1、Chapter 1 - Reading Exercises (1)阅读材料后面的正误题练习汇总（含答案）Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false ( F ).1. ( F ) When culture is contrasted with nature, it can be defined as “life way of a population” in its broad sense, meaning what characterizes the particular way of life of a popu
2、lation.2. ( T ) Culture is all mens medium; there is no aspect of human life that is not touched and altered by culture.3. ( T ) The terms of intercultural communication and international communication can be used interchangeably.跨文化交际和国际交际的条件交替使用。4. ( F ) With the integration of language into the f
3、abric（结构） of culture, confusion and dysfunction would reign and the culture would fail.5. ( T ) Culture cannot be known without a study of communication, and communication can only be understood with an understanding of the culture it supports.6. ( T ) Stereotypes, like culture itself, are learned i
4、n a variety of ways. They are the products of limited, lazy, and misguided perceptions.7. ( F ) In the global village, neighbors communicate free of troubles and difficulties.8. ( T ) What matters is the culture below the waterline, which is also called “hidden” culture. 9. ( T ) Where power distanc
5、e is large, the society believes that there should be a well-defined order of inequality in which everyone has a rightful place.10. ( F ) Large power distance countries such as the United States, Austria, Finland, and Denmark hold that inequality in society should be minimized.11. ( F ) Where indivi
6、dualism is high,the society emphasizes the role of the group.12. ( T ) Individualists prefer self-sufficiency while collectivists give more recognition to their interdependent roles and obligations to the group.13. ( F ) Asian, Latin American, and West African nations are societies high in individua
7、lism but low in collectivism.14. ( T ) In high masculinity societies, sex roles are clearly differentiated and men are dominant.15. ( T ) In high masculinity societies, people tend to believe that matters of material comfort, social privilege, etc. are related to ability.16. ( F ) In feminine societ
8、ies, men and women are considered socially unequal.17. ( F ) Where uncertainty avoidance is low, the society is comfortable with a low degree of uncertainty and is open to the unknown.18. ( T ) Where uncertainty avoidance is high, the society is concerned with certainty and security.19. ( T ) A valu
9、e system is not a report of actual conduct but is the system of criteria by which conduct is judged and sanctions applied. 20. ( F ) Verbal communication is the transferring of thoughts between individuals only via spoken messages.21. ( F ) Verbal communication is not as clarified and efficient as o
10、ther ways ofcommunication, e.g. written communication.22. ( T ) Language is a means to express and exchange thoughts, concepts,knowledge and information as well as to transmit experience and so on.23. ( T ) Language and culture are closely related, reflecting, influencing and shapingeach other.24. (
11、 T ) Every language only survives in the background of its culture.25. ( F ) Indians see eye contact as a sign of honesty and a lack of eye contact or shifty eyes as a sign of untruthfulness. 26. ( F) Nonverbal codes play an important part in communication or intercultural communication. But it is n
12、ot as important as verbal codes.27. ( T ) Nonverbal behavior is significant because it spontaneously reflects the subconsciousness.28. ( T ) As many movements are carried out at a subconscious or at least low-awareness level, kinesic movements carry a significant risk of being misinterpreted in an i
13、ntercultural communication situation.29. ( F ) We put the index finger and mid-finger apart with palm against the receiver to mean “OK,” which was first used by Winston Churchill.30. ( F ) Postures send same messages to all people, e.g. when you stand in an upright position, you impress others as be
14、ing energetic.31. ( T ) A simple eye gesture might be interpreted in a diversity of meanings across cultures.32. ( F ) The British, like Americans, believe that looking someone directly in the eye is a mark of rudeness until a more intimate relationship is established.33. ( F ) Eyes looking sideways
15、 can show ones coldness and superciliousness. It is impolite to move you head side to side while you are communicating with people, e.g. In India or Pakistan.34. ( T ) Personal territory can be large or small, which is much related to certain elements such as place, sex, age and character.35. ( F )
16、How closely people position themselves to one another during a discussion or talk cannot communicate what type of relationship exists between them.36. ( T ) The term, culture shock, was introduced to describe the anxiety produced when a person moves to a completely new environment, especially when a
17、 person arrives in a new country where he is confronted with a new cultural environment.37. ( T ) For some multinational firms, they can alleviate culture shock by selecting employees for overseas assignments who possess certain personal and professional qualifications.38. ( F ) The easier it is to adjust to a new culture, the easier it is to readjust to home culture.21
