春跨文化交际期末复习题.docx

1、春跨文化交际期末复习题2021春跨文化交际期末复习题 2021春跨文化交际期末复习题（填空与选择部分） I. Fill in the blanks to make the statements complete 1. Generally speaking, in terms of contextuality, the communication in the West is low-contextual while that in the East is high-contextual 2. Generally speaking, in terms of world views, the We

2、st adopts Dualistic view, while the East adopts holistic view 3. Generally speaking, in terms of thought patterns, the West follows Analytic and abstract thinking, while the East follows synthetic and concrete thinking 4. Generally speaking, in terms of discourse patterns, the West uses Deductive pa

3、ttern, while the East uses inductive pattern 5In the Axial Age, the great thinkers in China are Confucius, Lao Tze, Mo Tze, and the great 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 6. A

4、fter twenty five years working in the bank she decided on a different vocation . 7. Finally, after arguing about the meal for five minutes it was decided he would foot the bill . 8. Despite the circumstances of the accident there were still some grey areas that needed explanation. 9. There are many

5、different kin terms used when talking about peoples relationships in China. 10. trouble and strife . 11. live and let live you know. 12. People in English speaking countries also avoid losing face or hurting other people by telling white lies . 13. It is difficult for foreigners to understand Britis

6、h pub culture, especially the system of buying a round which all members of the group are expected to join in. 14.English compliments often begin with the word “you” while Chinese compliments often start with the word “_I_”. 15. Due to different cultural influences, the descriptions of the same or s

7、imilar situations are not gained by using the same or similar words as is expected. For instance, we Chinese 吹牛，but the English talk _horse_. 16. To Chinese people and English people, “bear” has quite different figurative meanings. To Chinese people “bear” means “cowardly and timid” or “stupid”, suc

8、h as笨熊,瞧那熊样, etc. However, in English, people use “bear” to refer to those having special ability, for instance, “he is a_bear_ at music. 17. To Chinese people, “_tiger_” is referred to as the king of animals and stands for power, vigor and bravery. But in English it symbolizes cruelty. The westerne

9、rs regard “_lion_” as the king of animals. Its connotation is courage, bravery, dignity or dominance. 18. The Chinese phrase “知识分子” has the same meaning as “intellectual ”. 19. The following six English word: vice”, “associate”, “assistant”, “deputy”, “lieutenant” and “under” can all mean “副” in Chi

10、nese language. But they are a little different in usage. 20. In referring to animals and birds, the Chinese practice is generally, but not always ,to use “公” or “母” to show whether a creature is male or female. This is the same with the English language. 21. As far as the human culture is concerned,

11、 Chinese culture holds that it is good but corruptible without proper educationwhiletheAmerica culture holds that it is evil but perfectible though hard work. II Choose one correct answer from the four choices 1. Non-verbal messages are classified into two comprehensive categories: those that are pr

12、imarily produced by the body, such as_,_,_; and those that the individual combines with the setting, such as _, _, _.D A. physical contact, eye contact, paralanguage; space, time, man B. facial expression, touch, taste; space, time, silence C. appearance, movement, gesture; surrounding, occasion, ma

13、n D. movement, smell, paralanguage; space, time, silence 2. In Chinese writing, there are usually more adjectives, proverbs and allusions than in English writing. Some Western scholars name this style “flowery”, stating that its aim is to give a more fanciful impression than information, and the inf

14、ormation 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 is more direct with objective information. To them, much-repeated words may mean less after a while. We may term the Western writing as

15、_-oriented. C A. adjective, objective B. Chinese, Western C. impression, information D. indirect, direct 3. As to the human nature orientation, the traditional Western belief holds that _, while the Asian people believe that_.B A. basically good; basically bad B. evil but perfectible, basically good

16、 C. the mixture of good and evil; the mixture of good and evil; D. unknown 4. As to the Man-Nature orientation, the traditional Western belief holds that _, while the Asian people believe that_.D A. subjugation to nature; harmony with nature B. harmony with nature; mastery over nature C. harmony wit

17、h nature; subjugation to nature D. mastery over nature; harmony with nature 5. As to time orientation, generally speaking, the USA is_, the Philippines, Mexico, and Latin America are _ , and Asia, Britain, Greece, France are _.C A. on-time oriented; in-time oriented; late-time oriented B. youth-orie

18、nted; adult-oriented; elderly-oriented C. future-oriented; present-oriented; past-oriented D. present-oriented; future-oriented; past-oriented 6. In terms of activity orientation, the USA is_, the Philippines, Mexico, and Latin America are _, and Asia is _.D A. doing-oriented; playing-oriented, bein

19、g-oriented B. playing-oriented; being-oriented; doing-oriented C. being-oriented; doing-oriented; being-in-becoming oriented D. doing-oriented; being-oriented; being-in-becoming oriented 7. The dividing worldview is also referred to as mechanistic view. It goes by the following different names: _ D

20、A. reason versus result; religion versus art; objectivity versus imagination B. instinct versus intuition; science versus technology; imagination versus subjectivity C. tuition versus intuition; region versus religion; subjugation versus subjectivity D. reason versus intuition; science versus religi

21、on; objectivity versus subjectivity 8. 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 contemplation. C A. do; die; live B. spectacle; meddle; contempt C. understand; think; self-cultivate D. think; self-cul

22、tivate; understand 9. “Your body doesnt know how to lie” indicates_B A. something is wrong with your body and you can only stand. B. body language is important. C. body contact is dangerous. D. we cant separate mind from body. 10. Generally speaking, in the US, people make friends by sharing _, whil

23、e in China, people make friends by sharing _.B A. personal relationship; activities B. activities; personal relationship C. love; blood D. blood; love 11. In terms of physical contact, the high contact countries are _, while the low contact countries are _.C A. the US, Britain, most Northern Europea

24、n countries; Arab world, Mediterranean countries, Indonesia B. the US, Britain, Japan; East European countries, Russia, Middle East C. Arab world, Mediterranean countries, Indonesia; the US, Britain, most Northern European countries D. Arab world, Mediterranean countries, China; the US, Britain, mos

25、t Northern European countries 12. Generally speaking, in terms of contextuality of communication, the high-contextual people are _, while the low-contextual countries are _A A. Latin Americans, Chinese, Japanese; the Americans, German, Swiss B. the Americans, German, Swiss; Latin Americans, Chinese,

26、 Japanese C. Native Americans, Chinese, Koreans; the Americans, Japanese, British D. the Americans, Japanese, British; Native Americans, Chinese, Koreans 13. Each person has a “bubble” of space (territory). Studies show that people from _, _, _have a smaller personal territory than do people from _,

27、 _, -_.A A. South America, Arab countries, and many Asian countries; North America, Britain, Germany B. North America, Britain, Germany; South America, Arab countries, and many Asian countries C. South America, Britain, Germany; North America, Arab countries, and many Asian countries. D. North Ameri

28、ca, Arab countries, and many Asian countries; South America, Britain, Germany 14. In _ culture, the nuclear family is much more important to the individual than the extended family, while in _, _, _, _culture, the extended family is very important. C A. Hispanic; American, Asian, Arabian, African B.

29、 Arabian; American, Asian, African, Hispanic C. American; Asian, African, Arabian, Hispanic D. African; American, Asian, Arabian, Hispanic 15. In nuclear-family culture, people rely mainly on _, _, _for help, while in extended-family culture, people rely mainly on _for help. C A. families, friends,

30、professionals; families B. families, friends, professionals; institutions C. friends, professionals, institutions; families D. friends, families, institutions; professionals 16. In nuclear-family culture, _ usually comes first, while in extended-family culture, _ usually comes first. B A. family; in

31、dividual B. individual; family C. husband; wife D. wife; husband 17.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. Ones duties and obligations toward friends, even best friends are understood to _; one does not expect friends to assume burdensome, _ responsibilities toward oneself. A close friend in the US is a person that one feels free to ask for help, recognizing, however, that the friend may _, if they give you a reason. This is maybe that in the West,