Do you think studying in a different country is something that sounds very exciting and great fun? Certainly, it is a new experience, one that brings the opportunity(机会) to discover amazing things and a feeling of freedom. But do remember that there are also some challenges you will meet, for your views may disagree with the different beliefs, norms(社会准则), values and traditions of different countries. This is called “culture shock”. The following are the stages of adjusting.
The first stage is called ”the honeymoon”, where you are excited about living in a different place, and everything seems to be fantastic.
Eventually, however, the second stage of culture shock appears, “the hostility stage”. You begin to notice that not everything that seemed so wonderful initially is now awful, making you feel distressed and tired. Usually at this point, you use some defense mechanisms(机制) to help you cope(应付) and to protect yourself against the effects of culture shock. Two of them are “repression”, which happens when you pretend that everything is acceptable and that nothing bothers you, and “regression”, when you start to act like a child, sometimes careless and irresponsible. The third kind is “isolation”. You don’t want to communicate with anybody, cutting yourself off the world. The last type is “rejection”, where you think you don’t need anybody, feeling you are coping fine alone.
After you deal with your hostile feelings, next comes the stage, “recovery”, when you begin to see things of a different culture you can learn to appreciate.
The last stage is “adjustment”. In this stage, you have reached a point where you actually feel good because you are able to understand the new culture.
Culture shock is not something you can avoid in a foreign country. Actually, you learn how to interact with other people, and you learn a considerable amount about life in a new culture. Eventually, you learn more-about yourself.
1.How many stages of culture shock does the text mention?
A. 4.
B. 6.
C. 7.
D. 8.
2.Which mechanism does a person apply if he pretends to accept everything in a new culture?
A. Repression.
B. Regression.
C. Isolation.
D. Rejection.
3.What’s the writer’s attitude towards culture shock?
A. Serious.
B. Positive.
C. Cautious.
D. Scared.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. A New Experience
B. Stages of adjustment
C. Culture Shock
D. Defense Mechanisms
In many cases they have built their reputations over hundreds of years, and they have become names that millions of Chinese love, respect and most of all buy.
At least once a year, Meng Wei visits several shops in Beijing that specialize in traditional goods, longing to buy something for his family in Xi’an.
“It’s a routine I go through before I head home for big holidays such as the Spring Festival,” Meng says.
His shopping list includes Daoxiangcun pastries and Niulanshan Erguotou. “My mother has a sweet tooth and she always has a preference for Daoxiangcun, and my uncles love the kick of Erguotou,” Meng says.
A trust in quality and a desire for things of the past are among the reasons why many people buy these time-honored brands.
However, with such brands one characteristic stands out above all else: Their popularity has endured for years, decades and in many cases centuries. That popularity was evident in the attention the public gave to them in a survey（调查） of time-honored brands in Beijing last year, which drew more than 4 million respondents.
Yili, a century-old pastry brand, came out on top as the favorite. There are some old brands, too, that have been bywords for older generations, faded from view but then made spectacular comebacks.
One of these is Beibingyang (Arctic Ocean) a soft drink that was the first commercial beverage many Beijingers tasted. It disappeared from the market for 15 years but resurfaced in 2010. It again proved to be a hit, many people saying it took them back to the 1960s and 1970s, and was a natural reference point as older people started recounting childhood stories to their children.
"Such brands are the product of market competition and real quality," says Yin Jie, an official with a committee of experts charged with revitalizing Chinese time-honored brands. These brands are 230 years old on average, and some were highly popular back when the country enjoyed great prosperity（繁荣） hundreds of years ago, Yin says. "To this day what China contributes to these brands is certain rare natural ingredients(成分), and that keeps them going."
1.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Big holidays.
B. Time-honored brands.
C. The respondents.
D. The older generations.
2.What does Meng Wei usually do in the Spring Festivals?
A. He runs several shops selling traditional goods.
B. He shops traditional brands for his family.
C. He misses the things of the past very much.
D. He buys various sweeties and drinks.
3.What can be learned about the time-honored brands?
A. They are not trusted in quality and competition.
B. Many disappeared and never made comebacks.
C. They enjoy a long time of popularity.
D. They are the childhood stories of the aged.
4.What does Yin Jie think important in keeping time-honored brands going?
A. China’s prosperity.
B. Historic influence.
C. Certain rare natural ingredients.
D. Bywords for older generations.
Monthly active users of WeChat, a popular social networking App run by Internet Tencent Holdings Ltd, rose to 889 million last year, up 28 percent year-on-year, according to a report on Thursday.
The report said the number of active WeChat users last year helped directly drive 174.3 billion yuan of information-sector(信息产业)spending, an increase of 26.2 percent on the previous year.
The government has urged to expand consumption to create new sources(来源)of economic growth and to help drive industry upgrading.
The report added that the popular message App, which provides a wide range of services, created jobs for 18.81 million people in 2016, up 7.7 percent year-on-year.
It found that the percentage of older WeChat users gradually increasing. Those aged over 55 using voice messages accounted for 22 percent of the total, while their average length of time spent on audio and video calling service reached 82 minutes, higher than other groups of users.
The report also found that WeChat has quickened the transmission(传送) of information, changed people’s paying habits because they only need to take their mobile phones when going out to shop, and create the channels with which people get information.
Ma Shicong, an analyst at Beijing-based Internet Consultancy Analysis, said: “WeChat has accumulated a large number of faithful users by providing various services, from instant messaging, information to mobile payments. WeChat helps make lives easier and more convenient.”
The report also showed the WeChat official accounts were favored by users, with 36.1 percent of them following or subscribing to accounts related to in news and information.
1.What’s the desire of the government according to the text?
A. To expand consumption.
B. To create more jobs.
C. To support WeChat App.
D. To balance spending.
2.Who uses voice messages most frequently?
A. The youths.
B. The analysts.
C. Shop owners.
D. The aged.
3.How does WeChat win its faithful users?
A. By subscribing to the official accounts.
B. By creating mobile payments.
C. By offering varieties of services.
D. By sending in news and information.
你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom想去台湾旅游，请根据下面地图和提示用英语写一篇介绍台湾情况的短文，词数100左右。
1. 台湾的地理位置；（见图）
2. 台湾是中国最大的岛屿，面积约36，000平方公里，人口2，000多万；
3．自然资源丰富，香蕉，稻米，茶叶等产品驰名中外；
4. 风景优美，气候宜人，世界各地的游客纷至沓来；
5. 台湾自古以来就是中国领土的一部分。岛内绝大多数居民来自福建，广东。海峡两岸人民都有统一祖国的强烈愿望
参考词汇：古代的 ancient times 中国南海 South China Sea 台湾海峡 the Taiwan Strait 统一 unite
Dear Tom：
I’m glad to hear from you. Let me tell you something about Taiwan island.
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My best friends gave me a present in a box on my birthday. It was a little heavy, which made me very curiously. So I intended to open it at once but she prevented me do so. She said I mustn’t open it until I went back home but gave me a naughty smile. Although there is a strong desire in my mind to know that was inside the box, I just did as she said. On the way to home, all I did was thinking about the puzzle. Finally I opened the box. It was a cup printing with a pink word — friendship. It was so lovely that I liked very much.
Now, every time I use a cup, I will think about her and the friendship between us.
1.端午节是为了纪念著名诗人屈原而庆祝的。（in memory of）
2.很多年轻人来到这座大城市的原因是他们想寻求幸福和成功。（表语从句）
3.教育对青少年未来生活的发展有关键作用显而易见。（形式主义it）
4.站在塔尖上，我仍能看到远处的山。（in the distance）
5.昨晚一定下过雨了，因为今天早晨地面是湿的。（对过去事情的推测）
