《ACT高中英语文化》选修课程能力测试卷.doc

《ACT高中英语文化》选修课程能力测试卷 姓名__________ 班级__________ 学号__________Part 1 Listening Test I. Conversations: You are going to listen to 6 conversations. Each will be read twice. Choose the best answer according to what you learn from the discussion (3 points). 1.?Which of these is correct? A. Mrs. Ji was asking Jane to do her a favour. B. Jane was asking Mrs. Ji to do her a favour. C. Neither was doing the other a favour. 2.??How was Jane feeling after this experience? A. Confused. B. Hurt. C. Angry. 3.??According to Jane, Mrs. Ji refused the gift… A. politely. B. apologetically. C. vehemently. 4.?What was Jane’s first reaction to Mrs. Ji’s departure? A. She wondered what she had done wrong. B. She was angry with Mrs. Ji for not taking the gift. C. She wondered why Mrs. Ji wanted to offend her. 5.???What does it mean when you “break an unwritten rule”? A. You do something illegal without knowing it. B. You disobey a convention that is understood by people, but not expressed. C. You offend someone from another culture very deeply. 6.???What does Wing ling mean by “he was being very Chinese”? A. She was reacting insensitively to the foreigner. B.? She was reacting in a typical Chinese way. C. She was reacting in a way Wing Ling found annoying. II. A Lecture: You will hear part of a lecture. The sentences below summarize the main points of the lecture. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the words used by the lecturer to complete the sentences (7 points). 7. A lack of knowledge about cultural differences causes ______________________ in using English. 8. We should not expect non-English majors to _______________________, but to have some ideas about it. 9. The three main purposes for teaching English culture through English language instruction are 1) to impart knowledge, 2) to strengthen language proficiency, and 3) to enable the students to better ______________________. 10. The major contribution of Chinese English teachers is in _________________