《跨文化交际》考试试卷及答案

《跨文化交际》考试试卷及答案

《跨文化社交》考试一试卷

Section IListening Test[20 points]

Part 1. Questions 1- 5 are bad on this part. (10 points)

You are going to listen to a panel discussion between two people on animal behavior. Choo the

best answer from A, B, C and D for each question. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

1. Madam Chair states that chimpanzee's altruism __________.

A. is similar to that of bees

B. may contain an element of lf-interest

C. is part of a group feeding system

D. is not a mutual-aid system

2. Worker beeswork hard looking for food for 2 or 3 weeks, __________. A.

and then die, leaving no offspring

B. and then feed their offspring

C. but die before feeding their offspring

D. and then produce their offspring

3. Chimpanzees who don't do their share of grooming are __________ by the group.

A. criticized

B. accepted

C. exchanged

D. rejected

4. Male lions will cooperate in groups comprising __________. A.

brothers

B. brothers and sisters

C. brothers and sisters and daughters

D. brothers and sisters and daughters and aunts

5. Which of the following animals are being discusd in the conversation?

A. bees,dogs, and lions

B. bees,chimpanzees, and fish

C. bees,chimpanzees, and lions.

D. chimpanzees , lions, and dogs

Part 2. Questions 6-15 are bad on this part. (10 points)

You are going to listen to part of a lecture. As you listen, fill in the blanks with words from the lecture

to complete the ntences that summarize the main points of the lecture. Write your answers on the

Answer Sheet. Note: Each blank requires only ONE word.

People communicate with one another all the time. Culture is regarded at the __6___ of

communication challenges and it influences how people __7___ problems and participate in groups

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Since people coming from different cultural groups need to work together, cultural values sometimes

__12___ and misunderstanding aris.

The speaker mentioned six patterns of cultural differences which include: different communication

styles, attitudes toward conflict, approaches to ___13____ tasks, decision making styles, attitudes

toward __14___, and approaches to knowing.

When talking about communication style, the speaker introduced two aspects: verbal and non-verbal

communication. Non-verbal communication includes facial expressions, __15___, ating

arrangements, personal distance, and nof time.

This is the end of the Listening Test.

Section IICommunicative Competence[30 points]

Sheet.

16. Which of the following statements is TRUE of collectivism? __________

A. Collectivist cultures are described as "I" cultures.

B. Members of collectivist cultures value open discussion of disagreement.

C. Uniformity and conformity are stresdin collectivist cultures.

D. Collectivists tend to draw attention to themlves and expressunique opinions.

17. Just now I suddenly realized that I was totally to blame. I'll just have to face the music. The

underlined part here means __________.

A. to go to a concert and forget anything el by enjoying the music

B. to relax onelf by listening to the music alone

D. to go to ethe person who is in charge and ask what has gone wrong

Questions 16-30: Choo the best answer from A, B, C and D. Write your answers on the Answer

《跨文化交际》考试试卷及答案

D. "Butler" came from places.

22. If you received an English invitation to a formal western banquet but could not attend it, what

would be an appropriate action? __________

A. Ask a friend to attend the banquet for you.

B. Ask a colleague to phone a refusal.

C. Accept the invitation but then not attend.

D. Write a reply informing the host/hostessthat you could not attend the banquet.

23. Your American colleague has just had her hair dyed green. She is expecting your comment.

What would you say appropriately? __________

A. "Your hair is as green as tree leaves."

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B. All cultures draw lines between appropriate and inappropriate social distance for different

relationships.

C. Social distance has a wider range than public distance.

D. The appropriateness of physical contact varies between cultures.

30. If someone is said to be "economical with the truth", he/she __________

A. has saveda lot of money B.

does not tell the whole truth

C. usvery few words

D. has recently died

Section IIIReading Comprehension[30 points]

Part 1. Questions 31- 35 are bad on Passage1. (10 points)

A handshake will be an acceptable greeting around the world. However, the strength, length, and

duration of a handshake will vary by culture. Of cour, Japanewill still bow to each other and it is

advisable for foreign visitors to bow slightly when shaking hands. Mexicans who know each

other will hug and East Europeans may kiss. In many European countries it is common to shake

hands with everyone in the room before and after each businessmeeting.

Business card exchanges are an important part of any international business meeting. Variations

include where to keep your cards, which languages the card should be in, and what to do with the

business card once you have received it. One rule to follow: Always bring five times more cards

than you think you will need. To explore the nuances of business card exchange, we will examine

English on one side and Japane on the other. The Japane side First, the cards should be in

marker. It is important that the company and title be prominently should have a logo or other

the exchange as carried out by an American in Japan.

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_______31. Generally speaking, in Europe you should shake hands with everybody at the

beginning and the end of a meeting.

_______32. You should always take at least five more business cards than you expect to need on

your business trips.

_______33. In Japan, the person's status should be clearly given on the card.

_______34. It is acceptable for an American to note something down on a Japanebusiness card

to remind him of the person who gave it to him.

_______35. The Japanebusiness card is more than just a reminder of who the person is. It also

reprentsthe company he works for.

Part 2. Questions 36-40 are bad on Passage2. (10 points)

Passage2

In an effort to get over culture shock, there is value in knowing something about the nature of culture

and its relationship to the individual. In addition to living in a physical environment, an individual lives

in a cultural environment consisting of manmade physical objects, social institutions, ideas and

beliefs.

An individual is not born with culture but only with the capacity to learn it and u it. There is nothing

in a newborn child which dictates that it should eventually speak Portugue, English, or French, nor

that it should eat with a fork in its left hand rather than in the right, or u chopsticks. All the things

the child has to learn. Nor are the parents responsible for the culture which they

transmit to their young. The culture of any people is the product of history and is built up over

time largely through process which are, as far as the individual is concerned, beyond his/her

awareness. It is by means of culture that the young learn to adapt themlves to the physical

environment and to the people with whom they associate.

As we know, children and adolescents often experience difficulties in this process of learning and

adjustment. But once learned, culture becomes a way of life, the sure, familiar, largely automatic way

of getting what you want from your environment and as such it also becomes a value.

People have a way of accepting their culture as both the best and the only way of doing things.

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cultural environment?

A. social institutions

B. beliefs

C. history

D. physical objects

37. What is the writer's stand about culture?

A. Parentsare responsible for transmitting culture to their children.

B. Children are born with culture.

C. Culture needs to be taught to young people.

D. Culture builds up over time and guides young people to adjust to environment.

38. According to the passage, what is NOT suggested by the writer as a symptom of ethnocentrism?

A. Regarding cultures containing similar values as the best cultures.

B. Regarding home culture is superior to other cultures.

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development with strangers. First, as King and Bond argue, the importance of family and the n

of dependency built up in the Chine family system make it difficult to develop personal

relationships with strangers. In the Chine culture, the transformation from a wai ren (outsider) to

a zi ji ren (insider) involves an arduous and time-consuming process, becau personal

relationships often take a long time to develop. After relationships have been established, however,

they tend to stay very solid. As a result, in order to overcome the inherent difficulty in relationship

development, intermediaries are widely ud for social relationship construction. Second, the

Chine and other collectivistic cultures tend to be particularistic in their utilization of value

standards toward in-groups and out-groups. This particularistic interpersonal principle of

relationships hinders interactions with outsiders becauvalue standards applied to in-groups may

not be readily adapted to out-groups, and most Chine don't feel knowledgeable about dealing

with outsiders.

Questions 41-45: Answer the following questions briefly. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

41. According to the author, what are the five common criteria of an insider?

42. How do automatic insiders differ from lected ones?

43. What example does the author give to show that insiders are treated differently from outsiders?

44. According to the author, what makes it difficult for a Chine person to develop a personal

relationship with a stranger?

45. What might be an appropriate title for this passage?

Section IVCommunication Analysis[20 points]

The following are two cas of cross-cultural communication. In each of the cas there is something

to be improved upon. Write an analysis on what is to be desired for more successful communication

or cultural understanding. Your analysis should be about 100 words for each ca. You may

organize your analysis in accordance with the following procedure: why did the people involved

behave so from the cultural perspective? What behaviors caud the misunderstanding in the

ca?What corrective behaviors do you suggestto each party in the ca?

Note: Your writing ability will be assd.

Ca 1 (10 points)

Li Hong is a new teacher in a middle school. One day, one of her Chine colleague Yang Zhen

introduces her to their middle-aged foreign teacher Maggy.

Yang: Li Hong, this is Maggy, our English teacher from America. And Maggy, this is Li Hong, our

new colleague.

Li and Maggy: How do you do?

Maggy: Your sweateris so smart.

Li: Oh, it is only an old one, I bought it last year.

Maggy: You are so young and smart, I am sure you are a good teacher.

Li: No, no. I am just a newcomer, I should learn from you old teachers.

Maggy looks surprid and thinks, "I am really so old?"

Question 46: Why did Li and Maggy behave so from the cultural perspective? What behaviors

caud the misunderstanding in the ca? What corrective behaviors do you suggest to Li and

Maggy to avoid miscommunication?

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Ca 2 (10 points)

Li has returned to China after a year in the States. He marries his childhood sweetheart, who has

never traveled and speaks very little English. Li's best friend in the States, Bob, comes to visit China

for the first time and is introduced to Wang Lan, the new wife of his best friend.

"Gee, it's great to meet you", says Bob, "Li talked about you all the time back in Houston!" , and

kiss Wang Lan heartily on both cheeks. Wang Lan is shocked.

Question 47: Why did Bob and Wang Lan behave so from the cultural perspective? What behaviors

caud the misunderstanding in the ca? What corrective behaviors do you suggest to Bob and

Wang Lan to avoid miscommunication?

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Section IListening Test [20 points]

Part 1. (10 points, 2 points each.)

Part 2. (10 points, 1 point each. 0.5 point off for each misspelling.)

6. root

7. approach

8. communities

9. shape

10. logic

11. grammar

12. conflict

13. completing

14. disclosure

15. gestures

Section II Communicative Competence [30 points]

(30 points, 2 points each.)

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37. D

38. A

39. C

40. B

Part 3. (10 points) Award 2 points to each correct answer.

41. The five common criteria of an insider are nice, trustworthy, caring, helpful, and empathetic.

42. Automatic insiders include one's parents, siblings, relatives, colleagues, and classmates,

whereas lected ones are special relations that one has developed over time at work or elwhere.

43. A Chine person may go beyond his or her means to help an insider, but an outsider has to

follow the rules.

44. The importance of family and the n of dependency built up in the Chine family system (or

value standardsapplied to in-groups may not be readily adaptedto out-groups).

45. In-Groups and Out-Groups in China; Interpersonal Relations in China; Relating Foreigners in

China, etc.

Section IVCommunication Analysis[30 points]

The sample answers given in this part are more detailed than required in order to lead you through

the three the examination, the students' analysis for each cashould be about 100 words.

Question 46.

Ca 1 (10 points, 1 point for overall language quality.)

1. Li Hong comes from a collectivist culture which emphasizes deference paid to people older than

lf and modesty displayed on the part of the young. Maggy comes from an individualistic culture

which values asrtivenessand free expression of feelings. (2 points)

2. As a young and new teacher, Li Hong showed her respect to Maggy with a formal greeting. When

Maggy complimented Li on her sweater and herlf, Li reacted in a typical Chine way by overusing

modesty in front of a teacher older than her. She displayed her humbleness by saying that her

sweater was an old one and she should learn from Maggy, an old teacher. Li's respons

are perfect between Chine people but terrible in cross-cultural situations like this. She did not

do not associate as much deference with age as collectivistic cultures do. Therefore, Maggy,

cultures realize that her expression of respect could be translated into offence since individualistic

that she had richer not understand that the word "old" here meant as a compliment, meaning

from their cultural teaching experience. Both Li Hong and Maggy communicated only

coming from an individualistic culture, was surprid when Li called her "old teacher". Maggy did

perspectives and thus caud miscommunication. (3 points)

3. To avoid miscommunication, Li Hong and Maggy should learn more about each other's culture

and adjust their behaviors accordingly. When Maggy complimented Li on her sweater and herlf, Li

could simply reply "thank you". She could u her non-verbal language to show her respect to

Maggy, for instance, with a smile, a handshake, etc. (2 points) As to Maggy, she could u fewer

complimentary words or more objective questions to reduce Li's nervousness. She should also

understand that one of the key values in collectivism is deference paid to experience and old age. (2

points)

Question 47.

Ca 2 (10 points, 1 point for overall language quality.)

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1. Bob comes from an individualistic culture which features clo body contact among personal

relationships. Wang Lan comes from a collectivistic culture which does not feature open display of

personal feelings through body contact. (2 points)

2. In the ca, Bob treated Wang Lan as a clo friend and greeted her in a typical western way with

hearty kiss on her cheeks to display the clo friendship. However, with little knowledge of western

greeting etiquette, Wang Lan was shocked since Bob's "rude" behavior was not in line with the

Chine ways of expressing clo friendship. In Chine culture, a hearty handshake will

rve the purpo. It is the contrast of Bob's open expression of cloness through clo body

contact and Wang Lan's indirectness in expressing her feelings that caud miscommunication. (3

points)

3. To avoid miscommunication, Bob and Wang Lan need to learn more about each other's culture

and adjust their behaviors accordingly. Bob should ask Wang Lan if he could kiss her to express his

friendship or he could shake hands with Wang Lan instead. (2 points) Wang Lan needs to

understand that the kiss were well meant and does not have to feel embarrasdor shocked. She

could act more actively by extending her hand out first for a handshake rather than behave passively.

(2 points)

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