大学英语跨文化交际双语课程水平测试题(四)

大学英语跨文化交际双语课程水平测试题（四）

I. Multiple Choice

(20 points, 2 points each)

Directions: There are

some statements in this section. For each statement there

are

four

choices

marked

A,

B,

C,

D,

choose

the

ONE

that

best

complete

the

statement.

1.

______

refers

to

hostile

words

and/or

actions

that

people

say

or

do

against

a

certain group because that group is different.

A. Hate speech

B. Betrayal speech

C. Patriotic speech

D. Academic Speech

2.

_____

style

focuses

on

the

speaker

and

role

relationships.

People

with

such

communication

style

stress

high

power

distance.

This

style

is

popular

in

collectivist and high- context culture.

A. Contextual

B. Personal

C. Succinct

D. Elaborate

3.

_____ refers to some words or actions that are avoided by a particular group of

people, or in certain culture for religious or social reasons.

A. Euphemism

B. Taboo

C. Argot

D. Dialect

4.

The _________ refers to the ability to understand and adapt to the target culture;

in another word, it refers to the sensitivity to cultural diversity, i.e., the ability to

behave

in

an

appropriate

way

and

to

regulate

one?s

communication

and

interaction according to the context.

A. intercultural competence

B. social competence

C. communication competence

D. cultural competence

5.

__________

stresses

that

it

is

important

that

others?

behavior

is

no

longer

evaluated as good or bad, as viewed through the filtering cultural lenses, but that

people have different approaches to different people.

A. Ethnocentrism

B. Ethnology

C. Ethnorelativity

D. Ethnopsychology

6.

_________

takes

place

when

individuals

become

an

integral

part

of

the

new

culture while maintaining their cultural integrity.

A. Culture shock

B. Integration

C. Cultural identity

D. Acculturation

7.

_________

refers

to

losing

one?s

cultural

identity

and

not

having

any

psychological contact with the larger society.

A. Marginalization

B. Acculturation

C. Culture shock

D. Separation and segregation

8.

_________

refers to the traumatic experience that an individual may encounter

when entering a different society.

A. Dissimilation

B. Assimilation

C. Integration

D. Culture shock

9.

__________ refers to the specific behaviors through which individuals? capacity

to express cognitive and affective experiences outwardly is shown.

A. The cognitive competence

B. The motive competence

C. The behavioral competence

D. The affective competence

10.

_____ is behaviors such as gestures, body movements, facial expressions, and eye

contact.

A. Chromatics

B. Olfactics

C. Haptics

D. Kinesics

II. Terms

(15 points, 3 points each)

Directions: There are

five terms in this section. Try to explain the following terms

in your own words. Then write down the answers on the Answer Sheet.

11.

Culture Merge

12.

Chronemics

13.

Proxemics

14.

Competent Communication

15.

Confucianism

III. Case Analysis

(20 points, 5 points each)

Directions: In this section you are supposed to analyze the following cases from

the perspective of intercultural communication. Then write down the answers on

the Answer Sheet.

16.

In 1979, the Shah of Iran was admitted to the United States for medical reasons.

The

Iranians

reacted

by

holding

all

the

diplomatic

personnel

hostage

in

the

embassy

in

Iran.

The

secretary

of

state

was

Henry

Kissinger,

and

the

president

was Jimmy Carter. The

United States

took

the position

that the Iranians

should

not

be

upset

with

the

Shah

being

allowed

into

the

United

States

for

the

humanitarian reason of medical need. The Shah had been a friend to the United

States

and

the

United

States

to

the

Shah;

therefore,

the

U.S

government

felt

a

certain obligation to Shah. The revolution in Iran was based on Islamic religious

assumptions.

17.

A

U.S.

American

woman

executive

is

sent

to

negotiate

a

contract

with

a