DOC《金陵科技学院试卷》

金陵科技学院试卷 阶段测试1:Unit1-Unit4 课程所属部门: 人文学院 课程名称: 跨文化交际(双语)课程编号:

0303402005 考试方式:(A、闭)卷 使用班级: 人文 学院 班命题人:教研室(系)主任审核:主管领导批准: 班级:学号:姓名: 题号 一二三四五六七八九十总分 得分 Ⅰ.

Euphemism Understanding(本题共10小题 ,每题2分,共20分)Give the Chinese equivalents of the following euphemisms. 1. landscape engineer 2. sanitation engineer 3. Justice has long arms. 4. Diamond cut diamond. 5.Soft in the head 6.Reckless disregard for truth 7. You will cross the bridge when you get to it. 8. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 9. Drink like a fish 10. Tread upon eggs Ⅱ.Comprehension Check (Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F),本题共10小题,每小题2分,共20分) ( )1.As a phenomenon, intercultural communication has existed for thousands of years. However, as a discipline, its history is only about fifty years. ( )2. Intercultural Communication as a discipline first started in Europe. ( )3.All cultures require and value politeness, but the ways in which politeness is achieved may vary significantly. ( )4.Don'

t take offence-getting the form of address wrong is rarely intended to be offensive. ( )5. Sometimes the Chinese way of showing modesty may be considered as fishing for compliments. ( )6. The social functions of Chinese and English compliments are roughly the same. ( )7. Verbal communication is more important than nonverbal communication. ( )8. Dragon means the same to the Westerner as 龙 to the Chinese. ( )9.Addressing forms like Miss Mary , Brown by the Chinese may be a form of cultural compromise. ( )10. If a guest compliments something in another person'

s home, the Chinese host or hostess will probably give that thing to the guest. Ⅲ. Make choices (Read the following situations and choose the appropriate answer(s). There may be more than one possible answer for each cultural puzzle. 本题共5小题,每小题3分,共15分) 1. What would you do if someone told you to use his or her first name, but you felt uncomfortable doing this? a. You could continue to use the person'

s last name without explaining why. b. You could try to use the person'

s first name even though you feel uncomfortable doing this. c. You could ask the person, Is it OK if I use your last name? 2. Situation: An American woman received a letter from a recently married Japanese friend. The Japanese woman wrote in her letter, My husband is not very handsome. Your husband is much more handsome than mine. The American woman was very surprised at what her friend wrote. Question: Why do you think the American was surprised? a) The American woman saw a picture of her friend'

s husband and thought that he was very handsome. b) The American woman didn'

t think her own husband was handsome. c) In the U.S., it is disrespectful to say that one'

s husband is not handsome. 3. What would you do if you met a woman and you didn'

t know if she should be called Mrs. , Miss , Ms a) You could use Ms . b) You could try not to use her name. c) You could check the woman'

s left hand to see if she'

s married. 4. What would you do if you were introduced to someone and you didn'

t know whether or not to shake hands? a) You could keep your hands in your pockets in order to avoid shaking hands. b) You could wait and see what the other person does and then you could do the same (shake or not to shake hands). c) You could be the first person to give your hand. 5. What would you do if a stranger pronounced your name incorrectly? First, think about what you would do in your own language and culture, and then what you would do if you were talking in English with an American. a) You wouldn'