福师12秋《语言与文化》练习题.doc

奥鹏远程教育中心助学服务部 福师12秋语言与文化练习题注：1、本课程练习题所提供的答案仅供学员在学习过程中参考之用，有问题请到课程论坛提问。Section I Select the best answer from the four choices given. There is only one best answer for each item. 15%1.American scholars generally trace the origin of intercultural communication to _.A. cultural anthropology B. socio-linguistics C. comparative education D. philosophy参考答案：A2.Intercultural communication is concerned with communication among people from different _.A. areas B. countries C. regions D. cultural backgrounds参考答案：D3. When you meet an American friend of yours who is just off a plane in the airport, you can greet him by saying “_”A. You must have had a tiring journey. B. Did you have a good trip?C. How long did it take you to get here? D. So you are here finally!参考答案：B4.When you see an American friend having dinner, you can greet him by saying “_”A. Hello. Have a nice dinner. B. So, youre having dinner.C. How much do you have for dinner? D. What are you eating for dinner?参考答案：A5. A: What kind of material do you want me to bring? B: We are in need of many kinds of material. B s response would be regarded by Americans as_.A. something urgent B .too greedy C. too generous D.insufficient（不足的） information参考答案：D6. When an American forms an O with his thumb（拇指） and forefinger（食指）while stretching out the other three fingers, he means_.A. victory B. Everything is OK C. good luck D. Im full参考答案：B7. The explanation for to move heaven and earth to do something is _.A. to understand the nature of ones work and be competent in the performance of themB. to lose the opportunity to do something C. to do something without proper materialD. to make every effort to achieve or obtain something参考答案：D8. The relationship between language and culture is _A. culture is part of language B. culture is the carrier and container of languageC. language and culture are closely related D. language and culture are separated参考答案：C9. Sentence _ is correct.A. He lives in 25 Robertson road, Perth, Australia. B. He lives in Perth, 25 Robertson Road, Australia.C. He lives in Australia, Perth, 25 Robertson Road. D. He lives in Perth, Australia, 25 Robertson Road.参考答案：A10. Communication with the ingredient of feedback can be called_.A.one-way communication B. two-way communicationC.complete communication D. conscious communication参考答案：D11. The tendency to interpret or to judge all other groups, their environments, and their communication according to the categories and values of our own culture is_.A. relativism B. imperialism C. criticism D.ethnocentrism参考答案：D12. When someone compliments you on the watch you are wearing, you should, in the United States, _.A. say “Oh, this cheap thing? Its not worth much.” B. give it to himC. say “Would you like to have it ?” D. say “Thanks” and smile参考答案：D13. When Professor Crawford is about to leave for sightseeing on a cold winter day, you should say to him_A. “Youd better wear more clothes.” B. “Be careful not to catch cold.”C. “Have a good time.” D. “Youd better take a coat with you.”参考答案：C14. When you see an American cleaning his bike, you may greet him by saying_A. “So, youre cleaning your bike.” B. “Hello, youre doing a good job.”C. “Why are you cleaning it?” D. “So, your bike is dirty.”参考答案：B15.When an American smiles at you while passing you by on the street, you may rightly think that_A. he or she is sexual maniac（狂热的）. B. he or she is trying to make friends with you.C. he or she is laughing at you. D. he or she is trying to be friendly.参考答案：DSection II. Multiple Choice. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Decide which of the four alternatives best complete the statement. There might be more than one correct answer. (10%)1. When English speakers accept an invitation, they may say_.A. Thats very kind of you. Thank you. B. That would be very nice. Thank you.C. Thank you very much. Ill try to come. D. Ill go if I am free. 参考答案：AB2. When responding to compliment you look very nice in this dress, you should say “_.”A. Thank you, but it is just so so. B. No, it is quite ordinaryC. Thank you, Im glad that you like it D. Do you really think so? I was not sure whether it suits me参考答案：CD3. Paratactic relations refer to constructions that are linked through_. A. juxtaposition（并列） B. punctuation（标点） C. conjunction（连接词） D. intonation （语调）参考答案：ABD4. Which of the following questions would offend（冒犯） speakers of English?A. Do you go to church? B. Are you married or single? C. Who will you vote for? D. May I know your age?参考答案：ABCD5. Which of the following expressions westerners will misunderstand? A. A Chinese artist said that his knowledge on painting is not profound.B. A Chinese student said to a foreign teacher that he was sorry for wasting the teachers timeC. A Chinese host replied to a foreign visitors compliment by saying: “Growing flowers is my hobby. But Im not good at it.”D. A Chinese tour guide said to a foreign tourist: “ How are we doing? A little rest wouldnt do us any harm, would it?”参考答案：BDSection III. True or False Questions. Write T for true and F for false. 15%1. At the end of a dinner an American guest would probably say how full he is. 参考答案：F2. Independence Day is on the Fourth of July. 参考答案：T3. Garage Sale, in the U.S., is garage for sale. 参考答案：F4. Stereotyping has its practical uses and limitations, because it helps us better understand what appears to be a mess and at the same time any generalization is very often an overgeneralization. 参考答案：T5. Englishmen often start with an explanation for a request before they make clear the request itself. 参考答案：T6. She is a cat means that the cat is female. 参考答案：F7. The Chinese language is generally seen as a paratactic language.参考答案：F8. In the U.S., it is a compliment to tell someone that he or she has put on some weight. 参考答案：F9. The Chinese way of showing concern for people is sometimes misunderstood by Americans as teaching ones grandmother how to such eggs.参考答案：T10. In certain situations body action contradicts what is being said. 参考答案：T11. Monochronic time systems are characterized by several things happening at once. 参考答案：F12. If you work as a secretary in an American company, and one day your boss, seeing you work very late, said to you “Thanks a lot. That is a great help.” you could reply “Its my duty.” 参考答案：F13. Lots of Americans regard silence in a conversation as disapproval or disagreement. 参考答案：T14. Custom is changing; so there is no need of intercultural communication studies. 参考答案：F15. Mr. Tom is unacceptable in English. 参考答案：FSection IV. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression. 10%1. Nonverbal messages that are used to emphasize distinct points in verbal messages serve the function of .参考答案: accenting 2. relation at the sentential level refer to constructions whose components are linked through the use of conjunction.参考答案: Hypotactic relations 3. When one offers or urges another person to be first in going through a door, the normal expression is .参考答案: after you Section V Translate the following terms into Chinese and then define them in English. 30%1. communication 参考答案: 交际Communication may be defined as that which happens whenever someone responds to the behavior or the residue of the behavior of another person. 2. privacy参考答案: 私事权freedom from undesirable intrusions3. paralanguage参考答案: 副语言Paralanguage generally refers to non-verbal elements of speech that may modify or nuance meaning, or conveyemotion, such as prosody, pitch, volume, intonation etc.4. tips参考答案: 小费 The word“tips”is the abbreviation of the phrase“to insure prompt service”Section VI Discuss the following topic. 20%What cross-cultu