跨文化交际试卷

A卷

Part One (20%) 1题1分

Direction：In this section you are required to make a choice from A),B),C) and D)

in each sentence that is based on the text book

1. The continental consists of _________ states

A) 50 B) 49 C) 48 D)47

2. The National Day of the is the day when_______

A)the Declaration of Independence was signed

B)the British army surrendered to the American Continental Army

C) the American constitution was signed

D) the Congress was held

3. _______ is the American writer who won the Nobel Prize of Literature.

A)Francis Fitzgerald B)William Faulkner C) Walt Whitman

D)Henry James

4. The American Congress consists of _________

A)the House of Representatives and Senate

B)the Senate and Cabinet

C)the House of Commons and House of Lords

D) the Senate and the President

5. Harvard University is located in_______

A)New York B)Washington C)Philadelphia D)Boston

6. The State of Washington is located in ________ of the continental B) southwest

C)northeast D)southeast

American Civil War broke out in_______.

A)1861 B)1776 C)1904 D)1821

8. The Great Gatsby was written by ____ .

A) Ernest Hemingway B) Nathanial Hawthorne

C) Francis Fitzgerald D) John Steinbeck

9. "I Have a Dream" was delivered by Martin Luther King in_____

A) 1961 B)1963 C) 1964 D) 1968

10. " Lost Generation" refers to the youth, especially writers and artists, in the

years following_______.

A) the Vietnam War B) World War One C) World War Two D) the Great Depression

cultures require and value politeness, but the ways in which politeness is achieved may vary_______.

A) little B) significantly C) insignificantly D) just a little

’t take offence----getting the form of address “wrong” is _____intended to be offensive.

A) rarely B)always C) sometimes D) constantly

the Chinese way of showing modesty may be considered as _______compliments.

A)ignoring B) avoiding C) fishing for D)waiting for

14. The social functions of Chinese and English compliments are ________

A)quite different B) roughly the same.

C) exactly the same D) completely different

15. In informal situations, a large number of compliments are used to make people feel________.

A) shy B)embarrassed C) comfortable D)nervous

16. Chinese people give _____compliments in daily life than Americans.

A) more B) less C)more sincere A) less sincere

a guest compliments something in another person’s home, the Chinese host or hostess______

A) will probably give that thing to the guest.

B) will think the guest is not polite.

C) will think the guest is greedy

D) will probably sell that thing to the guest.

18. __________, eye contact should be avoided in order to show respect or obedience.

A) In one culture B) In some cultures

C) In all cultures D) In most cultures

19. Much of our nonverbal behavior, like______, tends to be elusive, spontaneous and frequently goes beyond our awareness.

A)expression B) fashion C)gesture D) culture

20. William Shakespeare said " There is language in her eyes, her cheeks, her______."

A) face B)body C) dress D) lips