《跨文化交际》练习题

1《跨文化交际》练习题Unit11.Fillinblanksa.Therearehere--------ChineseequivalentstocommunicationinMainland.交际（）交流（）沟通（）传播（）通信（）交通（）传理（）b.Theremustbe___________conditionsforcommunicationtotakeplace.c.Thereare_______kindsofcommunication.d.Thetwokindsofcross-culturalcommunicationare_______and______.e.Inanyformsofcommunication,mono-cultural,unilateralandbilateralcross-culturalalike,______istheessence.f.Youcomplaintoyourinstructoraboutyourcoursecreditsthroughtelephoneisa________exampleofcommunication.g.Yousendane-mailmessagetoanAmericanfriendisaninstanceofcommunicationbut______.h.AnArabictravelertalkstoyouinArabicthatisGreektoyouisaninstanceof_________.i.Thecommunitydefinitionofasocialsituationisasortof______definition,or______interpretationofthesituation.j.Incross-culturalcommunication,privategoalsaredifficulttodetectandarelikelytocause______.k.Asocialsituationmayreceivetwodefinitions.Theyare____________________and______________.l.Theverbalmessageofshrugisanon-verbalsignalof_________________.m.Theverbalmessageofthankisanon-verbalsignalof________________.n.ThegoalofDick’sgoingtothelibraryislikelyto_______________________________________.Ⅱ.KeyTermsa.languageb.non-verbalcommunicationc.cross-culturalcommunicationd.situationalschemae.signalf.cultureg.communicationⅢ.ShortAnswer1.Givesomebestandnotgoodinstancesofcommunication.2.Howtounderstandamutualmonitoring?3.Typesofcommunication.4.Culturalinfluencingfactorsofcross-culturalcommunication.5.collectivistcultureⅣ.CasestudyUsethecommunicationtheorytoanalyzethefollowingcase:XiaoHuangmeetsEvelynattheairportandsaystoher:Longtimenosee!1）Thesourceofinformationis:______.2）Theencoderis:______.3）Thecodeis:______.4）Themessageis:______!5）Thechannelis:______.6）Themediumis:______.7）Thenoiseis:______.8）Thedecoderis:______.9）Theretrievalofinformationis:______.UnitTwoⅠ.Fillinblanksa.Inaformalwesternmeal,you’reofferedasecondhelpingbutyouhavealreadyhadenough.Youshouldsay“______”.ThatwasdeliciousbutI’vealreadyhadplenty,thanks.b.Taboosarewords,expressions,etc.thatareconsideredasbeing______or______.unpleasant,disgustingc.______isaculturethatscoreshighonindividualism.Individualcultured.Socialdistancereferstothedegreeof______or______betweentwocultures.similarity,dissimilaritye.Becauseoftheir______,individualistsgivelittlethoughttothe______ofothers.Butcollectivistscareverymuchwhatothersintheirgroupsthinkanddonotliketobethetargetsof______and_______.independence,evaluations,scrutiny,criticism2Ⅱ.KeyTerma.cultureshockb.collectivistculturec.hospitalityd.politenesse.privacyⅢ.ShortAnswera.Whatarethefivebasicthemesinindividualistculture?b.Whyistherealackofconcernatpublicdisplaysofphysicalorsexualintimacy?c.What‘sthedifferenceontendencyforforeignerstotreatstrangersbetweenIndividualismandCollectivismTheories?Ⅳ.Casestudy(1)Analyzethecaseandtrytofindthemisunderstandingbetweenthegirlandthewesterner.AwesternerinvitedaChinesegirltohavelunchandtakeatouraroundtheBritishParliament.Infact,thegirldidn'thavethelunchjustbecausewhenthewesterneraskedherAreyouhungry?Thegirlansweredno.Thentheydidn'thavelunchtogether.(2)CanyoufindsomedifferencesinhospitalitybetweenaChineseandEnglish?Whatarethereasons?AnEnglishguest:Eachtimeanewdisharrivedhisparentswouldleanoverandloadmyplatewithtastymorsels.AstheyhadtakenallthetroubletocookitIjusthadtopolishitoff.Assoonasmyplatewasemptytheywouldputmoreon.Ofcourse,Ifeltduty-boundtoearthattoo.AChineseguest:CanyouimaginehowmanydishesIhad?Oneone--astewwithmeatandvegetables.Themeatwasoverdoneandtoohardtoeat;greenvegetableswerenolongergreen.Theyneverputfoodonyourplatebutjustaskyoutohelpyourself.Ifyou,asaguest,areshyormodest,waitingforthefoodtobeputonyourplate,youwillremainhalf-starved.UnitThreeⅠ.Fillinblanksa.Chinesenamesconsistof______nameand______name,with______nameputfirst.b.Thetermfirstnames,______and______refertothesamenames.c.The______givennameisusuallyusedbyEnglishpeople.______nameiscommonlyusedamongfriendsandcolleagues.d.Theterm“Christiannames”originatesfrompeople’sbeliefin______andthetraditionalpracticeofgivingbabiestheirnamesataspecialceremonyinchurchknownasa“______”.e.Chinesenamescangiveallsortsofinformationaboutaperson.Theymaygivecluesaboutwhereandwhenthepersonwasborn.Ortheymaytellussomethingabout______,______,______,______,______oreven______.f.Femalenamesaremorelikelythanmalenamestoendin______sound,asinLinda,TracyandMary.Namesgiventoboysaremuchmorelikelytoendina______,suchasoccursinBob,DickandJack.Ⅱ.ShortAnswera.TrytoanalyzethecomponentsofanEnglishname.b.在社交活动中使用亲属称谓要遵循哪些准则？Whatrulesshouldwefollowwhenweusethekintermswhenweareatpublic?c.WhatarethecharacteristicsinnamingChineseGivenNames?d.WhyisithardforustotellthegenderbyreadingEnglishnames?Ⅲ.EssaySectionDoyouagreetheviewthatthereissomesexistbiasintheEnglishlanguage?Ifagree,pleasegivemeanexplanationindetailwithexamplesandshowushowtosolveit.Ifnot,pleaseshowmeyourreasons.AnddoyouthinkthereissomesexistbiasintheChineselanguagetoo?Howwecansolvetheproblem?Ⅳ.CasestudyCategorizethefollowingnamesintomaleandfemalegroups.SarahChristopherClaireMatthewE