跨文化交际与地村民-试卷.doc

跨文化交际试卷2 Achievement Test for Intercultural Communication Course (Paper Two, Type A) Part I. Reading Comprehension (20%) Directions: In this section there are two passages. Read each of them carefully and then answer each question at the end of each passage. Please write your answers on the Answer Sheet. Passage One Questions 1-3 are based on the following passage: People in low and high-context cultures tend to communicate differently with words. To Americans and Germans, words are very important, especially in contracts and negotiations. People in high-context cultures, on the other hand, place more emphasis on the surrounding context than on the words describing a negotiation. A Greek sees a contract as a formal statement announcing the intention to build a business for the future. The Japanese treat contracts as statements of intention, and they assume changes will be made as a project develops. The Mexican treat contracts as artistic exercises of what might be accomplished in an ideal world. They do not expect contracts to apply consistently in the real world. An Arab may be insulted by merely mentioning a contract; a mans word is more binding(有约束力的). Americans tend to take words literally, while Latins enjoy playing on words and Arabs sometimes speak with extravagant or poetic figures of speech that may be misinterpreted if taken literally. Nigerians prefer a quiet, clear form of expression; and Germans tend to be direct but understated. In communication style, Americans value straightforwardness, are suspicious of evasiveness, and distrust people who might have a hidden agenda or who play their cards too close to the chest. Americans also tend to be uncomfortable with silence and impatient with delays. Some Asian businesspeople have learned that the longer they drag out negotiations, the more concessions impatient Americans are likely to make. Western cultures have developed languages that use letters describing the sounds of wo