新编跨文化交际英语教程测试题(二).docx

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跨文化交际测试题

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I.MultipleChoice （20points,2pointseach）

Directions:

Therearesomestatementsinthissection.ForeachstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosetheONEthatbestcompletesthestatement.

1.        _____refertomaintainingone’soriginalcultureandnotparticipatinginthenewculture.

    A.Separationandsegregation            B.Assimilation

    C.Marginalization                            D.Integration

2.        DefinitionsofcommunicationfrommanyAsiancountriesstress________,whichismostnotableincultureswithaConfuciantradition.

A.exchanginginformation                   B.harmony

C.respect                                          D.instrumentalfunction

3.        Communicationdoesnotoccurinisolationorinavacuum,butratherittakesplaceinaphysicalandasocialcontext;bothestablishtherulesthatgoverntheinteraction.Itreflects_____.

A.communicationissymbolic                B.communicationissystematic

C.communicationisirreversible             D.communicationistransactional

4.        InChina,ifaTibetancommunicateswithaHan,itis_____.

A.interracialcommunication                     B.interethniccommunication

C.internationalcommunication                  D.interpersonalcommunication

5.       _____isanypolicy,practice,belieforattitudethatattributescharacteristicsorstatustoindividualsbasedontheirrace.

A.Sexism        B.Collectivism        C.Racism        D.Individualism

6.        The_____isthepersonwithanideaheorshedesirestocommunicate.

A.message       B.source             C.context         D.feedback

7.        _____istheprocessofputtinganideaintoasymbol.

A.Decoding     B.Channel            C.Encoding       D.Source

8.        _____referstotheexchangeofmessagesbetweenmembersofthedominantculturewithinacountry.

A.InterethnicCommunication                B.InterregionalCommunication

C.internationalcommunication               D.Interculturalcommunication

9.       _____referstoanindividual’slearningandadoptingthenormsandvaluesofthenewhostculture.

    A.Acculturation                  B.Deculturation

    C.Marginalization                D.Assimilation

10.    Hofstede’s_____indexmeasurestheextenttowhichthelesspowerfulmembersoforganizationsandinstitutions（likethefamily）acceptandexpectthatpowerisdistributedunequally.

A.valueorientation                         B.culturaldimensions

C.culturalvalues                            D.powerdistance

II.Terms （15points,3pointseach）

Directions:

Therearefivetermsinthissection.Trytoexplainthefollowingtermsinyourownwords.ThenwritedowntheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

11.    Cultureshock

12.    Communication（fromperceptionalperspective）

13.    Worldview

14.    Uncertaintyavoidance

15.    Interpretation

III.CaseAnalysis  （20points,5pointseach）

Directions:

Inthissectionyouaresupposedtoanalyzethefollowingcasesfromtheperspectiveofinterculturalcommunication.ThenwritedowntheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

16.  InChina,soundsandfiguresreflectgoodfortune.Thephoneticsoundofeight,baatinCantoneseandbetweenpaandbainMandarin,issimilartofaat,meaningprosperity.Thenumber8,then,isthemostfortuitousofnumbersportendingprosperity.

17.  In1998,IndonesianmobslootedhundredsofChineseshopsandhomesleavingmorethan2000dead;suicidebombingshavebecomecommoneventsinIsrael;in2001,MiddleEasternterroristsdestroyedtheWorldTradeCenter,seenbysomeasasymbolofgreedandculturalhumiliation,incineratingitsoccupants.

18.  SoonafterarrivinginCanadafromKorea,Icriedalmosteveryday.IwassotenseIheardwithouthearing,andthismademefeelfoolish.Ialsoescapedintosleepingmorethantwelvehoursatatimeanddreamedofmylife,familyandfriendsinLima.Afterthreemonthsofisolatingmyselfinthehouseandspeakingtonoone,Iventuredout.Ithenbegantocriticizeeverythingaboutthisnewculturevalues,customs,climate,anditspeople.DuringthistimeIbegantoidealizemyownhomeland.Ialsobegantohavesevereheadaches.FinallyIconsultedadoctor,butsheonlygavemealotofdrugstorelievethepain.Withtimepassingby,Ilearnedtoseethingsfromanewpointofviewandwasbetterabletoacceptmyselfandmyfeelings.

19.  Accordingtothe1940U.S.Census,therewere8,354,700peopleintheUnitedStateswhosenativelanguagewasalanguageotherthanEnglish.Atthattime,therewereabout1,000newspapersandperiodicalsprintedentirelyorinpartinlanguageotherthanEnglish.In1942,therewerenearly1,000radiostationsintheUnitedStates,200ofwhichbroadcastinsome26languages.Infact,though,themediacontributedtoassimilations.Today,therearesome200ethnicnewspapersandmagazinesinNewYork,SanJose,California,hasdozensofVietnamesepublications.

IV.ShortAnswer （30points,5pointseach）

Directions:

Inthissectionyouaresupposedtoanswerthefollowingquestionswiththeknowledgeofinterculturalcommunication. ThenwritedowntheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

20.  Whatarethefivestagesofcultureshock?

21.  Canyouexplainwhycommunicationiscontextual?

22.  Canyoudescribetheinterpersonalcommunicationskillsinordertocommunicateeffectively?

23.  Whatarethemajorethicaltheories?

24.  Canyouexplainthatwhyteaceremonyisanexampleofahigh-contextexperience?

25.  Whatarethebarrierstoeffectiveinterculturalcommunication?

V.English—ChineseTranslation  （15points,3pointseach）

Directions:

InthissectionyouaresupposedtotranslatetheunderlinedsentencesintoChinese.ThenwritedowntheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

26.Aswehavealreadyknown,communicationistheexchangeofinformation.27.Communicationdoesnotalwaysresultinunderstandingbecauseitisasymbolicbehavior.Themeaningofthemessagebasedonthecommunicationparticipants’culturalbackground,variesaccordinglyforeachperson.28.Interculturalcommunicationoccurswhenapersonfromoneculturesendsamessagetoapersonfromanotherculture.29.Duringsuchprocess,somecommonproblemsandbarriersoccurred.30.Inordertobeasuccessfulinterculturalcommunicator,weshouldmastersomeskillstoovercomethesebarriers.