checking analytic application (1 item, 20 points)V. One analytic question about some linguistic phenomena T
3、his is a closed exam. You are not allowed to consult anyreference books or with other examinees.Section 1 Checking content awareness of the courseI. Items 1 - 10. Choose the best answer to complete each statement. Use your knowledge of thecourse to help you. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by b
4、lackening thecorresponding letter in the brackets. (20 points, 2 points for each item. )1. Unit 1 is entitled “Awareness of Our Language“. “Our language“ here refers toA. Chinese B. EnglishC. human language in general D. universal language2. Unit 1 discusses the fundamental connection between langua
5、ge and _A. speech B. habitsC. civilization D. life3. According to the author our experiences of the world are not chaotic, but _through categorization.A. organized B. terminatedC. defined D. exampled4. According to the author, human beings capture their immediate experiences of the2material world by
6、 means of _A. speaking or writingB. using languageC. recordingD. communicating5. Unit 4 deals with the issue of how we use language to organize our experiences of thematerial world. According to the course what do we do with language when we see an animalsuch as a pig?A. We use the word pig or zhu (
7、猪) to capture our experience o the animalB. We want to take it to a nice Chinese restaurant.C. We call it a pig just as we name a new born baby Mike.D. We talk about the pig.6. The theme of Unit 3 is the nature of language in which the author describesone of the most fundamental aspects of linguisti
8、cs.A. organic B. symbolicC. physical D. phonetic7. There are two most common ways of representing language: _A. examinations and signs B. English and ChineseC. signs and gestures D. speech and writing8. In producing the sound/k/ the _ part of the tongue is used.A. tip B. frontC. blade D. back9. The
9、feature that distinguishes human language from animal language is theof human language.A. innateness B. vocalizationC. symbolic aspect D. functionalism10. A functional analysis of language studiesA. what sort of things language helps us to doB. how language helps to define national identitiesC. how
10、we organize our experience through language3D. how we manage interpersonal relationships lhrough languageII. Items 11 - 20. Choose those words or phrases that best complete the followingsentences. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. Note that there are more words orphrases than necessary. (Box A i
11、s for items 11 15, and Box B for items 16 20. ) (20points, 2 points for each item. )A. The belief that babies are born with some sort of language pre existing in the brain isa belief in 11 .B. Just as in oral communication, communication through 12 has to be donespontaneously, involving both parties
12、 at the same time.C. Structural linguistics studies the 13 of language.D. Triadic relations refer to tbe relation between 14 , their referents and the mind.E. Through abstraction we are able to use static 15 which allow us to talk aboutthings removed from the immediate circumstances of speaking.F. L
13、inguists are interested in 16 because it provides clues for the location oflanguage skills in thc brain.H. In Chinese culture 17 is connected with “standards“ or expectations whereas18 is related to ones personal influence on others.I. 19 allow people to make their statements less strong therefore l
14、ess vulnerable tochallenge.J. 20 allow people to extend old concepts to new situations.Section 2 Checking understanding of some general principles of language and linguisticsIII. Items 21 - 30. Decide if the following items are TRUE or FALSE according to what youve learned from the coarse book. (10
15、items, 20 points, 2 points for each item)21. The Chinese characters “前头“, “ 先“, “正“ are examples of written norms.422. Individualism and collectivism are both associated with an individuals sense of self.23. Talk is the fourth function of language discussed in this textbook and has been atopic long
16、ignored by linguistic expcrts.24. Stands and regional identity can be linked to dialect.25. According to this textbook the words brain and mind are interchangeable.26. Personal names have certain relationships with the persons who own thenames. Generally speaking we could say that language is a powe
17、rful tool of humankind.27. The English sounds m and n are produced by lowering the hard palate andexpelling air out through the nose. Written communication can be made face-to-face betweenpeople.28. Neighbouring words in sequence have a paradigmatic relationship.29. The speech act theory holds that
18、when people say something, they perform thelocutionary, illocutionary and perlocutionary acts one by one.30. In contrast with a colective cuture, the interests of the group or community areconsidered of greater importance in an individualist culiure.IV. Items 31 40. Read the questions in Column A an
19、d choose the right one from Column B toanswer each of them. Write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET. There isONLY one answer for each question. (10 items, 20 points, 2 points for each item)Column A Column B 31. For a child to learn its mother tongue, it requires at least three things. Wha
20、t are they?32. The King Wu Ding kept silent for three years. This is because of 33. Genies story lends some support to a particular theory. What is it?34. Which part of speech organs do phoneticians pay a particular attention to?35. What do adjective words normally stand for?36. What is the hedge ex
21、pression in the utlerance “I think no one can be absolutely correct“?A. the tact and generosity maximsB. object qualities C. opening, keeping going, and closing D. “I think“, “can“, “absolutely“E. polarization of everythingF. in language comprehensionG. a critical period hypothesisH. tongue, or mout
22、h, or teeth I language exposure, cognitive537. Which English politeness maxim does Gus maxim of virtue, words and deeds correspond to?38. Classroom discourse has three najor components. What are they? 39. What is the prototypical feature of political discourse?40. In what way is ones schema importan
23、t?capaeily, and innat chessJ. his excessive awareness that hemight say something resultingin terrible consequences Section 3 Checking understanding of some specific aspects of language and linguisticsV. Item 41. Provide brief analysis to the questions below, using the linguistic knowledge youhave le
24、arned in the course. Write your answer on the ANSWER SIIEET. (20 points)41. Zhang Ling (a student in Tianjin TV university) argues: “According to the coursebook, human beings live in lhree worlds - material world, subiective world and symbolicworld. In my opinion, animals also live in the three worl
25、ds s:mce my dog struggles with otherdogs for food and leadership just like human beings do.“ Is this argument acceptable? Why?(Please justify your opinion. )6试卷代号：1066中央广播电视大学 20072008 学年度第一学期“开放本科”期末考试英语专业 语言与应用语言学 试题答案及评分标准(供参考)2008 年 1 月1. (10 items, 20 points, g point for each item)1.C 2. C 3, A
26、 4.D 5. A6. C 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. AII. (10 items, 20 points, 2 points for each item)ll. D 12. A 13. K 14. F 15. M16. C 17. G 18. H 19. I 20. JIII. (10 items, 20 points, 2 point for each item21. F 22. F 23. T 24. T 25. F26. T 27. F 28. F 29. F 30. FIV. ( 10 items, 20 points, 2 points for each item31.
27、I 32. J 33. G 34. H 35. B36. 1) 37. A 38. C 39. E 40. FV. (20 points)41.1 dont think so. According lo Hayakawa (Language and l.inguistic, P. 88), Animalsstruggle or food or leadership, but they do not, like human beings, struggle with each otherfor things that stand for food or leadership. That means they do not struggle for symbolicideas or things. So they do not live irt tthe symbolic world.
