跨文化交际英语教程答案

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1、Unit1CommunicationAcrossCulturesWarmUpQuestions1.Whyisitdifficulttoexplaintoablindpersonwhatcolorsare?2.Doyousometimesfindithardtomakeyourselfproperlyunderstoodbyothers?Ifyoudo,whydoyouthinkitishard?Itisverydifficultforpeopletounderstandoneanotheriftheydonotshareth

2、esameexperiences.Ofcourse,weallsharetheexperienceofbeinghuman,buttherearemanyexperienceswhichwedonotshareandwhicharedifferentforallofus.Itisthesedifferentexperiencesthatmakeupwhatiscalled―culture‖inthesocialsciences－thehabitsofeverydaylife,thecuestowhichpeoplerespo

3、nd,theautomaticreactionstheyhavetowhatevertheyseeandhear.Theseoftendiffer,andthedifferencesmayintroducemisunderstandingswhereweseekunderstanding.ReadingIInterculturalCommunication：AnIntroductionComprehensionquestions1.Isitstilloftenthecasethat“everyone‟squicktoblam

4、ethealien”inthecontemporaryworld?Thisisstillpowerfulintoday‘ssocialandpoliticalrhetoric.Forinstance,itisnotuncommonintoday‘ssocietytohearpeoplesaythatmost,ifnotall,ofthesocialandeconomicproblemsarecausedbyminoritiesandimmigrants.2.What‟sthedifferencebetweentoday‟si

5、nterculturalcontactandthatofanytimeinthepast?Today‘sinterculturalencountersarefarmorenumerousandofgreaterimportancethaninanytimeinhistory.3.Whathavemadeinterculturalcontactaverycommonphenomenoninourlifetoday?6Newtechnology,intheformoftransportationandcommunications

6、ystems,hasacceleratedinterculturalcontact;innovativecommunicationsystemshaveencouragedandfacilitatedculturalinteraction;globalizationoftheeconomyhasbroughtpeopletogether;changesinimmigrationpatternshavealsocontributedtointerculturalencounter.4.Howdoyouunderstandthe

7、sentence“cultureiseverythingandeverywhere”?Culturesuppliesuswiththeanswerstoquestionsaboutwhattheworldlookslikeandhowweliveandcommunicatewithinthatworld.Cultureteachesushowtobehaveinourlifefromtheinstantofbirth.Itisomnipresent.5.Whatarethemajorelementsthatdirectlyi

8、nfluenceourperceptionandcommunication?Thethreemajorsocio-culturalelementsthatdirectlyinfluenceperceptionandcommunicationareculturalvalues,worldvi