1、what kinds of things cannot be noticed by a fish in the sea? a、the water. b、the food. c、the climate and the environment. d、the danger and the natural enemy.
2、human beings also have hardware and software. __________ is to human beings what software is to computer. a、body size b、shape c、culture d、color
3、“culture is a system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that the members of a society use to cope with their world and with one another, and that are transmitted from generation to generation through learning.” it defines culture from ________ perspective. a、intercultural b、intellectual c、psychological d、sociological
4、american scholars daniel bates and fred plog define culture from intercultural perspective which reflects the role of _________. a、perception b、communication c、sensation d、intellectual
5、many of the same proverbs appear throughout the world, because all people, regardless of their culture, share common _______. a、arts b、languages c、experiences d、stories
6、art is a symbolic way to communicate. one of the most important functions of art is to communicate, display, and reinforce important cultural ________ and _______. a、themes, behaviors b、beliefs, attitudes c、attitudes, behaviors d、themes, values
7、italian pizza and chinese egg rolls have become popular dishes in america. also american fast food and pop culture have greatly changed the way asian people live. so ________ can change our culture. a、technological invention b、cultural contact c、disaster d、environmental factors
8、like the air we breathe, culture penetrates into every aspect of our life and influences the way we think, the way we talk, and the way we _______. a、sense b、perceive c、behave d、speak
9、we understand two characteristics of subgroups as ________ label and temporality. a、same b、inferior c、superior d、deviant
10、__________ refers to one’s sense of belonging to a particular culture or ethnic group. it means one’s sense of the culture to which one belongs. a、cultural feature b、cultural identity c、cultural search d、cultural achievement
11、the nature of culture refers ___________. a、culture is like an iceberg. b、culture is our hardware. c、culture is like the water a fish swims in. d、culture is the grammar of our behavior.
12、some abstract things that you cannot see directly in culture, such as ________. a、the ideas of social roles and functions b、moral, belief and value c、attitude and relationships d、food and music
13、the aspects that can account for the changes of cultures, they are: __________. a、disasters b、environmental factors c、technological invention d、cultural contact
14、when we distinguish the two different cultures, some things are obvious, like architecture, language, clothes, customs, etc. from these elements we can easily find out the differences between the two cultures.
15、an iceberg also has two parts. the smaller part is the foundation and supports the larger part beneath the water.
16、when you talk about picasso, beethoven, you are talking about culture from anthropological perspective.
17、geert hofstede defines culture from the psychological perspective as “the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one category of people from another”.
18、we learn our culture through proverbs, folklore, art and mass media.
19、the destruction of pompeii in italy was due to the eruption of the vesuvius. this example belongs to the natural disaster.
20、culture is isolated and separated into different parts.
21、the stories are all intended to transmit the culture from person to person and from generation to generation.
22、the power of mass media is that it helps constitute our daily lives by create our experiences and providing the content for much of what we talk about.
23、when they are young, people have little interest in exploring cultural issues, because they have achieved their cultural identity.
chapter two communication and intercultural communication
test of chapter two
1、eastern cultures’ understanding would define communication as a process where all parties are searching to develop and maintain a(n) ___________. a、individual identity b、individual achievement c、social status d、social relationship
2、the _________ (sometimes called the medium) is the method used to deliver a message. a、channel b、feedback c、context d、noise
3、__________ is the setting or situation within which communication takes place. a、channel b、feedback c、context d、noise
4、western cultures emphasize the __________ function of communication; that is, ___________. so they will utilize a __________ communication style. a、instrumental, harmony, direct b、instrumental, effectiveness, direct c、harmonious, effectiveness, indirect d、communicative, harmony, indirect
5、the characteristics of communication are: communication is contextual, __________, transactional, __________ and irreversible. a、one-way, signal b、dynamic, symbolic c、setting, thinking d、receiving, shared
6、symbols are central to the communication process because they represent the __________ meanings that are communicated. a、common b、learned c、transmitted d、shared
7、communication does not happen in isolation and it must happen in a setting or context. therefore, communication is __________. a、contextual b、symbolic c、dynamic d、irreversible
8、a word or action does not stay frozen when we communicate; it is immediately replaced with another word or action in the communication process. so communication is __________. a、contextual b、symbolic c、dynamic d、irreversible
9、___________ is communication between people whose cultural perception and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter the communication event. a、intracultural communication b、intercultural communication c、international communication d、interracial communication
10、__________ takes place between nations and governments rather than individuals; it is quite formal and ritualized. a、intracultural communication b、intercultural communication c、international communication d、interracial communication
11、definitions of communication from many western countries stress harmony, which is most notable in cultures with a christianity tradition.
12、according to eastern cultures, respecting the relationship through communication is more important than exchanging information.
13、decoding refers to the activity during which the sender must choose certain words or nonverbal methods to send an intentional message.
14、communication is a one-way process. all participants in a communication process work together to create and sustain the meanings.
15、a symbol is a word, action, or object that stands for or represents all of meanings.
16、once a message has been sent and received, it cannot be reversed no matter how hard we try to qualify or negate it to reduce its effects.
17、a transactional view holds that communicators are simultaneously sending and receiving messages at every instant that they are involved in conversations.
18、culture is like a map filled with different places, in which there are different traditions, customs, conventions, rules, etc.
19、each culture encourages a particular communication style expected within it. this implies besides using correct symbols, appropriate communication style should be applied in the occasion.
20、the dialogue at the united nations, for example, would be termed intracultural communication.
chapter three culture's influence on perception
test of chapter three
1、how many barriers contribute to inaccurate perceptions? a、7 b、8 c、9 d、10
2、which of the following is not caused by genetic difference? a、alchoholic flush b、red-green color-blindness c、taste blindness d、slow dark adaptation
3、which one is not the process of perception? a、selection b、organization c、interpretation d、management
4、which one is not the psychological factors? a、attitudes b、beliefs c、characters d、thinking
5、we must ready to accept alternative explanations to avoid____________. a、ignoring details b、over-generalizing c、imposing consistency d、preconnecting causes and effects
6、why do we need the feedback from others to help us with our self-perception? a、because we can always perceive ourselves objectiveiy. b、because it is difficult to be objective about our own behavior. c、because it is difficult to be subjective about our own behavior. d、because it is a way to show modesty.
7、what are the senses of human beings? a、sight b、sound c、smell d、taste e、touch
8、perception is the process by which we become aware of ______, ______,and specially_______and their_______though our various senses and involves higher-order cognition in the interpretation of the sensory information. a、objects b、events c、feelings d、people e、behaviors
9、how do people perceive the world around them? a、physiologically b、socialogically c、psychologically d、anthropologically
10、which of the following are barriers to intercultural perception? a、ignoring details b、over-generalizing c、imposing consistency d、preconnecting causes and effects e、preferring simple explanations f、crediting irrelevant information
11、it took shorter for the eyes of black miners to adapt to the dark conditions than for white miners.
12、sensation is the neurological process by which people become aware of their environment.
13、people in more industralized areas are more acute in their hearing ability.
14、we give more weight to positive information than negetive information.
15、the meanings people attach to their perceptions are greatly determined by their cultural background.
16、people of different cultures may perceive the same scene in different ways.
17、people behave consistently and will never change.
18、if someone has a positive attitude about a professor, he or she may perceive that class as especially boring or uninformative.
19、it is very likely that any two people will possess the same sense of the same smell.
20、we treat irrelevant information as if it were relevant.
chapter four intercultural communication barriers
test of chapter four
1、which one is not the aspect of the lock of vacabulary equivalence? a、there is no direct translation between the two language. b、the terms have different connotations. c、the terms are not exact equivalents. d、the terms are not used frequently.
2、the _____ could be stereotyped as disciplinary. a、germans b、frenchmen c、americans d、chinese
3、what emotional barriers do you think the danish woman have? a、uncertainty b、anxiety c、assuming similarity instead of differences d、arrogance
4、idioms and proverbs are culturallly specific because people ofte use ___________ in daily conversation. a、metaphors b、idioms c、proverbs d、words
5、it is difficult for foreigners to understand chinese traditional medical treatment, because they don't___________________. a、share the same idioms b、share the same experience c、share the same ideas d、share the same information
6、the chinese professor refered to the university female students as "girls". this is a problem of ____________ inequivalence. a、experience b、vocabulary c、concept d、grammar and syntax
7、racism is any _____, ______, _______, or ______ that attritubes characteristics or status to individuals on their race. a、policy b、practice c、belief d、attitude
8、what can lead to translation problems? a、lack of vacabulary equivalence b、lack of idiomatic equivalence c、lack of grammatical equivalence d、lack of experiential equivalence
9、there are four attitudinal problems in intercultural communication, including _____, _____, _____ and _____. a、ethnocentrism b、stereotyping c、prejudice d、racism
10、what are the emotional problems in intercultural communication? a、anxiety b、assuming similarity instead of differences c、uncertainty d、fear
11、anxiety refers to the feeling and foucsing on that feeling and not be totally present in the communication transaction.
12、anxiety and uncertainty are always inextricably bound up with each other.
13、assuming similarity instead of difference can always result in disrupted communication and even conflict.
14、people always mention more about their own contribution to the world civilization.
15、ethnocentrism refers to negatively judging aspects of another culture by the standards of one's own culture.
16、stereotyping is more broadly used to refer to negative or positive judgments made about individuals based on any observable or believed group membership.
17、the same word does not always have the same connotation in the different culture.
18、the lack of conceptual equivalence refers to abstract ideas that may not exist in the same fashion in different languages.
19、people who have the ethnocentric problems usually believe their own culture is superior to other cultures.
20、people who have the ethnocentric problems usually believe their own culture is superior to other cultures.
chapter five verbal intercultural communication
test of chapter five
1、as people say goodbye, what people will place the palm of the right hand down, extend the fingers, and move the fingers up and down. a、north americans b、indians c、west africans d、central americans
2、people from polychromic time cultures live their lives quite differently and they believe time is__________. a、linear b、cyclical c、inescapable d、fixed
3、time driven countries include __________, austria, switzerland and the united states. a、germany b、india c、arabia d、latin america
4、in the traditional wedding ceremony, western brides always wear in __________. a、red b、white c、black d、blue
5、in the following cultures, which culture will prefer not using the thumb-up sign? a、british b、russian c、u.s. d、persian
6、besides pitch, intonation and stress, paralanguage also includes speech __________and volume. a、speed b、sequence c、order d、time
7、your __________ is unique, just like your fingerprints or your dna, and it says a lot about you and your personality. a、accuracy b、voice c、attendance d、responsibility
8、please translate the following proves “out of the mouth comes evil” into chinese. a、哑口无言 b、邪恶必败 c、口若悬河 d、祸从口出
9、proxemics includes three aspects of space__________. a、fixed features of space b、semi fixed features c、total sum features d、personal space
10、hall reports that psychologists have identified four zones from which u.s. people interact__________. a、the intimate zone b、the personal zone c、the social zone d、the public zone e、the openness zone
11、time is one of the significant categories of nonverbal communication.
12、space is one of the significant categories of nonverbal communication.
13、people from the united states, who are used to wide open spaces, often feel uneasy at the closeness of people in china.
14、a person’s smell can have a positive or negative effect on the oral message.
15、people often identify national colors such as chinese blue or british royal red.
16、misuse or misunderstanding of kinesic communication behavior never cause consequences.
17、the six universal emotions: sadness, happiness, disgust, anger, surprise and fear who are based primarily on facial expressions.
18、paralanguage is one of the significant categories of nonverbal communication.
19、in spoken language, the words significance varies if the stress or the intonation is different.
20、silence is not one of the significant categories of nonverbal communication.
chapter six nonverbal intercultural communication
test of chapter six
1、besides pitch, intonation and stress, paralanguage also includes speech __________and volume. a、speed b、sequence c、order d、time
2、your __________ is unique, just like your fingerprints or your dna, and it says a lot about you and your personality. a、accuracy b、voice c、attendance d、responsibility
3、please translate the following proves “out of the mouth comes evil” into chinese. a、哑口无言。 b、邪恶必败。 c、口若悬河。 d、祸从口出。
4、people from jewish, italian or arab cultures, stress social interaction among friends and family, there is often very __________ silence. a、much b、medium c、so-so d、little
5、please translate the following proves “silence is golden” into chinese. a、金子会闪光。 b、沉默是金。 c、寂静如海 d、缄口不语
6、time is one of the significant categories of nonverbal communication.
7、space is one of the significant categories of nonverbal communication.
8、americans value time highly.
9、americans eat kfc & mcdonalds to save time.
10、in north america, lateness for a business appointment communicates full of interest.
11、oculesics is a major source of misunderstanding and ineffective intercultural communication.
12、a person’s smell can have a positive or negative effect on the oral message.
13、as for the american interaction patterns, males are inhibited from touching other males because of cultural taboos.
14、people often identify national colors such as chinese blue or british royal red.
15、some people start speaking slower whenever they are interested in the topic or they are urgent to express something.
chapter seven cultural patterns
test of chapter seven
1、cultural patterns embody the ways of thing and ways of acting.
2、edward hall was an american anthropologist and he is considered the founding father context-culture theory.
3、context-culture theory includes both high-context culture and low-context culture.
4、primarily using non-verbal methods to relay meaningful information in conversations, such as facial expressions, is one of the characteristics of high-context cultures.
5、chinese tea ceremony is a kind of high context example.
6、human nature is inborn.
7、human nature can be evil but changeable
8、in the collectivist culture, the interests of the individual prevail over the interests of the group.
9、in the individualist culture, people from birth onwards are integrated into strong, cohesive in-groups, often extended families.
10、the japanese culture is a typical feminine culture.
chapter eight cultural influences on contexts
test of chapter eight
1、communication is influenced by external environment: all human interaction is not influenced to some degree by the __________ settings in which it occurs. a、cultural b、imagining c、social d、physical
2、which is not the three assumptions about human communication? a、communication is everywhere. b、communication is rule governed. c、contexts specify the appropriate rules. d、rules are culturally diverse.
3、communication is any process in which people share information, ideas and emotions.
4、even the same sentences spoken in different contexts may produce totally different effects.
5、context is supposed to play a more accurate and central role in communication of our daily life.
6、for a successful conversation, one needs not have a good understanding of context.
7、chinese business values focus on intership.
8、u.s. people tend to regard their managers as cultural heroes.
9、germans tend to pay high values on the people who possesses high qualifications.
10、japanese peole will value the worker group.
chapter nine intercultrural adaptation
test of chapter nine
1、the strategies and skills to acquire intercultural communication competence do not include __________. a、acquiring enough knowledge about the target culture b、adjusting our own feelings c、traveling around the world d、acting out the knowledge we master
2、the previous learning is to prepare for the acquiring of intercultural communication competence.
3、according to the video, everyone can easily meet the pope in vatican.
4、according to the video, the beach volleyball players are eagerly to see the pope.
5、according to the video, people need to dress properly to meet the pope.
6、in an intercultural communication we should make our verbal messages consistent with our nonverbal messages.
chapter ten intercultural communication competence
test of chapter ten
1、the strategies and skills to acquire intercultural communication competence do not include __________. a、acquiring enough knowledge about the target culture b、adjusting our own feelings c、traveling around the world d、acting out the knowledge we master
2、the previous learning is to prepare for the acquiring of intercultural communication competence.
3、according to the video, everyone can easily meet the pope in vatican.
4、according to the video, the beach volleyball players are eagerly to see the pope.
5、according to the video, people need to dress properly to meet the pope.
6、in an intercultural communication we should make our verbal messages consistent with our nonverbal messages.
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final examination
大学英语跨文化交际期末考试
1、which one is not the process of perception? a、selection b、organization c、interpretation d、management
2、time driven countries include __________, austria, switzerland and the united states. a、germany b、india c、arabia d、china
3、human beings also have hardware and software. __________ is to human beings what software is to computer. a、body size b、shape c、culture d、color
4、many of the same proverbs appear throughout the world, because all people, regardless of their culture, share common _______. a、experience b、arts c、stories d、languages
5、why are there more than 40 words for camel in arabic regions? a、because people like camel so much in arabic regions. b、because there are many kinds of camel in arabic regions. c、because camel plays significant roal in people's life. d、because camel has many connotations in arabic regions.
6、culture is dynamic which means culture is _______. a、changing b、enduring c、static d、learned
7、the __________or initial euphoria stage is the first period of intercultural adaptation. a、crisis b、honeymoon c、biculturation d、adjustment
8、during the __________stage, a person experiences what is called culture shock. a、honeymoon b、adjustment c、crisis d、biculturation
9、__________ does not belong to high context cultures. a、u.s. b、china c、korea d、japan
10、high-context cultures include the use of contextual elements except __________. a、body language b、a person's status c、speech d、intonation
11、__________ takes place between nations and governments rather than individuals; it is quite formal and ritualized. a、intracultural communication b、international communication c、interracial communication d、interethnic communication
12、__________ refers to one’s sense of belonging to a particular culture or ethnic group. a、cultural feature b、cultural identity c、cultural search d、cultural achievement
13、in british culture, widening eyes means __________, as saying “really!” a、anger b、challenge c、surprise d、call for help
14、the chinese professor refered to the university female students as "girl";. this is a problem of ____________ inequivalence. a、experience b、vocabulary c、grammar and syntax d、concept
15、what is the feature of indirect verbal style? a、to reveal intentions clearly b、to hide the actual evaluation c、to give straightforward criticism d、to make honest comments
16、chinese people use ____________ communication styles. a、direct b、personal c、contextual d、self-enhancement
17、people from jewish, italian or arab cultures, stress social interaction among friends and family, there is often very __________ silence. a、much b、medium c、so-so d、little
18、please translate the following proves “out of the mouth comes evil” into chinese. a、哑口无言 b、邪恶必败 c、口若悬河 d、祸从口出
19、please translate the following proves “silence is golden” into chinese. a、金子会闪光 b、沉默是金 c、寂静如海 d、缄口不语
20、________ people tend to agree with the harmony with nature view. a、chinese b、u.s. c、german d、british
21、what are the emotional problems in intercultural communication? a、anxiety b、assuming similarity instead of differences c、uncertainty d、fear
22、cultural patterns include the following components: ________. a、beliefs b、values c、norms d、social practices
23、succinct communication style is used by ________, _________ and ________ cultures. a、japanese b、chinese c、america d、native americans
24、attitudinal problems in intercultural communication include _____. a、prejudice b、racism c、ethnocentrism d、stereotyping
25、what can lead to translation problems? a、lack of vacabulary equivalence b、lack of idiomatic equivalence c、lack of conceptual equivalence d、lack of experiencial equivalence e、lack of grammatical-syntactical equivalence
26、people of different cultures may perceive the same scene in different ways.
27、americans value time highly.
28、we give more weight to positive information than negetive information.
29、eastern culture emphasize the relationships between the communicators , and they usually use a direct way to communicate.
30、the visible part of an iceberg is supported by the invisible part which is the powerful foundation of the iceberg.
31、culture is not something we are born with, but rather it is learned.
32、we learn our culture through proverbs, folklore, art and mass media.
33、sometimes, communication happens in isolation and it is not always in a setting or context.
34、the same word does not always have the same connotation in the different culture.
35、compared with linguistic determinist, linguistic relativity is not very scientific.
36、language is also regarded as a reflection of values.
37、the united states can clearly be seen as individualism.
38、chinese culture is believed to be collectivism-oriented where the basic unit of the society is the family.
39、individuals from high power distance cultures consider position in a hierarchy to be natural and important. they often accept power as part of society.
40、the japanese culture is a typical feminine culture.
41、culture is isolated and separated into different parts.
42、you touch a culture in one place and everything else is affected.
43、communication is a one-way process. all participants in a communication process work together to create and sustain the meanings.
44、people who have the ethnocentric problems usually believe their own culture is superior to other cultures.
45、context-culture theory includes both high-context culture and low-context culture.
46、the dialogue at the united nations, for example, would be termed interracial communication.
47、cultural identity is formed in a process which starts from unexamined cultural identity to cultural identity search and finished by cultural identity achievement.
48、definitions of communication from many western countries stress harmony, which is most notable in cultures with a christianity tradition.
49、it took shorter for the eyes of black miners to adapt to the dark conditions than for white miners.
50、people behave consistently and will never change.
51、generally speaking, kinesics includes gestures, postures and facial expressions.
52、posture is a type of the nonverbal communication.
53、taboo and euphemism are counterparts that can be exchanged in language use for the purpose of politeness.
54、silence is not one of the significant categories of nonverbal communication.
55、people have different ideas towards silence especially in different cultural background.
56、germans tend to pay high values on the people who possesses high qualifications.
57、culture shock refers to the happy time in one's new cultural experience.
58、the results of acculturation could be both positive and negative.
59、marginalized people are usually not accepted by the host culture.
60、the intrumental communication style is receiver-based.