欢迎访问大家论坛,免费下载学习资料!www.club.topsage.comTESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2011)GRADEEIGHTTIMELIMIT:195MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.SomeofthegapsmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Now,listentothemini-lecture.ClassificationsofCulturesAccordingtoEdwardHall,differentculturesresultindifferentideasabouttheworld.Hallisananthropologist.Heisinterestedinrelationsbetweencultures.I.High-contextcultureA.feature-context:moreimportantthanthemessage-meaning:(1)__________i.e.moreattentionpaidto(2)___________thantothemessageitselfB.examples-personalspace-preferencefor(3)__________-lessrespectforprivacy/personalspace-attentionto(4)___________-conceptoftime-beliefin(5)____________interpretationoftime-noconcernforpunctuality-nocontrolovertimeII.Low-contextcultureA.feature-message:separatefromcontext大家论坛www.club.topsage.com欢迎访问大家论坛,免费下载学习资料!www.club.topsage.com-meaning:(6)___________B.examples-personalspace-desire/respectforindividuality/privacy-lessattentiontobodylanguage-moreconcernfor(7)___________-attitudetowardtime-conceptoftime:(8)____________-dislikeof(9)_____________-timeseenascommodityIII.ConclusionAwarenessofdifferentculturalassumptions-relevanceinworkandlifee.g.business,negotiation,etc.-(10)_____________insuccessfulcommunication参考答案:(1)contextofmessage(2)what'shappening/thecontext(3)closenesstopeople(4)bodylanguage(5)poly-chronic(6)messageitself(7)themessage(8)mono-chronic(9)lateness(10)greatinfluence/significanceTIPS:(1)根据原文中一句“Ahigh-contextcultureisacultureinwhichthecontextofthemessage,ortheaction,oraneventcarriesalargepartofitsmeaningandsignificance.”可知答案。(2)根据原文“Whatthismeansisthatinahigh-contextculture,moreattentionispaidtowhat'shappeninginandaroundthemessagethantothemessageitself.”可知答案。(3)根据原文“Generallyspeaking,inahigh-contextculture,becausethisgreaterdependencyongroupthinking,peopleleantowardsheaviersenseofinvolvementorclosenesstopeople.”可得出答案。(4)根据原文“Andalsopeoplefromahigh-contextculturepayattentiontobodylanguage.”可得出答案。(5)根据原文“Peopleinhigh-contextcultures,areconsideredtohave,whatiscalledapoly-chronicattitudetowardtime.”可得出答案。(6)根据原文“Alow-contextcultureisoneinwhichthemessage,...