跨文化交际(双语)试卷

××学院试卷阶段测试2:Unit5-Unit8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：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purpose of moving one's consciousness from the determinate to the indeterminate, freer state.Ⅱ. 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6小题，每小题3分，共18分）ArraySituation :reading and relaxing by himself. He had been very busy at work during the week and had workedovertime. Saturday came and Jim rested himself in his most comfortable chair. Just as he started to read, the doorbell rang. He answered the door and to Ms surprise, Ms former Arabian co-worker, Magid, was standing at the door. They had been good friends at work, but had lost contact since Magid left. It was several months since they had saw each other.( )1. How do you think Jim felt?a) Jim probably had mixed feelings when he saw Magid. He was happy to See him, but felt disappointed that he couldn't spend the time alone.b) Jim was a little bit upset by the sudden dropping by of Magid.c) Jim was so happy to see Magid that he forgot about wanting to spend the day by Himself.Now read the situation from Magid's point of view.Situation :One Saturday morning, Magid was home and didn't have much to do. he thought about his friend, Jim, who he used to work with. it was a long time since they hadseen each other and Magid felt bad about this. He had told Jim that he would comeand visit him sometime, but several months had passed and he just couldn't find thetime. He remembered that Jim had told him,"Come and visit when you get thechance. I want to stay in touch with you."This Saturday morning seemed like a goodame to visit. He went to Jim's house and rang the doorbell. wnen Jim answered thedoor, he didn't look completely happy to see Magid. Then, after a few seconds, hesmiled and said,"Hi, Magid. Come on in."( )2.How do you think Magid felt?a) Magid was probably offended.b) Magid understood that Jim wanted to be by himself that day.C) Magid understood that Jim was a little bit upset because he dropped by without calling first. Now continue reading about what happened during the visit.Situation :Jim asked Magid to come into his home. They talked about what they had been doing since Magid left the company. Magid stayed about three hours and then said, 'I’d better go now." Jim got up and saw Magid out. They said goodbye to each other and Jim thanked Magid for coming. As they left each other, they both felt a little uncomfortable.( )3. Why do you think Magid was a little uncomfortable?a)Magid thought that Jim should have asked him to stay longer.b)Magid thought that he didn’t stay long enough.c) Magid couldn't understand why Jim thanked him for coming.( )4. Why do you think Jim was uncomfortable?a)Jim thought that Magid should have stayed longer. three hours was too short for a visit.b) Jim thought that Magid should have apologized for visiting without calling first.c)Jim thought that Magid had stayed too long and that he should have said something like, "I'm sorry if I've disturbed."( )5.What would you do if someone asks you a question that you feel too personal?a) You could say directly, don't want to answer that question."b) You could answer the question in a general way and then change the subject.c) You could explain that, in your culture, people usually don't ask such questions and that you feel uncomfortable answering it.( )6.Situation : An American invited a group of Japanese students over to Ms house. He and Ms wife had spent a great deal of time preparing food and getting the house ready. They were looking forward to the party and hoped that the Japanese would enjoy themselves. They came at about 8 : 00 at night and right away seemed to be enjoying themselves.There was a lot of dancing and singing and good conversation. Then, almost suddenly, one of the students said 'Thank you "to the hosts and said that it was time to go. After that, all of the Japanese began to get ready to leave. The American and Ms wife couldn't understand why this happened. They felt insulted because everyone left so early and at the same time.Can you explain what happened?a) The Americans must have done something that offended the Japanese.b) The Japanese were not having a good time.c) Japanese usually leave as a group and try not to stay too long so as not to offend their host.Ⅲ.Multiple choice (本题共4小题，每小题3分，共12分)Background : Janice, an American businesswoman, and Maya, a business. woman from Mexico, both work for the same company. Maya has just come to the U. S. To work in the American office of her company. Below are several situations involving Janice and Maya.In the following cultural puzzles, circle the letter before the nonjudgmental questions that will help Maya get the most helpful answers.( )1. Situation : Maya is introduced to Janice. Maya notices that Janice often smiles as she talks to the men and women in the company. In Maya's culture, a woman who smiles frequently when she talks to men is probably flirting. Maya asks a co-worker from her own culture :a) Janice is not a good woman, is she?b) Why does Janice flirt with strange men?c) What does it mean when an American woman smiles at a man?( ) 2.Situation : Maya and Janice are having lunch. Maya cuts her hand while she 'Tm sorry! Are you all right?" Later Maya says to a friend from her country:a) Why do Americans act like any problem is their fault?b) Do Americans feel that it is their fault when someone gets hurt using an American product?c) when I cut my hand, Janice said, Tm sorry. It wasn't her fault. Do most Americans apologize when it's not their fault?( ) 3.Situation : Maya sees the president of her company (an American) serve some coffee to a visitor. In her country, a company president would always ask a secretary to perform tasks like that. She asks Janice :a) I saw the company president serve coffee to a visitor. For me, that was very unusual. Does that seem unusual to you?b) Don't American secretaries like to take care of their bosses?c) Is the president's secretary sick?( ) 4.Situation : Maya visits Janice's house one Saturday afternoon. She is listening to aconversation the family is having. Janice, her husband and the children are discussing where to go for their summer holiday. Janice wants to go to New York City, but the children want to go camping instead. Janice listens carefully to the children's reasons,Later, Maya asks another American :a) Why do American children have so much power in the American family?b) Why do American parents let their children tell them what to do?c) Do Americans often let their children help make decisions?1. Read the following case and analyze why did that woman suddenly stop talking with Mark and turned to another man?Case 1 Personal SpaceMark had recently moved from Denmark to Sydney to work as a salesperson for a large Australian company. After three weeks, he was invited to join a local club. During the first few weeks at the club, Mark would either stand in the comer talking with someone or sit on a sofa listening to other people talk and chat. As time went by, he came to know most of the club members and seemed to enjoy talking with them. One day, at an evening party, one of the female members approached him. Mark immediately showed Ms interest by talking about the atmosphere of the party. At first, the conversation between them seemed to go quite smoothly, but as it progressed, the lady seemed to step further and further away from Mark as he had been gradually moving closer to her. The lady obviously seemed uncomfortable. As Mark was about to ask her questions regarding Australian social customs, another man standing nearby directed a glance toward the lady. She excused herself and went to talk with that man, leaving Mark standing alone and wondering why their conversation had come to such a sudden stop.2. Read the following case and answer:How could you explain to Li Hua's parents about the relationship between Li Hua and John? How could you explain to John Li Hua's parents' behavior?Case 2 I've Hot Considered Marriage YetJohn, 28 years old, an Australian studying Chinese in Beijing, met Li Hua at a dance party. LiHua, 22, took an instant liking to John the first time they met. As time went on, they saw more andmore of each other. After six months or so, Li Hua suggested that John meet her parents. Since this was the first time John had visited a Chinese family, he became quite nervous the moment he was introduced to Li Hua's parents, elder sister and sister-in-law. Soon after serving him some Chinese tea and fruit, Li Hua's mother began questioning John about his background, his family and relatives, as well as his economic status. John did his best to answer all of the questions, sometimes in broken Chinese. A few minutes later, Li Hua's father turned toward John, and asked a very direct question. He wanted John to tell him when he would marry Li Hua and where he was going to live and work. John, being a bit surprised at the question, replied that he hadn't thought about marriage. Li Hua's father got very upset and angry. He stamped his foot and asked John to leave. As John was about to leave, Li Hua's father warned him against seeing his daughter again. John left, without knowing what he had done to enrage the family,。