Specialists say that 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 (适应) 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 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 home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image.
Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation. This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick(想家), 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.
1.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
2.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 will feel abroad
3.The underlined word in the last paragraph mostly probably means ________.
A. being homesick B. being lost
C. protecting oneself D. gaining experience
4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Escape unfamiliar environment
B. The feeling of homesickness.
C. Homesickness can solve the problem of culture shock.
D. The best way to overcome culture shock: get familiar with the new culture.
It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War 3. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans (哀叹) all the time. Her coworker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loved to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of a fame or salary.
I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.
1.Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?
A. the writer’s studies B. the writer’s future job
C. dinner plans D. wars around the world
2. We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother _____.
A. doesn’t want the writer to major English
B. doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor
C. gets along very well with the writer
D. doesn’t think working in the scientific field is a good idea
3.Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?
A. He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son.
B. He wants to find a job in his community in the future.
C. He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect.
D. He wants to do something he really likes in the future.
书面表达
假设你是李华，你们班的英语老师要求每个同学在课堂上分享自己交友的经验。请你根据所给提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。
1. 你是如何看待友谊的；
2. 你是怎么选择朋友的；
3. 你是如何维持与朋友之间的友谊的。
注意: 1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Yesterday I was gone home by the bus and my father was going to pick me up at the station. On the bus, I see a young woman with several bags of heavier books get on. I wanted to offer her my seat, and I didn’t. In my surprise, she and I got off at the same stations later. After a short conversation, I learned she had to walk a long way home. So I offered give her a ride and she accepted. When thinking of this experience, I was sad that she didn’t do the right thing the first time on the bus. But I was very happy to have a second chance to doing it.
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
John: Cigarette?
Tony: No, thank you. I gave it up several years ago, you know.
John: Oh, well. Do you mind1.________ I have one?
Tony: Well, but as an old friend I must say ... Oh, my goodness! That’s 2.______ terrible cough.
John: No, no, it’s not. It’s only ... it’s only ... I only get it early in the morning.
Tony: That’s going to make you very sick, especially when you’re suffering 3. _______ ill heath.
John: No, it’s alright ... Doctor Peter told4.________ that it was not serious and I 5. ________ (recover) soon.
Tony: Why don’t you try and give up smoking?
John: Oh, I ought to. But I can’t. It helps me calm down and relax.
Tony: I6.________ (agree). No scientific experiment has proven that. I’m rather 7.________ (concern) about your health. You can start eating sweets instead of smoking.
John: Oh, no, I couldn’t do that.
Tony: 8. ________?
John: It makes me fat.
Tony: Well, do you think that matters? Don’t you think it’s 9.________ (good) to be fat than to be unhealthy?
John: No, I don’t. I’d rather be thin 10.________ fat.
Tony: Anyway, it’s bad for your health. I hope you can give it up as soon as possible.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time, there was a poor man. His _____ was also very poor — a small and empty house, which was _____ with spider webs (蜘蛛网). People tried to_____ coming into his house as they didn’t want to come to such a _____ place. And the poor man thought that poverty (贫困) was the _____ for his unlucky life.
Then, the poor man _____ a wise man and told him about his poverty. The man felt sorry for the poor man and gave him a vase. “This will save you from _____ ,” the wise man _____. The poor man took the _____ from the wise man and wanted to _____ it at first and then spend the money on drinking, as usual. Besides, why would he _____ such a beautiful thing? But then he started _____ the vase carefully and decided not to take it to the market. He brought the vase back to his _____, put it on the table and started watching it again.
“It’s not _____ for such a beautiful thing to be_____ ,” the poor man thought. So he _____ some flowers and put them into the vase. It became even _____ . “Not good that such a beautiful thing stands next to a spider web,” the poor man _____ again.
So the poor man started _____ his house. He cleaned the dust, washed the floor and whitened the walls. And it became clear that his house wasn’t poor, _____ rather warm and comfortable. And the poor man wasn’t a poor man anymore, but a hard-working host, who had no time to think about poverty.
1.A. home B. child C. health D. village
2.A. treated B.filled C. built D. covered
3.A. consider B. forget C. enjoy D. avoid
4.A.dirty B. quiet C. cold D. wet
5.A.problem B. result C. reason D. change
6.A. helped B. met C.thanked D. protected
7.A. poorness B. death C.danger D. trouble
8.A. said B. shouted C. cried D. wrote
9.A. money B. table C.vase D. flower
10.A. draw B. study C. throw D. sell
11.A. bring B. buy C. need D.like
12.A. washing B.showing off C. repairing D. looking at
13.A.school B. farm C. shop D. house
14.A. right B. important C. possible D. easy
15.A. big B. empty C. old D. safe
16.A. planted B. picked C. stole D.borrowed
17.A.more expensive B. stranger C. more beautiful D. stronger
18.A. expected B. thought C. believed D. doubted
19.A. cleaning B. checking C. moving D. choosing
20.A. or B. for C. but D. and
