对外经济贸易大学
《跨文化交际（英）》期末考试
I.True-Fal: Decide whether each of the following statements is true or
fal. Write T for “true” and F for “fal”.（每题1分，共20分）
1.The term “intercultural communication” was first ud by Geert Hofstede in
1959.
2.Hall defines culture as the "software of the mind" that guides us in our daily
interactions.
3.In most of Africa, Argentina and Peru, putting one’s index finger to his temple
means ‘You are crazy.’
4.Stereotyping is a complex form of categorization that mentally organizes your
experiences and guides your behavior toward a particular group of people.
5.V alues are social principles, goals, or standards accepted by persons in a culture.
They are the innermost “skin of the onion.”
6.People from some cultures may lower their gaze to convey respect, whereas this
may be understood as evading or even insulting in other cultures.
7.Unbuttoning one’s coat is a sign of openness, friendliness or willingness to reach
an agreement.
8.In order for intercultural negotiation to be successful, the parties must provide for
a win-lo situation.
9.Edward Hall’s theory states that the four levels embody the total concept of
culture like an onion – symbols, heroes, rituals, and values.
10.Successful intercultural business communication involves knowing the
ethnocentrisms of persons in other cultures. Understanding the mindts of both onelf and the person of another culture will result in more efficient communication.
11.Ethnocentrism is the belief that somebody el’s cultural background, including
ways of analyzing problems, values, beliefs, language, and verbal and nonverbal communication, is better than our own.
12.People in the United States place a greater emphasis on history and do not like
change as compared with people of Asian and Latin cultures.
13.When dealing with German business people, you should avoid jokes and other
forms of humor during the actual business ssions.
14.In the business circle, American business people u first names immediately.
15.Companies should avoid nding female employees to the Middle East, as in
Arab countries men may refu to work with women.
16.In Southeast Asia, you should avoid prenting your business card with your right
hand.
17.When accepting a business card, German business people carefully look at the
card, obrve the title and organization, acknowledge with a nod that they have digested the information, and perhaps make a relevant comment or ask a polite question.
18.The OK sign may be interpreted as asking for money by Japane business
people.
19.Nonverbal communication is important to the study of intercultural
communication becau a great deal of nonverbal behavior speaks a universal
language.
20.In short, intercultural communication competence requires sufficient awareness
knowledge, motivations, and skills. Each of the components alone is sufficient to achieve intercultural communication competence.
II.Translation: Translate the following Chine terms into English and English terms into Chine.（每题1分，共20分）
1. stereotypes
2. paralanguage
3. ethnocentrism
4. masculinity
5. high-context culture
6. monochronic time
7. speech act 8. conversation taboos
9. vocal qualifiers 10. power distance
11. 译码12. 偏见
13. 文化震惊14. 不确定性回避
first experience
15. 概念意义16. 语用错误
17. 礼貌原则18. 归纳法
19. 空间语言20. 礼仪与礼节
III.Multiple Choice: Choo the ONE appropriate answer.（每题1分，共20分）
1. Understanding another culture ________.
as they do
b.is best achieved through “do’s and don’ts” lists
c.is important for businesspeople becau they can appear to be better
informed
ason怎么读d.isn’t necessary for businesspeople
2. Non-linear languages ______.
a.are object oriented
b.e time as a continuum of prent, past and future
c.are circular, tradition oriented and subjective
d.lead to short-range planning in business practices
3. Which statement about values is incorrect?
a. V alues are social principles, goals, or standards accepted by persons in a
culture.
b. V alues are learned by contacts with family members, teachers, and
religious leaders.
c. V alues will be influenced by what is en on television or read in
newspapers.
d. People in various cultures have basically similar values.
4. People from cultures that follow the monochronic time system tend to
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a. do one thing at a time.
b. be committed to people.
c. borrow and lend things often.
d. build lifetime relationships.
5. Which statement regarding haptics is incorrect?
a. In Thailand, it is offensive to touch the head.救赎英文
b. Japan is considered a "don't touch" culture.
c. Greece is considered a "touch" culture.
d. In Latin American countries, touching between men is unacceptabl
e.
6. The opinion that everyone has a position and clearly defined privileges is _____.
a. a view of hierarchical structure of social relationship
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b. a view of group orientation structure of social relationship
c. a view of individual orientation structure of social relationship
< of the above
7. General guidelines to follow when conversing with someone from another
culture include all of the following except:
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a. politics is a safe topic in most cultures.
b. avoid telling jokes.
c. avoid personal questions.
d. keep the conversation positiv
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e.
8. Which statement best describes an incorrect handshake?
a. In the U.S., a handshake should be firm.
b. An Asian handshake is usually gentle.
c. Germans repeat a brusque handshake upon arrival and departure.
d. A British handshake is firm and repeated frequently.
9. Which statement referring to thought patterns is incorrect?
a. Asians typically u the inductive method of reasoning.
b. Thought patterns impact oral communication.
c.When using the deductive method of reasoning, one starts with the facts
and goes to generalizations.
d. Recognizing different thought patterns is important in negotiation with
different cultures.
10. Which statement is incorrect?
会计英语a. Costly business blunders are often the result of a lack of knowledge of
another culture's nonverbal communication patterns.
b. Process of reasoning and problem solving are the same in all cultures.
c.Attitudes toward time and u of space convey nonverbal messages in
intercultural encounters.
d.When in another culture, an appropriate caution would be to watch the
behavior of the persons you are talking with and match their style.
11.Language is important becau it _____
a.helps us shape concepts, controls how we think, and controls how we
perceive others.
b.allows us to be understood by foreigners.
c.is determined by colonialism.
d.is stable, easily understood, and free of diversity.
12. Which of the following countries us high-context language?
a.Canada
b.Germany
c.Japan
d.United States
13. Slang is generally _____
a.understood by everyone.
b.spoken by the mass.armory
c.easily translate
d.
d.ud by subgroups.
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14. Nonverbal communication does not include _____
a. chromatics.
b. chronemics.
c.haptics.
d. mantics.
