跨文化交际中考试题
Paper 1 Listening Test（此部分不要求做，熟悉题型）
Information for candidate
There are two parts to the test and you will hear each part twice.
There will be a pau before each part to allow you to look through the questions and other paus to let you think about your answers.
Write your answers in the spaces indicated in the test paper.
You will have ten minutes at the end of the listening test to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.
Part 1 An Extended Conversation (8 points)
You are going to listen to a conversation. You will hear it twice. Answer the followin
g questions during and after your listening. You would do best to answer questions 1-2 after the first listening, and then answer questions 3-8 after the cond listening.
Choo the best answer according to what you learn from the discussion:
1. Which of the is correct?
a) Mrs. Ji was asking Jane to do her a favour.
b) Jane was asking Mrs. Ji to do her a favour.
c) Neither was doing the other a favour.
2. How was Jane feeling after this experience?
a) Confud.
b) Hurt.
c) Angry.
3. According to Jane, Mrs. Ji refud the gift…
a) politely.
b) apologetically.
c) vehemently.
4. What was Jane’s first reaction to Mrs. Ji’s departure?
a) She wondered what she had done wrong.
b) She was angry with Mrs. Ji for not taking the gift.
c) She wondered why Mrs. Ji wanted to offend her.
5. What does it mean when you “break an unwritten rule”?
a) You do something illegal without knowing it.
b) You disobey a convention that is understood by people, but not expresd.
c) You offend someone from another culture very deeply.
6. What does Wing ling mean by “he was being very Chine”?
a) She was reacting innsitively to the foreigner.
b) She was reacting in a typical Chine way.
c) She was reacting in a way Wing Ling found annoying.
7．What does Jane mean by “accept gifts with grace”?
a) prai the person who is giving you the gift.
b) never refu a gift
c) accept whatever you are given with politeness and gratitude.
8. This incident is an example of
a) culture shock.
b) cultural misunderstanding.
c) communication breakdown.
Part 2 A Lecture (7 points)
You will hear part of a lecture by Professor Guide on The English Teacher’s Role in the Teaching of Culture Through Language. As you listen, try to answer questions 9-15. The ntences below summarize the main points of the lecture. Listen carefully and write in the words ud by the lecturer to fill the gaps in the ntences.
9. A lack of knowledge about cultural differences caus _________________________ in using English.
10. We should not expect non-English majors to ________________________, but to have some ideas about it.
11. The three main purpos for teaching English culture through English language instruction are 1) to impart knowledge, 2) to strengthen language proficiency, and 3) to enable the students to better ________________________.
12. The major contribution of Chine English teachers is in _______________________ the two cultures.
13. The translation passage stated that it was all right to arrive a little late for a meal, so that the hostess could have ______________________.
14. That actually meant to _____________________.
15. When learners realize they are the product of a culture, they are ___________________ to learn about another culture.
Paper 2 Communication Analysis
The following are three different cas of cross-cultural communication. In each of the cas there is something to be improved upon. Write an analysis on what is to be desired for more successful communication.
Question 16 ( 10 points)
Ca 1:
When James Crock first came to Beijing from London to take a Chine training cour, he was invited to a party held by Chine students. There he noticed a Chine girl whom he wanted to get know of. He went up to her and started the following conversation.
James: Is anybody sitting here?
Girl: No, no.
James: Didn’t I e you with Professor Li the other day?
Girl: Yeh.
James: Professor is my tutor in Chine literature. My name is James.
Girl: Nice to meet you.
James: Nice to meet you, too. Excu me. (James stood up and went to talk with someone el, becau he thought that the girl didn’t like him.)
