《跨文化交际》考试试题 附答案

《跨文化交际》试题（附答案）

Paper 1 Communication Analysis

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.?

Question 1

Case 1:

Chen Bing, a Chinese tour guide, is talking to a Canadian tourist, Luke Baines, who has no knowledge of Chinese at all. They are having dinner in a restaurant.

Chen: This is Beijing duck, one of China's most famous dishes. You'll love it!

Luke: No, thanks. I don't like duck. I prefer chicken.?

Question 2

Case 2:

Feng Li and Tom have been working on a scientific experiment at a British university for some months. It has not been totally successful. They are discussing the situation in the laboratory.

Feng Li: I don't know where it went wrong!

Tom, Don't feel so bad. Cheer up, you've done your job.

Feng Li: But our experiment has turned out to be a failure.

Tom: Relax for a couple of days. I'll face the music.

Feng Li: Tom, we are not playing children's games here. This is a scientific experiment.

Tom, I've never taken the experiment as child’ s play, and I'm playing the game.

Feng Li: You say you're playing the game! It's a rather important experiment!

Feng Li walks out of the Laboratory angrily. Tom is puzzled.? Question 3

Case 3:

This is a more complex situation where there are several things that require more informed cultural analysis. Find the cultural problems and explain the cultural differences. Jim and Li Zhen were students together at Leeds University in Britain. A year later, after

graduating, Jim went to Shanghai as a visiting scholar on a year’s exchange.

Jim had never been to China before. Li Zhen took him to a classical piano concert performed by a famous Chinese pianist. During the performance people were talking and at one stage someone ran up onto

the stage and presented the pianist with a bunch of flowers during

the playing of a particular musical item. This happened several times during the evening. It also happened when two singers were on stage singing some songs that he was playing. Jim thought all these things quite strange. At the end of the performance the audience applauded

the pianist and he applauded them. The audience began to leave while

the pianist remained on the stage.?

Paper 2 Vocabulary

Choose one word or expression from those in the box below to fill the

gap in each of the sentences. Write the correct words in the spaces

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different .

5. Finally, after arguing about the meal for five minutes it was decided he would .

6. Despite the circumstances of the accident there were still some that needed explanation.

7. There are many different used when talking about people's relationships in China.

8. "Mike! Meet Jane, the ."

9. "Ok, the argument is over. Let's forget it, you know."

10. People in English speaking countries also avoid losing face or hurting other people by telling .