《跨文化交际》试卷及答案

1、跨文化交际试卷SectionI:LanguageAppropriacyandAccuracy45pointsInstructions:Therearealtogether15statementsorquestionsbelow.YouareofferedfourchoicesmarkedwithA,B,CandDforeachstatementorquestion.ChoosethemostappropriateoneandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Bob,Ineedyourhelp.Thewholethingseemstobefr

2、eakingout.WhateverIdo,itisgettingworse.funnyB.decliningC.losingcontrolD.happeningWhatdidyoudotoincreaseprofitanedliminatelosses?Wehaventbeenintheblackfortwomonthsinarow.lackofmoneyB.inthedarknightC.needingmoneyD.gainingmoneyIllhavetostartearlierthenexttime.ThistimeIonlyfinishedbytheskinofmyteeth.A.f

3、inisheditunsuccessfullyB.finishedwithmymouthshutC.barelysucceededinfinishingitD.rarelyshutmymouthwhenfinishingitIdontthinkyoucandependonJacktodothatjobbyhimself.Heistoogreen.A:shyB.inexperienced.C.timidD.naive-Wow!Carlhasdonesomereallyamazingthings!-D-ontbelieveeverythinghetellsyou.Hewasprobablypull

4、ingyourleg.A.teasingyouB.cheeringyouupC.ridiculingyouD.draggingyourlegBelowaresometopics.Threeofthemshouldbeavoidedintheculturalcommunication.Whichoneistherightexpectation?A.AreyouChristian?B.Howmuchdidyoupayforthedress?C.Doyouhaveabrotherorasister?D.Nicetoseeyouagain,yourefatter.Whichoneinthefollow

5、ingexpressionsisNotTrue?A.asmeekasalambB.asfoolishasadonkeyC.aswiseasanowlD.asstrongasacowWeknowthatthedogisregardedasmansbestfriendintheWest,butsometimesdogsalsohavenegativeassociations,suchastheA.AtopdogB.GetthedogC.HeworkedlikeadogD.LeadadogsliteIdothinkherpresentationiswonderful.Isimplycantflawi

6、nherargument.A.layafingeronB.keepmyhandinC.putmyfingeronD.holdmyhandinmith,Clarkdwards,Jacksonsecondhelping,butyouhaveWhichofthefollowinggroupsarefamilynames?A.Thomas,Richard,RobertsonB.William,C.Taylor,Anthony,WatkinsD.George,11.InaWesternmeal,youreofferedaalreadyhadenough.Whatwouldyousay?A.No,than

7、ks,Idontlikeit.thanks.True?No,Idontwantany.C.No,Imterriblyfull.D.Thatisdelicious,butIvealreadyhadplenty,WhichoneinthefollowingexpressionsisNotA.TheGangofFourB.AflockofcootsTrue?.AschoolofbirdsD.ApackofwolvesWhichoneinthefollowingexpressionsisNotA.asslipperyasaneelB.asmajesticasatigerC.asstubbornasam

8、uleD.asstupidasagooseWhichidiomorsayingbelowshowspeoplespositiveattitudetowardsdogs?A.Ajollydog.B.Heworkedlikeadog.C.Leadadogslife.D.Treatsomeonelikeadog.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrue?A.Femalenamestendtobelongerwithmoresyllables.Femalenamestendtohavehigherpercentageofnameswithstressonasylla

9、bleotherthanthefirst.Malenamestendtomakemoreuseof/i/sound,suchasSteve,Peter,andKeith.Femalenamesmorelikelyendwithvowelsound,whilemalenameswithaplosivesound.SectionII:ReadingComprehension25intsPart1:Questions16-20arebasedonthispart.(15points)ReadPassage1andthenanswerQuestions16-b2ri0efly.Writeyourans

10、wersontheAnswerSheet.Passage1InAustralianfamiliesthecentralrelationshipisusuallythatbetweenhusbandandwife,withchildrenbeingthoughtofasindependentindividualsfromanearlyage.ThecentralrelationshiparoundwhichChinesefamiliesrevolveisquitedifferent.Herethestressisplacedontherelationshipbetweenparentsandch

11、ildren.Coupleswithchildrenviewtherolesofmotheracidfatherascomingbeforethoseofhusbandandwife.Itistheparents,usuallythefather,whomakeallimportantdecisionsforchildren.Itisthefather,forexample,whowillusuallymakedecisionsconcerningwhatandwherethechildrenshouldstudy.ThisisinmarkedcontrasttoAustralianfamil

12、ieswherechildrenplayanincreasinglyimportantroleindecidingsuchmattersastheygrowolder.ThisindependenceisalsoshownintheAustraliancustomofchildrenleavinghometoliveindependentlyoftheirparentslongbeforemarriage.TherearefewifanyopportunitiesforyoungpeopletosetupindependentlyinthisfashioninChina.Indeed,theA

13、ustralianpracticeinthisregardcanseemfromaChineseperspectivetoindicatethatAustraliansdonotcareabouttheirfamilies.AustralianchildrenaremorelikelytobeexpectedtoworkwhiletheyarestudyingthantheirChinesecounterparts.Thiscanalsoapplytohouseholdchores,withChineseparentsexpectingtheiroffspringtodevotetheirti

14、metotheirstudies.Childrenmaybeexcusedsuchdutiesrightuptomarriage,sothatmarriedlifecansometimescomeasarudeawakeningtotheneedtocookandclean.WhereasinAustraliastudentsmayworkduringtheholidaysorpart-timeduringterm,suchactivityisrareinChina.Thesituationhaschangedsomewhatsincetheendofthe1980s,withsomestud

15、entstakingworkastutorsorprovidingvariousservicessuchasdressmaking.Buttheinitialpublicreactionwasoneofshock.Itis,then,stillviewedasprimarilytheparentsresponsibilitytosupporttheirchildrenwhiletheyarepursuingtheireducation.Moneyspentinthiswayisundernocircumstancesregardedasaloan,toberepaidwhenthechildr

16、enfinishtheireducationandhavesecuredajob.UniversitystudentsinAustraliaalsoreceivefinancialassistancefromtheirparentsandthereisinsomefamiliesanunderstandingthatthiswillberepaidoncetheyarefinanciallyindependent.TomanyChinesethismaysmackoflackofloveandfamilyfeeling.TheAustralianemphasisonfosteringindep

17、endenceinchildrenfromanearlyagerunscountertotheChineseview.Chinesechildrenarenotexpectedtobeautonomousoftheirfamiliestothesameextent,withdependenceonparentsuptothetimetheyaremarried.Theprotectionandcareoftheirchildrenisthedutyofparents.Chineseparentswouldlookuponthefailuretofulfillthisdutyasviolatin

18、gthemostbasicofparentalresponsibility.Dependenceistheinevitablecorollaryandnotsomethingtoshedassoonaspossiblebuttheexpressionofstrongfamilybondsofaffection.1.6WhatstheprimaryrelationshipinanAustralianfamilyandinaChinesefamily?17.WhatroledochildrenplayinanAustralianfamily?18W.hydontChinesechildrendoh

19、ouseholdchoresathome?19W.hatareAustralianchildrenexpectedtododuringtheirschoolyears?2.0Whatsthemainideaofthepassage?Part2:Questions21-25arebasedonthispart.(10points)ReadPassage2andthendecidewhetherStatements212-5areTrueorFalseaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.WriteTfortrueandFforfalseontheA

20、nswerSheet.assageTheEnglishCharacterNoEnglishmanbelievesinworkingfrombooklearning.Hesuspectsalltheories,philosophicalorother.Hesuspectseverythingnew,anddislikesit,unlesshecanbecompelledbytheforceofcircumstancestoseethatthisnewthinghasadvantagesovertheold.Race-experienceiswhatheinvariablydependsupon,

21、wheneverhecan,whetherinIndia,inEgypt,orinAustralia.Hisstatesmendonotconsulthistoricalprecedentsinordertodecidewhattodo:theyfirstlearnthefactsastheyare;thentheydependupontheirowncommonsense,notatallupontheiruniversitylearningoruponphilosophicaltheories.AndinthecaseoftheEnglishnation,itmustbeacknowled

22、gedthatthisinstinctivemethodhasbeeneminentlysuccessful.Thelastpeoplefromwhompraisecanbeexpected,evenforwhatisworthyofallpraise,aretheEnglish.Anewfriendship,anewideal,areform,anobleaction,awonderfulpoem,anexquisitepainting-anyofthesethingswillbeadmiredandpraisedbyeveryotherpeopleinEuropelongbeforeyou

23、cangetEnglishmentopraise.TheEnglishmanallthistimeisstudying,considering,tryingtofindfault.Whyshouldhetrytofindfault?Sothathewillnotmakeanymistakesatalaterday.Hehasinheritedtheterriblecautionofhisancestorsinregardtomistakes.Itmustbegrantedthathiscautionhassavedhimfromanumberofveryseriousmistakesthato

24、thernationshavemade.Itmustalsobeacknowledgedthatheexercisesafairamountofmoderationintheoppositedirection-hismodernEnglishman;hehaslearnedcautionofanotherkind,whichhisancestorstaughthim.Powershouldbeusedwithmoderation;forwhoeverfindshimselfamongvaliantmenwilldiscoverthatnomanispeerless.Andthisisavery

25、importantthingforthestrongmantoknow-thathoweverstrong,hecannotbethestrongest;hismatchwillbefoundwhenoccasiondemandsit.NotonlyScandinavianbutEnglishrulershaveoftendiscoveredthisfacttotheircost.ThejudgmentoftheEnglishmanbyallother.Europeanpeoplesisthatheismostsuspicious,themostreserved,themostunrecept

26、ive,themostunfriendly,thecoldest-hearted,andthemostdomineeringofallwesternpeoples.AskaFrenchman,anItalian,aGerman,aSpaniard,evenanAmerican,whathethinksaboutEnglishmen;andeveryoneofthemwilltellyoutheverysamething.Thisispreciselywhatthecharacterofmenwouldbecomewhohadlivedforthousandsofyearsinthecondit

27、ionsofnorthernsociety.ButyouwouldfindupontheotherhandthatnearlyallnationswouldspeakhighlyofcertainotherEnglishqualities-energy,courage,honor,justice(betweenthemselves).Theywouldsaythatalthoughnomanissodifficulttomakefriendswith,thefriendshipofanEnglishmanoncegainedismorestrongandtruethananyother.And

28、asthebattleoflifecontinues,andmustcontinueforthousandsofyearstocome,itmustbeacknowledgedthattheEnglishcharacterisespeciallywellfittedforthestruggle.Itsreserves,itscautions,itsdoubts,itssuspicions,itsbrutality-thesehavebeenforitinthepast,andarestillinthepresent,thebestsocialamourandpanoplyofwar.Itisn

29、otalovablenoranamiablecharacter;itisnotevenkindly.TheEnglishmanofthebesttypeismuchmoreinclinedtobejustthanheistobekind,forkindnessisanemotionalimpulse,andtheEnglishmanisonhisguardagainsteverykindofemotionalimpulse.Butwithallthis,thecharacterisagrandone,anditssuccesshasbeenthebestproofofitsvalue.21.T

30、heEnglishmenarewillingtoseetheadvantagesofnewthings.22.TheEnglishmenwouldratherdependontheirraceexperiencethanuniversitylearningorphilosophicaltheories.23I.tislesslikelytogetpraisefromanAmericanthanfromanEnglishman.24B.eingquitecautious,theEnglishmanhasavoidedmakingalotofmistakesthatothernationshave

31、made.25.EmotionalimpulseisoneoftheEnglishcharacters.ectionlllommunicationAnalysispointsInstructions;Thefollowingarethreedifferentcasesofcross-culturalcommunication.Ineachofthecasesthereissomethingtobeimprovedupon.Writeananalysisonwhatistobedesiredformoresuccessfulcommunicationorculturalunderstanding

32、ineachcasebyansweringQuestions26-28respectively.Youranalysisofeachcaseshouldbeabout100-150words.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.Note:Y!ourwritingabilitywillalsobeassessedinthissectionofthetest.Case1(7points)LiGangisanewChinesestudentinanAmericanuniversity.Heisverygladthatoneofhisclassmates,Peter,in

33、viteshimtoseeafilmoneday.LiGanggoestothecinemaontime.Whenhegetsthere,Peteriswaitingforhim.Petersays,Ihaveboughtmine.Yougoquicklytobuyyourticket.LiGanggetssurprised.Question26.WhydoesLiGanggetSurprised?Case2:(10points)Mrs.ChenhasjustmovedtoAmerica.Herhusbandisaguestprofessorthere.Shefindsthatacarisve

34、rynecessaryinAmerica,soshedecidestobuyone.Aftershehaschosenasuitablecar,shetakesoutthecashtopay.Thesalesmanisverygladandsurprised,Great.Youpayincash.Mrs.Chengetsconfused.Question27:WhydoesMrs.Chengetconfused?Case3(13points)SarahandDanielareayoungAmericancouplewhoareteachingEnglishatZhejianUgniversit

35、y.TheyareleaningChineseandenjoytheirnewlives.TheyhavebeeneagertogettoknowChinesepeoplebettersowerepleasedwhenChenLi,theirnewChinesecolleagueinvitedthemtoherhomefor?dinneratoneweekend:WhenSarahandDahielarrived,ChenLiintroducedthemtoherhus-bandWangBing,askedthemtositdownatatablecontaining8platesofvari

36、ouscolddishesservedthemteaandthendisappearedwithherhusbandintothekitchen.SarahofferedtohelpinthekitchenbutChenLisaidshedidntneedanyhelp.Ahalf-hourlatershecamebackandsatdownandthethreebegantoeat.WangBingcameinfromtimetotimetoputseveralhotdishesonthetable.Mostofthefoodwaswonderfulandtherewasmuchmoreth

37、anSarahandDanielcouldeat.TheywantedWangBingtositdownsothattheycouldtalktohim.Finallyhedidsitdownandateabit,butquicklyheturnedontheTVtoshowthemhightechfeatures.SoonitwastimeforSarahandDanieltogohome.SarahandDanielfeltslightlydepressedbythisexperience,butreturnedtheinvitationonemonthlater.Theydecidedt

38、omakeaniceAmericanmealandfeltluckytofindolives,tomatojuice,butterandevensomecheeseinthehotelshop.Theyputtheseoutasappetizers.Forthemaincoursetheypreparedspaghettiandasaladwithdressingmadefromoil,vinegar,andsomespicestheyfoundinthemarket.WhenChenLiandWangBingarrivedtheywereimpressedbytheapartmentandt

39、hedecorations,andaskedaboutthepriceofthefurniture,paintings,thecarpetandotherthings.Sarahpolitelyrefusedtoanswertheirquestions.Theytooksmalltastesoftheappetizersandateonlyalittlespaghettianddidntfinishthesaladontheirplates.Sarahurgedthemtoeatmorebuttheyrefused.SarahandDanieltalkedabouttheirfamiliesa

40、ndaskedtheChinesecoupleabouttheirs.Afterawhile,Danielclearedthetableandservedcoffeeandpastries.TheChinesecoupledidntdrinknoreattoomuch.Aftertheyleft,SarahandDanielfeltpuzzledb,ecausetheirChineseguestsdidnteattoomuch,whiletheythemselvesleftChenLishomesofull.Question28HowdoesChineseunderstandingoftheh

41、ost-guestrelationshipinfluenceChenLiandWangBingswayofentertainingSarahandDaniel?HowdoesSarahandDanielsunderstandingofthehost-guestrelationshipinfluencetheirwayoftreatingChenLiandWangBing?Whatadvicecouldyougivetobothcouplestohelpthemfurthertheirfriendship?跨文化交际试题答案及评分标准SectionI:LanguageAppropriacyand

42、Accuracy1-30points45points,3pointseach.)1.C2.D3.C4.B5.A6.C7.D8.D9.C10.D11D.12.C13.B14.A15C.SectionIl:ReadingComprehension25pointsPartoints,3pointseach.ointoffforeachgrammar/spellingmistake,butatmost1pointcanbedeductedforeachitemforthegrammar/spellinmgistakes.Theexactwordingisnotrequired,butthemeanin

43、gmustbethesame.)IanAustralianfamilytheprimaryrelationshipishusbandandwife,whereasinaChinesefamilythebasicrelationshipisbetweenparentsandchildren.Childrenplayanincreasinglyimportantroleindecidingthemattersinthefamilyastheygrowolder.BecauseChineseparentsexpecttheirchildrentodevotetheirtimetostudies.18

44、.DuringtheirschoolyearsAustralianchildrenmayworkintheholidaysandmayworkpart-timeduringtheterms.20.ThepassagediscussesthedifferencesbetweenChineseandAustralianfamiliesinchild-rearing.Part2.(10oints,2pointseach)21.F22.T23.F24.T2ectionlll:CommunicationAnalysis3ointsQuestion26.Case1(7points,5pointsforth

45、eanalysis,2pointsforoveralllanguagequality.)1)InChina,ifsomebodyinvitesyoutoseeafilm,hewillbuytheticketforyou.2)InAmericai,nvitationisverycommon.Andpeopleuasreedtopayingindividually.3)LiGanghasntgotusedtothisyet.HethoughtthatPeterwouldbuytheticketforhim.Question27.Case2(1p0oints,8pointsfortheanalysi

46、s,2pointsforoveralllanguagequality.)1)ICnhina,peoplaereusedtopayingincash,especiallyindailylife.2)Chinesepeopleconsumewithintheirconsumptivecapability3)TheAmericansareusedtopayinginchequeorcreditcard.Andtheylikeconsuminginadvance.Butthemerchantsprefertohavecash.Question28.Case3(13points,11pointsfortheanalysis,2pointsforoveralllanguagequality.)Note:Thewordsofthesampleanswerbelowaremorethantherequired,forthepurposeofprovidingenoughreference.InChina,itistraditionalthathostsentertainguestsbyofferinmganycoursesofdishestoshowtheirho