中央广播电视大学2003--2004学年度第二学期“开放本科”期末考试
英语专业跨文化交际试题
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This examination consists of FOUR sections．These are： Section I：Listening(20 points，30 minutes)
Section II：Language Appropriacy and Accuracy(30 points，20 minutes)
SectionⅢ：Reading Comprehension(20 points，30 minutes) Section lV：Communication Analysis(30 points，40 minutes) The total marks for this examination are 100 points．Time
allowed for competing this examination is 2 hours(1 20 minutes)allowed for completing this examination is hours (120 minutes)． Section I：Listening [20 points] Instructions： The Listening Test will take approximately 30 minutes． There are TWO parts to the test and you will hear each part twice． There will be a pause of 30 seconds before each part to allow you to look at your questions． There will be a pause of 30 seconds after each part to allow you to think about your answers． You can first write your answers on this test paper．After the recordings，you will have about 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet． AT．I．ANSWERS MUST APPEAR ON THE ANSWER SHEET． Part 1：Questions 1—5 are based on this part．(10 points) You are going to listen to an interview．Then choose the best answer from A，B，C and D to answer each question．Write your answers on the Answer Sheet．
1．Concerning the issue of maternity，what ideas prevail among Chinese women? A．The modern concept． B．The traditional concept．
C．The responsibility to the society． ’ D．The responsibility to the family．
2．According to the passage，raising children——． A．is an unbearable burden to women
B．is a significant part of a woman’s life C．is the permanent task of women D is the task 0f both a man and a woman 3．Giving birth ．
A．brings great pleasure to women
B．differs men from women physically and spiritually C．makes the women’s life complete D．all the above
4．Those oppose giving birth think that ． A．giving birth is something rather primitive
B．women do not need to follow their mothers’ideas
C．they are not educated and influenced to live with maternity D．giving birth is necessary for women
5．According to the passage，which statement is true9．
A．City dwellers have children to take care of them when they get old． B．Rural dwellers have children to give them emotional comfort． C．City dwellers have children to give them emotional comfort． D．Rural dwellers have children only to ensure the bloodline． Part 2：Questions 6—15 are based on this part．(10 points)
You are going to listen to a lecture on celebrating diversity．As you listen，fill in the blanks to complete Sentences 6—1 5．
Note：Only one word is necessary for each blank． 6．Diversity——our lives．
7．Cultural diversity brings together the resources and talents of many people for the benefit of all．
8．Yet consider how——life would be if we all looked alike，thought alike，and acted alike! 9．Together we can overcome and intolerance and work towards a more peaceful and productive world．
10．People may fear diversity simply because they are to the way things used to be and change makes t hem uncomfortable．
11．Others may somehow feel ．because they perceive increased participation by traditionally underrepresented groups in the workplace． 12．Education universalizes the human ．
13．The word university is to this idea．
14．I believe that the is also true：if you lose a language，you lose a world． 15．We can cross and feel comfortable in other worlds． This is the end of the Listening Test
SectionⅡ：Language Appropriacy and Accuracy [30 points]
Instructions：There are altogether 1 5 statements below．You are offered four choices marked with A，B，C，and D for each statement．Choose the most appropriate one and write it on the Answer Sheet． ．
16. Maybe it's asking too much 0f you to follow the idea of‘love me love my dog’，but at least you should tolerate my love for jazz． A．10ve my dog as much as loving me
B．10ve everything about me because you love me
C．tolerate my love for jazz music like your tolerating my dog D．10ve jazz music the same as you love my dog 17．What a fabulous car—I’m very jealous． A．red with envy B．blue with envy C．green with envy D．white with envy
18．As a man with plenty of guts , he is the person who is expected to bring success to this company which is on the verge of bankruptcy． A．the great white hope B．the great red hope C．the great green hope D．the great black hope
1 9．He is always shooting his mouth off about how many VIPs he knows． A．boasting B．imaging
C．telling 1ies about D．denying
20．I’m not surprised at the downfall of the President because of the promises he made before he came into office turned out to be plans that are unlikely to be fulfilled． A．Dutch courage B．fl piece of cake C．the salt of the earth D．castles in the air
21． These days Mr.．Smith looks anxious and restless．What happened? I heard his wife was in the family way this month． A．badly sick B．dead C．dying D．pregnant 22．“Well，”said the Master，“if you won’t listen to what I say，I refuse to be responsible for you and your examination chances． A．zip my lips of B．wash hands of C．1ick my boots of D．sit at my feet of
23．She is always hiding her light under a bushel when it comes to giving US her ideas． A．keeping ideas to herself
B．1eaving the office with her ideas C．telling everyone her bright ideas D．agreeing with others ’ideas
24．It’s not easy to organize such a party，as everyone has his own likes and dislikes． A．every dog has his day B．every tide has its ebb
C．a clear conscience is a sure card
D．one man’s meat is another’s poison． 25．When Greeks meet，then comes the tug of war．
A．If too many people try to do, the same thing at the same time，chaos will reign． B．Empty—headed persons are always the most talkative and noisy． C．There must be something better after every piece of unpleasantness．
D．When two adversaries are of equal strength of character，the contest of wills is certain to be long and hard—fought．
26．Which of the following statements are true of collectivist culture? A．Disclosure of private feeling is distasteful． B．People are suspicious of outsiders． C．Uniformity is not highly thought of．
D．There is a positive attitude about words of disagreement． 27．I can’t stand listening to jazz．It’s just ． A．a storm in a tea cup B．not my cup of tea
C．not for all the tea in China
D．a cuppa
28．Which one in the following expressions is Not True? A．as wise as a fox． ‘ B．as happy as a lark． C．as strong as a horse． D．as stupid as a goose．
29．Xiao wang was trying his best to explain the Chinese proverb “驴唇不对马嘴” to his American friend Bob．What he means is ．
A．the donkey’s lip is not suitable to the horse’s mouth B．1eft right out C．out of left field D．1eft way out
30．The‘ring’gesture is an insult in ． A．France
B．the U．S．A． C．South America D．Tunisia
SectionⅢ：Reading Comprehension [20 points]
Part 1：Questions 3 1—35 are based on this part．(10 points)
Read Passage 1 and then answer Questions 3 1——35 briefly．Write your answers on the Answer Sheet．
Passage 1
Proxemics is the Study of what governs how closely one person stands to another． People who feel close will be close，though the actual distances will vary between cultures． For Americans we can discern four main categories of distance：intimate，personal，social and public．Intimate distance ranges from direct Contact to about 45 centimeters．Beyond this comes personal stance．．This stands at between 45 and 80 Centimeters·It is the most usual distance maintained for conversations between friends and relatives。Social distance covers
People who work together or are meeting at social gatherings．．Distances here tend to be kept between 1．3 to 2 meters．Beyond this comes Public distance, much as that between a lecturer and his audience．
All Cultures draw lines between what is an appropriate and what ills an inappropriate Social。t distance for different types of realty。unship．They differ，however，in where they draw these lines．Look at an international reception with representatives from the U S．and
Arabic countries，conversing and you will see the American pirouetting backward surround the hall pursued by their Arab partners．The Americans wilt be trying to keep a distance
between themselves and their partners—which they have grown used to and regard as \”．They probably will not even notice themselves trying to adjust the distance between themselves and their Arab partners whom they regard as being a bit” pushy\．The Arabs，On the Other hand, coming from a cherisher，e much closer distance is the norm， may feel that the Americans are a little‘stand-offish'．Finding themselves happier standing close to and even touching those they are in conversation With，they will relentlessly pursue the Americans round the room trying to close the distance between them．
The appropriateness of physical contact varies between different cultures．0ne study 0f the number of times people converse in coffee shops over a one—hour period showed the
following interesting variations：London，0；Florida，2；Paris，10；and Puerto Rico 18b． Not only does it vary between societies，however，it also varies between different
sub—cult rues within one society．Young people in Britain，for example，are more likely to touch and hug friends than the older generation．This may be partly a matter of growing
older，but it also reflects the fact that the older generation grew up at fl time when touching was less common for all age groups．Forty years ago，for example，footballers would never hug and kiss one another on the field after a goal as they do today． 31．What are the four main categories of distance for Americans?
32．How far apart should people who work together stand when communicating with each other?
33．Why are Americans trying to adjust the distance between themselves and their Arab
partners?
34．Why do Arabs feel that Americans are being‘stand—offish’? 35．When conversing，do the English and Americans touch each other more than the French? Part 2：Questions 3 6—40 are based on this part．(1 0 points)
Read Passage 2 and then decide whether Statements 36—40 are True or False according to the information given in the passage．Write ”T\“F”for false on the Answer Sheet．
Passage 2
Nobody actually wants to cause offence but，as business becomes even more international，it is increasingly easy to get it wrong．There may be a single European market but it does not mean that managers behave the same in Greece as they do in Denmark． In many European countries handshaking is an automatic gesture．In France good
manners require that on arriving at a business meeting a manager shakes hands with everyone present．Handshaking is almost as popular in other countries，including Germany，Belgium and Italy．But Northern Europeans，such as the British and Scandinavians，are not quite so fond of physical demonstrations of friendliness．
In Europe the most common challenge is not the content of the food，but the way you behave as you eat．In France it is not good manners to raise tricky questions of business over the main course．Business has its place：after the cheese course．Unless you are prepared to
eat in silence you have to talk about something——something，that is，other than the business deal，which you are continually chewing over in your head．
Italians give similar importance to the whole process of business entertaining．In fact，in Italy the biggest fear，as course after course appears，is that you entirely forget you are there
on business．If you have the energy，you can always do the polite thing when the meal finally ends，and offer to pay．Then，after a lively discussion，you must remember the next polite
thing to do—let your host pick up the bill．
The Germans are notable for the amount of formality they bring to business．As a1) outsider，it is often difficult to know whether colleagues have been working together for 30 years or have just met for the first time in their life．1f you are used to calling people by their first names this can be a little strange．To the Germans，titles are important．Forgetting
that someone should be called Herr Doctor or Frau Directory might cause serious offence． It is equally offensive to call them by a title they do not possess．
In Italy the question of title is further confused by the fact that everyone with a
university degree can be called Nott ore and engineers，lawyers and architects may also expect to be called by their professional titles．
These cultural challenges exist side by side with the problems of doing business in a foreign language．Language，of course，is full of difficulties——disaster may be only a syllable away．But the more you know of the culture of the country you are dealing with，the less likely you are to get into difficulties．It is worth the effort．It might be rather hard to explain that the reason you lost the contract was not the product or the price，but the fact that You offended your hosts in a light-hearted comment over an aperitif．Good manners are admired：they can also make or break the deal．
36．People in Britain shake hands just as much as people in Germany． 37．In France people prefer talking about business during meals． 38．It is not polite to insist on paying for a meal if you are in Italy． 39．German business people don’t like to be called by their titles． 40．Italian professionals are usually addressed by their titles． Section IV：Communication Analysis [30 points] Instructions：The following are three different cases of cross-cultural communication．In each of the cases there is something to be improved upon．Write an analysis on what is to be desired for
more successful communication or cultural understanding in each case by answering Questions
4 l一43 respectively．Your analysis of each case should be about l00—l 50 words．Write