2022年度英语专业八级真题完整答案及详细解析版.doc

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GRADEEIGHTTIMELIMIT:195MIN

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.SomeofthegapsmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
Now,listentothemini-lecture.

ClassificationsofCultures

AccordingtoEdwardHall,differentculturesresultindifferentideasabouttheworld.Hallisananthropologist.Heisinterestedinrelationsbetweencultures.
I.High-contextculture
A.feature
-context:moreimportantthanthemessage
-meaning:(1)__________
i.e.moreattentionpaidto(2)___________thantothemessageitself
B.examples
-personalspace
-preferencefor(3)__________
-lessrespectforprivacy/personalspace
-attentionto(4)___________
-conceptoftime
-beliefin(5)____________interpretationoftime
-noconcernforpunctuality
-nocontrolovertime
II.Low-contextculture
A.feature
-message:separatefromcontext
-meaning:(6)___________
B.examples
-personalspace
-desire/respectforindividuality/privacy
-lessattentiontobodylanguage
-moreconcernfor(7)___________
-attitudetowardtime
-conceptoftime:(8)____________
-dislikeof(9)_____________
-timeseenascommodity
III.Conclusion
Awarenessofdifferentculturalassumptions
-relevanceinworkandlife
e.g.business,negotiation,etc.
-(10)_____________insuccessfulcommunication

参照答案:
(1)contextofmessage
(2)what'shappening/thecontext
(3)closenesstopeople
(4)bodylanguage
(5)poly-chronic
(6)messageitself
(7)themessage
(8)mono-chronic
(9)lateness
(10)greatinfluence/significance

TIPS:
(1)依照原文中一句“Ahigh-contextcultureisacultureinwhichthecontextofthemessage,ortheaction,oraneventcarriesalargepartofitsmeaningandsig