[单项选择]The totality of linguistic varieties possessed by an individual constitutes his linguistic______.


A. performance
B. competence
C. capability
D. repertoire

[单项选择]The totality of linguistic varieties possessed by an individual constitutes his linguistic______.


A. performance
B. competence
C. capability
D. repertoire

[单项选择]A linguistic situation in which two standard languages are used either by an individual or by a group of speakers is called


A. situational dialect.
B. slang.
C. linguistic taboo.
D. bilingualism.

[单项选择]Saussure distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker as______
A. parole
B. language
C. system
D. langue

[单项选择]What can be said about the varieties of homes


A. The early homes were larger than the more modem breeds.
B. The only true wild homes left in the 20th century am in the Middle East.
C. The oldest breed of the modem horses is said to be the Arabian.
D. Medieval Knights preferred fast, active horses.

[单项选择]She possessed a quick mind, a sharp tongue and ______ a strong will.


A. above all
B. first of all
C. most of all
D. and all

[单项选择]______ approach the same linguistic unit from different perspectives.


A. Syntax and semantics
B. Phonology and pragmatics
C. Phonetics and morphology
D. Semantics and pragmatics

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Text 2
Of all the varieties of music which fill our concert halls, theaters, and nightclubs, only jazz is native ’American music. Symphonies and concertos, the ancestors of movie and television scores as well as of ’serious’ or ’legitimate’ electronic music, were first composed in Germany. Musical comedies descended from opera, which was first performed in Italy. And our ever- popular nightclub singers are the musical heirs of the French singers of chansons.
The one form of music which did not originate in Europe and which is popular today worldwide is jazz. Jazz was born in New Orleans, the child of the Blacks. It drew on the rhythms as well as the emotionalism of the African music of the’ Black ancestors, which had been transformed into ragtime and the blues. Improvisation was an indispensable element. Musicians were permitted, in solo performance, plenty of freedom to play in whatever variations just as their creative
A. rock stars asking us to take our stand on political issues
B. rock stars helping our society to form its code of ethics
C. rock stars revealed their own problems and their social attitudes
D. giving a clear definition to the words'.beliefs' and' feelings'

[单项选择]It can be concluded that English Linguistic Imperialism is ______.

[单项选择]According to Yoshiko Matsumoto, the linguistic behavior observed in today's young women ______.


A. may lead to changes in social relations
B. has been true of all past generations
C. is viewed as a sign of their maturity
D. is a result of rapid social progress

[单项选择]The smallest linguistic unit that can be used independently is ______.


A. morpheme
B. phoneme
C. minimal pair
D. word

[单项选择]According to the passage, a linguistic hierarchy of power is ______.


A. a ladder of social status determined by his mastery of a certain language
B. created with the native speaker of a dominant language on the top
C. formed with the non-native speaker of a dominant language in the middle
D. all of the above