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  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(因素)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 community.Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions.They find themselves without any identity(身份).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(安全).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)

When people move to a new country, they ________.

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A.

will get used to their new surroundings with difficulty

B.

are 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

(2)

According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following except ________.

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A.

language communication

B.

weather conditions and customs

C.

public service systems

D.

homesickness

(3)

According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, ________.

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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

(4)

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

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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

答案:1.A;2.D;3.B;4.C;
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  China has input several billion yuan of money to stop the dirty water waste on the upper and middle area of the Pearl River from polluting the lower reaches of the river, especially the Macao Spe-cial Administrative Region.

  The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the upper and middle reaches of the Pearl River has been rapidly urbanized(城市化)and industrialized in recent years, leading to a rise in the amount of urban rubbish to the damage of the land, rivers and atmosphere.

  Refuse dumps and special plants in most cities treat rubbish to make it harmless, with 5,800 tons of wastes being burnt, buried or made into fertilizers on a daily basis.

  He Suping, a woman engineer with the water re-sources department in Guangxi said, it is imperative for the autonomous region to treat sewage wastes to protect the area's Karst terrain(喀斯特地形)and rain water which brings contact between groundwater and surface water, making groundwater more easily polluted.

  The Xijiang River, a branch of the Pearl River which runs from Guangxi to neighboring Guangdong Province, provides fresh water for a number of river-side cities such as Macao, Zhuhai, Zhongshan and Zhaoqing, so Guangxi must begin to treat rubbish quickly to protect the water sources, said Liu Chen, a senior engineer with the Ministry of Water Resources.

  The government 2001-2006 plan to spend bil-lions of yuan to turn wastes harmless has been mainly provided by national debt payments and overseas in-vestment.So far wastes treatment projects have re-ceived a total of 400 million yuan(48 million US dol-lars)from national debts and 60 million yuan(7.22 million US dollars)from overseas loans(贷款).

(1)

The main idea of the passage is ________

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A.

A large number of waterways have been polluted in China up to now.

B.

Guangxi and Guangdong have taken the lead in making water clean.

C.

China's rivers are badly in need of improve-ment.

D.

China is making efforts to reduce pollution of the rivers.

(2)

The main idea of the last paragraph is ________

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A.

The government has no ability to afford the expenses of treating wastes.

B.

The government has a long-term plan to treat wastes.

C.

National debt payments and overseas investment are taking an important part in developing China's economy.

D.

A great deal of money is needed in dealing with wastes.

(3)

The basic reason why the amount of urban rubbish rises in Guangxi lies in ________.

[  ]

A.

the improvement of people's living standard

B.

people's wasting too much

C.

urbanization and industrialization

D.

too many tourists'coming

(4)

The word“imperative”here probably means ________.

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A.

unnecessary

B.

important

C.

easy

D.

unbelievable

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