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【題目】Specialists say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is the term these specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to (適應(yīng)) their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.

There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems—the telephone, post office, or transportation—may be difficult to work out. The simplest things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.

Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image.

Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation. This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick(想家), people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create an escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience—these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.

【1】According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following except _____.

A. language communication

B. weather conditions and customs

C. public service systems

D. homesickness

【2】According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, __________.

A, the fewer difficulties you may have abroad

B. the more difficulties you may have abroad

C. the more money you will earn abroad

D. the less homesick you will feel abroad

【3】The underlined word in the last paragraph mostly probably means ________.

A. being homesick B. being lost

C. protecting oneself D. gaining experience

【4】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Escape unfamiliar environment

B. The feeling of homesickness.

C. Homesickness can solve the problem of culture shock.

D. The best way to overcome culture shock: get familiar with the new culture.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講的是關(guān)于文化沖擊，引起文化沖擊的因素有哪些，如何緩解文化沖擊。

【1】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段第四句“They want to protect themselves for the strange environment, and create an escape inside their room for a sense of security.” 可知想家不會(huì)加重文化沖擊，人們因?yàn)橄爰叶�做出的舉動(dòng)還能暫時(shí)緩解文化沖擊。由第二段可知其他三個(gè)因素都能引起文化沖擊。

【2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第二句“Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community.”可知最能感受到文化沖擊的人是在家鄉(xiāng)及社會(huì)團(tuán)體中最成功的人，因?yàn)樗麄円磺卸家獜念^開始。故選B。

【3】B詞義猜測(cè)題。此句的意思是文化沖擊會(huì)讓人產(chǎn)生迷惘的感覺， disorientation. 是迷惘的意思，與B選項(xiàng)being lost意義相近，故選B。

【4】D推理判斷題。本段首句指出了文化沖擊會(huì)讓人產(chǎn)生迷惘（想家）的感覺，接著作者介紹并否定那些人的解決方法，最后一句“Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience—these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.” 作者建議人們?nèi)ズ芸斓厥煜ば挛幕�、新環(huán)境，獲取經(jīng)驗(yàn)，這才是克服文化沖擊最好的方法。A、B項(xiàng)知只是作者用來闡明自己建議的材料；C項(xiàng)表述有誤。故選D。