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InformationfortheExaminees:

Thisexaminationconsistsofthreesections.Theseare

SectionI.CrossCulturalCommunication:

BasicKnowledgeandSkills（30points）

SectionII.ReadingComprehension（30points）

SectionIII.CommunicationAnalysis（40points）

Thetotalmarksforthisexaminationare100points.Timeallowedforcompletingthisexaminationis90minutes.

SectionI．CrossCulturalCommunication;

BasicKnowledgeandSkills（30points,2pointseach）

Instructions:

Therearealtogether15statementsorquestionsbelow.YouareofferedfourchoicesmarkedwithA，B，C,andDforeachstatement.ChoosethemostappropriateoneandputitintheAnswerSheet.

1.Itisallrighttoasksomeonewhattheirjoborpositionis,butit'

snotpolitetoaskthemtheirsalary.Thisisconsidereda______matterinEnglishspeakingcountries.

A.humbleB.secret

C.privateD.taboo

2.PetermeetsXiaoWangatthesupermarketandsaystohim:

“Morning,Peter!

”Inthiscase,thesourceofinformationis______.

A.XiaoWangB.Peter

C.thesupermarketD.“Morning,Peter!

”

3.ThesurnameMacDonaldinScotlandwasprobablyfirstusedtonameDonald’s______.

A.sonB.nephew

C.uncleD.Daughter

4.Chinesestudentsareoftensurprisedatthe______withwhichtheirEnglishfriendsapologizetooneanotherovertrivialthings.

A.emergencyB.fluency

C.adequacyD.frequency

5.Whichofthefollowingisnotastagewhenoneistryingtogetusedtolifeinanewcountry?

A.Adjustment.B.Euphoria.

C.Admiration.D.Depression.

6.Accordingtocross-culturaltheorists,collectivismand______arebasicclustersofvaluesandassumptions.

A.independenceB.individualism

C.imbalanceD.communication

7.Whichdoesn’tbelongtothegroupinacross-culturalsituation?

A.Headmovements.B.Facialexpressions.

C.Socialvalues.D.Bodycontact.

8.TheAmericanchildisnurturedtobe_____,tobeabletodowhateverhecouldbyhimself,eversincehewasborn.

A.privateBgood-looking

C.obedientD.independent

9.NowadaysinEngland,peopleusuallycalleachother______.

A.SirorMadamB.Mr,Mrs,Miss

C.bytheirfirstnameD.bytheirlastname

10.IntheWestitisregardedpolitetoopengiftsassoonastheyaregiventoexpress______.

A.appreciationB.misunderstanding

C.gratitudeD.greediness

11.Whenweareinasocialgathering,wemustbeawareoftherulesandproceduresthatgovernthewaythingsaregoingtoproceed.Theserulesandproceduresaretechnicallycalled_____.

A.anecdotesB.schema（schemas）

C.gesturesD.goals

12.Thekintermsusedtorelativesdonotdistinguishbetween_______relativesinBritain.

A.internalandexternalB.oldandyonng

C.maleandfemaleD.maternalandpaternal

13.Whilemanywomenfeelitnaturaltoconferwiththeirpartnersateveryturn,manymenfeelfreetomakedecisionswithoutsuch______.

A.consultationB.commitment

C.conclusionD.congratulation

14.“Quitbeatingaroundthebush!

Ifyoudon’twanttogowithme,justtellme!

A.hittingaroundthetreesB.cheatingme

C.tellingalieD.avoidinggivingmethedirectanswer

15.Oh,myGod!

IalwaysthinkI’maluckydog.Butthisdealhasturnedouttobeacompletefailure.

A.adeadratB.adeadchick

C.adeadduckD.adeadgoose

SectionII.ReadingComprehension（30poits,3pointseach）

Part1Questions16-20arebasedonthispart（15points）

ReadPassage1，andthenanswerQuestions16-20briefly.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Whyisitthat,atleasthistoricallyinmanyEuropeancountries,achievementhasbeenconsideredgoodandbeinglazyhasbeenconsideredbad?

Theansweristhat，inourculture,certainvalueshavedevelopedovertimeandarecontinuouslyreinforced.Achievement,peace,cooperation,equity,anddemocracyaresocietalvaluesthatareconsidereddesirable.Thesevaluesarenotfixed,butwhentheychange,theydoitveryslowly.

Thevaluesweholdareessentiallyestablishedinourearlyyears—fromparents,teachers，friends，andothers.Yourearlyideasofwhatisrightandwrongwereprobablyformulatedfromtheviewsexpressedbyyourparents.Asyougrewup,andwereexposedtoothervaluesystems，youmayhavealteredanumberofyourvalues.

Interestingly,valuesarerelativelystableandenduring.Thishasbeenexplainedasaresultofthewayinwhichtheyareoriginallylearned.Whenwearechildren,wearetoldthatacertainbehaviororoutcomeisalwaysdesirableoralwaysundesirable.Therearenograyareas.Itisthisabsoluteor“blackwhite”learningofvaluesthatmoreorlessassurestheirstabilityandendurance.

16.WhydopeopleinEuropethinkhighlyofone’sachievement?

17.Howdopeopleformtheirownvaluesystem?

18.Whatdoes“valuesarerelativelystableandenduring”mean?

19.Dopeoplechangetheirvalues?

How?

20.Howdoyouunderstand“‘blackwhite’learning”inthelastparagraph?

Part2Questions21—25arebasedonthispart.（15points）

ReadPassage2andthendecidewhethereachofStatements21—a25isTrueorFalseaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.Write“T”fortrueand“F”forfalseontheAnswerSheet.

Passage2

Howcanweeasetheprocessofcomingtotermswithanewculture?

Everyonegoingtoworkorstudyinanaliencultureforanylengthoftimewillexperiencecultureshock.Soonerorlaterfrustrationsanddespondencystemmingfromtryingtocometotermswithunfamiliarwayswillarise.However,it’spossibletotakestepstolessentheseverityofcultureshockandtohastenadjustmenttothecultureofthenewcountry,tothehostculture.

First,newcomersneedtorememberthatthehostculturehasitsownreasonsfordoingthingsinacertainway.Whenyourunupagainstdifficulties,trytoavoidthesimpleassumptionthatpeoplearebehavinginanunreasonableorhostilefashion.Bemorecharitable.Assumeinsteadthatyourexpectationswerethwartedbecauseyoudidn’tyetquitegraspthelocalways.Suspendjudgmentuntilyouaresureyouunderstandthecasefully.

Suchunderstandingcancomefromseveralsources.Oneofthemostimportantisfromthosewhocomefromthesameculturalbackground,whohavegonethroughthesameexperienceandsuccessfullyadjustedtolifeinthenewenvironment.Adaptationisonoccasionatwo-wayprocess.BritishworkersinaJapanesefactoryinEnglandhavetolearntoadapttothedifferentworkpracticesimportedbytheirJapanesemanagersfromJapan;

atthesametimethelatterhavetobecomeacclimatizedtolifeinEngland…

21.Onlyafewpeopleexperiencecultureshockwhentheycometoanewculture.

22.Itisimportanttounderstandthatdifferentcultureshavedifferentwaysofdoingthings.

23.Peopletendtoshowhostilebehaviorwhentheyareina户reigncountry.

24.Itisusefultotalktopeoplewhoarenewlyadjustedtothenewculture.

25.Itisenoughforthenewcomersinaculturetoadaptthemselves.

SectionIII.CommunicationAnalysis（40points,26.10points,27.15points,28.15poits）

Thefollowingarethreedifferentcasesofcross-culturalcommunication.Ineachofthecasesthereissomethingtobeimprovedupon.WriteananalysisonwhatistobedesiredformoresuccessfulcommunicationorculturalunderstandingineachcasebyansweringQuestions26--28respectively.Youranalysisofeachcaseshouldbeabout100--150words.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

Note:

Yourwritingabilitywillalsobeassessedinthissectionofthetest.

Case1

Linhadtraveled20hoursfromBeijingtoNewYork.Heneededagoodmeal.HisAmericanfriend,Mike，methim.ButMikeonlyofferedhimaplateofroastedchickenandaglassoforangejuice.Linwasusedtohavingamaincourse,andaskedMikeifhehadanyrice.Mikesaidheonlyhadfriednoodles，andLinhadtomakedowithit.ThoughLinknewAmericansdidn’tcareverymuchaboutwhatfoodtheyate,hestillfeltsurprisedbecausehehadtakenMiketothemostfamousduckrestaurantinBeijing—Quanjude（全聚德）—whenhearrivedinBeijing.

26.WhydoesLiGanggetsurprised?

（10points）

Case2

ZhangYi,anEnglishmajorstudyingatauniversityintheU.S.，startsout，confidently.Atfirsteverythingisfine,butgraduallyshediscoversthatsheisexpectedtoreadawholebookeveryweekforeachclass!

Severalcoursesrequiretermpaperslongerthanthegraduationthesis.TheLibraryissobigandcomplexandstoressomanyresourcesontheassignedtopicsthatshewonderswhethershe.willmanagetodothenecessaryresearch.

ZhangYifindsshecannotunderstandthegroupconversationsofherclassmates.ThecasualjokingwayinwhichsomeofherAmericanclassmatestalkabouttheirparentsandteacherssoundsstrangeandunbelievabletoher.Theysometimesinvitehertojoinintheirsocialactivities,butshehasneitherthetimenorthemoney.

Inthemeantime,shegetslettersfromherfamilyandfriendsathome,expressingtheirprideandconfidenceinher.Herparentstellhertoworkhardandtakecareofherhealth.Sheisalreadystudyingmorehoursadaythananyonesheknows.Shewritestoherparents，butwhatshetellsthemisnotwhatshereallyfeels.

Inaword,shefeelsratherfrustratedanddismayedanddoesn'

tknowhowtocopewiththenewlifethere.

27.Atwhichstageoftheculturalada