跨文化交際自測試題第一套考試方式：開卷()閉卷(V)共頁P(yáng)artOneMultipleChoice(30%)Directions:Foreachprobleminthispart,youarepresentedwithonesituationwithfourutterancesunderneath.Readthedescriptiononeachsituationwiththeutterancesanddecidewhichis/aretheappropriateutterance(s)inthatsituationwherecommunicationisdoneinEnglish.Whatwouldyourespondtotheteacher'sgreetingatthebeginningofanEnglishclass:everyone!”“Goodmorning,teacher!”“Goodmorning!”“Teacher!”“Morning!”O(jiān)neday,whenanAmericanladyaccidentallybumpedintoWeiLin.Lady:“I'mterriblysorry.“Itdoesn'tmatter.”“Nevermind.”“That'sallright.”“Don'tworry.”Atabusstop.Man:“Excuseymoue,kndowwhichbustocatchforLondonRoad,please?Woman:“Sorry,I'venoidea.”Man:a.“Itdoesn'tmatter.”“Oh.”“Nevermind.”“Thankyou.”Youhavespentanafternoonwithyourforeignteacher,Mr.Good.Youhavejustgottogo.Mr.Good:“Dodroparoundandvisitussometime.”You:“Yes,ofcourse,ifI'mfree.”TOC\o"1-5"\h\z“Iwillcomeanytime,ifyoulike.”“Thankyou.Iwillcomeat7p.m.onMonday.”“Thankyou,Iwill.”Joyceistalkingtoherfriend,Brenda.Joyce:“Iwonderifyou'dmindpostingthisletterformeonyourwayhome,Brenda?Brenda:a.“You'rewelcome.”b.“Idon'tcare.”c.“Idon'tmind.”d.“Yes,sure.”InaFactory,Li,theguide,isinterpretingforagroupofforeignguests.Whentheyhavefinishedvisitingoneworkshop,hewouldlikethegrouptofollowhimtothenextworkshop.Hesays:“Thisway,please.”“Comehere!”“Followme!”“Moveon!”Lihadsomethingtotellthemanager,Mr.Smith,sohewenttohisplace,enteringtheroomandsaid:TOC\o"1-5"\h\z“You'renotbusy,Ihope.”“Gotaminute?”“CanIhaveawordwithyou,Mr.Smith?”“I'mterriblysorrytotroubleyou,Mr.Smith.”SupposeyouareatthehomeofyourEnglishteacher,Mr.Savior.Mr.Savior:“Wearesogladtohaveyouwithustoday.”You:“Thankyou.”“I'mgladtobehere.”“Iwanttoseeyoulongago.”“I'vebotheredyoutoomuch.”XiaoMaisaninterpreter.Onedayaforeignvisitor,Mr.Brown,talkstohim.Mr.Brown:Ma:a.“b.“c.“d.““YourEnglishisquitefluent.Thankyou.Itiskindofyoutosayso.No,notatall.”No,no,myEnglishispoor.Oh,no.Farfromthat,Istillhavealongwaytogo.10.BettyisaforeignstudentinChina.ShehasmetPengFei.Betty:“Peng:a.b.c.d.Whichtopicismoreappropriatetodiscussimmediatelyafteranintroduction?PoliticsReligionMaritalstatusOccupationMr.Timmshasarrivedforameeting,which,unfortunately,hasbeencancelled.Banks:“I'temrriblysorryaboutnotlettingyouknowsooner,Mr.Timms,butunfortunatelyitwas'tenoughtimetoinformeveryone.Oh,don'tletitworryyou,Mrs.Banks.Iquiteunderstand.”O(jiān)h,Itdoesn'tmatter,Mrs.Banks.Oh,that'sOK,Mrs.Banks.Iunderstand.Oh,don'tworryaboutit,Mrs.Banks.Iwastoldthyaotuwonthe100-meterraceintheall-“Icouldhavedonebetterifithadn“Justlucky.”“Ican'tsayIdidwellthismorning.“Thankyou.”citytrackmeetthismorning.Congratulations!'tbeensocold.”11.a.b.c.d.12.Mrs.cancelledatthelastminutesandtheresimplywasnMr.Timms:a.b.c.d.Whenintroducedtoanolderprofessorortoafriend“Hi!Gladtoseeyou.”“Hello”andbow.“Hello,it'snicetomeetyou“Howareyou?”O(jiān)nthewaytotheschoolcinema,LisawProfessorBlakewalkingtothecinema,too.“Goodafternoon,ProfessorBlake!“Areyougoingtothefilm?”“Whereareyougoing?”“You'regoingtothefilm,arenWhenintroducingyourselftosomeoneyoudon?II?[>”“Hi,I'm“Hi,I'dliketomeetyou.“MaybeIintroducemyselftoyouandatthesametimeImakeyouracquaintance.“Hi,I'mD_o_y_o.uknowmanypeoplehere?”CaseAnalysis(50%)13.a.b.c.d.14.a.b.c.d.15.a.b.c.d.'sparents,whatwouldyousay?”ak,eahnadntdhse.nsh'tyou?”'tknowataparty,whatwouldyousay?PartTwoDirections：BasedonthereadingConfusion,writealettertoWuYing'sbestfriendathome,writeanessaywith400-500words,explainingWuYing'spresentfeelingsandgivingthefriendsomesuggestionsabouthowshecansupportWuYingwhilesheisgoingthroughthisdifficulttime.ConfusionWuYing,anEnglishmajorstudyingatauniversityinUS,startsoutconfidently.SheknowsthatherlanguageskillsarebetterthanthoseofmostChinesestudyingabroad.Atfirsteverythingisfine,butgraduallyshediscoversthatprofessorsdonotalwayspresentmaterialinanorganizedwaynordotheyalwaysspeakclearly.SomearefromothercountriesandspeakEnglishwithaforeignaccent;sometalkintotheirchests;andotherstalksofastthatshecannotkeepup.Theyexpecthertoreadawholebookeveryweekforeachclass!Severalofhercoursesrequirehertowritetermpaperslongerthanhergraduationthesis.Thelibraryissobigandcomplexandlistssomanyresourcesontheassignedtopicsthatshewondershowshewillmanagetodothenecessaryresearch.WuYingfindsshecannotunderstandthegroupconversationsofhernativespeakingclassmates.Theyusealotofslang,makejokesshedoesnotunderstand,andconveymuchoftheirmeaningwithsubtlegesturesshecannotdecode.Sometreatherkindlybutlikeanincapablechild;othersexpecthertoknoweverythingandfeelanddoastheydo.Thewaytheytalkabout“partyingfri”ghtensher.Theysometimesinvitehertojoinintheirsocialactivities,butshehasneitherthetimenorthemoneytoparticipate.Inthemeantimeshegetslettersfromherfamilyandfriendsathome,expressingtheirprideandconfidenceinher.Herparentstellhertoworkhardandtakecareofherhealth.Sheisalreadystudyingmorehoursadaythananyonesheknows.Freshfruitsandvegetablesaresoexpensiveandthefoodinthedininghallissounappetizing.Whydon'ttheyhavestreehtesre?lleSrshewouldliketocutcostsbycookingforherself,butthelocalconveniencestoredoesnotsellvegetablesandittakestoolongtogettothesupermarketbybus.Sheisstartingtodoubtherabilityandthewisdomofherdecisiontoattendgraduateschoolabroad.Yingwritestoherparents,butwhatshetellsthemisnotwhatshereallyfeels.PartThreeReadingComprehension(20%)Directions：Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestions.TheEnglish,asarace,areverydifferentfromallothernationalities,includingtheirclosestneighbours,theFrench,BelgiansandDutch.ItisclaimedthatlivingonanislandseparatedfromtherestofEuropehasmuchtodowithit.Whateverthereasons,itmaybefairlystatedthattheEnglishmanhasdevelopedmanyattitudesandhabitswhichdistinguishhimfromothernationalities.Broadlyspeaking,theEnglishmanisaquiet,shy,reservedpersonwhoisfullyrelaxedonlyamongpeopleheknowswell.Inthepresenceofstrangersorforeignersheoftenseemsrestrained,evenembarrassed.Youhaveonlytowitnessacitytrainanymorningoreveningtoseethetruthofthis.Serious-lookingbusinessmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapersorhavingalightsleepinacorner;noonespeaks.Infact,todosowouldseemmostunusual.AnEnglishman,pretendingtobegivingadvicetooverseasvisitors,oncesuggested,enteringarailwaycarriageshakehandswithallthepassengers.”Needlesstosay,hewasnotbeingsThereisanunwrittenbutclearlyunderstoodcodeofbehaviourwhich,ifbroken,makesthepersonimmediatelysuspect.Inmanypartsoftheworlditisquitenormaltoshowopenlyextremesofenthusiasm,emotion,excitement,etc.theEnglishmanissomewhatdifferent.Ofcourse,anEnglishmanfeelsnolessdeeplythananyothernationality,buthetendstodisplayhisfeelingsfarless.Thisisreflectedinhisuseoflanguage.Imagineamancommentingonthegreatbeautyofayounggirl.Whereasamoreemotionalmanmightdescribeheras“anexcellentjewel”,“extremelybeautiful”,“precious”,theEnglishmanwillflshe'sallright.”AnEnglishmanwhohasseenahighlysuccessfulandenjoyablefilmrecommendsittoafriendbycommenting,“It'snotbad,youknow,”oronseeingveryunusualsceneryhemightconveyhispleasurebysaying,“Nice,yes,very”niceT.heoverseasvisitormustnotbedisappointedbythisapparentlackofinterestandinvolvement;hemustrealizethat“allright”“,notbad”and“nicev”er,yoftenhavethesenseof“firs-tclass”,“excellent”,“beautiful”.Thisspecialuseoflanguage,particularlycommoninEngland,isknowrestrainedstatement.Questions：WhatisyourgeneralimpressionofEnglishpeople?WhatsimilaritiesanddifferencesdoyouseeinEnglishpeopleandChinesepeople?跨文化交際自測試題第二套跨文化交際自測試題第二套考試方式：開卷（）閉卷（V）共頁P(yáng)artOneMultipleChoiceDirections:Foreachprobleminthispart,youarepresentedwithonesituationwithfourutterancesunderneath.Readthedescriptiononeachsituationwiththeutterancesanddecidewhichis/aretheappropriateutterance(s)inthatsituationwherecommunicationisdoneinEnglish.JackphonesXiaoSong'JackphonesXiaoSong'soffice.Jack:Hello,I'dliketospeaktoSongHua,please.Song:a.b.c.d.2.You'vjeustSong:a.b.c.d.2.You'vjeust

mightsay:a.b.c.d.3.Mr.GreenMissKent:“ThisisSongHuaspeaking.”CC||■■“Thisisme.”“It'smehere.”beenaskedouttodinnerbutyoudon'wtanttogowiththepersonwhoinvitedyou.You“Idon'tthinkso.Ialreadyhaveplans.”“No,Ireallydon'tenjoybeingwithyou.”“I'mdietingsoImustn'tgoouttoeat.”“ThanksalotbutI'mbusytonight.”'ssecretary,PatKent,wenttotheairporttomeetMr.Barnesforherboss.“Excuseme,wouldyoubeMr.Barnes?”“AreyouMr.Barnes?”“YouareMr.Barnes,aren'tyou?”“Excuseme,wouldyoupleasetellmeifyouareMr.Barnes?”Patrickissittinginacarwithsomefriends.Hehasjustaskedifanyonemindshimsmoking.Oneofthefriendsinthecar,Gillian,isallergictosmoke.Whatwouldshesay?TOC\o"1-5"\h\z“No,ofcoursenot.”“Can'tyoustaywithoutsmoking?”“WouldyoumindifIsaidno,Patrick?”“It'snotOK.”WuHuahadaquestiontoaskhisforeignteacher.HewenttoProfessorBlack'splace.Afterhegottheanswer,hegotuptoleave.Hesaid:a.“Well,that'sclear—thankyouverymuch.”“Well,I'vegottogonow.”“Thankyouforyourtimeandhelp.”“I'mafraidImustgonow.”MissWellshasbeenlateforschoolquiterecently.Afterclass,herteacher,ProfessorThymetalkstoher.Prof.T.:“Er...MissWells,I'msorrytohavetomentionthis,butcouldyoupossiblytrytobealittleearlierinthemorning?Thisisthethirdtimeyou'vebeenlatethisweek.”MissWells:a.Oh,I'mawfullysorry,Prof.Thyme,butIreallywilltrytobeontime.MissWells:a.“Oh,dear!I'msorry,Prof.Thyme.”“OK.I'msuretocomeearliernexttime.”“Pleaseexcusemethistime.Iwon'tbelatenexttime.7.AandBareneighbors.A:aMycatknockedovermynewvasethismorningB:a.“Whatashame.”b.“Ashame.”c.“Shameonyou.”d.“Shame!”8Mrs.Brownhasbeenspendingtheafternoonwithanacquaintance,Mrs.Sullivan.Shehasjustgotuptogo.Thehostessaddressesherguestasfollows:a.“Areyouleavingyet?”b.“Areyouleavingalready?”c.“Aren'tyouleavingyet?”d.“Aren'tyouleavingalready?”9.Yourfriend'smother,Mrs.Keeler,askedifyouwouldlikesomethingtoeat.Whatwouldyouystaorefusepolitely?a.“No,thankyou.Youaresokind.”b.“Oh,no.Mrs.Keeler.”c.“No,thanks.I'vejusthadlunch.d.“I'mfullandhavenoroomforanymore.10.Tomistalkingtohisschoolmate,David.Tom:“Howdidyoudoontheexam,David?TOC\o"1-5"\h\zDavid:“Ibarelypassed.Imadeahopelessmessofit.Idon'tknowwhydidsopoorly.”Tom:a.“Justtrytoforgetaboutit.”“Itdoesn'tmatter.”“Cheerup.”“It'snotworthworryingabout.You'lldobetternexttime.”IfyourEnglishteacherusesaLatinwordyoudon'tknow,youmightsay:“Pleaserepeat.”“Iamsorry.Whatdidyousayjustnow?”Nothingandpretendthatyouhaveunderstood.“I'msorry,Ididn'tunderstandwhatyousaid.Couldyoupleaserepeatthatlastword?”XiaoLiworksasasecretaryintheInternationalComputerEngineeringCorporation.Onedaysheworkedverylate.Herbosssaidtoher,“Thanksalot.Youwereabighelp.”XiaoLireplies:“It'smypleasure.”“Nevermind.”“You'rewelcome.”“Oh.It'snothing.”O(jiān)neofyourforeignfriendsgivesyouagift.Friend:“Hereisalittlesomethingforyou.Ihopethatylikeit.”You:TOC\o"1-5"\h\z“That'sveryniceofyou.Oh,that'sjustwhatIwant.Thanksalot.”“Oh,youreallyshouldn'thavegonetotheexpense.”“No,no,Ireallycan'tacceptit.”“Oh.Ihavehadsuchathingalready.”InLondon,youwanttogototheHeathrowAirportbytaxi,yousaytothetaximan:“Excuseme,wouldyoupossiblytakemetoHeathrowAirport?”“Excuseme,wouldyoumindtakingmetoHeathrowAirport?”“Heathrowairport,please.”“WouldyoupleasetakemetoHeathrowairport?”Aftervisitingascenicspot.Tourist:“Thankyouverymuchforwhatyou'vedone.”Touri“Notatall.ItwastheleastIcoulddo.”“Notatall.It'smyduty.”“Itwasmypleasure.”“Nevermind.”PartTwoCaseAnalysisDirections：BasedonthereadingTheHomecoming,writeanessaywith400-500words,explainingwhatactuallymakesLandifferentorevendisappointingfromtheexpectationsofherfamilymembersforthelong-awaitedhomecoming?WhatcouldLanormembersofherfamilyhavedonetomakethevisitmoresuccessful?TheHomecomingHong,acollegestudentfromanordinaryfamilyfromoneofthesmallercitiesinJiangsuProvince,waswildwithjoywhenheroldersisterLantoldhershewouldreturnhomeforatwoweekvisitafterlivingintheUSforsixyears,firstasastudentandnowasanemployeeofaSanFranciscocompany.HongrememberedallthelettersandphonecallsfromhersisterandknewthatLanhadbeenlonelyinAmerica.EventhoughLanwasonlygoingtobehomefortwoweeks,thewholefamilyregardedthisreunionasofprimeimportance.Lan,too,hadbeenlookingforwardtoreturninghomeforyears,butuntilnowlackoffunds,rulesandregulationsaboutvisasandthedemandsofstudyandworkhadkeptheraway.Eventhoughtheexpensewasconsiderable,Hong,herparentsandseveralotherrelativestraveledtoShanghaitomeetLan'splane.Oncetheyreturnedhome,therewasabigcelebrationasthiswastheSpringFestivalseasonaswellasLan'shomecoming.Soon,however,everyonewasnotashappyastheyhadexpected.Lanwasimpatientwhenherfriendsandacquaintancescametovisitheroneafteranother.TheywantedhertotellthemstoryafterstoryaboutherlifeintheUS.LanalsostartedtocomplainaboutlifeinChina,findingfaultwiththestreets,departmentstoresandtelevisionprograms,amongotherthings.“Hone,howcanyoubearthesefreezingwinterdaysinthiscoldhouse?Onlyoneheaterisnotenough.Whydon'tyoubuythree,oneforeachroom?”Sheaskedasshewalkedrestlesslyfromoneroomtotheothershiveringwithcold.Hongforcedasmileandsaid,“Wecannotaffordthatyet,asyousurelyknow.saidnothingmorebutasubtlelookofdisdainappearedonherface.Oncewhilecookingwithhermotherinthekitchen,shebecameannoyedwiththedifficultiesofpreparingameal.Shesaid,“Mygoodness.Thewaterisunbearablycold.IneveryAmericanhome,youcanmakethetapwateranytemperatureyouwant.Ithinkyoushouldtrytomakeyourlifebetter.lookedintoherdaughter'sdisapprovingeyes,hsinagidanodtleftthekitcheninahurrytohidehertears.Lan'smotherandfatherinsistedthatLanbuysomesmallgiftsforheroldfriendsandformerteachersoratleastinvitethemtoarestaurantfordinner.Everytimetheysuggestedthis,Lanobjected.“WhyshouldIspendmoneyonthem?That'smymoney.IearnitandspenditasIchoose.InAmericanooneisforcedtospendtheirmoneytosavefaceforthefamily.”Assheraisedhervoice,Hongcouldhardlybelievethatshewasthesamepersonwhohadbeensokindandconsiderateyearsbefore.Whathadbecomeofherdeareldersister?WhatsurprisedHongmost,however,waswhensheheardhersistertalkingtoherAmericanboyfriendonthephone.SheknewsheshouldrespectLan'psrivacy,butshecouldnotresistpeepingthroughthekeyholeintothenextroom.ShiversrandownherspineasshesawandheardhersisterweepingandrevealinghersufferingtothatAmericanmanoverthetelephone.OnthedayLanleft,Honghadmixedfeelings.ShewassadbecauseshefeltsheandLannowbelongedtotwodifferentworlds,butshewasgladthatLanwasabletoreturntoherAmericanlife,asitwasclearthatshenowpreferredtheUStohome.Whenitwastimetosaygood-bye,Lanwasconfused.Shedidnotloveherfamilyorhermotherlandanyless,sowhatwentwrong?PartThreeReadingComprehensionDirections：Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestions.Peoplelearntothink,feel,believe,andactastheydobecauseofthemessagesthathavebeencommunicatedtothem,andthosemessagesallbearthestampofculture.ThisomnipresentqualityofcultureleadsHalltoconcludethat“thereisnotoneaspectofhumanlifethatisnottouchedandalteredbycultureInmanyways,Halliscorrect:cultureiseverythingandeverywhere.Andmoreimportant,atleastforourpurposes,culturegovernsanddefinestheconditionsandcircumstancesunderwhichvariousmessagesmayormaynotbesent,noticed,orinterpreted.Remember,wearenotbornknowinghowtodress,whattoystoplaywith,whattoeat,whichgodstoworship,orhowtospendourmoneyandourtime.Cultureisbothteacherandtextbook.Cultureplaysadominantroleinourlives.Whenculturesdiffer,communicationpracticesmayalsodiffer.Inmodernsocietydifferentpeoplecommunicateindifferentways,asdopeopleindifferentsocietiesaroundtheworld;andthewaypeoplecommunicateisthewaytheylive.Itistheirculture.Whotalkswithwhom?How?Andaboutwhat?Thesearequestionsofcommunicationandculture.Communicationandcultureareinseparable.Becausecultureconditionsustowardoneparticularmodeofcommunicationoveranother,itisimperativethatweunderstandhowcultureoperatesasafirststeptowardimprovinginterculturalcommunication.Aswasthecasewithcommunication,manydefinitionshavebeensuggestedforculture.Theyrangefrom

all-encompassing(包容一切的)ones“(itiseverything”)tonarrowerones(“itisopera,art,andballet”),butnoneofthemseemstobeabletotelluseverythingaboutculture.Thefollowingdefinitionsarejustsomeofthewell-knownones.“Culturemaybedefinedaswhatasocietydoesandthinks.”(Sapir,1921)“Whatreallybindsmentogetheristheirculture---theideasandthestandardstheyhaveincommon.(R.Benedict,1935)“Cultureisman'smedium;thereisnotoneaspectofhumanlifethatisnottouchedandalteredbyculture.Thismeanspersonality,howpeopleexpressthemselves(includingshowsofemotions),thewaytheythink,howtheymove,howproblemsaresolved,howtheircitiesareplannedandlaidout,howtransportationsystemsfunctionandareorganized,aswellashoweconomicandgovernmentsystemsareputtogetherandfunction.”(EdwardT.Hall,1959)“Acultureisacollectionofbeliefs,habits,livingpatterns,andbehaviorswhichareheldmoreorlessincommonbypeoplewhooccupyparticulargeographicareas.”(D.Brown,1978)Questions:1.Howdoyouunderstandthestatement“Cultureisbothteacherandtextbook”?Amongthefourdefinitionsofculturementionedinthepassage,whosedefinitiondoyouprefer?Andwhy?跨文化交際自測試題第三套考試方式：開卷（跨文化交際自測試題第三套考試方式：開卷（）閉卷（V）共頁P(yáng)artOneMultipleChoiceDirections:Foreachprobleminthispart,youarepresentedwithonesituationwithfourutterancesunderneath.Readthedescriptiononeachsituationwiththeutterancesanddecidewhichis/aretheappropriateutterance(s)inthatsituationwherecommunicationisdoneinEnglish.Onthewayhome,astudentaddresseshiscousinLiMinginEnglish:“Hello,cousin!”“Hello,LiMing!”2.IntheofficeoftheEnglishDepartmentAnEnglishstudentstudyinginChinaistelephoningthesecretaryofthedepartment.Jack:“Hello,I'dliketospeaktoLiMing,please.”Song:a.“I'mLiMing.”b.“Thisisme.”c.“LiMingisspeaking.Inthestudents'dormitoryAndrew:“Wouldyouliketowatchafootballmatch?XiaoZhang:a.b.I'dloveto,butI'XiaoZhang:a.b.Ihaven'tfinishedmyhomeworkyet.”“Excuseme,butI'mnotfree.shomeinEngland.AChinesestudentgivesabirthdaypresenttoherEnglishfriend.Mary:“Thankyou.It'sbeautiful.shomeinEngland.AChinesestudentgivesabirthdaypresenttoherEnglishfriend.Mary:“Thankyou.It'sbeautiful.”XiaoZhao:a.“Really?Doyoulikeit?b.“Don'tmentionit.It'sonlyasmallthingc.“I'mgladyoulikeit.4.Atafriend5.AtabusstopMan:Excuseme,doyouknowwhichbusgoestoLondonRoad,please?Woman:Sorry,I'venoideas.Man:a.Itdoesn'tmatter.Oh.Thankyouanyway.6.Joyceistalkingtoherfriend,Brenda.Joyce:“Doyoumindpostingthisletterformeonyourwayhome,Brenda?Brenda:a.You'rewelcome.Idon'tcare.Idon'tmind.No,notatall.Inafactory,Li,theguide,isinterpretingforagroupofforeignguests.Whentheyhavefinishedvisitingoneworkshop,hewouldlikethegrouptofollowhimtothenextworkshop.Hesays:Thisway,please.Comehere!Followme!Moveon!Lihadsomethingtotellthemanager,MrSmith.Hewenttohisplace,enteredtheroomandsaid:You'renotbusy,Ihope.Gotaminute?CanIhaveawordwith,MrSmith.I'mterriblysorrytotroubleyou,Mr.Smith.You'revisitinganewBritishfriend.Hishouseisverybeautiful.Doyoutellhimhowbeautifulitis?askhowmuchitcosts?askifhe'lltakeyouroundeveryroom?llbeYou'vearrangedtomeetafriendat2pm.Butyoumissedthetrainandyouknowyouhourslate.Doyoullbedecidenottomeetyourfriend,andphonehimthenextday?phonehim,apologizeandtellhimyou'llbelate?decidenottophone,andjustarrivelate?ABritishfriendishavingdinneratyourhouse.Hisplateisempty.Youofferhimmorefoodandhesaysno.Doyou___keepofferinguntilhesaysyes?justputthefoodonhisplatewithoutaskingagain?offeroncemore,thengiveupifhesaysno?You'reatapartyandhavejustbeenintroducedtosomeone.Whileyouaretalking,hementionsthathiswifeisnotattheparty.Doyouaskwherehiswifeis?changethesubject?askifhegetsonwellwithhiswife?You'reinarailwaycarriage.Astrangerissittingbesideyou.It'sveryhotandyouDoyou___openitwithoutaskingtheotherperson?asktheotherpersontoopenthewindow?asktheotherpersonifyoucanopenthewindow?Mrs.LihasbeenhavinglunchwithMrs.Sullivan.Mrs.Lihasjustexplainedthatshehastoleave.Doyoureallyhavetogo,Mrs.Li?Couldnleasts'taytyforuaantothercupofcoffee?Oh,no,youcan't.Ohcomeon.You'vegottimeforonemorecupofcoffee,surely?Well,it'sstillearly.There'snohurry.You'vjeustbeenaskedouttodinnerbutyoudon'wtanttogowiththepersonwhoinvitedyou.Youmightsay:a.Idon'tthinkso.Ialreadyhaveplans.No,Ireallydon'tenjoybeingwithyou.I'mdietingsoImustn'tgoouttoeat.Thanksalot,butI'mbusytonight.PartTwoCaseAnalysisDirections：BasedonthereadingDinnerwithfriends,writeanessaywith400-500words,explainingthedifferencesinfoodculturecontributingtothecommunicationdifficulties.Whatadvicecanyougivetobothcouplestohelpthemfurthertheirfriendship?DinnerwithFriendsJaniceisayoungAmericanengineerworkingforamanufacturingjointventurenearNanjing.SheandherhusbandGeorge,whoisteachingEnglishatauniversity,arelearningChineseandenjoyingtheirnewlife.TheyhavebeeneagertogettoknowChinesepeoplebettersowerepleasedwhenLiuLing,Janice'syounco-workerinvitedthemtoherhomefordinner.WhenJaniceandGeorgearrived,LingintroducedthemtoherhusbandYangFeng,askedthemtositdownatatablecontaining8platesofvariouscolddishes,servedthemteaandthendisappearedwithherhusbandintothekitchen.AfterafewminutesLingcamebackandaddedwatertotheirtea.JaniceofferedtohelpinthekitchenbutLingsaidshedidn'tneedhelp.SheinvitedthecoupletorlnoeowkaCtDthpeliayerandtheircolorTVandthendisappearedagain.Ahalf-hourlatershecamebackandsatdownandthethreebegantoeat.YangFengcameinfromtimetotimetoputdishafterhotdishonthetable.MostofthefoodwaswonderfulbutneitherGeorgenorJanicecouldeatthefattyporkinpeppersauceortheseacucumbers,andtherewasmuchmorethantheycouldeat.TheykeptwishingYangFengwouldsitdownsotheycouldtalktohim.Finallyhedidsitdowntoeatabit,butquicklyturnedontheTVtoshowthemallitshightechfeatures.Soonitwastimetogohome.GeorgeandJanicefeltslightlydepressedbythisexperience,butreturnedtheinvitationtwoweekslater.TheydecidedtomakeaniceAmericanmealandfeltluckytofindolives,tomatojuice,crackersandevensomecheeseinthehotelshops.Theyputtheseoutasappetizers.Forthemaincoursetheypreparedspaghettiandasaladwithdressingmadefromoil,vinegarandsomespicestheyfoundinthemarket.WhenLiuLingandYangFengarrivedtheywereimpressedbytheapartmentandaskedthepriceoftheTV,videoplayer,vacuumcleanerandotherthings.Janicepolitelyrefusedtoanswertheirquestions.TheytooksmalltastesoftheappetizersandseemedsurprisedwhenbothGeorgeandJanicesatdownwiththem.Theyateonlyalittlespaghettianddidnotfinishthesaladontheirplates.Georgeurgedthemtoeatmorebuttheyrefusedandlookedaroundexpectantly.JaniceandGeorgetalkedabouttheirfamiliesandjobsandaskedtheChinesecoupleabouttheirs.Afterawhile,Georgecleanedthetableandservedcoffeeandpastries.YangFengandLingeachputfourspoonsofsugarintotheircoffeebutdidnotdrinkmuchofitandateonlyabiteortwoofpastry.Aftertheyleft,Georgesaidthatatleasttheyhadachancetotalk,butJanicewasupset.placesofullthatwecouldn'twalkandthey'regoingtohavetoeatagainwhentheygethome.Whatwentwrong?”PartThreeReadingComprehensionDirections：Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestions.CanAChineseYoungLadyBecomeAnAmericanWoman?Environmentssignificantlyinfluenceone'csognition,effect,andbehavior.Onefeelstheimpactofthedifferentcultureespeciallywhenonecomesintoaforeigncountry.Shen-Lan,whoisfromTaiwan,wassatisfiedforherfirsttwenty-fiveyearsoflifebecauseshewassurroundedbythepeoplewhohavelovedherandwhomshehasloved.Herfriendsusedtoaskherwhyshelookedveryhappyalltime.Eventhoughherparentslimitedherbehaviororactivitiesbecauseofsocialbias,sheacceptedthosecontrolsbecausesheunderstoodherparentsreallylovedher.Also,herparentsdideverythingforher,suchastakingcareofher,cookingforherandmakingdecisionsforher.Shecompliedwithwhatherparentsexpected.ShehadneverlefthomebeforeshecametoAmerica.WhenshecametoAmerica,cultureshockobviouslyinfluencedherself-concept,self-esteem,andself-presentation.InChineseculture,shewastaughttobeinterdependent.Shehadtocarenotonlyaboutherselfbutalsoaboutthepeoplewhowerearoundher,forexampleparents,siblings,andfriends,evenneighbors.However,inAmericansociety,shenoticedthateveryonewasveryindependent,andmindedhisorherownbusiness,andnobodycaredaboutoneanother.Becauseshedidnotwanttogethurt,sheknewthatshehadtomakesomechanges.Inherself-concept,shechangedherinterdependentviewtoanindependentview.Usingadifferentlanguage,themajorreasonforcultureshock,reallyinjuredherself-esteem.Shen-Langraduatedfromawell-knownuniversityinTaiwan,andshefeltproudofthat.WhenshecametoAmerica,shewassupposedtobegoodatEnglish,butshewasnot.Afterthisrealization,shetriedtostudyhardinEnglishtomatchherstandards.However,shehadstudiedEnglishforoneyear,yetshedidnotimprovegreatly.Shelackedself-confidencetospeakEnglish,soherself-esteemdecreased.Thechangeinself-conceptandself-esteemwasreflectedinherself-presentation.BecauseShen-Lanwantedtobecomeindependent,andshewasafraidthatshedisturbedotherswithherpersonalproblems,soshebegantoisolateherself.ForEnglish,shedidnotgiveupbecauseofherhighgoaltomeetherownandtheexpectationsofothers.Shetriedtoavoidtalkingtoherfriendswhospeakthesamelanguagethoughshefeltlonesome.Sherecognizedandlearnedthenewculturalrulesandexpresseditthroughadifferentself-presentation.Thethreesocialself-componentsofShen-Lan:self-concept,self-esteem,andself-presentationwereinfluencedbycultureshock.Shen-Lantriedtobeindependent,becameawareofherself-esteem,andlearnedAmericanbehavior.Rightnow,shestartstothinkabouthavingapet.CanshebecomeanAmericanwoman?Afterafewyears,wewillsee.Questions：1.WhatcultureshockdidShen-Lanexperience?Whatchangestookplaceinher?Howcouldshehaveavoidedorlessenedthecultureshock?跨文化交際自測試題第四套考試方式：開卷（）閉卷（V）共頁P(yáng)artOneMultipleChoiceDirections:Foreachprobleminthispart,youarepresentedwithonesituationwithfourutterancesunderneath.Readthedescriptiononeachsituationwiththeutterancesanddecidewhichis/aretheappropriateutterance（s）inthatsituationwherecommunicationisdoneinEnglish.Mr.Green'ssecretary,PatKent,wenttotheairporttomeetMr.Barnesforherboss.MissKent:a.Excuseme,wouldyoubeMr.Barnes?AreyouMr.Barnes?Excuseme,wouldyoupleasetellmeifyouareMr.Barnes?YouareMr.Barnes,aren'tyou?2.Patrickissittinginacarwithsomefriends.Hehasjustaskedifanyonemindshimsmoking.Oneofthefriendsinthecar,Gillian,isallergictosmoke.Whatwouldhesay?WouldyoumindifIsaidno,Patrick?Can'tyoustaywithoutsmoking?It'snotOK.No,ofcoursenot.WuHuahadaquestiontoaskhisforeignteacher.HewenttoProfessorJames'place.Afterheanswer,hegotuptoleaveandsaid.Well,that'stchleaanrkyo—uverymuch.Well,I'vegottogonow.OK.Thanks.I'mafraidImustgonow.Ifsomeoneoffersyousomefoodthatyoureallydon'tlikeyoumightsay:I'mfedup.Idon'tcareforthat.Sure.I'dlovesomemore.Thanks,butI'mreallyfull.MissWellshasbeenlateforschoolquiteoftenrecently.Afterclass,herteacher,ProfessorJohnsontalkstoher.Prof.Johnson:MissWells.I'msorrytohaventtohims,ebnutitocouldyoupossiblytrytobealittleearlierinthemorning?Thisisthethirdtimeyou'vebeenlatethisweek.Wellssaid.Oh,I'mawfullysorry,ProfessorJohnson,butIreallywilltrytobeontime.Oh,dear!I'msorerys,soProJfohnson.Ok,I'msuretocomeearliernexttime.Pleaseexcusemethistime.Iwon'tbelatenexttime.Tomistalkingtohisschool-mate,David.Tom:Howdidyoudointheexam,David?David:Ibarelypassed.Imadeahopelessnessofit.Idon'tknowwhyIdidsobadly.Tomsaid.Justtrytoforgetaboutit.It'snotworthworryingabout.You'lldobetternexttime.Itdoesn'tmatter.Cheerup.WhenyouareinvitedforthefirsttimetotheBrowns'houpseofacnodffoefefe,ryeodua_c.shouldriseandreceiveit.shouldriseandsay“Thankyou.”shouldmakeaslightrisingmovement.canremainseatedandreceiveitwithasmileandsay“Thankyou.”IfyouwereinvitedtoanAmericanfriendfordi'nnesrh,owuhsaetwouldbethebesttimetoarrive?15minuteslaterthantheappointedtime.15minutesearlierthantheappointedtime.Ontimeor5minuteslate.Onehourearlierthantheappointedtime.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zAnAmericanteachermeetsLiHong,agirlstudentofEnglish,andsaystoher,“Youlookveryprettynewdress.”Liissupposedtoanswer.“No,no,notatall.”“Ihaven'tgotanygooddresses.”“Thankyou.Infactmymotherboughtitforme.”A