大学生英语跨文化交际复习题库

1.What kinds of things cannot be noticed by a fish in the sea?
A) The food
B) The climate and the environment
C) The danger and the natural enemy
D) The water
正确答案为D
2.Human beings also have hardware and software. __________ is to human beings what software is to computer. 人类也有硬件和软件
A) Culture
B) Body
C) Shape
D) Color
正确答案为A
3.American scholars Daniel Bates and Fred Plog define culture from intercultural perspective which reflects the role of _________.美国学者丹尼尔·贝茨和弗雷德·普洛格从跨文化的角度定义文化，反映了文化的作用
A) perceptionn. 知觉；觉察（力）；观念；（农作物的）收获
B) communication
C) sensationn. 感觉；直觉；知觉；轰动
D) intellectual n. 知识分子；脑力劳动者；有极高智力的人；
正确答案为B
4.Many of the same proverbs appear throughout the world, because all people, regardless of their culture, share common _______.许多相同的谚语出现在世界各地，因为所有人，不管他们的文化如何，都是共同的
A) stories
B) languages
C) experiences
D) arts
正确答案为C
5.We understand two characteristics of subgroups as ________ label and temporality.我们理解亚群的两个特征为________标签和时间性
A) same
B) inferior ad j. 低劣的；下级的，下等的；（位置在）下面的；
C) superior 优良的；更高级的；傲慢的；
D) deviant 不正常的，异常的；离经叛道的
正确答案为D
6.__________ refers to one’s sense of belonging to a particular culture or ethnic group. It means one’s sense of the culture to which one belongs.
指一个人对某一特定文化或民族的归属感。

它意味着一个人对自己所属的文化的感觉。

A) Cultural search
B) Cultural feature
C) Cultural achievement
D) Cultural identity
正确答案为D
7.When we distinguish the two different cultures, some things are obvious, like architecture, language, clothes, customs, etc. From these elements we can easily find out the differences between the two cultures.
当我们区分这两种不同的文化时，一些东西是显而易见的，比如建筑、语言、服装、习俗等。

从这些元素中，我们可以很容易地发现这两种文化之间的差异。

A) True
B) False
正确答案为A
8.Culture is isolated and separated into different parts.
A) True
B) False
正确答案为B
9.When they are young, people have little interest in exploring cultural issues, because they have achieved their cultural identity.
A) True
B) False
正确答案为B
10.The nature of culture refers to ___________.
A) Culture is the grammar of our behavior.
B) Culture is like the water a fish swims in.
C) Culture is our hardware.
D) Culture is like an iceberg.
正确答案为 A B D
11.Some abstract things that you cannot see directly in culture, such as ________.
一些你在文化中不能直接看到的抽象事物，比如
A) the ideas of social roles and functions
B) attitude and relationships
C) food and music
D) moral, belief and value 道德、信仰和价值
正确答案为 A B D
12.The aspects that can account for the changes of cultures, they are: __________.
A) disasters
B) environmental factors
C) technological invention
D) cultural contact 文化接触；文化联系
正确答案为A B C D
1.Why are there more than 40 words for camel in Arabic regions?
为什么阿拉伯地区有40多个单词表示骆驼
A) Because people like camel so much in Arabic regions.
B) Because camel has many connotations in Arabic regions.
因为骆驼在阿拉伯语地区有很多内涵
C) Because camel plays a significant role in people's life.
D) Because there are many kinds of camel in Arabic regions.
正确答案为C
2.Chinese people use ____________ communication styles.
A) self-enhancement 自我强化; 自我增强; 自我提升; 自我提高; 自我膨胀
B) direct
C) personal
D) contextual与语境有关的
正确答案为D
2.What does it mean by "administration" in different cultures? In America, it means ____________, while in France, it means ____________.
在不同的文化中，“管理”是什么意思？在美国，它的意思是____________，而在法国，它的意思是____________。

A) teachers
B) department chair or dean 系主任或院长
C) government officials 政府官员
D) upper-level clerical staff 高级教人员
正确答案为 B D
3.Succinct communication style is used by ________, _________ and
________ cultures.
________、_________和________文化都使用了简洁的沟通风格。

A) Native American
B) American
C) Japanese
D) Chinese
正确答案为 A C D
5.What are the verbal communication styles discussed in the passage?
A) elaborate, accurate and succinct verbal communication styles.
精致、准确、简洁的语言沟通方式
B)instrumental and affective verbal communication styles.
器乐和情感上的语言交流方式
C) personal and contextual verbal communication styles.
D) accurate and affective verbal communication styles
正确答案为 A B C D
6.We must consider people's different age, gender and status and choose different pronouns in English.
我们必须考虑人们不同的年龄、性别和地位，并选择不同的英语代词。

A) True
B) False
正确答案为B
7.The affective style is receiver-based and process-oriented.
情感风格以接收器为基础，以过程为导向。

B) False
正确答案为A
8.Sociolect refers to a dialect used by a particular social class.
社会词汇是指一个特定的社会阶层所使用的一种方言
A) True
B) False
正确答案为A
9.In the indirect style, verbal statements clearly reveal the speaker's intentions.
以间接的方式，口头陈述清楚地揭示了说话者的意图
A) True
B) False
正确答案为B
10.Taboo and Euphemism are counterparts that can be exchanged in language use for the purpose of politeness.
禁忌和委婉语是对应的，可以用语言和礼貌来交换的。

A) True
B) False
正确答案为A
1.Eastern cultures’ understanding would define communication as a process where all parties are searching to develop and maintain a(n) ___________.
东方文化的理解将交流定义为各方都在寻找发展和维持___________的过程。

A) social status 社会地位；身价
B) individual identity
C) social relationship
D) individual achievement
正确答案为C
2.__________ is the setting or situation within which communication takes place.
B) noise
C) feedback 反馈
D) channel 渠道
正确答案为A
2.Symbols are central to the communication process because they represent the __________ meanings that are communicated.
符号是通信过程的核心，因为它们代表了所传达的__________意义。

A) shared
B) common
C) transmitted 传播；传导
D) learned
正确答案为A
3. A word or action does not stay frozen when we communicate; it is immediately replaced with another word or action in the communication process. So communication is __________.
当我们交流时，一个词或动作不会被冻结；在交流过程中，它会立即被另一个词或动作所取代。

所以沟通就是__________。

A) contextual
B) irreversible 不可逆的
C) symbolic
D) dynamic
正确答案为D
4.___________ is communication between people whose cultural perception and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter the communication event.
是指文化感知和符号系统足以改变交流事件的人之间的交流。

A) Intercultural communication ；跨文化沟通
B) International communication 国际交流
C) Intracultural communication 文化内的交流
D) Interracial communication 跨种族间的交流
正确答案为A
5.__________ takes place between nations and governments rather than individuals; it is quite formal and ritualized.
发生在国家和政府之间，而不是个人之间；它相当正式和仪式化。

A) International communication
B) Intracultural communication
C) Interracial communication
D) Intercultural communication
正确答案为A
6.Definitions of communication from many Western countries stress harmony, which is most notable in cultures with a Christianity tradition.
许多西方国家对交流的定义强调和谐，这在基督教传统文化中最为著名。

A) True
B) False
正确答案为B
7. A transactional view holds that communicators are simultaneously sending and receiving messages at every instant that they are involved in conversations.
事务性视图认为，通信者在他们参与对话的每一刻都在同时发送和接收消息。

A) True
B) False
正确答案为A
8.The dialogue at the United Nations, for example, would be termed intracultural communication.
例如，联合国的对话将被称为文化内交流。

A) True
B) False
正确答案为B
1.Which proverb is a typical example for making culture adaption?
A) All roads lead to Rome.
B) Birds of feather flock together.
C) Custom makes all things easy.
D) Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗
2.Among all the followings which is not the case of culture shock?
A) Some Chinese people are talking loudly in the restaurant in America, and the waitress reminds them that they should lower their voices.
B) Once a Chinese young man gave up his seat to an old woman when he was on the subway in America, but he was refused politely.
C) When some Westerns are asked about children by their Chinese coworkers, they may be reluctant to give the reply.
D) When Chinese host tried to persuade his foreign friends to eat more again and again while having dinner, they may feel uncomfortable.
3.Which of the following terms refers to a process in which members of an ethnic group are absorbed into the dominant culture, losing their culture in the process?
A) Segregation
B) Marginalization
C) Assimilation 吸收，接受；同化
D) Integration
4.During the __________stage, a person experiences what is called culture shock.
A) honeymoon
B) biculturalism
C) crisis
D) adjustment
5.Culture shock refers to the happy time in one's new cultural experience.
A) True
B) False
6.Marginalized people are usually not accepted by the host culture.
A) True
B) False
7.Craving "home cooking" is a psychological symptom of the culture shock.
A) True
B) False
8.Intercultural Adaptation starts with a high effect initially, followed by a drop in satisfaction, and ending with a period of recovery.
A) True
B) False
9.W-curve pattern cannot be used to describe the stages of intercultural adaptation.
A) True
B) False
10.Similarity of culture does not affect acculturation.
A) True
B) False
选词填空
a.Culture（文化）
b. Subgroup（亚群，子群）
c. Cultural identity（文化认同）
d. Subculture（亚文化）
(1)a.Culture is the deposit of knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, actions, attitudes, hierarchies, religions, notions of time, roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe, and artifacts acquired by a group of people in the course of generations through individual and group striving.
(2)d.Subculture refers to a culture that exists within dominant culture, and is often based on economic or social class, ethnicity, race, or geographic region.
(3)b.Subgroup usually does not involve the same large number of people and is not necessarily thought of as accumulating values and patterns of behavior over generations in the same way as cultures do.
(4)c.cultural identity re fers to one's sense of belonging to a particular culture or ethnic group.判断正误
(1) -T -The iceberg model of culture implies that it is very difficult to understand a culture thoroughly.
(2)-F- Culture is innate as soon as a person is born.
(3)-T-1People may sometimes get confused about his or her cultural identity.
(4)-F-Scholars prefer the term subculture to co-culture in describing a culture which exists within
a dominant culture.
(5)-T- A person could be a member of several different subgroups at the same time.
选词填空
a.Channel（渠道）
b. Sender
c. Receiver
d. Intercultural communication（跨文化）
(1)b.Sender refers to the person who transmits a message.
(2) a.Channe l (sometimes called the medium) is the method used to deliver a message.
(3)c.Receiver is any person who notices and gives some meaning to a message.
(4)d.Intercultural communication is communication between people whose cultural perception and symbol system are distinct enough to alter the communication event.
判断正误
(1)-F- Intracultural communication occurs when the sender and the receiver from different races exchange messages.
(2)-T-Communication and culture are inseparable and strongly connected.
(3)-F-The sender must choose certain words or nonverbal methods to send an intentional
message. This activity is called decoding.
(4)-T-The process of communication has nine components: sender, encoding, message, channel, noise, receiver, decoding, feedback, and context.
Chapter5
a.Dialect
b. Pidgin（洋泾浜）C. Taboo（禁忌语）
d. Verbal intercultural communication（跨文化语言交流）
(1)d.Verbal intercultural communication happens when people from different cultural backgrounds communicate with each other by using language.
(2) b.Pidgin is a special language variety that mixes or blends languages for restricted purposes such as trading.
(3) a.Dialect is a form of language peculiar to a group of people, as distinguished from the literary language of the whole people.
(4)c.Taboo refers to prohibition of a set of behaviors that should be avoided because they are offensive and impolite.
正误判断
(1)-F-A n exacting style of communication can be found in Japan, China, and some Native American cultures.
(2)- F -The self-effacement verbal style emphasizes the importance of boasting about one's accomplishments and abilities.
(3)-T-The elaborate, exacting, or succinct communication style deals with the quantity and/or volume of talk that is preferred across cultural groups.
(4)-T- Dialect refers to geographic variation, while sociolect refers to variation in terms of social group.
(5)-T-An elaborate style of communication can be seen in Arab cultures.
Chapter9
选词填空
a.Segregation（隔离）
b.Assimilation（同化）
c.Marginalization（边缘化）
d.Integration（融合）
e.Honeymoon（蜜月）
(1)e.Honeymoon is the first stage oft the intercultural adaptation when everything is new and exciting.
(2)a.Segregation occurs because the more politically and economically powerful culture does not want the intercultural contact with the immigrants.
(3)d.Integration is a process of desiring a high level of interaction with the host culture while maintaining identity with their native culture.
(4)b.Assimilation is a process in which members of an ethnic group are absorbed into the dominant culture, losing their culture in the process.
(5)c.Marginalization occurs when the individual chooses not to identify with his or her native culture or with the host culture.
判断正误
（1）-F-Similarity of culture does R affect acculturation.
（2）-T- Successful management of culture shock depends on an awareness of its symptoms and the degree of its severity.
（3）-F-The second sage of intercultural adaptation is called honeymoon stage or initial euphoria stage.
（4）-F-All the activities of learning one's culture are called acculturation,
（5）-F-Insomnia can be one example of the physical symptoms of culture shock,.
（6）-T- Financial matters can result in culture shock.。