第1題WhichonedoesNOTbelongtohighUAI?AThecultureshighlypreferortolerateuncertainsituations.BTheculturesbelieveintakingrisksandtryingnewthings.CThepeopleareconsideredunconventional.DThepeopleareconsideredrigid,overlycontrolled,structuredanduncompromising.第2題WhichoneisrightabouthighPDI?ATheculturesdon'tcareaboutone'sobediencetoteachersorparents.BTheculturesfocusonindividualindependence.CThepeoplebelievethattheactionsofauthoritiesshouldbechallengedorquestioned.DThepeopleareexpectedtocomplywiththeauthorities.第3題Whichoneisrightaboutcollectivistcultures?AThegroupisthemostimportantsocialunit.BIndividualsareindependentfromorganizationandinsitutions.CA"we"consciousnessofbothingroupmembersandoutgroupmembersareestablished.DThepeopleusuallyuseconfrontationalstrategieswhendealingwithinterpersonalproblems.第4題WhichoneisNOTrightaboutfemininitycultures?AThepeoplearejudgedonthebasisoftheirperformance.BSexrolesareclearlydifferentiated.

CTheculturesdon'tcaretoomuchabouttheachievement,butfocusmoreonlifechoicesorqualityoflife.DThepeoplepreferinequalitybetweensexes.第5題Whichoneisrightaboutlong-termorientationcultures?ATheculturespromotealong-termorientationvaluesocialorderandlong-rangegoals.BTheculturesneveradmirepersistence,thrifttiness,humanity,asenseofshameandstatusdifferenceswithininterpersonalrelationship.CTheculturealwayshaveadeepappreciationfortradition,personalsteadinessandstability.DTheculturesmaintainthe"face"ofselfandothers.第1題WhichoneisWRONGaboutthedifferencesbetweennation-stateandstate-nation?ANation-stateisapoliticalandgeographicalconcept,whilestate-nationisaculturalone.BNation-statehasbeenwidelyaccepted,proved,usedandlearntthroughoutthehumanhistory.CState-nationisstilllivingandgrowing,whichmaybeatrendof"thecommunityofallhumankind"inthefutureofhumansociety.DNation-stateisabroaderconceptthanstate-nation.第2題WhichoneisWRONGaboutthediffrerencesbetween"ethnic"and"nationality"?A"Ethnic"originallymeansagroupofpersonsthathelddifferentreligiousbeliefs,livinghabitsortraditionalcustoms.B"Nationality"originallymeansagroupofpersonsthathaveasameorigin,traditionandlanguage.C"Ethnic"isaminorandlowerconceptthan"nationlity".D"Nationality"referstothosewhoarecapableofforminganation-statebythesameaspectsofcultures,while"ethnic"referstothosewhoareclassifiedbydifferentaspectsofcultures.

第3題WhichoneisNOTrightabout"中華民族"inChinese？AItisjustthesimplecollectionofall56peoplesinChina.BItmeansthegeneraltermofall56ethnicgroupsasawholecommunity.CItisatypicaluniqueChineseconcept,whichisaboveanyotherconceptsof"people,ethnicgroupornationality"inwesterncultures,butbelowtheconceptofnation-state.DItdeservesatypicaluniqueterm"Minzu"toenrichtheChineseethnologyandcomplementthewesternethnology.AssignmentinLecture3第1題WhichoneisNOTtrueaboutEnglishhistoryintheoldEnglishperiod?AEnglishwasamixedlanguagecombiningthedialectsofsuchthreetribesasCelts,Jutes,andAnglo-Saxon.BThewesternSaxondialectbecamethestandardliterarylanguageatthattime.CTherewasacertainruleofspellingatthattime.DThereweredifferentformsofgrammaticalgenders,namelyfeminine,masculineandneuter.第2題WhichisNOTtrueabouttheEnglishlanguageinMiddleEnglishperiod?AFrench,LatinandEnglishco-existedinBritainafter1066.BEnglishwasthelanguageforthehigherclassinthesocialstatusCMorewordswereborrowedfromotherlanguages,suchasGreek,Italian,andSpanish.DGrammaticalgendersdisappeared,andnounsweresimplifiedintosingularandpluralforms.第3題WhichoneisNOTtrueabouttheEnglishlanguageinmodernEnglishperiod?AItwasthedawnofAmericanEnglishinthe17thcentury.BMorenewwords,phrasesandconceptsofscienceandtechnologywerecreatedduringtheIndustrialRevolution.CThe18thcenturytothe21stcenturywastheexpansionperiodoftheEnglishlanguage.DMorewordswereborrowedfromAustralian,ChineseandIndian.AssignmentinLecture4第1題WhichoneisNOTtrueaboutancientGreece?ATheancientGreekcivilizationwasthemostimportantsourceofwesterncilvilization.BAncientGreeceisanation,oracountryintheancientEurope.CTheancientGreekcilvilizationandcultureimpactedalotonphilosophy,poetry,architecture,science,literature,drama,mythologyandmanyotheraspects.DTheancientGreekcilvilizationlastedabout650years.第2題WhichoneisNOTtrueabouttheSilkRoad?AZhangQianwassentbytheemperorandtravelledalloverthenorthandsouthofTianshanMountain,CentralAsiaandWesternAsiaduring13years.BTheSilkRoadstartedfromChang'an,

ledtoCentralAsia,WestAsiaandNorthAfrica,andfinallyreachedAfricanadEurope.CTheSilkRoadwasonlyusedinHanDynasty.DTheBuddhismwasintroducedintoChinafromtheSilkRoad.AssignmentinLecture5第1題WhichoneisNOTtrueaboutmyth?AMythwasthebirthplaceofhumanliterature.BMythreflectedpeople’sunderstandingandexplorationfortheuniverseinancienttimes.CMythcouldbedividedintosuchthreetypesasthecreationmyth,thenaturalmythandheromyth.DThereareonlycommonthinginbothChineseandwesternmyth,withoutanydifferencesatall.第2題WhichoneisNOTtrueaboutpoetry?APoetryisoneoftheyoungestliterarygenres.BPoetryfreelyexpresseshumanfeelingswithconcise,delicateorsubtlewords.C

Theoriginationofpoetryiscloselyrelatedtoreligionandentertainment.DChinesepoetryisbasedon

atypicalcontinentalfarmingcultureofChina,whilethewesternpoetryisbasedonthenomadicmarineculture.AssignmentinLecture6第1題WhichisNOTbelongingtothelexicalfeaturesofEST?AAvoidcontractions.BPlaceadverbswithinverbs.CAvoidtoomanyphrasalverbs.DAvoidNominalization.第2題WhichoneisNOTbelongingtothesyntacticefeaturesofEST?AAllthe16tensesinEnglisharegenerallyusedinEST.BThepassivevoiceisfrequentlyusedinEST.CLongcomplexsentencesareusuallyusedinEST.DA"trunkbranchandleaf"methodisusefulinanalyzingcomplexsentencesinEST.第3題WhichoneisNOTtrueaboutthetextualfeaturesinEST?ATheacademicarticlesareusuallywellorganizedwithclearpointsofviews,withoutanynarrationorflashbackatall.BThesubjectsentencesofarticlesusuallyappearatthebeginningoftheparagraphs.CTheacademicarticlesareusuallyreadwithpredictionandpurpose.DThewritingstructureoftheacademicarticlesiscompactandcoherent.AssignmentinLecture7第1題WhichoneistrueaboutFAST?AFASTisshortforFive-hundred-kilometerApertureSphericalTelescope.BFASTisthelargestoneinthesamekindworldwide.CFASTcandetectweakradiosignalsfromtheouterspacewithinthesolarsystem.DFASTcontributestotheinternationalsearchforintelligentextraterrestraillifeandthetrackingofspacecraftinUSA'sspaceprogram.第2題Whichoneistrueabouthigh-speedHSRtrain?AThefirstHSRsystembeganoperationsinChina.BChinesehigh-speedrailtechnologyhasbeenalwaysamongthetopones.CTheBeijing-ShanghaiHSRisthebusiestandfastestraillineinChina.DThehistoricalbreakthroughofChineseHSRdemonstratedChina'sgrowingtechonologyprowessinthenewera.第3題WhichisNOTtrueaboutAIinChina?AAIisshortforartificialintelligence.BTherewasathree-yearplanofinternetplusaritficialintelligenceby2018inChina.CJiaJiaisanewinteractiverobotshowcasedataninternationaltechnologyfairin2022inChina.

DSunwayTaihuLightwasthefirstChineseresearchteamthatwontheGordonBellPrizeinSaltLakeCityin2016.AssignmentinLecture8第1題WhichoneisNOTrightabouthighereducationinbothancientChinaandancientEurope?ATheconceptof

highereducationcamefromancientGreece.BHighereducationinancienttimeswasfortheelitesonly,toliberatetheirheartandmind,insteadofteachingthemhowtomakealiving.CThoughtsandviewpointswereusuallyexplained,discussed

anddebatedamongstudentsandteachersinbothancientChinaandancientEurope.DHighereducationinancientChinawastotallydifferentfromthatinancientEurope.第2題WhichoneisNOTrightaboutthewesternuniversitiesduringthe17thand19thcentury?AOxfordUniversityandCambridgeUniversitynolongerfocusedontheLiberalEducationforelites,becausethereweremoreaimsofhighereducationatthattime.BBerlinUniversityandHumboldtUniversitywerefortheintegrationofteachignandscientificresearch.CParisUniversityprefertotheprofessionalexperts.DYaleUniversityandMITfocusedontheundergraduateeducation,scienfiticresearchandpragmatism.第3題WhichoneisNOTrightabouttheChineseuniversitiesafterthe19thcentury?AZhangZhidong

promotedthatChineseknowledgewasforthefoundation,whileWesternknowledgewasforthepracticaluse.BYanFu

advocatedtheall-arounddevelopmentofmoral,intellectual,physicalandaestheticsofstudents,andadvisedtoimproveindustrywithwesternknowledge.CCaiYuanpeiwasforall-inclusiveeducation,all-aroundpersonalityandself-government.DRenxuSchoolSystemsymbolizedtheformaleducationsysteminChinainthisneweraof21stcentury,includingmoremodernuniversitieswithmoreadvancededucationalthoughts.AssignmentinLecture9第1題WhichoneisNOTcharacteristicsofthediscourseofnewsreport?AObjectiveness.BConsciousness.CPlainness.DAccurary.第2題WhichoneisNOTtrueaboutCDAandPDA?ACDAfocusesonthediscoveryofthehegemonyindiscourses,andPDAfocusesontheimpactofpowerondiscoursesandreallocationofpower,communityspiritsandharmonyofsociety.BBothCDAandPDAhavethesamefoundationinMarxismphilosophy,systematicfunctionaltheoryandanalysismethod.CBothofCDAandPDAenjoythesamerelationofnatures,targetsandcorpuses.DTheyaretotallyinqualandoppositetoeachother.第3題AftertheanalysisbybothCDAandPDA,whichoneisNOTtrueaboutChina'simageestablishedinTheStateoftheUnionAddresses?

AChina’spoliticalimagewasnegativeasbeingisolated,lackoffreedom,outdatedandbackward,orunworthyofbeingdependedon.BChina’seconomicimagewasnegative,unfairlycompetitiveinglobaltradewithhighercostandbarriers,arule-breakerandambitiouscompetitorthattriestoreplaceU.S.asanewrule-maker.CChina’ssocialimagewaspositive,activelyjoininginglobalaffairs,consistentwithinternationalstand,andarolemodelofcooperationandfollowing.DChina’sculturalimagewasnegative,emphasizingtheeducationtoomuchatdifferentlevels.AssignmentinLecture10第1題WhichistrueaboutthehistoryofChina'sdiplomacy?AChinahadbeentreatedfairlyandhadalastsayatallindiplomacyfrom1861to1949.BChinaenjoyeddependentdiplomacyandstillcannotcontrolherownfateafterthefoundationofNewChinain1949.CChinastillheldtothedependentdiplomaticpolicyandexpandeddiplomacywithasmallnumberofcountriesandworldorganizationsafter1991.DChinaistakingonanewlookinforeigndiplomacy,participatingmoreactivelyglobalissuesandshowingmoreconfidence,responsibilityandcooperationwithallpartnersworldwide.第2題WhichoneisNOTtrueaboutthenationalimageofChina?A

PresidentXiattachedgreatimportancetotheconstructionofChina’snationalimage.B

PresidentXiemphasizedthatit’simperativetodisplayChina’snationalimageasacivilizedresponsiblesuperpowerandsocialistcountry.CTheconstructionofnationalimagenowadaysismuchlessinfluencedbyallthefactorsthaneverbefore.DTheframeworkofmediareportmayinturnaffecttheproductionandtransmissionofmedia,therebyinfluencingthepeople’sunderstandingofthenationalimage.AssignmentinLecture11第1題WhichoneisNOTtrueaboutthedevelopmentofaestheticsinChina?AOne'sface,figureandmakeupsweremuchemphasizedinancientChina.BBothexternalandinternalaspectswereconsideredastheaestheticalstandardsinmodernChina.CSomeabnormalaestheticalstylesareappreciatedbysomestarsandfansinentertainmentcircle,whicharetotallysupported,worshipedandfollowedinpublicnowadaysinChina.DMorecolorfulaestheticalstandardsinallwalksoflifeareappreciatedandfollowedintheneweraof21stcenturyinChina.第2題WhichisNOTtrueaboutthedevelopmentofaestheticsinwesternworld?AWesternaestheticsbeganinancientGreece,whenfairhair