跨文化交际期末试题

1、考试需知：考试前每一列学生把课本放在第一排。考试 时间为2. 5个小时，试卷1为闭卷考试，前面40分钟用于 完成试卷1。待老师收上试卷1后，发下课本，学生做试卷 2,试卷2为开卷考试。可携带纸质词典进考场，不许携带 电子词典及手机进考场。Test Paper 1I . Filling the blanks:1. Generally speaking, in terms of contextuality, the communication in the West is low-contextual while that in the East is high-contextual2. Gene

2、rally speaking, in terms of world views, the West adopts Dualistic view , while the East adopt s holistic view3. Generally speaking, in terms of thought patterns, the West follows Analytic and abstract thinking , while the East follows synthetic and concrete thinking4. Generally speaking, in terms o

3、f discourse patterns, the West uses Deductive pattern , while the East uses inductive pattern5. In the Axial Age, the great thinkers in China areConfucius , LaoTze, Mo Tze, and the great thinker in India is Siddhartha Gautama, the great figure in Palestine are Hebrew prophets, and the great thinkers

4、 in the West are Plato , Homer andArchimedesH . Choose the best answer:1. Non-verbal messages are classified into two co mprehensive categories: those that are primarily produced by the body, such as,; and those that the individual combineswith the setting, such as ,. DA. physical contact, eye conta

5、ct, paralanguage; space, time, man B. facial expression, touch, taste; space, time, silenceC. appearance, movement, gesture; surrounding, occasion, manD. movement, smell, paralanguage; space, time, silence2. In Chinese writing, there are usually more adjectives, proverbs and allusions than in Englis

6、h writing. Some Western scholars name this style flowery "，stating that its aim is to give a more fanciful impression than information, and the information is usually of beauty, fragrance, happiness, and any other goodness " aspects so as to attract people. We may term this style as-orient

7、ed.Western writing is more direct withobjective information. To them, much-repeated words may mean less after a while. We may term the Western writing as-oriented. CA. adjective, objectiveB. Chinese, WesternC. impression, informationC. indirect, direct3. As to the human nature orientation, the tradi

8、tional Western belief holds that , while the Asian people believe that.BA. basically good; basically badB. evil but perfectible, basically goodC. the mixture of good and evil; the mixture of good and evil;D. unknown4. As to the Man-Nature orientation, the traditional Western belief holds that , whil

9、e the Asian people believe that.DA. subjugation to nature; harmony with natureB. harmony with nature; mastery over natureC. harmony with nature; subjugation to natureD. mastery over nature; harmony with nature5. As to time orientation, generally speaking, the USA is, the Philippines, Mexico, and Lat

10、in America are , and Asia, Britain, Greece, France are.CA. on-time oriented; in-time oriented; late-time orientedB. youth-oriented; adult-oriented; elderly-oriented C. future-oriented; present-oriented; past-oriented D. present-oriented; future-oriented; past-oriented6. In terms of activity orientat

11、ion, the USA is, the Philippines, Mexico, and Latin America are , and Asia is .DA. doing-oriented; playing-oriented, being-orientedB. playing-oriented; being-oriented; doing-orientedC. being-oriented; doing-oriented; being-in-becoming orientedD. doing-oriented; being-oriented; being-in-becoming orie

12、nted7. The dividing worldview is also referred to as mechanistic view. It goes by the following different names:DA. reason versus result; religion versus art; objectivity versus imaginationB. instinct versus intuition;science versus technology;imagination versus subjectivityC. tuitionversusintuition

13、;region versus religion;subjugationversus subjectivityD. reasonversusintuition;science versus religion; objectivityversus subjectivity8. The Greek thinks in order to. It is speculation. The Hindu thinks in order to. It is meditation. The Chinese thinks inorder to. It is contemplation.CA. do; die; li

14、veB. spectacle; meddle; contemptC. understand; think; self-cultivateD. think; self-cultivate; understand9. Your body doesn't know how to lie " indicates BA. something is wrong with your body and you can only stand.B. body language is important.C. body contact is dangerous.D. we can 't s

15、eparate mind from body.10. Generally speaking, in the US, people make friends by sharing , while in China, people make friends by sharing.BA. personal relationship; activitiesB. activities; personal relationshipC. love; bloodD. blood; love11. In terms of physical contact, the high contact countries

16、are , while the low contact countries are.CA. theUS,Britain,most Northern European countries; Arabworld, Mediterranean countries, IndonesiaB. theUS,Britain,Japan; East European countries,Russia,Middle EastC. Arab world, Mediterranean countries, Indonesia; the US, Britain, most Northern European coun

17、triesD. Arab world, Mediterranean countries, China; the US, Britain, most Northern European countries12. Generally speaking, in terms of contextuality of communication, thehigh-contextualpeopleare,while the low-contextualcountriesareAA. Latin Americans, Chinese, Japanese; the Americans, German, Swis

18、sB. the Americans, German, Swiss; Latin Americans, Chinese, JapaneseC. Native Americans, Chinese, Koreans; the Americans, Japanese, BritishD. the Americans, Japanese, British; Native Americans, Chinese, Koreans13. Each person has a bubble “ of space (territory). Studies show that people from,have a

19、smaller personal territory than do people from , ,- .AA. South America, Arab countries, and many Asian countries; North America, Britain, GermanyB. NorthAmerica,Britain,Germany;SouthAmerica,Arabcountries, and many Asian countriesC. SouthAmerica,Britain,Germany;NorthAmerica,Arabcountries, and many As

20、ian countries.D. North America, Arab countries, and many Asian countries; South America, Britain, Germany14. In culture, the nuclear family is much more important to the individual than the extended family, while in , culture, theextended family is very important.CA. Hispanic; American, Asian, Arabi

21、an, AfricanB. Arabian; American, Asian, African, HispanicC. American; Asian, African, Arabian, Hispanic D. African; American, Asian, Arabian, Hispanic15. In nuclear-family culture, people rely mainly on, for help, while in extended -family culture, people relymainly on for help.CA. families, friends

22、, professionals; families B. families, friends, professionals; institutions C. friends, professionals, institutions; families D. friends, families, institutions; professionals16. In nuclear-family culture, usually comes first, while in extended-family culture,usually comes first.BA. family; individu

23、al B. individual; family C. husband; wife D. wife; husband17. When it comes to friendship, an American friend would feel that they had if the friend gave up a real need to study to goshopping. One 's duties and obligations toward friends, even best friends are understood to; one does not expect

24、friends to assume burdensome, responsibilities toward oneself. A close friend in the US is a person that one feels free to ask for help, recognizing, however, that the friend may , if they give you a reason. This is maybe that in the West, people prefer to be, so they do not feel comfortable in a re

25、lationship in which one person is more and the other is dependent on what is being given. For Westerners friendship is mostly a matter of providing support and. BA. depended too much; limitless; small; say OK"； dependent; receiving; material; get separateB. imposedtoo much; have limits;long -te

26、rm; say No”；independent; giving; emotional; spend time together.C. imposed too little; have limits; short -term; say Yes"； free; earning; financial; get involvedD. depended a little; limitless; big; say Sorry "； independent; giving; spiritual; get together.18. In China, the duties and obli

27、gations of friendships seem virtually for all practical purposes. Chinese friends give each other much help and assistance than Westernfriends do. For example, they give each other and mighthelp each other for a period of time. A friend inChina is someone who, sensing that you are in need in some wa

28、y, offers to assist you.CA. impossible; more spiritual; things; practically; short; when being askedB. enormous; less spiritual; money; financially; long; unwillinglyC. unlimited; more concrete; money; financially; long; without waiting to be askedD. limited; more concrete; things; materially; certa

29、in; if required19. In times of trouble, both American and Chinese fr iends give each other emotional support, but they do it differently.A Chinesefriend is more likely to be to give advice to afriend, while an American friend will be to give advice, instead she may raise questions to en courage her

30、friend to consider carefully what may happen if she does one thing instead of another. CA. cautious; detailed; ready; specificB. ready; ambiguous; cautious; guidelineC. ready; specific; cautious; directD. unwilling; direct; ready; specific20. When it comes to the relationshipbetween parents and marr

31、iedsons, in China, a man's relationship with his parents isthan that with his wife. Thus in the event of any quarrel between his wife and his mother, a man should. At most he might hope to , and this was regarded as. In America, a man's relationship with his parents is than that with his wif

32、e. He would be expected to. He might even be counseled to the vicinity of his parents ' home to ease the conflict. DA. more important; side with his mother; side with his father; honorable; more important; side with no one; move intoB. less important; side with no one; say something; honorable;

33、less important; side with his father; get away fromC. less important; side with his wife; remain silent; dishonorable; more important; side with his wife; move intoD. more important; side with his mother; remain neutral; dishonorable; less important; side with his wife; move awayHI . True or false:1

34、. Generallyspeaking,China is an equal society, America is ahierarchy society. ( F )2. Generallyspeaking, in Chinese society, the power distance issmall, while in America, the power distance is large. ( F )3. Both the Asian and Western countries have the concept offace ”and face " has the same s

35、ocial significance for these countries in that one 's face is also the face of one's group.( F )4. The dividing worldview relies strongly onfacts “ as opposed toopinions ”.( T )5. A very rough generalization is that thinking for the Greek is to look upward, for the Hindu is to look inward, f

36、or the Confuciansis to look outward. (F )6. Values are explicitly stored in our mind. We are always aware of them, and we make judgments according to them. (F)7. Values are separate from each other. Each one work alone. ( F )8. Values can be compared on a continuum rather than one of only two possib

37、le choices. People everywhere possess the same values to different degrees, and the importance of that common value, how it gets acted out, is a matter of degree. (T)9. Lover ” and “爱人” have the same meaning. ( F )10. In both China and Western countries, it is very common and usual for adults to fon

38、dle other people 's babies and very small children to show their affection and friendliness. ( F )IV .Translation:1. Translate the following English into Chinese:1) Nature and Man are blended into one harmonious identity.天人合2) Nature affects human affairs and human behavior finds response in Nat

39、ure. 夫人感应3) Nature accords with human wishes.天从人愿4) Your character will be tintedred ”(good)if you are in thecompany of redness "，but black "(bad) if you are in close contact with ink.近朱者赤，近墨者黑5) God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者6) Look before you leap.三思而后行7) A single arrow is ea

40、sily broken, but not a bunch.轻霜冻死单根草，狂风难毁万木林He who stirs another 's porridge often burns his own. 狗拿耗子，多 管闲事8)2. Translate the following Chinese into English:1) 容忍 tolerance of others2) 中 庸之道 moderation, following the middle way3)修养 self-cultivation4) 不 重竞争 non-competitiveness5) 信用 trust-worthin

41、ess6) 贞节 chastity in women7) 寡欲 having few desires服从、孝敬、尊崇、赡养父母filial piety8)V . Tell the meaning of the following gestures in differentcountries:Gesture 1Gesture 2Gesture 31. In the US, England, Sweden it is used together with the verbal message Let's keep our fingers crossed' to mean that

42、_ the person is hoping for good luck. In Greece and Turkey it means the breaking of a friendship. In parts of Italy it means OK.2. In the US it means Great, perfect, acceptable, OK. In Belgium and France, it means zero. In Brazil, Turkey, Greece and Malta it has _ an obscene meaning. In Japanit mean

43、s money. In Tunisia, it is used as threat.3. It means Slow down", relax" or Wait a second.Test Paper 2下列各题请参阅了所指定的课本内容后，用中文回答，可翻 译课本的内容作为答案。VI . Answer the following questions1. What are the implications of the individualism in the West and the collectivism in the East? (P66-68)2. Offer yo

44、ur interpretations with examples about t he Chinese and the Western modes of thinking. ( P93-97 )VH . Case analysis:1. Study the following Chinese poem and English statements and see what messages you can draw from it that are relevant to intercultural communication study. (P28-29)1)横看成岭侧成峰，远近高低各不同，

45、不识庐山真面目，只缘 身在此山中。2) You will not knowyour own culture well untilyoucommunicate with another,3) If we do not recognize our humanity in others, we will not recognize it in ourselves.2. Read the quotation from Abraham Lincoln and work out what value he expressed. Explain this value.(P59-60)We do wish t

46、o allow the humblest man an equal chance to get rich with everyone else. When one starts poor, as most do in the race of life, free society is such that he knows he can better his condition; he knows that there i s no fixed condition of labor for his whole life.3. Study the case and then try to answ

47、er the questions that follow. (P86-92)Wu had just started working for a Swedish company that had extensive business commitments in China. A large part of his work concerned advising his expatriate colleagues on Chinesebusiness practices. This involved both writing reports and recommendations and add

48、ressing meetings.As he was very anxious to succeed, Wu always researched his topics thoroughly and tried to make h is presentations as clear as possible. However, he gradually became aware that something was wrong. It often seemed that nobody listened to him and his advice was ignored. When he spoke

49、 at meetings, he felt that people were impatient and uninterested in wh at he had to say. He got more and more unhappy and began to feel that his colleaguesThis,were not interested in his opinions because he was Chinese.he thought, was racism.'s review,The company had a policy of annual review, which meant that every staff member met with the managing director once a year todiscuss his or her progress. When the time came for Wuhe managing director gave himassessment of his pe