Culture shock is an occupational disease for people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad like most illnesses; it has its own symptoms and cure.
Culture shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing all familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs include the thousand and one ways in which we orient ourselves to the situation of daily life when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and refuse invitations, when to take statements seriously and when not. These signs, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, or customs, are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up and as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us depend for our space of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these signs, most of which we do not carry on the level of conscious awareness.
Now when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar signs are removed. No matter how broadminded or full of good will you may be, a series of supports have been knocked from under you, followed by a feeling of frustration in much the same way. First they reject the environment which causes discomfort. “The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad.” When foreigners in a strange land get together to complain about the host country and its people, you can be sure that they are suffering from culture shock.
Another phrase of culture shock is regression. The home environment suddenly assumes a tremendous importance. To the foreigner, everything becomes unreasonably glorified. All the difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered. It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality.
1. Culture shock is called an occupational disease mainly because
A. like all other disease it has its own symptoms and culture
B. only those who engage in culture work suffer from it
C. it is hard to get rid of
D. only those living in a strange culture may experience it
2. When people are transplanted abroad,——.
A. they soon adapt themselves to the new culture environment
B. they try to avoid culture shock
C. they feel lost in strange surroundings
D. they become seriously ill
3. What do people suffering from culture shock usually do?
A. They tend to take delight in gossiping.
B. They tend to beautify their home culture.
C. They tend to daydream.
D. They tend to complain about physical discomforts.
4. The main idea of this passage is that
A. culture shock is an occupational disease
B. culture shock is caused by the anxiety of living in a strange culture
C. culture shock has peculiar symptoms
D. it is very hard to cope with life in a new setting
科目:高中英语 来源:河北省邢台一中2011-2012学年高二下学期第四次月考英语试题 题型:001
听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What i s Jack' s occupation now?
A.A secretary.
B.A noveli st.
C.A new spaperman.
2.Where doe s thi s conver sation mo st likely take place?
A.In a lab.
B.In a clinic.
C.In a dining hall.
3.How old i s Jane?
A.19.
B.27.
C.35.
4.How often doe s the man go to vi sit hi s teacher?
A.At lea st once a year.
B.Once every two year s.
C.Twice a month.
5.How did the woman feel about the Engli sh program?
A.It' s intere sting.
B.It' s difficult.
C.It' s important.
第二节(共15小题:每小题15分,满分22.5分)
请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项种选出最佳选项。听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题.
6.How doe s the man seem to feel after thi s job interview?
A.Anxiou s.
B.Hopeful.
C.De sperate.
7.How many interviewee s were able to go to the second interview?
A.4.
B.12.
C.16.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.How much will the man pay?
A.15 yuan.
B.55 yuan.
C.50 yuan.
9.How long doe s the Cheaper way take?
A.At lea st two week s.
B.At lea st ten day s.
C.It' s lea st ten week s.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Why doe s the man refu se the fir st flat?
A.It' s too smal1.
B.It' s too expen sive.
C.It' s not on the top floor.
11.Why doe s the woman let the man look at the second flat fir st?
A.He i s clean and quiet.
B.He i s kind and polite.
C.He i s poor and hone st.
12.How much will the man pay before moving in?
A.$100.
B.$50.
C.$30.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.What i s Tom doing?
A.Li stening to Engli sh song s.
B.Surfing the Internet.
C.Preparing for a te st.
14.How doe s the woman find studying Engli sh?
A.Intere sting.
B.Boring.
C.Difficult.
15.What doe s the woman sugge st the man do?
A.Play more game s online.
B.Talk with friend s online more often.
C.Learn We stern culture online.
16.What will the woman do next?
A.Go to school.
B.Take an exam.
C.Review le s son s.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Who i s the speaker talking to?
A.People showing intere st in the theater.
B.People working in the building.
C.People vi siting the univer sity.
18.What i s the video showing today?
A.The teacher s of the univer sity.
B.The hi story of the theater.
C.The building s in the city.
19.How soon will people meet again?
A.In an hour and a half.
B.In half an hour.
C.In an hour.
20.What i s the purpo se of the speaker' s talk?
A.To tell people the rule s they should follow.
B.To give people a brief introduction.
C.To show people the direction.
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