大学英语跨文化交际双语课程水平测试题

大学英语跨文化交际双语课程水平测试题（二）MultipleChoice (20points,2pointseach)Directions:Therearesomestatementsinthissection.ForeachstatementtherearefourONEchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosethe thatbestcompletesthestatement.ONE refertomaintainingone’soriginalcultureandnotparticipatinginthenewcultureSeparationandsegregation B.AssimilationC.Marginalization D.IntegrationDefinitionsofcommunicationfrommanyAsiancountriesstress ,whichismostnotableincultureswithaConfuciantradition.exchanginginformation B.harmonyC.respect D.instrumentalfunctionCommunicationdoesnotoccurinisolationorinavacuum,butratherittakesplaceinaphysicalandasocialcontext;bothestablishtherulesthatgoverntheinteraction.Itreflects .communicationissymbolic B.communicationissystematicC.communicationisirreversible D.communicationistransactionalInChina,ifaTibetancommunicateswithaHan,itis .interracialcommunication B.interethniccommunicationC.internationalcommunication D.interpersonalcommunication isanypolicy,practice,belieforattitudethatattributescharacteristicsorstatustoindividualsbasedontheirrace.Sexism B.Collectivism C.Racism D.IndividualismThe isthepersonwithanideaheorshedesirestocommunicate.message B.source C.context D.feedback istheprocessofputtinganideaintoasymbol.Decoding B.Channel C.Encoding D.Source referstotheexchangeofmessagesbetweenmembersofthedominantculturewithinacountry.InterethnicCommunication B.InterregionalCommunicationC.internationalcommunication D.Interculturalcommunication referstoanindividual’slearningandadoptingthenormsandvaluesofthenewhostculture.Acculturation B.DeculturationC.Marginalization D.AssimilationHofstede’s indexmeasurestheextenttowhichthelesspowerfulmembersoforganizationsandinstitutions(likethefamily)acceptandexpectthatpowerisdistributedunequally.valueorientation B.culturaldimensionsC.culturalvalues D.powerdistanceTerms (15points,3pointseach)Directions:Therearefivetermsinthissection.Trytoexplainthefollowingtermsinyourownwords.ThenwritedowntheanswersontheAnswerSheet.CultureshockCommunication(fromperceptionalperspective)WorldviewUncertaintyavoidanceInterpretationCaseAnalysis (20points,5pointseach)Directions:Inthissectionyouaresupposedtoanalyzethefollowingcasesfromtheperspectiveofinterculturalcommunication.ThenwritedowntheanswersontheAnswerSheet. InChina,soundsandfiguresreflectgoodfortune.Thephoneticsoundofeight,baatinCantoneseandbetweenpaandbainMandarin,issimilartofaat,meaningprosperity.Thenumber8,then,isthemostfortuitousofnumbersportendingprosperity. In1998,IndonesianmobslootedhundredsofChineseshopsandhomesleavingmorethan2000dead;suicidebombingshavebecomecommoneventsinIsrael;in2001,MiddleEasternterroristsdestroyedtheWorldTradeCenter,seenbysomeasasymbolofgreedandculturalhumiliation,incineratingitsoccupants. SoonafterarrivinginCanadafromKorea,Icriedalmosteveryday.IwassotenseIheardwithouthearing,andthismademefeelfoolish.Ialsoescapedintosleepingmorethantwelvehoursatatimeanddreamedofmylife,familyandfriendsinLima.Afterthreemonthsofisolatingmyselfinthehouseandspeakingtonoone,Iventuredout.Ithenbegantocriticizeeverythingaboutthisnewculturevalues,customs,climate,anditspeople.DuringthistimeIbegantoidealizemyownhomeland.Ialsobegantohavesevereheadaches.Finallyconsultedadoctor,butsheonlygavemealotofdrugstorelievethepain.Withtimepassingby,Ilearnedtoseethingsfromanewpointofviewandwasbetterabletoacceptmyselfandmyfeelings. Accordingtothe1940U.S.Census,therewere8,354,700peopleintheUnitedStateswhosenativelanguagewasalanguageotherthanEnglish.Atthattime,therewereabout1,000newspapersandperiodicalsprintedentirelyorinpartinlanguageotherthanEnglish.In1942,therewerenearly1,000radiostationsintheUnitedStates,200ofwhichbroadcastinsome26languages.Infact,though,themediacontributedtoassimilations.Today,therearesome200ethnicnewspapersandmagazinesinNewYork,SanJose,California,hasdozensofVietnamesepublications.ShortAnswer(30points,5pointseach)Directions:Inthissectionyouaresupposedtoanswerthefollowingquestionswiththeknowledgeofinterculturalcommunication.ThenwritedowntheanswersontheSheet.Whatarethefivestagesofcultureshock?Canyouexplainwhycommunicationiscontextual? Can you describe the interpersonal communication skills in order to effectively?Whatarethemajorethicaltheories?Canyouexplainthatwhyteaceremonyisanexampleofahigh-contextexperience?Whatarethebarrierstoeffectiveinterculturalcommunication?EnglisChineseTranslation(15points,3pointseach)Directions:InthissectionyouaresupposedtotranslatetheunderlinedsentencesintoChinese.ThenwritedowntheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Aswehavealreadyknown,communicationistheexchangeofinformation.27.Communicationdoesnotalwaysresult inunderstandingbecauseit isasymbolicbehavior.Themeaningofthemessagebasedonthecommunicationparticipants’culturalbackground,variesaccordinglyforeachperson.28.Intercultural