SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Goodfellow

Do you children enjoy interesting stories funny games, and exciting dance? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach a11 these things to children at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10：00, free．

morning at 10:00 Free.

Walking Tour of the Town

     Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and leam about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

     Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

     Are you tired of eating the same kind of food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5 :00 p. m. 

Take me out to the Ballgame

      It's October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Red- birds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold...  don't forget sweaters and jackets. 

Do you want to hear "The Zoo"?

      "The Zoo", a popular rock group from Australia, will give  their first US. Concert tomorrow night at 8 Rose Hall, City College. 

1.You can probably eat Chinese, Italian and Arab food _____.

    A. at Central Park on Saturday    B. at the front entrance of City Hall

    C. at the ballgame              D. at 5:00 p. m. 

2.You can see movies at _____.

     A. the Museum Theatre         B. the Central Park

     C. the City College             D. the City Theatre 

3.If you are going on the Walking Tour, don't forget _____.

     A. your beautiful walk       B. your comfortable shoes

     C. your worries            D. your learning about local history 

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

     A. "The Zoo" is an Australian rock group.

     B. "The Zoo" are going to meet their American audience for the last time.

     C. "The Zoo" will appear at 8:00 p. m.

     D. "The Zoo" will performance in front of college students.

 

SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Goodfellow

Do you children enjoy interesting stories funny games, and exciting dance? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach a11 these things to children at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10：00, free．

morning at 10:00 Free.

Walking Tour of the Town

     Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and leam about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

     Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

     Are you tired of eating the same kind of food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5 :00 p. m. 

Take me out to the Ballgame

      It's October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Red- birds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold...  don't forget sweaters and jackets. 

Do you want to hear "The Zoo"?

      "The Zoo", a popular rock group from Australia, will give  their first US. Concert tomorrow night at 8 Rose Hall, City College. 

You can probably eat Chinese, Italian and Arab food _____.

    A. at Central Park on Saturday    B. at the front entrance of City Hall

    C. at the ballgame              D. at 5:00 p. m. 

You can see movies at _____.

     A. the Museum Theatre         B. the Central Park

     C. the City College             D. the City Theatre 

If you are going on the Walking Tour, don't forget _____.

     A. your beautiful walk       B. your comfortable shoes

     C. your worries            D. your learning about local history 

Which of the following is NOT true?

     A. "The Zoo" is an Australian rock group.

     B. "The Zoo" are going to meet their American audience for the last time.

     C. "The Zoo" will appear at 8:00 p. m.

     D. "The Zoo" will performance in front of college students.

A11 these gifts must be mailed immediately ________ in time for Christmas.

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You feel generally depressed and unable to concentrate. Your pattern of daily activity may change：you find yourself awake and active in the middle of the night；you sleep late into the day.  You stay in your room and have little contact with people except with those who speak your language. In your mind，you criticize the people around you；You are constantly comparing between life here and the perfect life back home. Above a11, you are homesick almost all the time.
If you ever find yourself behaving in these ways，you are probably suffering from culture shock. Culture shock is a psychological condition that sometimes has physical effects. It affects people who have moved away from an environment where they know how to live into a new environment where much is unfamiliar to them-the food，the weather, the language，and especially the unwritten rules for social behavior.
Culture shock is caused. therefore，by a lack of familiarity with the system of rules that the new society uses for everyday living. Language is an obvious example of one type of these rules. If your language is limited，even the simplest task can suddenly become difficult for you. However, knowledge of the language doesn’t make you free from the effects of culture shock as many Britons in the United States and many Americans in Britain will experience. Most people are unaware that each culture has its own rules for social behavior；they certainly think that polite， civilized people behave the same way worldwide. This mistaken belief will cause you to behave and judge the behavior of others according to the rules you learned as a member of your own culture. If the rules are different, then people will misunderstand your behavior, and you will misunderstand theirs.
How can you deal with culture shock? First, you need to realize that every newcomer suffers from some culture shock. You’re not the only case. Second，remember that culture shock can be cured. The process of recovery will start as you begin to become used to the new culture. Of course learning the language will help remove the obstacles to communication and will ease the job of making Mends with people. Recognizing and learning the new cultural rules of behavior, however, may be just as important. You’ll still have emotional reactions to unfamiliar situations but you’11 find yourself making jokes about them rather than condemning the entire society as “stupid.” The jokes are a good sign：they show that you are recovering.
【小题1】What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．the causes of culture shock

B．some signs of culture shock

C．the cure for culture shock

D．an explanation of culture shock

【小题2】What does the underlined word obstacles mean?

A．things that make a task easy

B．things that make at ask enjoyable

C．things that make a task difficult

D．things that make at ask funny

【小题3】What can be concluded when you find yourself making jokes about new culture?

A．You are about to recover from culture shock.

B．You have completely got rid of culture shock.

C．You never suffered from culture shock before.

D．You’re in culture shock for many years.

【小题4】 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．The passage suggests that culture shock makes you miss your family badly.

B．A good knowledge of the language will prevent you suffering from culture shock.

C．In the writer’s opinion，the social rules for polite，civilized behavior are international.

D．If you have a perfect knowledge of their language, you will never be misunderstood.