( ) 1. There are two kinds of cross-cultural communication: unilateral communication and_________.A. successful communicationB. verbal communicationC. bilateral communicationD. unsuccessful communication( ) 2. When you are invited for a western meal, you’re offered a second helping , but you havealready had enough. What would you say? “_________”. A. Oh, thanks. That tastes awful. B. No, I don’t want that. C. No, I don’t like it.D. That was delicious but I’ve already had plenty, thanks.( ) 3. Most Americans see themselves as separate _________, not as representatives of afamily, community or other group.A. independenceB. individualsC. customersD. cultures( ) 4. The _________ of a person is his or her family name. A. given nameB. middle nameC. surnameD. initials( ) 5. Unlike in China, the kin terms used for relatives do not distinguish between _________relatives in Britain.A. internal and externalB. old and young2015年12月江苏省高等教育自学考试跨文化交际一、 选择题(每小题1分,共10分)在下列各题中选出正确的选项,并将其字母标号填入题前的括号内。
C. maternal and paternalD. male and female( ) 6. The biggest difference between the Chinese way of child-rearing and the Australian oneis that the former fosters dependence and the latter _________. A. referenceB. independenceC. interdependenceD. indifference( ) 7. Non-verbal communication includes all of the following but Not _________.A. telephone messages`B. gesturesC. facial expressionsD. eye movements( ) 8. It is a universal truth that language is _____ by culture and in turn it ______ culture.A. influenced, reflectsB. displayed, influencesC. determined, reflectsD. shaped, influences ( ) 9. People from “high considerateness” cultures are often thought to be ________.A. loudB. passiveC. chattyD. pushy ( ) 10. ______ is at the core of intercultural communication.A. senderB. receiverC. cultureD. language( )11. As a phenomenon, intercultural communication has existed for thousands of years.However, as a discipline, its history is only about fifty years.( )12. In some cultures, eye contact should be avoided in order to show respect or obedience. ( )13. Large power distance countries such as the United States, Austria, Finland, andDenmark hold that inequality in society should be minimized.( )14. Verbal communication is more important than nonverbal communication. ( )15. Intercultural communication as a discipline first started in Europe.( )16. Positive stereotypes often lead to prejudice, which is generally defined as negativeattitudes toward other people based on assumptions about them.( )17. Individualists prefer self-sufficiency while collectivists give more recognition to their二、 是非题(每小题1分,共10分)在题前的括号内,正确的填“T”,错误的填“F”。
interdependent roles and obligations to the group.( )18. A term in one language may not have a counterpart in another language. ( )19. “Dragon” means the same to the Westerner as “龙” to the Chinese.( )20. Since education is an important social context in which cultural influences are much inevidence, schools are a primary vehicle for teaching and learning cultural values.21. diamond cut diamond_________________________________________ 22. Kill two birds with one stone._________________________________________23. Beauty is only skin deep. _________________________________________ 24. Let sleeping dogs lie._________________________________________25. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. _________________________________________ 26. 画蛇添足 _________________________________________ 27. 对牛弹琴_________________________________________ 28. 欲速则不达_________________________________________ 29. 本末倒置_________________________________________30. 鱼和熊掌不可兼得 _________________________________________31. high-context culture三、 翻译题(每小题3分,共30分)将下列短语或句子从英文译成中文或从中文译成英文。
四、 名词解释(每小题4分,共20分)32. intercultural communication33. body language34. monochronic time35. ethnocentrism36. Case 1An English guest: Each time a new dish arrived, his parents would lean over and load my plate with tasty morsels. As they had taken all the trouble to cook it, I just had to polish it off. As 五、案例分析题(每小题10分,共30分)根据提供的案例分别写出不少于60字的案例分析。
soon as my plate was empty, they would put more on. Of course, I felt duty-bound to eat that too.A Chinese guest: Can you imagine how many dishes I had? Only one——a stew with meat and vegetables. The meat was over done and too hard to eat; green vegetables were no longer green. They never put food on your plate but just ask you to help yourself. If you, as a guest, are shy or modest, waiting for the food to be put on your plate, you will remain half-starved.Question: Are there any differences in hospitality between a Chinese and English? What are the reasons?37. Case 2Bill had just arrived from the United States to study engineering at a Chinese university. In the first few days he met and moved in with his roommate Zemin. Over the next few days he noticed that female students on campus frequently walked arm-in-arm or even holding hands. He noticed, too, that students of both sexes, but especially the boys, would huddle around newspaper displays in a fashion of close contact. Bill felt rather uncomfortable and wondered how he would respond if one of his classmates were to put his arms around him…Question: Why did Bill feel uncomfortable?38. Case 3In India, there are elaborate rules about how closely members of each caste may approach other castes, and Arabs of the same sex do stand much closer than North Americans. North Americans in an elevator maintain personal space if the physical space permits it. An Arab entering an elevator may stand right next to another person and be touching even though no one else is in the elevator.Question: What cultural phenomenon can be reflected?。