Ⅲ. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression.(20%)
31. People have to speak a language according to its________.
32. The system of meaning shaped in a particular cultural context is________.
33. Analytic thinking interacts with English, while ______ thinking interacts with Chinese.外语学习网
34. Given names used as vocatives suggest ________ between the addresser and the addressee.
35. It has been claimed that English texts develop in a linear fashion, while Chinese ones develop in a ________ way.
36. In American English, the equivalent word of “支票” is ________.
37. In the English body language forming an O with one’s thumb and forefinger while stretching out the remaining three fingers signifies ________.
38. “Each cross hath its own inscription” is ,related to ________ because in it the word “cross” appears.
39. “I’m charmed by her” illustrates the metaphor that “Love is ________.”
40. “To have a tendency to stretch the truth” simply means to ________.
IV. Answer the following questions briefly. (12%)
41. What does “a nine to five job” mean?
42. What difference is there between English and Chinese in terms of humility?
43. Why do Chinese people use “请” less extensively and frequently than “please” used in English ?
44. How is nonverbal communication related to culture?
