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2016春跨文化交际期末复习题（填空与选择部分）I.Fillintheblankstomakethestatementscomplete1.Generallyspeaking,intermsofcontextuality,thecommunicationintheWestislow-contextualwhilethatintheEastishigh-contextual2.Generallyspeaking,intermsofworldviews,theWestadoptsDualisticview,whiletheEastadoptsholisticview3.Generallyspeaking,intermsofthoughtpatterns,theWestfollowsAnalyticandabstractthinking,whiletheEastfollowssyntheticandconcretethinking4.Generallyspeaking,intermsofdiscoursepatterns,theWestusesDeductivepattern,whiletheEastusesinductivepattern5．IntheAxialAge,thegreatthinkersinChinaareConfucius,LaoTze,MoTze,andthegreatthinkerinIndiaisSiddharthaGautama,thegreatfigureinPalestineareHebrewprophets,andthegreatthinkersintheWestarePlato,HomerandArchimedes6.Aftertwentyfiveyearsworkinginthebankshedecidedonadifferentvocation.7.Finally,afterarguingaboutthemealforfiveminutesitwasdecidedhewouldfootthebill.8.Despitethecircumstancesoftheaccidenttherewerestillsomegreyareasthatneededexplanation.9.Therearemanydifferentkintermsusedwhentalkingaboutpeople'srelationshipsinChina.10.Mike!MeetJane,thetroubleandstrife.11.Ok,theargumentisover.Let'sforgetit,liveandletliveyouknow.12.PeopleinEnglishspeakingcountriesalsoavoidlosingfaceorhurtingotherpeoplebytellingwhitelies.13.ItisdifficultforforeignerstounderstandBritishpubculture,especiallythesystemofbuyingaroundwhichallmembersofthegroupareexpectedtojoinin.14.Englishcomplimentsoftenbeginwiththeword“you”whileChinesecomplimentsoftenstartwiththeword“__I__”.15.Duetodifferentculturalinfluences,thedescriptionsofthesameorsimilarsituationsarenotgainedbyusingthesameorsimilarwordsasisexpected.Forinstance,weChinese吹牛，buttheEnglishtalk_horse_.16.ToChinesepeopleandEnglishpeople,“bear”hasquitedifferentfigurativemeanings.ToChinesepeople“bear”means“cowardlyandtimid”or“stupid”,suchas笨熊,瞧那熊样,etc.However,inEnglish,peopleuse“bear”torefertothosehavingspecialability,forinstance,“heisa_bear_atmusic.17.ToChinesepeople,“_tiger_”isreferredtoasthekingofanimalsandstandsforpower,vigorandbravery.ButinEnglishitsymbolizescruelty.Thewesternersregard“_lion_”asthekingofanimals.Itsconnotationiscourage,bravery,dignityordominance.18.TheChinesephrase“知识分子”hasthesamemeaningas“intellectual”.19.ThefollowingsixEnglishword:vice”,“associate”,“assistant”,“deputy”,“lieutenant”and“under”canallmean“副”inChineselanguage.Buttheyarealittledifferentinusage.20.Inreferringtoanimalsandbirds,theChinesepracticeisgenerally,butnotalways,touse“公”or“母”toshowwhetheracreatureismaleorfemale.ThisisthesamewiththeEnglishlanguage.21.Asfarasthehumancultureisconcerned,ChinesecultureholdsthatitisgoodbutcorruptiblewithoutpropereducationwhiletheAmericacultureholdsthatitisevilbutperfectiblethoughhardwork.IIChooseonecorrectanswerfromthefourchoices1.Non-verbalmessagesareclassifiedintotwocomprehensivecategories:thosethatareprimarilyproducedbythebody,suchas_________,________,_______;andthosethattheindividualcombineswiththesetting,suchas_______,_______,_______.DA.physicalcontact,eyecontact,paralanguage;space,time,manB.facialexpression,touch,taste;space,time,silenceC.appearance,movement,gesture;surrounding,occasion,manD.movement,smell,paralanguage;space,time,silence2.InChinesewriting,thereareusuallymoreadjectives,proverbsandallusionsthaninEnglishwriting.SomeWesternscholarsnamethisstyle“flowery”,statingthatitsaimistogiveamorefancifulimpressionthaninformation,andtheinformationisusuallyofbeauty,fragrance,happiness,andanyother“goodness”aspectssoastoattractpeople.Wemaytermthisstyleas_______-oriented.Westernwritingismoredirectwithobjectiveinformation.Tothem,much-repeatedwordsmaymeanlessafterawhile.WemaytermtheWesternwritingas________-oriented.CA.adjective,objectiveB.Chinese,WesternC.impression,informationD.indirect,direct3.Astothehumannatureorientation,thetraditionalWesternbeliefholdsthat_______,whiletheAsianpeoplebelievethat_______.BA.basicallygood;basicallybadB.evilbutperfectible,basicallygoodC.themixtureofgoodandevil;themixtureofgoodandevil;D.unknown4.AstotheMan-Natureorientation,thetraditionalWesternbeliefholdsthat_______,whiletheAsianpeoplebelievethat_______.DA.subjugationtonature;harmonywithnatureB.harmonywithnature;masteryovernatureC.harmonywithnature;subjugationtonatureD.masteryovernature;harmonywithnature5.Astotimeorientation,generallyspeaking,theUSAis______,thePhilippines,Mexico,andLatinAmericaare__,andAsia,Britain,Greece,Franceare______.CA.on-timeoriented;in-timeoriented;late-timeorientedB.youth-oriented;adult-oriented;elderly-orientedC.future-oriented;present-oriented;past-orientedD.present-oriented;future-oriented;past-oriented6.Intermsofactivityorientation,theUSAis______,thePhilippines,Mexico,andLatinAmericaare_____,andAsiais______.DA.doing-oriented;playing-oriented,being-orientedB.playing-oriented;being-oriented;doing-orientedC.being-oriented;doing-oriented;being-in-becomingorientedD.doing-oriented;being-oriented;being-in-becomingoriented7.Thedividingworldviewisalsoreferredtoasmechanisticview.Itgoesbythefollowingdifferentnames:_____DA.reasonversusresult;religionversusart;objectivity