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跨文化交际自测试题
跨文化交际自测试题
跨文化交际自测试题第一套考试方式：
开卷（）闭卷（√）共页
PartOneMultipleChoice（30%）
Directions:
Foreachprobleminthispart,youarepresentedwithonesituationwithfourutterancesunderneath.Readthedescriptiononeachsituationwiththeutterancesanddecidewhichis/aretheappropriateutterance（s）inthatsituationwherecommunicationisdoneinEnglish.
1.Whatwouldyourespondtotheteacher’sgreetingatthebeginningofanEnglishclass:
“Goodmorning,everyone!
”
a.“Goodmorning,teacher!
”
b.“Goodmorning!
”
c.“Teacher!
”
d.“Morning!
”
2.Oneday,whenanAmericanladyaccidentallybumpedintoWeiLin.Lady:
“I’mterriblysorry.”Wei:
a.“Itdoesn’tmatter.”
b.“Nevermind.”
c.“That’sallright.”
d.“Don’tworry.”
3.Atabusstop.Man:
“Excuseme,doyouknowwhichbustocatchforLondonRoad,please”
Woman:
“Sorry,I’venoidea.”
Man:
a.“Itdoesn’tmatter.”
b.“Oh.”
c.“Nevermind.”
d.“Thankyou.”
4.Youhavespentanafternoonwithyourforeignteacher,Mr.Good.Youhavejustgottogo.
Mr.Good:
“Dodroparoundandvisitussometime.”You:
a.“Yes,ofcourse,ifI’mfree.”
b.“Iwillcomeanytime,ifyoulike.”
c.“Thankyou.Iwillcomeat7p.m.onMonday.”
d.“Thankyou,Iwill.”
5.Joyceistalkingtoherfriend,Brenda.
Joyce:
“Iwonderifyou’dmindpostingthisletterformeonyourwayhome,Brenda”
Brenda:
a.“You’rewelcome.”
b.“Idon’tcare.”
c.“Idon’tmind.”
d.“Yes,sure.”
6.InaFactory,Li,theguide,isinterpretingforagroupofforeignguests.Whentheyhavefinishedvisitingoneworkshop,hewouldlikethegrouptofollowhimtothenextworkshop.Hesays:
a.“Thisway,please.”
b.“Comehere!
”
c.“Followme!
”
d.“Moveon!
”
7.Lihadsomethingtotellthemanager,Mr.Smith,sohewenttohisplace,enteringtheroomandsaid:
a.“You’renotbusy,Ihope.”
b.“Gotaminute”
c.“CanIhaveawordwithyou,Mr.Smith”
d.“I’mterriblysorrytotroubleyou,Mr.Smith.”
8.SupposeyouareatthehomeofyourEnglishteacher,Mr.Savior.
Mr.Savior:
“Wearesogladtohaveyouwithustoday.”You:
a.“Thankyou.”
b.“I’mgladtobehere.”
c.“Iwanttoseeyoulongago.”
d.“I’vebotheredyoutoomuch.”
9.XiaoMaisaninterpreter.Onedayaforeignvisitor,Mr.Brown,talkstohim.
Mr.Brown:
“YourEnglishisquitefluent.”
Ma:
a.“Thankyou.Itiskindofyoutosayso.”
b.“No,notatall.”
c.“No,no,myEnglishispoor.”
d.“Oh,no.Farfromthat,Istillhavealongwaytogo.”
10.BettyisaforeignstudentinChina.ShehasmetPengFei.
Betty:
“Iwastoldthatyouwonthe100-meterraceintheall-citytrackmeetthismorning.Congratulations!
”Peng:
a.“Icouldhavedonebetterifithadn’tbeensocold.”
b.“Justlucky.”
c.“Ican’tsayIdidwellthismorning.”
d.“Thankyou.”
11.Whichtopicismoreappropriatetodiscussimmediatelyafteranintroduction?
a.Politics
b.Religion
c.Maritalstatus
d.Occupation
12.Mr.Timmshasarrivedforameeting,which,unfortunately,hasbeencancelled.
Mrs.Banks:
“I’mterriblysorryaboutnotlettingyouknowsooner,Mr.Timms,butunfortunatelyitwascancelledatthelastminutesandtheresimplywasn’tenoughtimetoinformeveryone.”
Mr.Timms:
a.“Oh,don’tletitworryyou,Mrs.Banks.Iquiteunderstand.”
b.“Oh,Itdoesn’tmatter,Mrs.Banks.”
c.“Oh,that’sOK,Mrs.Banks.Iunderstand.”
d.“Oh,don’tworryaboutit,Mrs.Banks.”
13.Whenintroducedtoanolderprofessorortoafriend’sparents,whatwouldyousay?
a.“Hi!
Gladtoseeyou.”
b.“Hello”andbow.
c.“Hello,it’snicetomeetyou”,andthenshakehands.
d.“Howareyou”
14.Onthewaytotheschoolcinema,LisawProfessorBlakewalkingtothecinema,too.
a.“Goodafternoon,ProfessorBlake!
”
b.“Areyougoingtothefilm”
c.“Whereareyougoing”
d.“You’regoingtothefilm,aren’tyou”
15.Whenintroducingyourselftosomeoneyoudon’tknowataparty,whatwouldyousay?
a.“Hi,I’m_____________.”
b.“Hi,I’dliketomeetyou.”
c.“MaybeIintroducemyselftoyouandatthesametimeImakeyouracquaintance.”
d.“Hi,I’m_____________.Doyouknowmanypeoplehere”
PartTwoCaseAnalysis（50%）
Directions：
BasedonthereadingConfusion,writealettertoWuYing’sbestfriendathome,writeanessaywith400-500words,explainingWuYing’spresentfeelingsandgivingthefriendsomesuggestionsabouthowshecansupportWuYingwhilesheisgoingthroughthisdifficulttime.
Confusion
WuYing,anEnglishmajorstudyingatauniversityinUS,startsoutconfidently.SheknowsthatherlanguageskillsarebetterthanthoseofmostChinesestudyingabroad.Atfirsteverythingisfine,butgraduallyshediscoversthatprofessorsdonotalwayspresentmaterialinanorganizedwaynordotheyalwaysspeakclearly.SomearefromothercountriesandspeakEnglishwithaforeignaccent;sometalkintotheirchests;andotherstalksofastthatshecannotkeepup.Theyexpecthertoreadawholebookeveryweekforeachclass!
Severalofhercoursesrequirehertowritetermpaperslongerthanhergraduationthesis.Thelibraryissobigandcomplexandlistssomanyresourcesontheassignedtopicsthatshewondershowshewillmanagetodothenecessaryresearch.
WuYingfindsshecannotunderstandthegroupconversationsofhernativespeakingclassmates.Theyusealotofslang,makejokesshedoesnotunderstand,andconveymuchoftheirmeaningwithsubtlegesturesshecannotdecode.Sometreatherkindlybutlikeanincapablechild;othersexpecthertoknoweverythingandfeelanddoastheydo.Thewaytheytalkabout“partying”frightensher.Theysometimesinvitehertojoinintheirsocialactivities,butshehasneitherthetimenorthemoneytoparticipate.
Inthemeantimeshegetslettersfromherfamilyandfriendsathome,expressingtheirprideandconfidenceinher.Herparentstellhertoworkhardandtakecareofherhealth.Sheisalreadystudyingmorehoursadaythananyonesheknows.Freshfruitsandvegetablesaresoexpensiveandthefoodinthedininghallissounappetizing.Whydon’ttheyhavestreetsellershere
Shewouldliketocutcostsbycookingforherself,butthelocalconveniencestoredoesnotsellvegetablesandittakestoolongtogettothesupermarketbybus.
Sheisstartingtodoubtherabilityandthewisdomofherdecisiontoattendgraduateschoolabroad.
Yingwritestoherparents,butwhatshetellsthemisnotwhatshereallyfeels.
PartThreeReadingComprehension（20%）
Directions：
Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestions.
TheEnglish,asarace,areverydifferentfromallothernationalities,includingtheirclosestneighbours,theFrench,BelgiansandDutch.ItisclaimedthatlivingonanislandseparatedfromtherestofEuropehasmuchtodowithit.Whateverthereasons,itmaybefairlystatedthattheEnglishmanhasdevelopedmanyattitudesandhabitswhichdistinguishhimfromothernationalities.
Broadlyspeaking,theEnglishmanisaquiet,shy,reservedpersonwhoisfullyrelaxedonlyamongpeopleheknowswell.Inthepresenceofstrangersorforeignersheoftenseemsrestrained,evenembarrassed.Youhaveonlytowitnessacitytrainanymorningoreveningtoseethetruthofthis.Serious-lookingbusinessmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapersorhavingalightsleepinacorner;noonespeaks.Infact,todosowouldseemmostunusual.AnEnglishman,pretendingtobegivingadvicetooverseasvisitors,oncesuggested,“Onenteringarailwaycarriageshakehandswithallthepassengers.”Needlesstosay,hewasnotbeingserious.Thereisanunwrittenbutclearlyunderstoodcodeofbehaviourwhich,ifbroken,makesthepersonimmediatelysuspect.
Inmanypartsoftheworlditisquitenormaltoshowopenlyextremesofenthusiasm,emotion,excitement,etc.theEnglishmanissomewhatdifferent.Ofcourse,anEnglishmanfeelsnolessdeeplythananyothernationality,buthetendstodisplayhisfeelingsfarless.Thisisreflectedinhisuseoflanguage.Imagineamancommentingonthegreatbeautyofayounggirl.Whereasamoreemotionalmanmightdescribeheras“anexcellentjewel”,“extremelybeautiful”,“precious”,theEnglishmanwillflatlystate“Um,she’sallright.”AnEnglishmanwhohasseenahighlysuccessfulandenjoyablefilmrecommendsittoafriendbycommenting,“It’snotbad,youknow,”oronseeingveryunusualsceneryhemightconveyhispleasurebysaying,“Nice,yes,verynice.”Theoverseasvisitormustnotbedisappointedbythisapparentlackofinterestandinvolvement;hemustrealizethat“allright”,“notbad”and“nice”,veryoftenhavethesenseof“first-class”,“excellent”,“beautiful”.Thisspecialuseoflanguage,particularlycommoninEngland,isknownasrestrainedstatement.
Questions：
1.WhatisyourgeneralimpressionofEnglishpeople?
2.WhatsimilaritiesanddifferencesdoyouseeinEnglishpeopleandChinesepeople?
跨文化交际自测试题第二套考试方式：
开卷（）闭卷（√）共页
PartOneMultipleChoice
Directions:
Foreachprobleminthispart,youarepresentedwithonesituationwithfourutterancesunderneath.Readthedescriptiononeachsituationwiththeutterancesanddecidewhichis/aretheappropriateutterance（s）inthatsituationwherecommunicationisdoneinEnglish.
1.JackphonesXiaoSong’soffice.Jack:
“Hello,I’dliketospeaktoSongHua,please.”
Song:
a.“I’mSongHua.”
b.“ThisisSongHuaspeaking.”
c.“Thisisme.”
d.“It’smehere.”
2.You’vejustbeenaskedouttodinnerbutyoudon’twanttogowiththepersonwhoinvitedyou.Youmightsay:
a.“Idon’tthinkso.Ialreadyhaveplans.”
b.“No,Ireallydon’tenjoybeingwithyou.”
c.“I’mdietingsoImustn’tgoouttoeat.”
d.“ThanksalotbutI’mbusytonight.”
3.Mr.Green’ssecretary,PatKent,wenttotheairport
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