Managers must become proficient cross-cultural communicators if they wish to succeed in today’s global environment. Culture consists of the values, attitudes, and __1__ in a given group of most of the people most of the time. __2__ communication is communication in a management __3__ to achieve a __4__ result (writing a memo, interviewing an applicant, running a meeting, preparing a presentation). If you are working in a different culture, you may have to reconsider your communication __5__ and evaluate its __6__ .
A realistic __7__ in one culture may not be so in another. One way to __8__ what might be realistic is to analyze __9__ psychologists call the “locus of control.” People in some cultures __10__ believe in “ __11__ control” over destiny--that is, that people can control events themselves. People in other cultures believe in “external control” over destiny--that is, events are __12__ and uncontrollable. What __13__ an appropriate time frame in one culture may not be achievable in another. It all depends on the culture’s __14__ of time. In some cultures, timetables are exact and __15__ . Examples of such cultures include Germany and Switzerland. Other cultures have more relative and __16__ attitudes toward time; one may be kept waiting; projects may __17__ more slowly. Examples here are Latin and African countries. An __18__ in Cameroon tells of a meeting scheduled for 9:00a.m. in Yaounde. People began to arrive at 1:00 p.m. __19__ , however, when the last person __20__ at 2:00 p.m., the other Cameroonians admonished him for being later.
1.[单选题]____- A.executor
- B.executive
- C.officer
- D.official
2.[单选题]____- A.soul
- B.goal
- C.glory
- D.game
3.[单选题]____- A.performance
- B.achievement
- C.behavior
- D.progress
4.[单选题]____- A.deserved
- B.desired
- C.derived
- D.distinguished
5.[单选题]____- A.Surprisingly
- B.Surprisedly
- C.Accordingly
- D.Similarly
6.[单选题]____- A.work at
- B.get at
- C.look at
- D.jump at
7.[单选题]____- A.present
- B.precise
- C.precious
- D.perilous
8.[单选题]____- A.relaxed
- B.reduced
- C.related
- D.released
9.[单选题]____- A.showed off
- B.showed up
- C.showed around
- D.showed through
11.[单选题]____- A.relative
- B.representative
- C.subjective
- D.objective
12.[单选题]____- A.Managerial
- B.Manageable
- C.Measurable
- D.Measuring
13.[单选题]____- A.visibility
- B.viability
- C.variability
- D.validity
14.[单选题]____- A.context
- B.contest
- C.contrast
- D.contract
15.[单选题]____- A.concerns
- B.constructs
- C.constitutes
- D.consists
16.[单选题]____- A.concept
- B.conclusion
- C.context
- D.contribution
17.[单选题]____- A.tend to
- B.intend to
- C.extend to
- D.contend to
18.[单选题]____- A.melt
- B.multiply
- C.move
- D.mount
19.[单选题]____- A.individual
- B.inward
- C.internal
- D.inner
20.[单选题]____- A.unprecedented
- B.unexpected
- C.preoccupied
- D.predetermined
参考答案: B,B,C,B,A,B,B,A,B,D,D,A,B,A,C,A,A,C,C,D