跨文化交際(胡超版)期末試題

1、Test Paper. Filling the blanks:1. Generally speaking, in terms of contextuality,thecommunication in the West is low-contextual while that in the East is high-contextual2. Generally speaking, in terms of world views, the West adopts Dualistic view , while the East adopt s holistic view3. Generally sp

2、eaking, in terms of thought patterns, the West follows Analytic and abstract thinking , while the East follows synthetic and concrete thinking4. Generally speaking, in terms of discourse patterns, theWest uses Deductive pattern ,while the East uses inductive pattern5. In the Axial Age, the great thi

3、nkers in China areConfucius , Lao Tze , Mo Tze , and thegreat thinker in India is Siddhartha Gautama , the great figure in Palestine are Hebrew prophets , and the great thinkers in the West are Plato , Homer and Archimedes. Choose the best answer:1. Non-verbal messages are classified into two compre

4、hensive categories: those that are primarily produced by the body, such as,; andthose that the individual combines with the setting, such as , ,. DA. physical contact, eye contact, paralanguage; space, time, manB. facial expression, touch, taste; space, time, silenceC. appearance, movement, gesture;

5、 surrounding, occasion, manD. movement, smell, paralanguage; space, time, silence2. In Chinese writing,there are usually more adjectives, proverbs and allusions thanin English writing.Some Western scholars name this style “flowery ” , stating thatits aim is to give a more fanciful impres sion than i

6、nformation, 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-oriented. Western writing ismore direct with objective information. To them, much-repeated words may mean less after a while. We may term t

7、he Western writing as -oriented. CA. adjective, objectiveB. Chinese, WesternC. impression, informationC. indirect, direct3. As to the human nature orientation, the traditional Western belief holds that , while the Asian people believe that.BA. basically good; basically badB. evil but perfectible, ba

8、sically 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 ,while the Asian people believe that.DA. subjugation to nature; harmony with natureB. harmony with nature; mastery over natureC. harmony

9、 with nature; subjugation to natureD. mastery over nature; harmony with nature5. As to time orientation, generally speaking, the USA is, the Philippines,Mexico, and Latin America are , and Asia, Britain, Greece, France are.CA. on-time oriented; in-time oriented; late-time orientedB. youth-oriented;

10、adult-oriented; elderly-orientedC. future-oriented; present-oriented; past-orientedD. present-oriented; future-oriented; past-oriented6. In terms of activity orientation, the USA is, the Philippines, Mexico, andLatin America are , and Asia is .DA. doing-oriented; playing-oriented, being-orientedB. p

11、laying-oriented; being-oriented; doing-orientedC. being-oriented; doing-oriented; being-in-becoming orientedD. doing-oriented; being-oriented; being-in-becoming oriented7. The dividing worldview is also referred following different names:DA. reason versus result; religion versus arB. instinct versus

12、 intuition; scienceto as mechanistic view. It goes by thet; objectivity versus imaginationversus technology; imagination versussubjectivityE. tuition versus intuition; region versus religion; subjugation versus subjectivityD. reason versus intuition; science ve 8. The Greek thinks in order to . It i

13、s meditation. Thersus religion; objectivity versus subjectivityIt is speculation. The Hindu thinks in order toChinese thinks in order to.It iscontemplation. CA. do; die; liveB. spectacle; meddle; contemptC. understand; think; self-cultivateD. think; self-cultivate; understand9. “Your body doesn t kn

14、ow how to lie ” indicatesBA. 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 inChina, people make friends by sharing .BA.

15、personal relationship; activitiesB. activities; personal relationshipC. love; bloodD. blood; love11. In terms of physical contact, the high contact countries are , while the low contact countries are .CA. the US, Britain, most Northern European countries; Arab world, Mediterraneancountries, Indonesi

16、aB. the US, Britain, Japan; East European countries, Russia, Middle EastC. Arab world, Mediterranean countries, Indonesia; the US, Britain, most Northern European countriesD. Arab world, Mediterranean countries, China; the US, Britain, most Northern European countries12. Generally speaking, in terms

17、 of contextuality of communication, the high-contextual people are , while thelow-contextual countries are AA. Latin Americans, Chinese, Japanese; the Americans, German, SwissB. the Americans, German, Swiss; Latin Americans, Chinese, JapaneseC. Native Americans, Chinese, Koreans; the Americans, Japa

18、nese, BritishD. the Americans, Japanese, British; Native Americans, Chinese, Koreans13. Each person has a “ bubble ” of space (territory). Studies show that people froma smaller personal territoryfrom , , _A. South America, Arab Britain, GermanyB. North America, Britain, Asian countriesC. South Amer

19、ica, Britain, Asian countries.D. North America, ArabBritain, Germanyhave .A countries, and many AsianGermany; South America,Germany; North America,countries, and many Asianthan do people countries; North America, Arab countries, and many Arab countries, and many countries; South America,14. Incultur

20、e, the nuclear family is much more important to theindividual than the extended family, while in , , ,culture, the extended family is very important.CA. Hispanic; American, Asian, Arabian, AfricanB. Arabian; American, Asian, African, HispanicC. American; Asian, African, Arabian, HispanicD. African;

21、American, Asian, Arabian, Hispanic15. In nuclear-family culture, people rely mainly on , , forhelp,while in extended-family culture, people rely mainly on for help.CA. families, friends, professionals; familiesB. families, friends, professionals; institutionsC. friends, professionals, institutions;

22、familiesD. friends, families, institutions; professionals16. In nuclear-family culture, usually comes first, while in extended -familyculture, usually comes first.BA. family; individualB. individual; familyC. husband; wifeD. wife; husband17. When it comes to friendship, an American friend would feel

23、 that they had if the friend gave up a real need to study to go shopping. One s duties and obligations toward friends, even best friends are understood to ; one doesnot expect friends to assume burdensome, responsibilities toward oneself. Aclose friend in the US is a person that one feels free to as

24、k for help, recognizing, however, that the friend may , if they give you a reason.This is maybe that inthe West, people prefer to be , so they do not feel comfortablein arelationship in which one person is more and the other is dependent on whatis being given. For Westerners friendshipis mostly a ma

25、tter of providing support and . BA. depended too much; limitless; small; say “OK ” ; dependent; receiving; material; get separateB. imposed too much; have limits; long -term; say “No ” ; independent; giving; emotional; spend time together.C. imposed too little; have limits; short -term; say “Yes” ;

26、free; earning; financial; get involvedD. depended a little; limitless; big; say “Sorry ” ; independent; giving; spiritual; get together.18. In China, the duties and obligations of friendships seem virtually for allpractical purposes. Chinese friends give each other much helpand assistance than Weste

27、rn friends do. For example, they give each other and might help each other for a period of time. A friend in China issomeone who, sensing that you are in need in some way, offers to assist you .CA. impossible; more spiritual; things; practically; short; when being askedB. enormous; less spiritual; m

28、oney; financially; long; unwillinglyC. unlimited; more concrete; money; financially; long; without waiting tobe askedD. limited; more concrete; things; materially; certain; if required19. In times of trouble, both American and Chinese friends give each other emotional support, but they do it differe

29、ntly. A Chinese friend is more likely to be to give advice to a friend, while an American friend will be togive advice, instead she may raise questions to encourage her friend toconsider carefully what may happen if she does one thing instead of another.CA. cautious; detailed; ready; specificB. read

30、y; ambiguous; cautious; guidelineC. ready; specific; cautious; directD. unwilling; direct; ready; specific20. When it comes to the relationship between parents and married sons, in China, a man s relationship with his parents is than that with his wife.Thus in theevent of any quarrel between his wif

31、e and his mother, a man should .At most he might hope to , and this was regarded as . InAmerica, a man s relationship with his parents is than that with his wife.He would be expected to . He might even be counseled tothe vicinity of his parents home to ease the conflict.DA. more important; side with

32、 his mother; side with his father; honorabl e; more important; side with no one; move intoB. less important;side with no one; say something;honorable; less important; sidewith his father; get away fromC. less important;side with his wife; remain silent; dishonorable; more important;side with his wif

33、e; move intoD. more important; side with his mother; remain neutral; dishonorable; less important; side with his wife; move away. True or false:1. Generally speaking, China is an equal society, America is a hierarchy society. ( F )2. Generally speaking, in Chinese society, the power distance is smal

34、l, while in America, the power distance is large. ( F )3. Both the Asian and Western countries have the concept of“face ”, and “face ” has thesame social significance for these countries in that one s face is also the face of ones group.( F )4. The dividing worldview relies strongly on“facts ” as op

35、posed to “opinions ” . ( T )5. A very rough generalization is that thinking for the Greek is to look upward, for the Hindu is to look inward, for the Confucians isto 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 possible choices. People everywhere possess the same values to different degrees, and