对外经贸大学跨文化交际导论期末考试题

第1页共9页对外经济贸易大学《跨文化交际（英）》期末考试I.True-False:Decidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalse.WriteTfor“true”andFfor“false”.（每题1分，共20分）1.Theterm“interculturalcommunication”wasfirstusedbyGeertHofstedein1959.2.Halldefinescultureasthesoftwareofthemindthatguidesusinourdailyinteractions.3.InmostofAfrica,ArgentinaandPeru,puttingone’sindexfingertohistemplemeans‘Youarecrazy.’4.Stereotypingisacomplexformofcategorizationthatmentallyorganizesyourexperiencesandguidesyourbehaviortowardaparticulargroupofpeople.5.Valuesaresocialprinciples,goals,orstandardsacceptedbypersonsinaculture.Theyaretheinnermost“skinoftheonion.”6.Peoplefromsomeculturesmaylowertheirgazetoconveyrespect,whereasthismaybeunderstoodasevadingoreveninsultinginothercultures.7.Unbuttoningone’scoatisasignofopenness,friendlinessorwillingnesstoreachanagreement.8.Inorderforinterculturalnegotiationtobesuccessful,thepartiesmustprovideforawin-losesituation.9.EdwardHall’stheorystatesthatthefourlevelsembodythetotalconceptofculturelikeanonion–symbols,heroes,rituals,andvalues.10.Successfulinterculturalbusinesscommunicationinvolvesknowingtheethnocentrismsofpersonsinothercultures.Understandingthemindsetsofbothoneselfandthepersonofanotherculturewillresultinmoreefficientcommunication.11.Ethnocentrismisthebeliefthatsomebodyelse’sculturalbackground,includingwaysofanalyzingproblems,values,beliefs,language,andverbalandnonverbalcommunication,isbetterthanourown.第2页共9页12.PeopleintheUnitedStatesplaceagreateremphasisonhistoryanddonotlikechangeascomparedwithpeopleofAsianandLatincultures.13.WhendealingwithGermanbusinesspeople,youshouldavoidjokesandotherformsofhumorduringtheactualbusinesssessions.14.Inthebusinesscircle,Americanbusinesspeopleusefirstnamesimmediately.15.CompaniesshouldavoidsendingfemaleemployeestotheMiddleEast,asinArabcountriesmenmayrefusetoworkwithwomen.16.InSoutheastAsia,youshouldavoidpresentingyourbusinesscardwithyourrighthand.17.Whenacceptingabusinesscard,Germanbusinesspeoplecarefullylookatthecard,observethetitleandorganization,acknowledgewithanodthattheyhavedigestedtheinformation,andperhapsmakearelevantcommentoraskapolitequestion.18.TheOKsignmaybeinterpretedasaskingformoneybyJapanesebusinesspeople.19.Nonverbalcommunicationisimportanttothestudyofinterculturalcommunicationbecauseagreatdealofnonverbalbehaviorspeaksauniversallanguage.20.Inshort,interculturalcommunicationcompetencerequiressufficientawarenessknowledge,motivations,andskills.Eachofthesecomponentsaloneissufficienttoachieveinterculturalcommunicationcompetence.II.Translation:TranslatethefollowingChinesetermsintoEnglishandEnglishtermsintoChinese.（每题1分，共20分）1.stereotypes2.paralanguage3.ethnocentrism4.masculinity5.high-contextculture6.monochronictime7.speechact8.conversationtaboos9.vocalqualifiers10.powerdistance第3页共9页11.译码12.偏见13.文化震惊14.不确定性回避15.概念意义16.语用错误17.礼貌原则18.归纳法19.空间语言20.礼仪与礼节III.MultipleChoice:ChoosetheONEappropriateanswer.（每题1分，共20分）1.Understandinganotherculture.a.enablesbusinesspeopletoknowwhyforeignassociatesbelieveandactastheydob.isbestachievedthrough“do’sanddon’ts”listsc.isimportantforbusinesspeoplebecausetheycanappeartobebetterinformedd.isn’tnecessaryforbusinesspeople2.Non-linearlanguages.a.areobjectorientedb.seetimeasacontinuumofpresent,pastandfuturec.arecircular,traditionorientedandsubjectived.leadtoshort-rangeplanninginbusinesspractices3.Whichstatementaboutvaluesisincorrect?a.Valuesaresocialprinciples,goals,orstandardsacceptedbypersonsinaculture.b.Valuesarelearnedbycontactswithfamilymembers,teachers,andreligiousleaders.c.Valueswillbeinfluencedbywhatisseenontelevisionorreadinnewspapers.d.Peopleinvariouscultureshavebasicallysimilarvalues.4.Peoplefromculturesthatfollowthemonochronictimesystemtendtoa.doonethingatatime.第4页共9页b.becommittedtopeople.c.borrowandlendthingsoften.d.buildlifetimerelationships.5.Whichstatementregardinghapticsisincorrect?a.InThailand,itisoffensivetotouchthehead.b.Japanisconsideredadon'ttouchculture.c.Greeceisconsideredatouchculture.d.InLatinAmericancountries,touchingbetweenmenisunacceptable.6.Theopinionthateveryonehasapositionandclearlydefinedprivilegesis.a.aviewofhierarchicalstructureofsocialrelationshipb.aviewofgrouporientationstructureofsocialrelationshipc.aviewofindividualorientationstructureofsocialrelationshipd.noneoftheabove7.Generalguidelinestofollowwhenconversingwithsomeonefromanothercultureincludeallofthefollowingexcept:a.politicsisasafetopicinmostcultures.b.avoidtellingjokes.c.avoidpersonalquestions.d.keeptheconversationpositive.8.Whichstatementbestdescribesanincorrecthandshake?a.IntheU.S.,ahandshakeshouldbefirm.b.AnAsianhandshakeisusuallygentle.c.Germansrepeatabrusquehandshakeuponarrivalanddeparture.d.ABritishhandshakeisfirmandrepeatedfrequently.9.Whichstatementreferringtothoughtpatternsisincorrect?a.Asianstypicallyusetheinductivemethodofreasoning.b.Thoughtpatternsimpactoralcommunication.c.Whenusingthedeductivemethodofreasoning,onestartswiththefactsandgoestogeneralizations.d.Recognizingdifferentthoughtpatternsisimportantinnegotiationwith第5页共9页differentcultures.