跨文化交际综合测试及答案

1、跨文化交际综合测试一.单选题 （共 35 题,共 70 分）2 分，共 70 分）从下列各题备选答案中选出一个正确答案。每题1.What does “Australians have different perspectives to Chinese” mean?（）（2分）A. they have different ways of talkingB. they have different ways of thinkingC. they have different ways of drinkingD. they have different ways of eating考生答案： B考生

2、得分： 2 分评语：2. As a man with plenty of guts, he is the person who is expected to bring success to thiscompany which is on the verge of bankruptcy. The underlined part can be replacedby_. （）（2分）A. the white hopeB. the red hopeC. the green hopeD. the pink hope考生答案： A考生得分： 2 分评语：3. In China, who will mak

3、e the decisions for children?（）（2分）A. MotherB. FatherC. GrandfatherD. Children考生答案： B考生得分： 2 分评语：4. Married foreigners in China understand invitations to banquets by Chinese tomean_. （）（2分）考生答案： B考生得分： 2 分评语：5. Today, many Chinese people_（.）（2分）A. pay a lot of attention to origins of surnamesB. are

4、very aware of the meaning of given namesC. are mostly unaware of the meaning of given namesD. search for the origins of surnames考生答案： B考生得分： 2 分评语：6. What is a sinologist?（）（2分）A. a specialist in languagesB. a student of Chinese languages.C. a specialist in Chinese studiesD. a Chinese language stude

5、nt考生答案： C考生得分： 2 分 评语：7. What is the primary relationship in a Chinese family?（）（2分）A. husband-and-wife relationshipB. parent-and-children relationshipC. brother-and sisterD. grandparent-grandchildren考生答案： B考生得分： 2 分 评语：8. Which of the following is not a pair of synonyms?（）（2分）A. everlasting - never

6、-endingB. autumn - winterC. youths youngstersD. autumn - fall考生答案： B考生得分： 2 分 评语：9. An “utterance meaning” is_. （）（2分）A. what a speaker saysB. what is heard by someoneC. what is meant by someoneD. how someone says something考生答案： A考生得分： 2 分 评语：10. A commonly held stereotype of the French is that they

7、 are_. （） （ 2分） A. extremely rudeB. philosophicalC. extremely romanticD. cold and reserved考生答案： C考生得分： 2 分 评语：11. Such phrases such as：You should; You must; Do this; Dont do_. （）（2 分）A. usually help cultural communicationB. sometimes help cultural communicationC. sometimes hinder cultural communicat

8、ionD. potentially inhibit cultural communication考生答案： D考生得分： 2 分 评语：12. Pick out the pair of words that are examples of American English?（）（2分）A. janitor, elevatorB. apartment, footpathC. post, gasD. nappies, trousers考生答案： A考生得分： 2 分评语：13. A Christian name is also called a_（.）（2分）A. given nameB. sur

9、nameC. family nameD. last name考生答案： A考生得分： 2 分评语：14. The broad sense of “ social interaction” is_. （）（2分）A. relationships between peopleB. making friends easilyC. forming a social clubD. speaking to people考生答案： A考生得分： 2 分评语：15. _is often regarded as the source of English proverbs（.）（2分）A. JeffersonB

10、. WordsworthC. ShakespeareD. Hemingway考生答案： C考生得分： 2 分评语：16. A “white lie ” is_. （）（2分）A. a lie told with the intention of causing troubleB. the intention to lie and not be caughtC. a good lie told with bad intentionsD. a lie told with good intentions考生答案： D考生得分： 2 分评语：17. Im afraid something bad ma

11、y happen. We need to prepare for the worst. Theunderlined part can be replaced by_. （）（2分）A. Ive seen the red light.B. Ive seen the green light.C. Ive seen the yellow light.D. Ive seen the orange light.考生答案： A考生得分： 2 分评语：18. English is a language particularly rich in synonyms and these synonyms diff

12、er from oneanother in the following ways except_. （）（2分）A. regionalvarietyB. stylistic differencesC. emotional connotations of wordsD. physical variety考生答案： D考生得分： 2 分评语：19. Scanning is a type of fast reading which is used_（.）（2分）A. when the reader wants to locate a particular piece of information w

13、ithout necessarily understanding the rest of the text or passageB. when the reader wants to locate a particular piece of information with totally understanding the rest text or passageC. when the reader wants to get the main ideaD. when the reader wants to locate a particular piece of information wi

14、th partial understanding of the rest of the text or passage考生答案： A考生得分： 2 分 评语：20. What is an idiom?（）（2分）A. a phrase with a variety of meaningsB. a fixed phrase with its own meaningC. a meaningless phraseD. a phrase with limited meaning考生答案： B考生得分： 2 分 评语：21. When will British people may sound cold

15、 and distant?（）（2分）A. when they really get bad weatherB. when they really are very upsetC. when they really are very friendlyD. when they really want to go home考生答案： C考生得分： 2 分评语：22. The reason why English and Chinese idioms are sometimes similar but can differ is_.（）（2分）A. cultural traditionsB. rel

16、igious beliefsC. historic circumstancesD. all of the above考生答案： D考生得分： 2 分评语：23. When two people coming from the same culture are communicating with each other, wecan say this is a_.（）（2分）A. multi-cultural communicationB. bi-cultural communicationC. mono-cultural communicationD. cultural communicati

17、on考生答案： C考生得分： 2 分 评语：24. Women are believed to speak and hear_.（）（2分）A. a language of connection and intimacyB. a language of intimacy and reflectionC. a language of connection and reflectionD. a language of connection, reflection and intimacy 考生答案： A考生得分： 2 分评语：25. In “ western” countries, hugging

18、 and kissing will be_.（）（2分）A. rarely seen in publicB. often seen in publicC. never seen in publicD. not allowed in public考生答案： B考生得分： 2 分评语：26.All of the following is a necessary factor of communication except _. （）（2 分）A. there is only one peopleB. there must be some contact between communicatorsC

19、. there must be a language shared by communicatorsD. an exchange of information has taken place考生答案： A考生得分： 2 分评语：27. One can assume from Margaret Thatcher s family name that her ancestors_.（）（2分）A. sold candles B. made clothes C. made barrels D. made roofs考生答案： D考生得分： 2 分 评语：28. For Chinese childre

20、n, married life sometimes begins with a shock because_.（）（2分）A. they have to clean and cookB. they have to have a babyC. they have to live with someone elseD. they have to wash dishes考生答案： A考生得分： 2 分 评语：29. The term “man in the street” means_. （）（2分）A. the man walking pastB. the person walking pastC

21、. casual peopleD. ordinary people考生答案： D考生得分： 2 分 评语：30. A typical “Western” style meetings_. （）（2分）A. always start with prayersB. are always informal and friendlyC. lack any formal organizational structureD. usually are organized well in advance考生答案： D考生得分： 2 分评语：31. If someone is “ stand-offish” t

22、hey are_. （）（2分）A. IntimateB. StandingC. ReservedD. Outstanding考生答案： C考生得分： 2 分评语：32. The following explanations are about the four basic parts of the computer, which of thefollowing is incorrect?（）（2分）A. You feed information into the computer with an input unit, such as a 答案 board.B. The processing

23、 unit performs a task and then shows you the result on an output unit, such as a mouse.C. The memory unit stores information and instructions.D. The processing unit performs a task and then shows you the result on an output unit, such asa screen.考生答案： B考生得分： 2 分 评语：33. “Look like the innocent flower

24、, but be the serpent under it” is a saying from Shakespearewhich implies that _. （）（2分）A. people can put on different gestures to hide their true feelings B. people can say untrue words to hide their true feelingsC. people can put on different facial expressions to hide their true feelings D. people

25、 can say wrong words to hide their true feelings 考生答案： C考生得分： 2 分评语：34. English is said to be a language of_ in that many different words stand for the samething. （）（2分）A. empathyB. sympathyC. synonymsD. antonyms考生答案： C考生得分： 2 分评语：35. At English dinners hosts often inquire the guests favors_. （） （2分

26、） A. just before they serve a mealB. before they come to the dinnerC. as they are serving the mealD. is a totally untrue statement考生答案： B考生得分： 2 分评语：二.判断题 （共 20 题,共 30 分）从下列各题备选答案中选出多个正确答案，并将其代号写在题干前面的括号内。每题 1. 5 分，共 30 分）1. When you complain to your instructor about your course credits through tele

27、phone, youuse two languages: natural language used between you and your instructor andartificiallanguage used by the telephone（）（1.5分）考生答案：正确考生得分： 1. 5 分评语：2. Certain animals are often associated with certain qualities in English and Chinese cultures. Some animals have similar associations in both c

28、ultures: deer, for example, are regarded asdangerous and horrible. （）（1.5分）考生答案：错误考生得分： 1. 5 分评语：3. People from America and Britain speak different varieties of English, they usually finddifficulty in understanding each other. （）（1.5分）考生答案：错误考生得分： 1. 5 分评语：4. In individualist cultures, children are

29、brought up to draw attention to themselves.（）（1.5分）考生答案：正确考生得分： 1. 5 分 评语：5. To be full of pep is to be inactive and short of energy. （）（1.5分）考生答案：错误考生得分： 1. 5 分评语：6. When we Chinese suggests going for a meal at a restaurant, the person who invites shouldpay; this is always true in English- speaking

30、 countries.（）（1.5分）考生答案：错误考生得分： 1. 5 分评语：7. The Chinese are affectionate to their friends and relatives, but perhaps they show theiraffection in public less than other peoples. （）（1.5分）考生答案：正确考生得分： 1. 5 分评语：8. We express our emotions not only verbally but also through non-verbal channels, and oneof

31、the main non-verbal channels is facial expression.（）（1.5分）考生答案：正确考生得分： 1. 5 分评语：9. Western culture asks people to behave very modestly when paying a visit to someone.Nevertheless, when they decline the hosts offer they hope the host would ask again or bringout a cup of coffee or a mug of tea anyway.

32、 （） （1. 5分）考生答案：错误考生得分： 1. 5 分评语：10. Guests invited to dinner in the West frequently bring only one bottle of wine, bringing twomight even give the impression that the giver is a heavy drinker.（） （1. 5分）考生答案：正确考生得分： 1. 5 分评语：11. People are sensitive about their personal appearance. So even if something appears to you to be wrong, its not polite to mention it unless you know the person very well.（）（1.5分）考生答案：正确考生得分： 1. 5 分评语：12.In face-to-face communication non-verbal signals are not important at all. （）（ 1.5分）考生答案：错误考生得分： 1. 5 分评语：13. After the westerners say no, they usua