第九章测试1.
Language is heavily tinted with its culture, and culture also affects its people’s language uses.
A:对 B:错
答案:A
2.
Acculturation means a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.
A:对 B:错 3.
The appearance of loan words is one typical example of cultural diffusion.
A:对 B:错 4.
Language and culture are closely related to each other, and it is extremely difficult to separate the two.
A:对 B:错 5.
The ignorance of cultural differences will not necessarily create barriers in learning the target language and in communication.
A:对 B:错 6.
Denotative meaning refers to the meaning that isn’t stated but implied; the implication of a word, apart from its primary meaning.
A:对 B:错 7.
As the saying goes “A man’s home is his castle”, western people place a high value on ________.
A:proverb B:compliment C:addressing D:privacy 8.
Successful communication occurs when the listener can ________ from the speaker’s point of view.
A:smell things B:see things C:understand the ways of knowing the world D:sense the feelings to given issues 9.
In cross-cultural communication, ________ are key points to mutual understanding and can serve as the bridge that will help us transcend cultural barriers.
A:sensitivity B:sincerity C:honesty D:nationalism 10.
A linguistic sign may simultaneously have ________ meanings which are bound with cultural encodings or associations.
A:ironic B:connotative C:associative D:denotative
