西南大学2018年秋季[0859]《跨文化交际》辅导答案

西南大学2018年秋季在线作业标准答案

西南大学网络与继续教育学院

课程代码： 0859 学年学季：20182

单项选择题

1、

When one customer inquired about Mary, my colleague, who resigned a couple of weeks before, I, a Chinese Ame hearing it, the customer was startled and asked sorrowfully, “What? How sad! What happened to her?”

How did the customer understand the reply “She’s at a better place now”?

A. She’s landed a better job.

B. She’s spending her holiday.

C. She’s dead.

D. She’s jobless.

.She’s landed a better job.

.She’s spending her holiday.

.She’s dead.

.She’s jobless.

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2. Li Hao is an interpreter. One day a foreign visitor, Mr. Brown, talks to him, saying “Your English is quite fluen

A. “Thank you. It’s kind of you to say so.”

B. “No, not at all.”

C. “No, no, my English is poor.”

D. “Oh, no. Far from that, I still have a long way to go.”

. C. “No, no, my English is poor.”

.“No, not at all.”

.“Oh, no. Far from that, I still have a long way to go.”

.“Thank you. It’s kind of you to say so.”

3、

“A Pandora’s box” refers to a present or something ____.

A. which seems valuable but brings misfortune

B. which brings happiness but looks ugly

C. which a bride traditionally gives to a bridegroom

D. which can create anything its owner wants

. E. which a bride traditionally gives to a bridegroom

. which brings happiness but looks ugly

. which can create anything its owner wants

. which seems valuable but brings misfortune

4、

A and

B are neighbors. A says, “My cat knocked over my new vase this morning.” B replies, _________.

A. “What a shame!”

B. “A shame.”

C. “Shame on you.”

D. “Shame!”

.“What a shame!”

.“A shame.”

.“Shame!”

.“Shame on you.”

5、

When introduced to a senior professor or to the parents of a friend, which of the following is appropriate?

A. “Hi! Glad to know you.”

B. “Hello” and bow.

C. “Hello, it’s nice to meet you,” and then shake hands.

D. “How are you?”

.“Hi! Glad to know you.”

.“Hello, it’s nice to meet you,” and then shake hands.

.“Hello” and bow.

.“How are you?”

6、

“Chink” and “洋鬼子” are clear cases of ____.

A. swear words

B. racist language

C. terms of humility

D. verbal taboos

. A. swear words

. D. racist language

. terms of humility

. verbal taboos

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