2016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 West 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 pattern, while the East uses inductive pattern
5．In 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. After 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 different kin terms used when talking about people's 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 British 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 similar 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”, such 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 westerners 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 Chinese 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, 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 primarily 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, man 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 information 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 ________-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 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 with 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-oriented; 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, being-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
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 religion; 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-cultivate; understand 9. “Your body doesn’t 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 can’t separate mind from body.
10. Generally speaking, in the US, people make friends by sharing ______, while 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 European 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, most 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, 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 ________, ________, -_________.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 America, 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. 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, 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; individual 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. One’s 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, people prefer to be ______, so they do not feel comfortable in a relationship in which one person is ______ more and the other is dependent on what is being given. For Westerners friendship is mostly a matter of providing ______ support and ______. B A. depended too much; limitless; small; say “OK”; dependent; receiving; material; get separate
B. imposed too much; have limits; long-term; say “No”; independent; giving; emotional; spend time together.
C. imposed too little; have limits; short-term; say “Yes”; free; earning; financial; get involved D. depended a little; limitless; big; say “Sorry”; independent; giving; spiritual; get together.
18. In China, the duties and obligations of friendships seem virtually ________ for all practical purposes. Chinese friends give each other much ________ ________help and assistance than Western friends do. For example, they give each other _______ and might help each other _______for a _______period of time. A friend in China is someone who, sensing that you are in need in some way, offers to assist you _________.C A. impossible; more spiritual; things; practically; short; when being asked B. enormous; less spiritual; money; financially; long; unwillingly
C. unlimited; more concrete; money; financially; long; without waiting to be asked D. limited; more concrete; things; materially; certain; if required
19. In times of trouble, both American and Chinese friends 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 ________ to give ________ advice, instead she may raise questions to encourage her friend to consider carefully what may happen if she does one thing instead of another. C A. cautious; detailed; ready; specific B. ready; ambiguous; cautious; guideline C. ready; specific; cautious; direct D. unwilling; direct; ready; specific
20. When it comes to the relationship between parents and married sons, in China, a man’s relationship with his parents is _______ than that with his wife. Thus in the event of any quarrel between his wife and his mother, a man should ____________. At most he might hope to __________, and this was regarded as ________. In America, a man’s relationship with his parents is _______ than that with his wife. He would be expected to ________. He might even be counseled to ___________ the vicinity of his parents’ home to ease the conflict. D A. more important; side with his mother; side with his father; honorable; more important; side with no one; move into
B. less important; side with no one; say something; honorable; less important; side with his father; get away from C. less important; side with his wife; remain silent; dishonorable; more important; side with his wife; move into D. more important; side with his mother; remain neutral; dishonorable; less important; side with his wife; move away
21. As to the relation of human to nature, the _______think mankind can live in harmony with nature while the_________ think mankind can conquer nature. A. Chinese, Europeans B. Chinese, Americans C. Americans, Chinese D. Americans, Europeans
22. ________ people tend to believe tradition is important. Present-oriented cultures maintain that the moment is the most significant. If you tend to look to the future and make plans, you are _________. A. Past-oriented…future-oriented B. Future-oriented… past-oriented C. Money-oriented…time-oriented D. Time-oriented… money-oriented
23. Human communication occurs on the _________, interpersonal, and public levels. The first level of Intrapersonal communication is communicating with oneself. It encompasses such activities as thought processing, personal decision making, listening, and determining self-concept. A. international B. personal C. oneself D. intrapersonal
24. ________ championed strong family loyalty, ancestor worship, respect of elders by their children and of husbands by their wives.
A. Confucius B. Lao Tze C. Mo Tze D. Tao Te Ching
25. The _________ tend to distinguish mind from body, people from nature, and God from Man, while the
Chinese are used to looking at the world as a whole unit. A. Arabs B. Hindus C. Westerners D. Indonesians
26. Self-reliance, independence, privacy, equality, fairness, competition are regarded as important values in ___________ cultures.
A. collectivistic B. individualistic C. group-oriented D. hierarchical
27. Values such as harmony, “face”-saving, humility, courtesy and interdependence have a lot to do with _________.
A. communism B. individualism C. capitalist society D. collectivism
28. Word meanings can be divided into ____________ and ________. The former is usually definite while the latter can be different from culture to culture.
A. connotation…denotation B. denotation…connotation C. denotation…associative D. connotation… concept meaning
29. In _________, “owl” symbolizes wisdom, calmness, gravity and steadiness. But in ________, “Owl” is described as the devil, ill omen and evil. people are afraid of seeing an owl, especially seeing its entering the house. A. English...Chinese B. Chinese...English
C. Eastern culture...Western culture D. Eastern culture...European culture
30. In modern English, yellow is associated with _________. Yellow dog simply refers to a coward, who has no courage. Yellow card is a sign of _________ internationally.
A. Color of land...good luck B. absolute power...warning C. Cowardice...warning D. absolute power... good luck
31. To native speakers of English white connotes _______and innocence. In Chinese, white is used in a derogatory sense like白区, which is the district or place where the _________ occupies.
A. mourning...friend B. purity...enemy C. mourning...enemy D. purity...friend
32. In English _______ is usually associated with unhappy feelings, like blue Monday. However, a blue film is not a sad film. It is a film which contains obscene materials. A. black B. green C. gray D. blue
33. English cultures prefer_____numbers to even ones, and ancient Chinese regarded ______ numbers as yang or masculine and even numbers as yin or feminine.
A. odd...odd B. even...even C. odd..even D. even...odd
34. In the western table manners, when the guests take their seats, they should follow the principle of “______”. When a woman enters, the ______ in the room usually stand up and remain standing until the woman is seated. A. ladies first...children B. ladies first...men C. the senior...women D. the senior...the children
35. Americans tend to regard titles trivial unless they give a clear idea of what kind of work a person does. Titles like “senior engineer, minister, bureau, director, boss, secretary” say _______ about a person’s social function, so they are ________ used as addressing titles.
A. everything...not B. everything...often C. nothing...not D. nothing...often
36. In ______ countries, to leave a party at 10:00 P.M. sounds quite reasonable and proper, but in most_______ speaking countries, to leave a party at 10:00 is a bit too early.
A. Asian...Japanese B. European...Chinese C. Asian...English D. Asian...Korean
37. In China, it refer to an auspicious bird, implying ______in the world. Also it refers to the queen or the holy person, such as 凤冠， 风辇。But phoenix means ______or regenerating in the western country. A. bird, regenerating B. peace reign, reviving
C. peace reign, bird D. bird, peace reign
38. In Chinese the idioms related to dogs usually has _______ meanings, such as 走狗，丧家犬.
A . funny B. positive C. humorous D. negative
39. In English, if an individual was said to be like a peacock which suggests that he is as ______ as a peacock A. kind B. modest C. proud D. sarcastic
40. Social Sciences in Chinese covers all the fields except the ones in the natural science and applied sciences. Same as “the _______” in English.
A. humanities B. pychology C. geography D. anthropology
41. Red usually has something to do with happiness, fortunes, fervency in China, but in English it implies bleeding, ________ or violence.
A. luck B. danger C. fire D. hot
42._______ is less rigid and clock-bound. It features several activities at the same time and time is perceived as more flexible and more human-centered. A.M-time B. Worktime C. P-time. D. Good time
43. In English, one of the colors implies being envy with somebody such as ______ with envy.
A. white B. yellow C. red D. green
44. In cross-gender communication, it’s hardly surprising that women are generally comfortable with building close______ and confiding to others, while most men are reserved about involvement and disclosure. A. look B. contact C. respect D. relationship
45. _________ words are still considered improper in most conversation, especially in mixed company. A. Three-letter B. Four-letter C. Five-letter D. Six-letter
46. “去了”as a euphemism in Chinese can be found a counterpart like “_______ ” in English, conveying the meaning of “death”.
A. cide B. leave C. pass away D. die
47. According to research, Native Americans, Latin Americans, Japanese, Chinese and Koreans belong to _______context cultures because in these cultures people tend to share_________ common experiences. A. high...more B. low...more C. high...less D. Low...less
48 .In Chinese the surname comes first and is followed by the __________,but in English this order is reversed.
A. given name B. middle name C. last name D. good name
49._________is a learned set of shared interpretations about beliefs, values, and norms, which affect the behavior of a relatively large group of people. A. Message B. Communication C. Culture D. Globalization 50. Female: Charlie, your haircut looks nice. Male: Bullshit! She cut it too short.
This conversation can most probably between _________.
A. Unfamiliar colleagues B. Strangers C. Good friends D. Employer and employee
2016春跨文化交际期末复习题
