新编跨文化交际英语教程_参考答案.pdf

Unit 1 Communication Across Cultures Reading I Intercultural Communication ：An Introduction Comprehension questions 1. Is it still often the case that “everyone ?s quick to blame the alien ” in the contemporary world? This is still powerful in today cial and political rhetoric. For instance, it is not uncommon in‘s so today ‘s society to hear people say that most, if not all, of the social and economic problems arecaused by minorities and immigrants. 2. What ?s the difference between today ?s intercultural contact and that of any time in the past? Today ‘s intercultural encounters are far more numerous and of greater importance than in any time in history. 3. What have made intercultural contact a very common phenomenon in our life today? New technology, in the form of transportation and communication systems, has acceleratedintercultural contact; innovative communication systems have encouraged and facilitated culturalinteraction; globalization of the economy has brought people together; changes in immigration patterns have also contributed to intercultural encounter. 4. How do you understand the sentence “culture is everything and everywhere ”? Culture supplies us with the answers to questions about what the world looks like and how we live and communicate within that world. Culture teaches us how to behave in our life from the instant of birth. It is omnipresent. 5. What are the major elements that directly influence our perception and communication? The three major socio-cultural elements that directly influence perception and communication are