中西方文化对比期末复习题3

1、 】中西方文化对比期末复习题 A Human beings interpret （解释）the information they receive from their _. 1.senses_ and this process of interpretation is _molded_（塑造）_ by culture. Well-educated Chinese show their _anger_ almost entirely with 2.their _ eyes_. Some people use a lot of _. smiling_ and _nodding_ as they 3

2、.listen. In China, classrooms designed with raised podiums（乐队指挥台） 4.reinforce（加强，巩固） the _authority_（权利，权威） of the teacher and encourage a _ teacher-centered_ style of learning. In Arab culture people distinguish（区分） what is public and what is 5.private, what is male and female, and what is _. insid

3、e_ and what is _outside_. People everywhere name _. colors_ but use different color _ 6.categories_（分类）_. In societies with a Confucian tradition, the concept （观念）of family 7.includes the meaning _ filial_（子女的） duty, the duty children _owe_ to their parents. The traditional Western belief about huma

4、n _ nature_ is that 8._. )不幸的邪恶的，evil_(_ 基本上）主要的，（humans are basically In future-oriented（以未来为方向的） societies time is _linear_ 9.（直线的）_, while in past-oriented societies time is _cyclical_（周期的）_. _Individualists_ emphasize procedures for decision-making, 10.while _collectivists_ emphasize（强调） the lea

5、der's role in decision-making. A. Keys: 1. senses, molded 2. anger, eyes 3. smiling, nodding 4. authority, teacher-centered 5. inside, outside 6. colors, categories 7. filial, owe 8. nature, evil 9. linear, cyclical 10. Individualists, collectivists B People from different cultures combine infor

6、mation from several senses to orient 1.themselves in space and then classifies some cultures as _contact and highothers as _low_ contact. In China classroom English may be too _ for work _situations2. formal_（隐私，秘密）_ is the key to understanding the use of _ space3. Privacyand territory in the US. Cu

7、lture is built into physical structures （结构）and in return these cultures do 4.carry _ and _ how people behave. message influenceIn Arab culture the traditional architecture features with high _ and heavy walls5. _. gates6. The Chinese language has many precise (精确的)terms for describing _family_ and

8、other _ relationships_. 7. Chinese _naming_ puts the family name in the first position followed by personal name while English speakers _ reverse_(相反)_ the order. 8. In China, the direction of moral（道德） change is from _good_ to _bad_, because people are believed to be basically good. 9. In _being_（现

9、有的） cultures people often behave in ways considered suitable to their social _ _roles_. 10. Individualism means that people pay more attention to the interests of the being_individual_ rather than the _group_. Keys: 1. high, low 2. formal, situations 3. Privacy, space 4. message, influence 5. walls,

10、 gates 6. family, relationships 7. naming, reverse 8. good, bad 9. being, roles 10. individual, group C 1. For most of people the cultural aspects of _sensory_（感觉的，知觉的） perception are part of _subjective_ culture. 2. People who have good _posture_（姿势，态度）_ usually appear more _self-confident_. 3. Ara

11、b culture is on the high _context_, and how people _ behave_ depends on the situation they are in. 4. Americans are very aware of _scents_（察觉能力）_ and _ behave_, judging （判断审判）others by the type and intensity（强烈，紧张） of scents detected.（发现） 5. Americans can give the feeling of _touch_（接近）_ by allowing

12、 others to move in close when _talking_ 6. In Chinese there are more words for describing family_ and _relationships_ than in English. 7. Culture change over time. _Values_ and _ beliefs_ also change as societies respond to changing condition. 8. According to some experts, the Chinese culture is cal

13、led a _shame_（羞耻） culture, while the western culture is called a _guilt_（罪） culture. 9. _Loyalty_（忠诚） is important in cultures with _group_ values. 10. The power distance emphasizes the _emotional_ and _ social_ distance between people who occupy different places in a hierarchy. Keys: sensory, subje

14、ctive 1.2. posture, self-confident 3. context, behave 4. scents, smells 5. touch, talking 6. family, relationships 7. Values, beliefs 8. shame, guilt 9. Loyalty, group 10. emotional, social 中西方文化对比作文 My understanding of Chinese cultural values 1.My understanding of Western cultural values 2.My under

15、standing of culture shock 3. My understanding of Chinese cultural values In my mind, the biggest wealth of a country is the culture. Culture is essential as it is the gathering of a nation's spirit. Learning about the culture do good to adapting to the lifestyle and succeeding in work, and it is

16、 also the basis of creating culture. It is the inestimable value of culture. Culture exists in every where. It is in the daily interaction, and it reflects the history and future of a country. As we all know, Chinese culture is broad and profound, and it has its own characteristic. For example, we C

17、hinese are collectivists, and we have leader-centered mode in society. The fact causes much difference from individualists. The mode appear helpful in some aspects, but not in others. We should recognize the value of culture and know more about it so that we can take advantages of it and avoid the d

18、isadvantages. From my perspective, Chinese culture is like the soul of China. As a Chinese, we can not ignore the value of Chinese culture. My understanding of culture shock In my mind, the biggest wealth of a country is the culture. Culture is essential as it is the gathering of a nation's spirit. However, the culture is so various that it causes culture shock. When a people first arrive in another country which he is unfamiliar with, he may feel lonely and confused, thus, he faces the culture shock. Culture shock is normal because the