II. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide what alternatives can complete the statement and mark your answer(s) on the ANSWER SHEET. There might be more than one correct answer. (10%)
21. Which of the following are true about intercultural communication?
A. Intercultural communication originated in France.
B. Intercultural communication only deals with verbal interaction.
C. Intercultural communication is a branch of communication.
D. Intercultural communication involves people from different cultural backgrounds.
22. The United States of America is a federal republic, which may be represented by the words “______”.
A. Parliament B. Congress
C. Supreme Court D. Republican Party
23. The Western people are inductive thinkers who reason ______.
A. from the particular to the general B. from the whole to parts
C. from the small to the big D. from the abstract to the specific
24. Among the following, “ ______ ”are fixed expressions used to greet others in English.
A. How do you do? B. Where are you going?
C. What’s your name? D. How is everything?
25. “Knowledge is power”, “Do not wear out your welcome” and “From saving comes having” are proverbs that are related to ______.
A. thrift B. navigation
C. great English literary works D. individualism
26. People from different cultures do not always make the same analogies while using similes or metaphors. From a cross-cultural perspective, which of the following sentences make the same analogies in Chinese and English?
A. He’s as strong as a horse.
B. What a dull speech! He’s merely parroting what many others have said.
C. One look at his face and we realized that a thunderstorm was about to break.
D. All the men in our family have been as bald as coots by the time they reached forty.
27. Which of the following expressions are Chinese honourifics?
A. 府上 B. 請賜教
C. 寒舍 D. 便飯
28. Text refers to any piece of spoken or written language, which expresses a complete meaning. Which of the following are texts?
A. DANGER! B. The novel Pride and Prejudice.
C. The China Daily D. Obama’s speech in Fudan University.
29. The most striking phonetic difference between American and British English is the pronunciation of “r” in words. “R” is pronounced differently in the following words EXCEPT ______.
A. already B. farm
C. hero D. road
30. Nonverbal messages can be used to accent or emphasize distinct points in verbal messages. Which of the following are the examples of accenting?
A. Saying something quicker than usual.
B. Pausing before saying something.
C. Saying something in a lower voice than usual.
D. Saying something louder than usual.
