中国海洋大学高级英语跨文化交际期末重点整理.docx

30个选择30分，10道判断10分，20个填空20分，4小段，每段5个空 3个简述30分，2个概念10分 1.Cross(Inter)cultural communication refers to communication between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems(符号系统) are distinct enough to alter the communication event. It includes interpersonal communication, intra(inter)cultural communication, international, interethnic, interracial, and interregional communication. In cross(inter)cultural communication situations, it is natural for people to be aware of the potential for various misunderstandings and want to avoid them. intercultural communication: communication between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter the communication event. 2.Communication:to share with or to make common, as in giving to another a part or share of your thoughts, hopes, and knowledge. 3.Culture: a learned set of shared interpretations about beliefs, values, and norms, which affect the behavior of a relatively large group of people. 4. Social Organizations in China All power within the government of the Peoples Republic of China is divided among several bodies: the legislative branch, the National Peoples Congress. the executive branch, the State Council the judicial branch, the Supreme Peoples Court and the Supreme Peoples Procuratorate（检察院） the military branch, Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) via the Central Military Commission 5. Federal government of the United States The Government of the United States of America is the federal government of the republic of fifty states that constitute the United States, as well as one capital district, and several other territories. The federal government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the President, and the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, respectively. The powers and duties of these branches are further defined by acts of Congress, including the creation of executive dep