2017 年山东青岛理工大学跨文化管理考研真题
第一部分
一、填空题(Fill in the following information gaps.) (10points)
1. In the year of__, the first permanent settlement in North America was established,
in today's Virginia.
2. One advantage of____over sole proprietorship and partnership is that it has
limited liability, so investors risked only the amount of their investment and not
their entire assets
3. Two Scottish cities which have an ancient and internationally respected
universities, they are Edinburgh and ____.
4. As an independent state, New Zealand is governed by an elected parliament, which
has only one chamber, that is,____.
5.A collection of poems written by__, it is a ground-breaking book. That is Leaves
of Grass.
6.Ajazz music ensemble of musicians consists of two sections: the front line and
7.The British Constitution consists of, the common laws and conventions.
8.In the American education, A.A.stands for_.
9.The Anglo-Saxons began to settle in Britain in the____century.
10.In 1689, Parliament passed___ to ensure that the King would never be able to ignore
Parliament.
二、选择题(Choose the correct answer for each of the following.)(20points)
1. The Supreme Court of in the U.S. today consist of a chief justice __andassociate
justices.
A.1
B.8
C.11
D.435
2. The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except__.
A.challenging the authority of the Pope.
B. salvation through faith.
C. salvation through the church.
D. establishing a direct contact with God.
3.Which of the following is NOT guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?
A. The freedom of religion.
B. The freedom of searching a person's home by police.
C. The freedom of speech and of the press.
D. The right to own weapons if one wishes
4. In the United States, people go to church mainly for the following reasons
except___
A.for finding ajob in society.
B. for having a place in a community.
C. for identifying themselves with dominant values.
D. for getting together with friends.
5.Three of the following authors are Nobel Prize winners. Which one is not?
A. Ernest Hemingway
B.Eugene O'Neill
C. William Faulkner
D. F. Scott Fitzgerald
6. Which of the following was NOT a Protestant denomination?
A. The Baptists.
B. The Catholics.
C.The Methodists.
D. The Presbyterians.
7. The one group within the counter culture best known for their pursuit ofhappiness
as their only goal in life was called___
A. the Hippies
B. the Beat Generation
C.the Me Generation
D. the Lost Generations
8. Which of the following can NOT be found in London?
A. Teahouses.
B. Galleries.
C.Museums.
D.Theatres.
9. The Tower Of London, a historical sight,located in the centre of London, was built
by___
A.King Harold
B.Robin Hood
C.Oliver Cromwell
D.William the Conqueror
10.Which of the following about the House of Commons is NOT true?
A.Members of Parliament elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
B.MPs receive salaries and some other allowances.
C.MPs are expected to represent the interests of the public.
D.Most MPs belong to the major political parties.
三、名词解释(Provide brief explanations for the following ideas.)(30 points)
1.functions of British Parliament
2.The "Lost Generation"
3.Jazzmusic
第二部分
四、简答题(Provide brief answers for following topics.)(60 points)
1.What is the relationship between language and culture?(15 points)
2.What is nonverbal communication?(15 points)
3.What are the factors involved in a negotiation task?(15 points)
4. Please elaborate the statement that appropriate social and business behavior is
dependent on cultural orientation?(15 points)
五、英汉/汉英翻译(Please finish the following English-Chinese/Chinese-English
translation)(30 points)
1.Put the following paragraph into Chinese.(15points)
It is not difficult to insure high-speed growth of the national economic
through expanding investment on a large scale, but it is difficult to realize
effective economic growth and raise the enterprises'capital profit rate and
productivity. It is better to change investment structure and orient the investment
to infrastructure industries of the national economy such agriculture, energy, and
communications than to blindly channel capital into real estate and securities;
however, investment in the infrastructure industry will not (ate least in the short
term)bring high economic benefits. It is imperative to orient the investment to
enterprises with better economic benefits, but in China, enterprises with better
economic benefits, State-owned enterprises in particular, have been concentrated
on the highly monopolized industries such as tobacco, petrochemicals and
telecommunications, and the high-speed development of these enterprises will play
a limited role in promoting the whole of society.
2.Put the following paragraph into English. (15 points)
从合同生效之日起到合同终止的期间内,双方每年举行一次正式会晤,以便讨论合同执行中
存在的问题,以及就技术改进与创新问题进行交流,为进一步的技术合作奠定基础。双方的
会晤轮流在两国举行。讨论的内容和结论载入备忘录中。每方参加人员不得超过 5 人,费用
自理。如果合同一方未能在合同规定的时限内履行合同义务,并在收到未违约方的通知后
15 天内未能消除违约或采取补救措施,而且在被允许推迟履行的期限内未履行合同,在此
情形下,未违约的一方应书面通知违约方解除合同,同时有权要求违约方赔偿损失。