跨文化交際期末試題

1、歡迎下載18考試需知：考試前每一列學(xué)生把課本放在第一排?？荚嚂r(shí)間 為 2 5 個(gè)小時(shí) ，試 卷 1 為 閉卷考試 ，前 面 40 分鐘用 于 完成試卷1。 待老師收上試卷1后， 發(fā)下課本， 學(xué)生做試卷 2， 試卷 2 為開(kāi)卷考試 。 可攜帶紙質(zhì)詞典進(jìn)考場(chǎng) ， 不許攜帶 電子詞典及手機(jī)進(jìn)考場(chǎng)。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 Eas

2、t is high-contextual2. Generally 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 Westfollows Analytic and abstract thinking , whilethe Eastfollows synthetic and concrete thinking4. General

3、ly speaking, in terms of discourse patterns, the Westuses Deductivepattern , while the East uses inductivepatternSiddhartha5. In the Axial Age, the great thinkers in China are Confucius ,Lao Tze, Mo Tze , and the great thinker in India isGautama , the great figure in Palestine are Hebrew prophets ,

4、and the great thinkers in the West are Plato , Homer and ArchimedesH . 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 combines with the setting, such as, .DA. phys

5、ical contact, eye contact, paralanguage; space, time, manB. 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 moreadjectives,proverbs and allus

6、ions than in English writing. Some Western scholars name this style flowery "，stating that its aim is to give a more fancifulimpressionthan information, and theinformation is usually of beauty, fragrance, happiness, and any other goodness " aspects so as to attract people. Wemay term this

7、style as-oriented. Western writing is more direct with objective information. To them, much-repeated words may mean less after a while. We may term the Western writing as -oriented. C A. adjective, objectiveB. Chinese, WesternC. impression, informationC. indirect, direct3. As to the human nature ori

8、entation, the traditional 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 belie

9、f holds that , while 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 Philippin

10、es, Mexico, and Latin America are, and Asia,Britain, Greece, France are.CA. on-time oriented; in-time oriented; late-time orientedB. youth-oriented; adult-oriented; elderly-orientedC. future-oriented; present-oriented; past-orientedD. present-oriented; future-oriented; past-oriented6. In terms of ac

11、tivity orientation, the USA is, thePhilippines, 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-becomingorientedD. doing-oriented;being-oriented;being-in-beco

12、mingoriented7. 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. tuition versus

13、 intuition; region versus religion; subjugation versus subjectivityD. reason versus intuition; science versus religion; objectivity versus subjectivity8. The Greek thinks in order to . It is speculation. The Hindu thinks in order to. It is meditation. The Chinese thinks in order to. It is contemplat

14、ion.CA. do; die; liveB. 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

15、.D. we can 't separate mind from body.10. Generallyspeaking, in the US,peoplemakefriendsbysharing , while in China,peoplemakefriendsbysharing.BA. personal relationship; activitiesB. activities; personal relationshipC. love; bloodD. blood; love11. In terms of physical contact, the high contact co

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

17、uropean countriesD. Arab world, Mediterranean countries, China; the US, Britain, most Northern European countriesthe12. Generally speaking, in terms of contextuality of communication, the high-contextual people arewhilelow-contextualcountriesareA. Latin Americans, Chinese, Japanese; the Americans, G

18、erman,SwissB. the Americans, German, Swiss; Latin Americans, Chinese,JapaneseC. Native Americans, Chinese, Koreans; the Americans,Japanese, BritishD. the Americans, Japanese, British; Native Americans,13. Each person has aChinese, Koreansbubble " of space (territory). Studies showthat people fr

19、omhave a smallerpersonal 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 man

20、y Asian countries.D. North America, Arab countries, and many Asian countries;South America, Britain, Germany14. In culture, the nuclear family is much more culture, theCimportant to the individual than the extended family, whilein , ,extended family is very important.A. Hispanic; American, Asian, Ar

21、abian, AfricanB. Arabian; American, Asian, African, HispanicC. American; Asian, African, Arabian, HispanicD. African; American, Asian, Arabian, Hispanic15. In nuclear-family culture, people rely mainly on, for help, while in extended-family culture, people rely mainly on for help. CA. families, frie

22、nds, professionals; familiesB. families, friends, professionals; institutionsC. friends, professionals, institutions; familiesD. friends, families, institutions; professionals16. In nuclear-family culture, usually comes first, while in extended-family culture,usually comes first.BA. family; individu

23、alB. individual; familyC. husband; wifeD. 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 go shopping.One's duties and obligations towardfriends, even best friends are understood to; one does not expect frien

24、ds to assume burdensome, responsibilities toward oneself. A close friend in the US is a person that one feels free to ask for help, recog nizing, 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 relation

25、ship in which one person is more and the other is dependent on what isbeing 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. imposed too much; have limits; long -term; s

26、ay 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 obligation

27、sof friendships seemvirtually for all practical purposes.Chinese friendsgive each other much help and assistancethan Western friends do. For example, they give each other and might help each other for a periodof time. A friend in China is someone who, sensing that you are in need in some way, offers

28、 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; certain; if re

29、quired19. In times of trouble, both American and Chinese fr iends give each other emotional support, but they do it differently. 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 t

30、o 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 relationship between parents and married sons

31、, in China, a man 's relationship with his parents is than that with his wife. Thus in the event of anyquarrel between his wife and his mother, a man should . At most he might hope to , and thiswas regarded as . In America, a man 's relationshipwith his parents is than that with his wife. He

32、 would beexpected to . He might even be counseled to the vicinity of his parents ' home to ease theconflict. 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;less im

33、portant; 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. Genera

34、lly speaking, China is an equal society, America is a hierarchy society. ( F )2. Generally speaking, in Chinese society, the power distance issmall, while in America, the power distance is large. ( F )3. Both the Asian and Western cou ntries have the concept offace"，and face" has the same

35、social 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 opposedto opinions ”.(T)5. A very rough generalization is that thinking for the Greek is tolook upward, for the Hindu is to look inw

36、ard, for the Confucians is to look outward. (F)6. Values are explicitly stored in our mind.We are always awareof 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 possi

37、ble 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 “HA ”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.天人合一2) Nature affects human affairs and human behavior finds response in Na

39、ture. 大人感應(yīng)3) Nature accords with human wishes.天從人愿4) Your character will be tinted red ”(good) if you are in the company 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 i

40、s easily broken, but not a bunch.輕霜凍死單根草，狂風(fēng)難毀萬(wàn)木林He who stirs another 's porridge often burns his own.狗拿耗子，多管閑事8)2. Translate the following Chinese into English:1) 容忍 tolerance of others2) 中 庸之道 moderation, following the middle way3)修養(yǎng) self-cultivation4) 不 重競(jìng)爭(zhēng) non-competitiveness5)信用 trust-worthi

41、ness6) 貞節(jié) chastity in women7) 寡欲 having few desires服從、孝敬、尊崇、贍養(yǎng)父母filial piety8)V . Tell the meaning of the following gestures in different countries:Gesture 1Gesture 2Gesture 31. In the US, England, Sweden it is used together with the verbal messageLet's keep our fingers crossed " to mean th

42、at _ 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, OKI.Belgium and France, it means _ zero. In Brazil, Turkey, Greece and Malta it has _ an obscene meaning. In Japan it me

43、ans money. In Tunisia, it is used as threat.3. It meansSlow down", relax" or Wait a second.Test Paper 2下列各題請(qǐng)參閱了所指定的課本內(nèi)容后，用中文回答，可翻 譯課本的內(nèi)容作為答案。VI . Answer the following questions-68)1. What are the implications of the individualism in the West andthe collectivism in the East? (P662. Offer yo

44、ur interpretations with examples about the Chineseand 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)橫看成嶺側(cè)成峰，遠(yuǎn)近高低各不同，不識(shí)廬

45、山真面目，只緣 身在此山中。2) You will not know your own culture well until you communicate 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 toget rich with everyone else. When one starts poor, as most doin the race of life, free society is such that he knows he can better his condition; he knows that there is no fixed conditionof labor for his whole life.3. Study the case and then try to answer t

47、he questions that follow.(P86-92)Wu had just started working for a Swedish company thathad extensive business commitments in China.A large part ofhis work concerned advising his expatriatecolleagues onChinese business practices. This involved both writing reports and recommendations and addressing m

48、eetings.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 himand his advice was ignored. Whenhe spoke atmeetings

49、, he felt that people were impatient and uninterested in whathe had tosay. He got more and moreunhappy andbegan to feel thathiscolleagues were not interested in hisopinionsbecausehewas Chinese. This, hethought, wasracism.The company had a policy of annual review, which meant that every staff member met with the managing director once a year to discuss his or her progress. When the time came for Wu's review, he managing director gave him a copy of the company &