华中师大《语用与交际》练习测试题库及答案

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《语用与交际》练习测试题库及答案

I.Answerthefollowingquestionsinyourownwords（每题2分）

1.Whatisthefunctionofcontextinunderstandingutterances?

2.Whatistherelationshipbetweendeixisandcontext?

3.Whatisthegesturaluseofplacedeixis?

4.Howdoesconversationalimplicatureexplainlanguageintermsofmeaning?

5.Howmanymaximsarethereinco-operativeprinciple?Andwhatarethey?

6.Whoinventedtheterm“Pragmatics”?

7.Whatarethethreesub-branchesofsemiotics?

8.WhatisCarnap?sunderstandingof“Pragmatics”?

9.WhatistheadvantageofstudyingPragmatics?

10.IsgrammaticalmistakeequaltoPragmaticfailure?

11.Whypragmatistsstudymotionverbunderplacedeixis?

12.Whydon?tpeoplesaywhattheymeanincommunication?

13.WhatdoesCPstandforinPragmatics?

14.Whatispositiveface?

15.Whatisonrecord?

16.WhatisthedisadvantageofstudyingPragmatics?

17.IssemanticmistakeequaltoPragmaticfailure?

18.Whatarethepossibleinterpretationsofthephrase“Jane?scar”?

19.Istimepartofcontext?

20.Whatisthegeneralroleofpersonaldeixisincommunication?

21.IsgrammaticalmistakeequaltoPragmaticfailure?

22.Whatistheroleofcontextinunderstandingutterances?

23.Whatkindofrelationshipexistsbetweendeixisandcontext?

24.Howdoyouunderstandgesturaluseofplacedeixis?

25.Howdoesconversationalimplicatureexplainlanguageintermsofmeaning?II.Explainthefollowingtermsbriefly.(每题4分)

1.inference

2.linguisticcontext

3.Pragmatics

4.appropriacy

5.indirectmeaning

6.politeness

7.facewants

8.non-linguisticcontext

9.deixis

10.conversationalimplicature

11.context

12.co-operativeprinciple

13.presupposition

14.calendricuseoftimedeixis

III.

A．Identifythesymbolic,gestural,andnon-deicticusesofthesecondpersonalpronoun…you?inthefollowingthreecases.(每题2分)

1.Youneverknowwhethertoreadeverychapterorskiponeortwo.

2.Iknowyouwillallenjoyreadingthischapter.

3.Youhavetoreaditandyouhavetoreaditandyouhavetoreadit.B．Pleaseidentifythesymbolic,gestural,andnon-deicticusesofthetimedeixis“now”inthefollowingthreecases.(每题2分)

1.IknowmoreaboutPragmaticsnowthanbefore.

2.Nowthatwasn?tverynice.

3.Areyouready?Waitforit!Waitforit!NOW(Herethespeakerisusing

arising-fallingintonationtoshowstress.)

C．Pleaseidentifythesymbolic,gestural,andnon-deicticusesofthedemonstrativepronoun“this”inthefollowingthreecases.(每题2分)

1.Ibetyouweren?texpectingthisexample.

2.Andthenthisstrangeguywalksinandvomits.

3.Whichfingerdidhebite?/Thislittlefingerontheright?

IV.Dothefollowingexchangesviolateanymaximsundertheco-operativeprinciple?If…yes?,pointoutwhichmaximisbeingflouted.(每题2分)

1.Johnny:HeySallylet?splaymarbles.

Mum:HowisyourhomeworkgettingalongJohnny?

2.A:Ihopeyouboughtbreadandcheese.

B:Ah,Iboughtthebread.

3.A:Whoa!Hasyourbossgonecrazy?

B:Let?sgoandgetsometea.

4.(Inafamilymealtimeconversation,participantstalkaboutfield

hockeyandhow…Mum?hasallegedlybeenactiveinthissportforaverylongtime,…Dad?seesfittooffersomeironiccommentsonMum?ssportiveachievements.)

Mum:Iusedtospendalotoftimeplayingfieldhockey,goodsport.

Dad:Yeah,MummywasprobablyplayingfieldhockeywhenHerbertHoovertookoffice.

Mum:Yeah

Dad:WoodrowWilsonandTeddyRoosevelt.

Mum:Mhm

Dad:GeorgeWashington

Child:AbrahamLincoln

Dad:Aristotleand…

Child:ThomasJefferson

Mum:Yeah,…evenwhentheybombedPearlHarbourIwas.

5.Mum:WhichH-O-S-P-I-T-A-LshallwetakeJimmyto?

DadThenearestone.

6.A:WhereisBill?

B:There?sayellowcaroutsideSue?shouse.

7.(Belowisaconversationbetweenacoupleafterthehusbandcomesbackfromthe

supermarket.)

Wife:Ihopeyouboughtbreadandcheese.

Husband:Ah,Iboughtthebread.

8.(MaryandTinaaretwogoodfriends.OnedayMarywenttoseeTinainher

officeandnoticedtheTinawasverybusywithpilesofworkonhertable.)

Mary:Whoa!Hasyourbossgonecrazy?

Tina:Let?sgoandgetsometea.

9.(HereisaconversationbetweenaBritishandanon-Britishin1960s.The

BritishseemstoworryaboutthecurrentsituationoftheGulf.)

British:WhatifUSSRblockstheGulfandalltheoil?

Non-British:Oh,comenow.Britainrulestheseas.

10.(Harrycommittedasocialoffenceandhadbeenbroughttotrial.Hisfriend,

Tom,askedJackabouttheoutcomeofthetrial.)

Tom:HowdidHarryfareincourttheotherday?

Jack:Oh,hegotafine.

11.Johnisafish.

12.A:Whereismyboxofchocolates?

B:Thechildrenwereinyourroomthismorning.

13.A:WeshallallmissBillandMary.

B:WeshallallmissBill.

14.Thebestof4x4xfar(anautomobileads.)

15．WasHitlergoingtobemoderate?

16.Wariswar.

17.Husband:Let?sgivekidssomethingtoeat.

Wife:Yes,butIvetoC-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E.

V.Forthefollowingsentences,youarerequiredtoidentifypresuppositiontriggersfirstandthengiveasemanticpresuppositionforeach.(每题2分)

1.Theflyingsaucercameagain.

2.Jane?shusbandwenttoNewcastle

3.Beforethechildgoestoschool,hemustfinishhishomework.

4.IfIhadnothadacold,Iwouldhavegonetotheshoppingmall.

5.WhatMarylostwasherpurse.

6.IregrethavingdrunkJohn?shomebrew.

7.Johnrealizedthathehadmadeamistake.

8.Marymanagedtofinishintime.

9.Johnstoppedbeatinghischild.

10.JohnaccusedBillofstealingthebook

11.ThePrimeMinisterforgottokeeparecordofherinstructionsatthetime

armswereexportedtoItaly.

12.CarolisabetterstudentthanBill.

13.Theyreturnedtotheplace.

14.Whyareyoulatetoday?

15.Ileftbeforeheatehiscake.

16.Itwasn?tshewhotookawayLarry?snotebook.

17.Theflyingsaucercamebefore.

18.TomregretsdrinkingJohn?shomebrew.

19.Ifmusicwasthefoodoflove,playon.

20.Istoppedjoggingafteravisittothedoctor.

21.IsthereaprofessoroflinguisticsatMIT?

22.Afterhemarried,hebecamehen-pecked.

23.Wehappenedtorunoutoffuel.

24.Hesawamanwithtwoheads.

25.NobodyrealisedthatLilywasill.

VI.MultipleChoices（每题2分）

Directions:Foreachprobleminthispart,youarepresentedwithonesituationwithmorethanoneutteranceunderneath.Readthedescriptionofeachsituationwiththeutterancesanddecidewhichisthemostappropriateutteranceinthatsituation.

1.Oneday,whenanAmericanladyaccidentallybumpedintoWeiLin.

Lady:I'mterriblysorry.

Wei:A)Itdoesn'tmatter.

B)Nevermind.

C)That'sallright.

D)Don'tworry.

2.JaneistalkingtoherfriendsBillandPatoutsidethecinema.

Jane:Well,whatdidyouthinkofthefilm,then?

Bill:Oh,Ithoughtitwasgreat.Didn'tyouthinkso,Pat?

Pat:A)Well,maybe.

B)No.

C)Yes,inaway.ButI'veseenbetter.

D)Yes.Idaresayyouareright.ButI'veseenbetter.

3.Atabusstop

Man:Excuseme,doyouknowwhichbustocatchforLondonRoad,please?Woman:A)Itdoesn'tmatter.

B)Oh.

C)Nevermind.

D)Thankyou

(Hethenwenttoanotherperson.)

4.Inafactory,Li,theguide,isinterpretingforagroupofforeignguests.Whentheyhavefinishedvisitingoneworkshop,hewouldlikethegrouptofollowhimtothenextworkshop.Hesays:

A)Thisway,please.

B)Comehere!

C)Followme!

D)Moveon!

5.Lihadsomethingtotellthemanager,MrSmith,sohewenttohisplace,enteringtheroomandsaid:

A)You'renotbusy,Ihope.

B)Gotaminute?

C)CanIhaveawordwithyouMrSmith?

D)I'mterriblysorrytotroubleyou,MrSmith.

6.IfsomeonegivesyoudirectionsinEnglishsoquicklythatyoudon'tunderstand,youmightrespond:

A)"Excuseme,I'mstilllearningthelanguage.Couldyourepeatthatalittlemoreslowly?"

B)"Thankyou.Iappreciateyourhelp."

C)"Couldyourepeatthat?"

D)Trytorepeatthedirectiontotheperson.

7.HsiaoMaisaninterpreter.Onedayaforeignvisitor,MrBrown,talkstohim.Brown:YourEnglishisquitefluent.

Ma:A)Thankyou.It'skindofyoutosayso.

B)No,no,myEnglishispoor.

C)No,notatall.

D)Oh,no,farfromthat.Istillhavealongwaytogo.

8.BettyisaforeignstudentinChina.ShehasmetPengFei.

B:Iwastoldthatyouwonthe100-meterraceintheall-citytrackmeetthismorning.Congratulations!

P:A)Justlucky.

B)Thankyou.

C)Ican'tsayIdidwellthismorning.

D)Icouldhavedonebetterifithadn'tbeensocold.

9."Youaretobeherebyeight."Therelationshipbetweenthespeakerandthe

hearerisprobably

A)teacherandstudent.

B)husbandandwife.

C)sisters.

D)friends.

10.Yourfriend'smother,MrsKeeler,askedifyouwouldlikesomethingtoeat.What

wouldyousaytorefusepolitely?

You:A)Notforthemoment,thankyou,MrsKeeler,I'mfull.

B)No,thanks.I'vejusthadlunch.

C)Oh,no,MrsKeeler,Ihaven'tlonghadlunch.

D)I'mfullandhavenoroomforanymore.

11.MrTimmshasarrivedforameeting,which,unfortunately,hasbeencancelled.

MrsBanks:I'mterriblysorryaboutnotlettingyouknowsooner,MrTimms,butunfortunatelyitwascancelledatthelastminuteandtheresimplywasn'tenoughtimetoinformeveryone.

MrTimms:A)Oh,don'tletitworryyou,MrsBanks.Iquiteunderstand.

B)Oh,that'sOK,MrsBanks.Iunderstand.

C)Oh,itdoesn'tmatter,MrsBanks.

D)Oh,don'tworryaboutit,MrsBanks.

12.Ifyouareattendingafamilygatheringandwouldliketoknowwhatthefamilial

relationshipisbetweenonememberandanother,youmayask:

A)Isheyour...?

B)Howareyourelated?

C)Who'sthatwoman?

D)What'stherelationshipbetweenyouandthatwoman?

13.Whenintroducedtoanolderprofessorortoafriend'sparents,whatwouldyou

say?

A)"Howareyou?

B)"Hello"andbow.

C)"Hello,it'snicetomeetyou",andthenshakehands.

D)"Hi!Gladtoknowyou."

14.Onthewaytotheschoolcinema,LisawProfessorBlakewalkingtothecinema,too.

Li:A)Goodafternoon,ProfessorBlake.

B)Areyougoingtothefilm?

C)Whereareyougoing?

D)You'regoingtothefilm,aren'tyou?

15.Whenintroducingyourselftosomeoneyoudon'tknowataparty,whatwouldyousay?

A)Hi,I'm.

B)MayIintroducemyselftoyouandatthesametimeImakeyouracquaintance?

C)Hi,I'dliketomeetyou.

D)Hi,I'm.Doyouknowmanypeoplehere?

16.JackphonesHsiaoSong'soffice.

Jack:Hello,I'dliketospeaktoSongHua,please.

Song:A)I'mSongHua.

B)ThisisSongHuaspeaking.

C)Oh,comeon.You'vegottimeforonemorecupofcoffee,surely?

D)Well,it'sstillearly.There'snohurry.

17.MrsLihasbeenhavinglunchwithMrsSullivan.

MrsLihasjustexplainedthatshehastoleave.

MrsS:A)Doyoureallyhavetogo,MrsLi?Couldn'tyouatleaststayforanothercupofcoffee?

B)Oh,no,youcan't.

C)Oh,comeon.You'vegottimeforonemorecupofcoffee,surely?

D)Well,it'sstillearly.There'snohurry.

18.You'vejustbeenaskedouttodinnerbutyoudon'twanttogowiththeperson

whoinvitedyou.Youmightsay:

A)Idon'tthinkso.Ialreadyhaveplans.

B)No,Ireallydon'tenjoybeingwithyou.

C)I'mdietingsoImustn'tgoouttoeat.

D)ThanksalotbutI'mbusytonight.

19.MrGrahammethisteacher,MrsSouth,outsidethelibrary.

MrG:GoodMorning,MrsSouth.Howareyou?

MrsS:Verywell,thankyou,MrGraham,andhowareyou?

MrG:A)Oh,can