​2012年高等教育自学考试外语教学法单元自测试卷(1)

2012年高等教育自学考试外语教学法单元自测试卷(1)：2012年高等教育自学考试外语教学法单元自测试卷。本试卷总分150分；共有5类型题目

一、单选

Directions: In this section, you are given 15 questions beneath each of which are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You are to make the best choice either to complete the incomplete statement or to answer the question. One point is given to each correct choice.

1.American structuralism started in______.
A. the early 20th century
B. the late 20th century
C. the early 19th century
D. the late 1930s and 40s

2.In order to perform. the monitor function, language learners have to satisfy at least three conditions :______to monitor his production, focus on form. and clean knowledge of the rules of the target language.
A. enough speed
B. much information
C. sufficient material
D. sufficient time

3.Transformational generative linguistics was first put forward by______.
A. Halliday
B. Chomsky
C. Bloomfield
D. Krashen

4.The monitor theory, which is very popular among foreign language teachers in______, was put forward by Stephen Krashen in the late 1970s.
A. America
B. Britain
C. China
D. France

5.Which of the following is NOT the factors that have helped to set up the cognitive psychology"?
A. The development of computer technology.
B. Jean Piagets research work on the reasoning abilities of children.
C. The study of Barry Mclaughlin.
D. The work of the American linguist Chomsky.

6.The natural order hypothesis means______.
A. people acquire language rules in a predictable order
B. language rules must be taught in a certain order
C. language rules must be learned in a certain order
D. people tend to acquire simple rules early and difficult rules late

7.Traditional linguistics was started in______.
A. 3th century
B. 5th century B. C.
C. 7th century B. C.
D. 15th century

8.Working in conjunction, the two processes, ______,contribute to what Piaget terms the central. process of cognitive adaptation.
A. assimilation and accommodation
B. recognition and realization
C. generalization and contribution
D. recommendation and conjuction

9.Discourse theory of second language acquisition was developed from the______.
A. habit formation theory
B. Halliday" s theory of first language acquisition
C. monitor theory 
D. Cognitive theory

10.The monitor theory was put forward by ______in the late 1970s.
A. Barry Mclaughlin
B. Stephen Krashen
C. Noam Chomsky
D.J. Schumann

11.Psychoanalysis is a theory of the mind put forward by Sigmund Freud, who was a______specializing in neurology.
A. physician
B. linguist
C. teacher
D. surgeon

12.______studies how sentences in spoken and written language form. larger meaningful units such as paragraphs, conversations and intercourse.
A. Meaning negotiation
B. Communicative Language Teaching
C. Pragmatics
D. Discourse analysis

13.In 1957, Noam Chomsky" s book. Sytactic Structures were published and started______.
A. American structuralism
B. transformational generative linguistics
C. functional linguistics
D. cognitive psychology

14.Bloomfield is one of the representatives of American______in the 1930s and 1940s.
A. structural linguistics
B. behaviourist linguistics
C. cognitive linguistics
D. traditional linguistics

15.In 1904, Jespersen published his book ______, which presented a good summary of the movement" s practical implications for the language teachers.
A. Language Teaching Must Start Afresh!
B. The Practical Study of Languages
C. How to Teach Foreign Languages
D. A Phonetic Dictionary of the English Language

二、填空

Ⅱ. Filling BlanksDirections: In this section there are 15 statements with 20 blanks. You are to fill each blank with ONE appropriate word. One point is given to each blank.

16.The two forerunners of the American Structuralism, which flourished at the beginning of the 20th century in America, are ______and______.

17.B. F. Skinner was regarded as the leader of______.

18.According to Chomsky" s ideas about language acquisition, ______learn language by being exposed to it.

19.The traditional linguistics was started by the______in the______century B. C.

20.______ linguistics is concerned with language as an instrument of social interaction rather than a system that is isolated.

21.Chomsky noted the distinction between linguistic______ and linguistic performance.

22.The idea of conditioning is based on the theory that you can train an animal to do anything if you follow a certain procedure which has three major stages:______ , ______and reinforcement.

23.The two major types of cognitive structures are______and concepts.

24.The generative linguist is interested not only in describing language but aslo in______language. In other words, they attempt to find the______ as well as the why in the study of language.

25.In 1882,______published a pamphlet which started the reform______.

26.The British structuralism considered that language was identified with speech and speech ability was approached through oral practice of______.

27.In 1957, Chomsky published his book______.

28.By Chomsky" s ideas about language acquisition, children do not have to be taught or corrected for their______.

29.______ , a linguist in America, is regarded as the father of American structuralism.

30.The first lab of experimental psychology was set up at university of Leipzig, Germany, in 1879. It announced the official birth of______.

三、匹配

Ⅲ. MatchingDirections:This section consists of three groups of pairs listed in two columns, A and B. You are to match the one marked 1), 2), 3), 4) or 5) in Column A with the one marked a, b, c, d or e in Column B. One point is given to each pair you match.

31.Column A
1) ______ Verbal Behavior
2) ______Communicative English for Chinese learners
3) ______The Scientific Study and Teaching of English (1917)
4) ______Communicate (1979)
5) ______Notional Syllabuses (1976)
Column B
a) Palmer
b) Skinner
e) Li Xiaoju
d) Morrow and Johnson
e) Wilkins

32.Column A
1)______Noam Chomsky
2)______D. A. Wilkins
3)______Piaget
4)______Hymes
5)______Stephen Krashen
Column B
a) cognitive theory of learning
b) communicative competence
e) Transformational Generative Linguistics
d) the monitor hypothesis
e) function-notion syllabus design

33.Column A
1)______Bloomfield
2)______Chomsky
3)______Halliday
4)______Skinner
5)______Freud
Column B
a) transformational generative linguistics
b) American structuralism
c) psychoanalysis
d) behaviourism
e) functional linguistics

四、简答

Ⅳ. Questions for Brief AnswersDirections: This section has six questions. You are to briefly answer them. Five points are given to each question.

34.What are the main features of traditional linguistics?

35.How does the acculturation theory explain the second language acquisition?

36. What are the contributions made by Franz Boas, Edward Sapir and Leonard Bloomfield to the development of American structuralism?

37.How does the hypothesis of linguistic universals explain the second language acquisition process?

38.How does the cognitive psychology explain the acquisition of knowledge?

39. What is the difference between linguistic competence and linguistic performance?

五、研究题

Ⅴ. Questions for Long AnswersDirections: The two questions in this section are to be answered on the basis of your own teaching experience as well as the theoretical knowledge you" ve learned. Ten points are given to each question.

40.What are the function and result of the controversies in ancient Greece?

41.Do you think that, in second language acquisition, acquisition will continue to happen for adults? Why or why not?