对外经济贸易大学
《跨文化交际（英）》期末考试
I.
True-False: Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write T for “true” and F for “false”. （每题 1 分，共 20 分）
1. The term “intercultural communication” was first used by Geert
Hofstede in
1959.
2. Hall defines culture as the \
guides us in our daily interactions.
3. In most of Africa, Argentina and Peru, putting one’s index
finger to his temple means ‘You are crazy.’
4. Stereotyping is a complex form of categorization that mentally
organizes your experiences and guides your behavior toward a particular group of people.
5. Values are social principles, goals, or standards accepted by
persons in a culture.
They are the innermost “skin of the onion.”
6. People from some cultures may lower their gaze to convey respect,
whereas this may be understood as evading or even insulting in other cultures.
7. Unbuttoning one’s coat is a sign of openness, friendliness or
willingness to reach an agreement.
8. In order for intercultural negotiation to be successful, the
parties must provide for a win-lose situation.
9. Edward Hall’s theory states that the four levels embody the
total concept of culture like an onion – symbols, heroes, rituals, and values.
10. Successful
intercultural
involves
businessknowing the
communication
ethnocentrisms of persons in other cultures. Understanding the mindsets of both oneself and the person of another culture will result in more efficient communication.
11. Ethnocentrism is the belief that somebody else’s cultural
background, including ways of analyzing problems, values, beliefs, language, and verbal and nonverbal communication, is better than our own.
12. People in the United States place a greater emphasis on
history and do not like change as compared with people of Asian and Latin cultures.
13. When dealing with German business people, you should avoid
jokes and other forms of humor during the actual business sessions.
14. In the business circle, American business people use first names immediately.
15. Companies should avoid sending female employees to the Middle East, as in
Arab countries men may refuse to work with
women.
16. In Southeast Asia, you should avoid presenting your business
card with your right hand.
17. When accepting a business card, German business people
carefully look at the card, observe the title and organization, acknowledge with a nod that they have digested the information, and perhaps make a relevant comment or ask a polite question. 18. The OK sign may be interpreted as asking for money by
Japanese business people.
19. Nonverbal communication is important to the study of
intercultural communication because a great deal of nonverbal behavior speaks a universal language.
20. In short, intercultural communication competence requires
sufficient awareness knowledge, motivations, and skills. Each of these components alone is sufficient to achieve intercultural communication competence.
II. Translation: Translate the following Chinese terms into English and
English terms into Chinese.（每题 1 分，共 20 分） 1. stereotypes
3. ethnocentrism
5. high-context culture
7. speech act
9. vocal qualifiers
2. paralanguage 4. masculinity 6. monochronic time 8. conversation taboos 10. power distance
11. 译码 13. 文化震惊 15. 概念意义 17. 礼貌原则 19. 空间语言
12. 偏见
14. 不确定性回避 16. 语用错误 18. 归纳法 20. 礼仪与礼节
III. Multiple Choice: Choose the ONE appropriate answer. （每题 1 分，共
20 分）
1. Understanding another culture .
a. enables businesspeople to know why foreign associates believe and act as they do
b. is best achieved through “do’s and don’ts” lists
c. is important for businesspeople because they can appear to be better informed
d. isn’t necessary for businesspeople
2. Non-linear languages .
a. are object oriented
b. see time as a continuum of present, past and future c.
are circular, tradition
oriented and subjective
d. lead to short-range planning in business practices
3.
Which statement about values is incorrect?
a. Values are social principles, goals, or standards accepted
by persons in a culture.
b. Values are learned by contacts with family members,
teachers, and religious leaders.
c. Values will be influenced by what is seen on t
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