阅读材料后的正误题练习汇总(含答案)

Chapter1---ReadingExercises(1)21阅读材料后面的正误题练习汇总（含答案）Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1.(F)Whencultureiscontrastedwithnature,itcanbedefinedas“lifewayofapopulation”initsbroadsense,meaningwhatcharacterizestheparticularwayoflifeofapopulation.2.(T)Cultureisallmen’smedium;thereisnoaspectofhumanlifethatisnottouchedandalteredbyculture.3.(T)Thetermsofinterculturalcommunicationandinternationalcommunicationcanbeusedinterchangeably.跨文化交际和国际交际的条件交替使用。4.(F)Withtheintegrationoflanguageintothefabric（结构）ofculture,confusionanddysfunctionwouldreignandtheculturewouldfail.5.(T)Culturecannotbeknownwithoutastudyofcommunication,andcommunicationcanonlybeunderstoodwithanunderstandingofthecultureitsupports.6.(T)Stereotypes,likecultureitself,arelearnedinavarietyofways.Theyaretheproductsoflimited,lazy,andmisguidedperceptions.7.(F)Intheglobalvillage,neighborscommunicatefreeoftroublesanddifficulties.8.(T)Whatmattersistheculturebelowthewaterline,whichisalsocalled“hidden”culture.9.(T)Wherepowerdistanceislarge,thesocietybelievesthatthereshouldbeawell-definedorderofinequalityinwhicheveryonehasarightfulplace.10.(F)LargepowerdistancecountriessuchastheUnitedStates,Austria,Finland,andDenmarkholdthatinequalityinsocietyshouldbeminimized.11.(F)Whereindividualismishigh,thesocietyemphasizestheroleofthegroup.12.(T)Individualistspreferself-sufficiencywhilecollectivistsgivemorerecognitiontotheirinterdependentrolesandobligationstothegroup.13.(F)Asian,LatinAmerican,andWestAfricannationsaresocietieshighinindividualismbutlowincollectivism.14.(T)Inhighmasculinitysocieties,sexrolesareclearlydifferentiatedandmenaredominant.15.(T)Inhighmasculinitysocieties,peopletendtobelievethatmattersofmaterialcomfort,socialprivilege,etc.arerelatedtoability.16.(F)Infemininesocieties,menandwomenareconsideredsociallyunequal.17.(F)Whereuncertaintyavoidanceislow,thesocietyiscomfortablewithalowdegreeofuncertaintyandisopentotheunknown.18.(T)Whereuncertaintyavoidanceishigh,thesocietyisconcernedwithcertaintyandsecurity.19.(T)Avaluesystemisnotareportofactualconductbutisthesystemofcriteriabywhichconductisjudgedandsanctionsapplied.20.(F)Verbalcommunicationisthetransferringofthoughtsbetweenindividualsonlyviaspokenmessages.21.(F)Verbalcommunicationisnotasclarifiedandefficientasotherwaysofcommunication,e.g.writtencommunication.22.(T)Languageisameanstoexpressandexchangethoughts,concepts,knowledgeandinformationaswellastotransmitexperienceandsoon.23.(T)Languageandculturearecloselyrelated,reflecting,influencingandshapingeachother.24.(T)Everylanguageonlysurvivesinthebackgroundofitsculture.Chapter1---ReadingExercises(1)2125.(F)Indiansseeeyecontactasasignofhonestyandalackofeyecontactorshiftyeyesasasignofuntruthfulness.26.(F)Nonverbalcodesplayanimportantpartincommunicationorinterculturalcommunication.Butitisnotasimportantasverbalcodes.27.(T)Nonverbalbehaviorissignificantbecauseitspontaneouslyreflectsthesubconsciousness.28.(T)Asmanymovementsarecarriedoutatasubconsciousoratleastlow-awarenesslevel,kinesicmovementscarryasignificantriskofbeingmisinterpretedinaninterculturalcommunicationsituation.29.(F)Weputtheindexfingerandmid-fingerapartwithpalmagainstthereceivertomean“OK,”whichwasfirstusedbyWinstonChurchill.30.(F)Posturessendsamemessagestoallpeople,e.g.whenyoustandinanuprightposition,youimpressothersasbeingenergetic.31.(T)Asimpleeyegesturemightbeinterpretedinadiversityofmeaningsacrosscultures.32.(F)TheBritish,likeAmericans,believethatlookingsomeonedirectlyintheeyeisamarkofrudenessuntilamoreintimaterelationshipisestablished.33.(F)Eyeslookingsidewayscanshowone’scoldnessandsuperciliousness.Itisimpolitetomoveyouheadsidetosidewhileyouarecommunicatingwithpeople,e.g.InIndiaorPakistan.34.(T)Personalterritorycanbelargeorsmall,whichismuchrelatedtocertainelementssuchasplace,sex,ageandcharacter.35.(F)Howcloselypeoplepositionthemselvestooneanotherduringadiscussionortalkcannotcommunicatewhattypeofrelationshipexistsbetweenthem.36.(T)Theterm,cultureshock,wasintroducedtodescribetheanxietyproducedwhenapersonmovestoacompletelynewenvironment,especiallywhenapersonarrivesinanewcountrywhereheisconfrontedwithanewculturalenvironment.37.(T)Forsomemultinationalfirms,theycanalleviatecultureshockbyselectingemployeesforoverseasassignmentswhopossesscertainpersonalandprofessionalqualifications.38.(F)Theeasieritistoadjusttoanewculture,theeasieritistoreadjusttohomeculture.