He was in the mountain for a year. He felt as if he was ______

from the outside world.

   A.cut out       B.cut off       C.cut up       D.cut through

The new movie __________ to be one of the biggest money-makers of all time.

   A. pretends              B. declines             C. agrees        D. promises

Specialists say 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 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 telephones, 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 own community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without any identity. They have to build a new self-image.

       Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation （迷失方向）. This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, 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.

41. When people move to a new country, they _______.

       A. will get used to their new surroundings with difficulty

       B. have well prepared for the new surroundings

       C. will get used to the culture of the country quickly

       D. will never be familiar with the culture of the country

42. 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

43. 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 may feel abroad

44. When people are homesick, they tend to ______.

A. find some people to talk to                                   B. go outside to have a walk

C. visit their friends far away                                   D. stay indoors all the time

45. The writer tells us that the best way to overcome culture shock is to ______.

A. protect ourselves from unfamiliar environment   

B. develop a strange sense of self-protection

C. get familiar with new culture                             

D. return to our own country

根據(jù)中文提示寫出正確的單詞形式.

The _______ （質(zhì)量） of their life has greatly improved when they moved to France.

This mistake was caused by her lack of ______（判斷）about the situation.

All people are _______ (平等的) as we are living on the same planet.

Old people prefer the ________ （平靜的） life in the countryside to the noisy life in the city.

The woman returned to the shop the following morning _________ (穿著) in a fur coat, with a handbag in her hand.

Living in the central Australia desert has a lot of problems, _______ getting water is the worst.

   A. for which      B. to which        C. of which      D. in which

根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

W：Do you have any plans for your future?

M：Er, 

W：That’s great! I’d like very much to go to Beijing．Maybe I’11 find a job there.

M：That’s not bad．    .

W：What? Are you kidding? It’s such a good chance to go abroad．

M：You know,     And if I go there, my mom will go there ,too．I have to live with them.

W：   But so many students envy your chance.

M：I see．  You have your own say on your future while I am sort of controlled by my parents.

W：Poor you! Anyway，I think what your parents do is all for your own good．

A．but I envy you．

B．You mean you have no freedom?

C．What about you?

D．But I may change my mind．

E．my father’s there．

F． for the moment I plan to go to France for my MBA．

G．gook luck for your future．

It is uncertain        side effect the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it．

              A．that B．what        C．how D．whether

The new hospital was        opened this morning，attracting the attention of all local media.

A. officially          B. automatically      C. directly          D. potentially

---- Have you heard that Peter rather than his parents _________ to Singapore?

   ---- Really? No wonder I haven’t seen her.

       A. has been            B. has gone            C. have gone          D. have been

Perhaps the beautiful beach is the island’s main ______. It is always full of tourists.

A. land        B. visit       C. attraction        D. tour