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 25 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, thecommunication in the West islow-contextualwhile that in theEast ishigh-contextual2. Ge

2、nerally speaking, in terms of world views, the West adoptsDualistic view, while the East adopts holistic view3. Generallyspeaking, in terms of thought patterns, the WestfollowsAnalyticandabstract thinking, while the East followssynthetic and concrete thinking4.Generally speaking, in terms of discour

3、sepatterns, the West usesDeductivepattern, while the East uses5 In the Axial Age, the great thinkers in China areTze,MoTze, and the great thinker the greatfigure in Palestine are thinkers in the WestarePlatoH. Choose the best answer:1. Non-verbal messages are classified into two comprehensive catego

4、ries: those that areprimarily produced by the body, such as ,; and those that the individualcombines with the setting, such as _ , _ ,A. physical contact, eye contact, paralanguage; space, time, maninductive patternConfucius,LaoinIndia isSiddhartha Gautama,Hebrewprophets, and the greatHomerandArchim

5、edesB. facial expression, touch, taste; space, time, silenceC. appearance, movement, gesture; surrounding, occasion, manD. movement, smell, paralanguage; space, time, silenceEnglish writing.Some Western scholars” , stating that its aim is to give a more thaninformation, and the information fragrance

6、,happiness, and anygoodness ” aspects so as to attract people. We may termthisstyle as_-oriented. Western writing is more direct withobjective information. To them, much-repeated words may mean less after a while. We mayterm the Western writing asA. adjective, objective B. Chinese, WesternC. impress

7、ion, information C. indirect, direct3.As to the human nature orientation, the traditional Westernbelief holds that _ , while the Asian people believeA. 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

8、 the Man-Nature orientation, the traditional Western belief holds that, while theAsian people believeA. 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 orientati

9、on, generally speaking, the USA is_ ,the Philippines, Mexico, and Latin America are _ , and Asia,Britain, Greece, France areA. on-time oriented; in-time oriented; late-time orientedB. youth-oriented; adult-oriented; elderly-orientedC. future-oriented; present-oriented; past-orientedD. present-orient

10、ed; future-oriented; past-oriented6.In terms of activity orientation, the USA is_ , thePhilippines, Mexico, and Latin America are _ , and Asia isA. doing-oriented; playing-oriented, being-orientedB. playing-oriented; being-oriented; doing-orientedC. being-oriented; doing-oriented; being-in-becoming

11、orientedD. doing-oriented; being-oriented; being-in-becoming oriented7. 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 tec

12、hnology; imagination versus subjectivityC. tuition versus intuition;regionversusreligion;subjugationversus subjectivity2.In Chinese writing, there are usually more adjectives, proverbsand allusions than in thisstyle“ floweryfanciful impression usuallyof beauty,nameisotherD.reason versus intuition;sc

13、ienceversus religion;objectivityversus subjectivity8. TheGreek thinks in order toIt isspeculation.The Hinduthinks in order to _ . It is meditation. The Chinese thinksin order to _ . It is contemplation. CA. do; die; liveB. spectacle; meddle; contemptC. understand; think; self-cultivateD. think; self

14、-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 separate mind from body.10. Generally speaking, in the US, people make friends by sharing, while

15、 in China,people make friends by sharingA. personal relationship; activitiesB. activities; personal relationshipC. love; bloodD. blood; love11. In terms of physical contact, the high contact countries are, while the low contactcountries areA.the US, Britain, most Northern European countries; Arab wo

16、rld, Mediterraneancountries, IndonesiaB.the US, Britain, Japan; East European countries, Russia, Middle EastC.Arab world, Mediterranean countries, Indonesia; the US, Britain, most NorthernEuropean countriesD. Arab world, Mediterranean countries, China; the US, Britain,most Northern European countrie

17、s12.Generally speaking, in terms of contextuality of communication, the high-contextualpeople are _ , while the low -contextual countries are AA. Latin Americans, Chinese, Japanese; the Americans, German, SwissB.the Americans, German, Swiss; Latin Americans, Chinese, JapaneseC. Native Americans, Chi

18、nese, 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 smallerpersonal territory than do people from _ , _ ,A. South America, Arab countries, and

19、 many Asian countries; North America, Britain,GermanyB. North America, Britain, Germany; South America, Arab countries, and many AsiancountriesC. South America, Britain, Germany; North America, Arab countries, and many Asiancountries.D. North America, Arab countries, and many Asian countries; South

20、America, Britain,Germany14.In _ culture, the nuclear family is much moreimportant to the individual than the extended family, while in ,culture, theextended family is very important. CA. Hispanic; American, Asian, Arabian, AfricanB. Arabian; American, Asian, African, HispanicC. American; Asian, Afri

21、can, Arabian, HispanicD. African; American, Asian, Arabian, Hispanic15.In nuclear-familyculture, people rely mainly on _, _ ,_ for help, while in extended-family culture,_people rely mainly on_ for help. CA. families, friends, professionals; familiesB. families, friends, professionals; institutionsC

22、. friends, professionals, institutions; familiesD. friends, families, institutions; professionals16. In nuclear-family culture, _ usually comes first, whilein extended-family culture, _ usually comes first.BA. family; individualB. individual; familyC. husband; wifeD. wife; husbandit comes to friends

23、hip, an American friend would feel that they hadif the friend gave up areal need to study to goshopping. One s duties and obligations toward friends, even best friends are understood to_ ; one does not expectfriends to assume burdensome, _ responsibilities towardclose friend in the US is a person th

24、at one feels free help, recognizing,however, that the friend may _you a reason. This is maybe that in the West, peopleso they do not feel comfortable in arelationship in which one person is _ more and the otheris dependent on what is being given. For Westerners friendshipis mostly a matter of provid

25、ing _ support and _ . BA. depended too much; limitless; s mall; say“ OK” ; dependent;oneself. Ato ask forif they giveprefer to bereceiving; material; get separateB.imposed too much; have limits;independent; giving; emotional; spend time together.C. imposed too little; have limits; short-term; say “Y

26、es” ; free;earning; financial; get involvedgive each other much _ _ help and assistance thanWestern friends do. For example, they give each other _and might help each other _ for a _ period of time.A friend in China is someone who, sensing that you are in need in some way, offers toassist youA. impo

27、ssible; more spiritual; things; practically; short; whenbeing askedB.enormous; less spiritual; money; financially; long; unwillinglyC. unlimited; more concrete; money; financially; long; without waiting to be askedD.limited; more concrete; things; materially; certain; if required19. In times of trou

28、ble, both American and Chinese friends give each other emotionalsupport, but they do it differently. A Chinesefriend is more likely to be _ to give _ advic e toa friend, while an American friend will be _ to give_ advice, instead she may raise questions to encourage her friend to considercarefully w

29、hat 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 relationship between parents and marriedsons, in China, a man s rel

30、ationshipwith his parents is _ _than that with his wife. Thus in the event of any quarrel between his wife and his mother,a man should _ . At most hemight hope to _ , and this was regarded as _. InAmerica, a man s relationship with his parents is _ th anthat with his wife. He would be expected to _

31、. Hemight even be counseled to _ the vicinity of hisparents 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; lesslong -term;aKi ”say“ No”D. dep

32、ended a little; limitless;giving; spiritual; get together.big; say “ Sorry ” ; independent;18. In China,virtually _the duties and obligations of _ for allpractical purposes. Chinese friendsfriendshipsseemimportant; side with his father; get away fromC. less important; side with his wife; remain sile

33、nt; dishonorable; more important; sidewith his wife; mov e intoD.more important; side with his mother; remain neutral; dishonorable; less important;side with his wife; move away皿.True or false:1. Generally speaking, China is an equal society, America is a hierarchy society. ( F )2. Generally speakin

34、g, in Chinese society, the power distance is small, while in America,the power distance is large. ( F )3. Both the Asian and Western countries have the concept of “ face ” and “ face ” hasthe same social significance for these countriesin that one s face is also the face of one s group.( F )4.The di

35、viding worldview relies strongly on“ facts ” as opposedto “ opinions ”. ( T )5.A very rough generalization is that thinking for the Greek isto look upward, for the Hindu is to lookinward, for theConfucians is to look outward. (F)6.Values are explicitly stored in our mind. We are always awareof them,

36、 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 possible choices.People everywhere possess the same values to different degrees, and the importanceof that common value,

37、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 andusual for adults to fondle other people s babies and very small children to show theiraffection and friendliness. ( F )IV.Translation:1. Tr

38、anslate the following English into Chinese:1)Nature and Man are blended into one harmoniousidentity. 天人合2) Nature affects human affairs and human behavior finds response in Nature. 天人感应6) Look before you leap. 三思而后行7) A single arrow is easily broken, but not a bunch.狂风难毁万木林3)4)5)Nature accords with

39、human wishes. 天从人愿Your character will be tinteda -”red ”company of “ redness ” , but “ black contactwith ink. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 God helps thosewho help themselves.(good) if you are in the(bad) if you are in close天助自助者轻霜冻死单根草，He who stirs ano thers porridge ofte n bur ns his own.狗拿耗子,多管闲事2. Tran slate the fo

40、llowi ng Chin ese into En glish:1) 容忍 toleranee of others2) 中 庸之道 moderation, following the middle way3) 修养 self-eultivation4) 不 重竞争 non-competitiveness5) 信用 trust-worthiness6) 贞节 chastity in women7) 寡欲 having few desires服从、孝敬、尊崇、赡养父母 filial pietyV. Tell the meaning of the following gestures in diff

41、erentcoun tries:1.In the US, England, Sweden it is used together with the verbal message“Let s keep our fin gers crossed ” to mean that _ 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, per

42、fect, acceptable, OK_ .InBelgium and Fran ce, it means _ zero_ .In Brazil, Turkey, Greece andMalta it has _an obscene_meaning. In Japan it means money_In Tuni sia, it is used_as threat.3.It meansSlow dowr”，“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。弋.Answer the

43、following questions1. What are the implications of the individualism in the West andthe collectivism in the East? (P66-68)2. Offer your interpretations with examples about the Chinese andthe Western modes of thinking.( P93-97 )W. Case analysis:1. Study the following Chinese poem and English statemen

44、ts and see what messages youcan draw from it that arereleva nttoin tercultural com muni cati on study. (P28-29)1)横看成岭侧成峰，远近高低各不同，不识庐山真面目，只缘身在此 山中。Gesture 1Gesture 2Gesture 32.3.2) You will not know your own culture well until you communicatewith another,3) If we do not recognize our humanity in othe

45、rs, recognize it inourselves.Read the quotation from Abraham Lincoln and work out what value heexpressed. Explain this value.(P59-60)We do wish to allow the humblest man an equal chance t rich witheveryone else. When one starts poor, as most do in the race of life, freesociety is such that he knows

46、he can better his condition; he knows thatthere is no fixed condition for his whole life.Study the case and then try to answe (P86-92)we will noto getoflaborr the questions that follow.extensivebusinesscommitmentsin China. A largepart of his workconcernedadvisinghis expatriatecolleagues onChinesebus

47、inesspractices.Thisinvolvedboth writingreportsandWu had just started working for a Swedish company that hadrecommendations and addressing meetings.As he was very anxious to succeed, Wu always researched histopics thoroughly and tried to make his presentations as clear aspossible. However, he gradual

48、ly became aware that somethi waswrong. It often seemed that nobody listened to him and his advicewas ignored. When he spoke at meetings, he felt were impatient anduninterested in what he had to say. more and more unhappy andbegan to feel that his colleagues w not interested in his opinionsbecause he was Chinese. This, he thought, was racism.The company had a policy of annual review, which meant thatevery staff member met with the managing director once a year todiscuss his or her progress. When the time review, he managingdirector gave him a copy of the company assessment of hisperform