跨文化课堂选择题

1.The following are the features of Polychronic time system EXCEPT

A.Do many things at a time B.Are committed to people and human relationship

C. Be concerned about not disturbing others D.Base promptness on the relationship

2.The following are the features of monochronic time system EXCEPT

A.do one thing at a time B.concentrate on the job.

C.strong tendency to build lifetime relationships D.emphasize promptness

3.Which of the following does NOT belong to the category of concepts?

A.right or wrong B.God and man

C.ethics D.antibiotics

4.Which of the following is an appropriate description of European American worldview about the nature of time?

A.past- oriented B. Present- oriented

C.nature-oriented D.future-oriented

5.Which of the following is the most appropriate description for Chinese way of expression?

A.explicit B.unambiguous

C.direct D.implicit

6.The study of pragmatics focuses on ______.

A.how language is actually used

B.The study of the relationship between words and what they stand for or represent.

C.The meaning of words D.the relationship for words to one another

7.In addition to cognitive,what is conveyed through communication?

A.affective content B.body language

C.paralanguage D.environment language

8.What is connotative meaning of a word?

A.public and objective meaning B.emotionally charged meaning

C.literal meaning D.what the word refer to in real life

9.Which of the following is a characteristic of nonverbal communication?

A.conscious B.culture-specific

C.universal D.pervasive

10.What is the communication style of Americans?

A.high-context B.low-context

C.implicit D.indirect

1.Xiao Wang meets Peter at the airport and says to him:”Morning,Peter!”In this case,the source of information is______

A.”Morning,Peter!” B.Peter

C.the airport D.Xiao Wang

2. Speaker’s meaning in a face-to-face communication refers to ______

A.the associative meaning words have

B.What what is said normally means

C.What the hearer has understood on the basis of what is said

D.What the speaker has intended to convey in what is said

3.When you are invited for a western meal,you’re offered second helping but you have already had enough.What would you say?”______”

A.Oh,thanks.That tastes awful.

B.No,I don’t want that.

C.That was delicious but I’ve already had plenty,thanks

D.No,I don’t like it

4.Most Americans see themselves as separate_______,not as representatives of a family,community or other group.

A.independence B.customers

C.individuals D.cultures

5.Unlike in China,the kin terms used for relatives do not distinguish between____relatives in Britain.Kinship term.

A.internal and external B.maternal and paternal

C.old and young D.male and female

6.Nowadays in America,acquaintances usually call each other_____

A.Sir or Madam B.by their first name

C.by their last name D.Mr,Mrs,Miss or Ms

7. Guests invited to dinner in the West frequently bring______of wine.

A.a bottle of wing B.a beautiful printing

C.a piece of skirt D.a coupon

8.Which doesn’t belong to the group in a cross-cultural situation?

A.Social values B.Facial expressions

C.Head movements D.Body contact

9.”’t want to go with me,just tell me!”

A.hitting around the trees B.cheating me

C.telling a lie D.giving me the direct answer

A.a real bear B.a real dog

C.a real fish D.a real magpie

1._______is the process of putting ideas into symbols.

A.message B.receiver response C.decoding D.encoding

2.The comparison of cultural phenomena in different cultures is called_____.

A.interracial communication B.international communication

C.cross-cultural communication D.intrapersonal communication

4.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture?

A.culture is innate B.culture is dynamic

C.culture is ethnocentric D.culture is transmissible

5.Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about language?

nguage is neutral codes B.Culture and language are shaping each other

C.Linguistic proficiency is not the only thing we need in a communication

D.Cultural literacy is necessary in order to understand the language being used.

6.Which of the following is a correct statement about individualist culture?

A.the right of individuals should be subordinated to the needs of a large group.

B.People in individualist culture feel that the individual’s right to privacy is very important.

C.People in individualist culture believe that they should rely on each other as much as possible.

D.People in individualist culture tend to feel that they are responsible for what other members of their groups do.

7.Hydrogen bombs belong to which categories of culture?

A.concept B.behaviors C.artifacts D.meaning

8.Besides question function,question forms also convey_____function.

A.nonverbal B.interpreting C.carrying D.social

9.Cultures that emphasize individual achievements and material possessions serve to ____feelings of interdependence and harmony.

A.play down B.emphasize C.overstate D.fit into

10.Which of the following is a connotation of “yellow”for Americans?

A.caution B.money C. Sky D.pure

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