跨文化交际(胡超版)期末试题.

Test Paper

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 comprehensive 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 impres sion 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, Britain, Greece, France are ______.C

A. on-time oriented; in-time oriented; late-time oriented

B. youth-oriented; adult-oriented; elderly-oriented