跨文化交际期末试题

考试需知：考试前每一列学生把课本放在第一排。考试时间为2．5个小时，试卷1为闭卷考试，前面40分钟用于完成试卷1。待老师收上试卷1后，发下课本，学生做试卷2，试卷2 为开卷考试。可携带纸质词典进考场，不许携带电子词典及手机进考场。

Test Paper 1

Ⅰ. Filling the blanks:

1.Generally speaking, in terms of contextuality, the

communication in the West is low-contextual while that in

the East is high-contextual

2.Generally speaking, in terms of world views, the West adopts

Dualistic view, while the East adopt s holistic view

3.Generally speaking, in terms of thought patterns, the West

follows Analytic and abstract thinking, while the East

follows synthetic and concrete thinking

4.Generally speaking, in terms of discourse patterns, the West

uses Deductive pattern, while the East uses inductive

pattern

5In the Axial Age, the great thinkers in China are Confucius, Lao Tze, Mo Tze, and the great thinker in India is Siddhartha

Gautama, the great figure in Palestine are Hebrew prophets, and the great thinkers in the West are Plato, Homer and Archimedes

Ⅱ. Choose the best answer:

1.Non-verbal messages are classified into two co mprehensive

categories: those that are primarily produced by the body,

such as_________,________,_______; and those that the

individual combines with the setting, such as _______, _______,

_______.D

A.physical contact, eye contact, paralanguage; space, time,

man

B.facial expression, touch, taste; space, time, silence

C.appearance, movement, gesture; surrounding, occasion,

man

D.movement, smell, paralanguage; space, time, silence

2.In Chinese writing, there are usually more adjectives,

proverbs and allusions than in English writing. Some Western

scholars name this style “flowery”, stating that its aim is to

give a more fanciful impression than information, and the

information is usually of beauty, fragrance, happiness, and

any other “goodness”aspects so as to attract people. We

may term this style as_______-oriented. Western writing is more direct with objective information. To them, much-repeated words may mean less after a while. We may term the Western writing as ________-oriented.C

A. adjective, objective

B. Chinese, Western

C. impression, information C. indirect, direct

3. As to the human nature orientation, the traditional Western

belief holds that _______, while the Asian people believe that_______.B

A. basically good; basically bad

B. evil but perfectible, basically good

C. the mixture of good and evil; the mixture of good and evil;

D. unknown

4. As to the Man-Nature orientation, the traditional Western

belief holds that _______, while the Asian people believe that_______.D

A. subjugation to nature; harmony with nature

B. harmony with nature; mastery over nature

C. harmony with nature; subjugation to nature

D. mastery over nature; harmony with nature

5. As to time orientation, generally speaking, the USA is______,

the Philippines, Mexico, and Latin America are _____, and Asia,