1、英语专业（经贸方向） 高级英语写作课程自测题TEST ON ENGLISH FOR STUDYINGPaper 1 Listening and Writing 30 pointsPart One Listening and Note-taking (14 points)Question 1-7You are going to listen to a lecture about cultural conflicts. As you listen, complete the notes below, Part two writing a Summary (15 words) (16 points)
2、Question 8Now write a summary of the lecture on Cultural Conflicts. Use your notes above. You are expected to include all the important points. The length of the summary should be about 150 words. Write your answer of the answer sheet. (1) Cultural ConflictsReasons Conclusion few errors in subject/v
3、erb agreement,most of main ideas presented, a little irrelevant information, coupleof simple sentences.12 Pass Ideas can be followed without too much difficulty on the part of the reader, ideas lack some coherence, a few errors of structure and choices of words are intrusive, control only of simple
4、sentence forms, errors of subject/verb agreement.7-11 Weak Difficult to follow ideas, most of which are weakly presented, some errors even in simple sentence formation errors I structure and vocabularyare many and are somewhat intrusive.(9)0-6 Very poor Errors in structure and vocabulary prevent muc
5、h understanding if the message, serious errors in sentence formation, ideas not well presented.Here is a sample essay.TapescriptsPaper One Listening and Note-taking(25 points)Part One Take Notes from a LectureYou will hear this lecture twice. First of all you have 30 seconds to read through the ques
6、tions 1-7.pause tape 30 sec.Now listen to the lecture and complete the notes on your question paper in the gaps numbered 1-7.In todays lecture, I want to talk about the question of cultural conflicts. Lets start right away.“Intercultural Communication“, communication between members of different cul
7、tures, involves differing perceptions, attitudes, and interpretations. Communication problems can be compounded among people who do not share the same language and culture. Cultures do not communicate; individuals do. Everyone has a unique style of communication, but cultures determine a general sty
8、le for their members. A cultural misunderstanding often creates negative feelings and confusion. For example, when a young woman from one culture looking out of the window sees a male acquaintance from another culture, he signals to her by puckering his lips; she quickly looks away from the window a
9、nd later she ignores him. He is confused and Three Groups of OilThere are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable and mineral. All of them are important to the daily life and the development of human beings.Great quantities of animal oil come from whales, those enormous creatures of the sea whi
10、ch are the largest remaining animals in the world. A few other creatures, such as the cod and the halibut, two kinds of fish, yield oil as well. Animal oil can be made into food for human consumption. Cod liver oil and halibut liver oil in particular are given to sick children who need vitamins.Vege
11、table oil has been used for a very long time. No household can get on without it , for it is used in cooking. Perfumes may be made from the oils of certain flowers. Soaps are also made from some kinds of vegetable oil.Mineral oil comes out of the earth. It is the oil that has changed the life of the
12、 common man. When it is refined into petrol it is used to drive the engine of the motor car. Because it burns well, it is also used as fuel. Because it is very slippery, it is used for lubrication as well.she is angry. The misunderstanding was due to the womans failure to understand the mans nonverb
13、al signal. In her culture,his gesture conveys a sexual advance. According to his culture, he was only saying(nonverbally),“oh, there you are. Ive been looking for you.“ The womans misinterpretation resulted in her angry reaction and his confusion. If the two had known more about each others nonverba
14、l cues, (10)they could have avoided the cultural conflict.Difficulties in intercultural communication arise when there is little or no awareness of divergent cultural values and beliefs. In cross-cultural interaction, speakers sometimes assume that what they believe is right, because they have grown
15、 up thinking their way is the best. This ethnocentric assumption can result in negative judgments about individuals from different cultures.Sometimes negative reactions do not result from actual interaction but rather from the fixed, preconceived beliefs we have about other people. These overgeneral
16、ized beliefs of “stereotypes“ frequently shape peoples perceptions of each other. Stereotypes originate and develop from numerous sources such as jokes, textbooks,movies, and television. Movies about cowboys and Indians portray cowboys as “civilized“ and Indians as wild and “primitive “ A child who
17、knows about the American Indian only through watching these movies will have a distorted and false image of this group of people. Stereotypes perpetuate inaccuracies about religion, racial, and cultural groups. Negative stereotypes lead to prejudice: suspicion,intolerance,or hatred of other cultural
18、 groups.Cultural conflicts occur as a result of misinterpretations, ethnocentrism, stereotypes, and prejudice. Preventing these conflict is possible with increased awareness of our own attitudes as well as sensitivity to cross-cultural differences. Developing intercultural sensitivity does not mean that we need to lose our cultural identities.You have 30 seconds to check the answers.Now listen to the lecture again.You now have 30 seconds to check your answersThis is the end of listen test. You now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet.END
