跨文化交际2010考试原题

跨文化交际学复习大纲既要点IChoosethemostcorrectanswerfromeachofthefollowing.1.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatcommunicationisa)somethingthathappensnowandthen.b)thewayhumanstalktoeachother.c)life,andlifeiscommunication.d)alifegivingenergyresource.2.Communicationisa)easytodefine.b)difficulttodefine.c)unabletobedefined.d)aninabilitytospeak.3.Communicationoccursifa)thereareatleasttwoormorepeople.b)anexchangeofinformationhastakenplace.c)thereisverbalcontactbetweentwopeople.d)alloftheaboveoccur.4.Researchershaveidentified______basictypesofcommunication.a)oneb)threec)fived)seven5.Theexpression“It’sallGreektome”meansa)It’ssomethingIdon’tunderstand!b)Idon’tspeakGreek!c)Idon’tunderstand:DoyouspeakGreek?d)Iunderstand:WhyareyouspeakingGreek?6.Atelephoneisanexampleofaa)signal.b)encoder.c)code.d)channel.7.Languagecommunicationbetweentwopeopleofthesamecultureiscalleda)multi-culturalcommunication.b)bi-culturalcommunication.c)mono-culturalcommunication.d)culturalcommunication.8.Languagecommunicationbetweentwopeopleofdifferentculturesiscalleda)multi-culturalcommunication.b)bi-culturalcommunication.c)mono-culturalcommunication.d)culturalcommunication.9.ItisquitecommoninmanyEnglishspeakingcountriesfora)studentstoignoretheirprofessors.b)studentstoaddresstheirprofessorsbythetitle“Mr.”c)studentstoignoreanyformofaddressfortheirprofessors.d)studentstoaddresstheirprofessorsbytheirfirstname.10.InAmericaifastudentandprofessormeetwhoshouldgreettheotherfirst?a)Theprofessor.b)Thestudent.c)Either.d)Neither(studentsandprofessorsdon’tmeetsocially).11.ThefollowingisNOTanexampleofanon-verbalsignala)crossingthefingers.b)shakinghands.c)saying‘hello’.d)pointing.12.Ininter-culturalCommunicationoneoftenfindstheotherperson’sbehavioura)veryexciting.b)difficultbecauseoflanguage.c)easytounderstand.d)oddandsometimesdistasteful.13.InBritain,hospitalityismeasuredbya)thenumberofdishesyouaregiven.b)thenumberofdrinksyouaregiven.c)freedomtolookatwhateveryouwant.d)freedomtochoosewhatyoueatordrink.14.Foreignersusuallyformthehabitofa)respectingimportantpeople.b)respectingyoungpeople.c)respectingallpeople.d)respectingelderlypeople.15.‘Westerners’donotfeelcomfortabletalkingabouta)religion.b)relatives.c)weather.d)economics.16.“Westerners”donotlikea)talkingwhilesomeoneiscooking.b)talkingwhilesomeonewatchesTV.c)talkingatthedinnertable.d)takingtheirchildrentothemovies.17.Culturally,Britishchildrenseemtobemore______thanChinesechildrena)dependable.b)dependent.c)independent.d)indestructible.18.“Western”cultureissaidtofocusona)individualism.b)freedom.c)revisionism修正主义.d)collectivism.19.‘Western”culturecanbetracedtoa)liberalism.b)independence.c)Lincolnism.d)Confucianism.20.Collectivisttheoryislinkedto________culture.a)Americanb)Westernc)Easternd)Chinese21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTagirl’sname?:a)Angelab)Jennyc)Brendad)George22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaboy’sname:a)Michaelb)Rachelc)Richardd)Edward23.AChristiannameisalsocalleda:a)givennameb)surnamec)familynamed)lastname24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue:a)surnameswereusedtoindicatefamilyrelationshipsb)surnameswereusedtoindicateoccupationsc)surnameswereusedtoindicateyearofbirthd)surnameswereusedtoindicatelocation25.OnecanassumefromMargaretThatcher’sfamilynamethatherancestors:a)soldcandlesb)madeclothesc)madebarrelsd)maderoofs26.Today,manyChinesepeople:a)payalotofattentiontooriginsofsurnamesb)areveryawareofthemeaningofgivennamesc)aremostlyunawareofthemeaningofgivennamesd)searchfortheoriginsofsurnames27.InChina,theterm‘comrade’is:a)stillwidelyusedb)becomingmoreandmorepopularc)commoninwrittenChinesed)widespreadbutdiminishinginuse28.Today,inEngland,peopleusuallycalleachotherbytheirfirstnamesin:a)formalmeetingsatworkb)informalsituationsoutsideworkc)formalsituationsoutsideworkd)informalmeetingswithbosses29.InEngland,tocallapersonbytheirlastnameonlyisregardedas:a)acceptabletomostpeopleb)friendly,butsometimesdisrespectfulc)neitherfriendlynorrespectfuld)commonandquitefriendly30.‘Guys’,inAmericaisacollectiveinformaltermfor:a)addressingagroupoffriendsb)addressingagroupofgirlsc)addressingagroupofmend)addressingagroupofladies31.TowhichofthefollowingwouldyounotgiveakintermsuchasUncleorAuntinanEnglishspeakingcountry?:a)Father’sbrotherb)Father’ssisterc)Mother’sbrotherd)Mother’sfriend32.ComparedtoChinesepeople,Englishnativespeakers:a)donotusekintermssoextensivelyb)usekintermsjustasextensivelyc)usethemabouthalfasmuchd)donotusethematall33.ChinesepeopledoNOTtalkfreelyabout:a)age.b)sex.c)salary.d)maritalstatus.34.CommontopicsofconversationinBritaindoNOTinclude:a)weather.b)sports.c)television.d)salary.34.Whichofthefollowingisaformalgreeting?:a)How’stricks?b)Hithere!c)Howareyou?d)How’sthings?35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofChinesesurnames:a)theycomefromancestorsbirthdaysb)theycomefromancientkingdomsc)theycomefromhistoricaleventsd)theycomefromofficialtitles36.AtEnglishdinnershostsoftenaskwhatpeoplelike:a)justbeforetheyserveameal.b)beforetheycometothedinner.c)astheyareservingthemeal.d)isatotallyuntruestatement.37.ThetermRSVPmeans:a)pleasecomeearly.b)pleasebringafriend.c)pl