5.When I came to Cincinnati as an au pair (家庭打工留学生),a lot of things there were different from what I knew.My host family lived in a huge house I could only describe as a"castle".In Germany I had lived in a small apartment together with my mom.Soon I found out that the"castle"was actually rather small in our neighborhood.
Everybody there was very friendly and polite.They greeted you when they were walking by at least 3feet away from you.They must not have seen a German au pair before,for most people I met asked me all kinds of questions about Germany.I enjoyed answering their various strange questions.I made a lot of friends and I started to hang out with them.
Of course,there were a number of new things,and it took me the whole year to find them all out.I never got homesick.Perhaps it was because I did not have too many negative experiences and felt loved and welcomed there.
However,I had undergone some painful experience back in Germany.I was frustrated by the way people would run me over and not even say"Sorry".Taking up my studies at the TU-Dresden,I felt lonely.Everybody here seemed to be withdrawn(离群的) and I missed everything I had in Cincinnati.Germany was so"cold".I found it so much harder to make new friends.I also flew back to Cincinnati several times for long periods.I felt that without those visits I was not able to make it.
Now I am over this German culture shock.It almost took me an entire year.I am still going back and forward between Dresden and Cincinnati four times a year.
24.When the author lived in Cincinnati,B.
A.she lived in a real castle
B.many people were curious about her motherland
C.some people were not very kind to her
D.she lived in the biggest house in the neighborhood
25.The underlined word"undergone"in Paragraph 4 probably meansB.
A.welcomed
B.suffered
C.accepted
D.expected
26.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the author?D
A.She lived with her mother in a big house in Germany.
B.She never went back to Cincinnati after she came back to Germany.
C.She seldom hung out with her American friends as she was too busy.
D.She did miss her friends in Cincinnati when she was at the TU-Dresden.
27.What is the best title for this passage?B
A.University life in Germany
B.My culture shock experience
C.Advantages of living in USA
D.How to be an au pair in USA.
分析 本文主要讲述了一个德国女孩在美国辛辛那提市做家庭打工留学生的经历以及这种经历对她以后的生活产生的影响.
解答 24.B 细节理解题.根据句子They must not have seen a German au pair before,for most people I met asked me all kinds of questions about Germany.可知作者在美国时经常被问到关于她的国家德国情况,所以答案选B.
25.B 词义猜测题.根据第四段的语境可知,作者回到德国后感觉不是很愉快,所以她"遭遇"了一段痛苦的经历.故答案选B项.
26.D 细节判断题.根据第四段中的Everybody here seemed to be withdrawn and I missed everything I had in Cincinnati可知,作者此时十分想念在辛辛那提的朋友.所以答案选D.
27.B 标题归纳题.通读全文,可知本文主要讲述的是一个德国女孩在美国的辛辛那提市做家庭打工留学生后回到德国所经历的文化冲击,再结合最后一段提到这种culture shock,因此B项最合适.所以答案选B.
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