In the home country, a common language gives you the ability to communicate easily with the people around you; and you learn something about your country’s history, people’s habits, likes and dislikes, customs and traditions. This understanding influences your own behavior, and what you expect of others.
Living abroad, it doesn’t take long to realize that many things don’t “work” the same, especially when moving from “the West” to “the East”. Besides a different language, each country has its own social system and laws and ways of solving problems. You will find some of them strange and alien. Sometimes you may feel uncomfortable because you realize that things are not the same as you think they are supposed to be. This is what has become known as “Culture Shock”.
Living in an environment with an unfamiliar(不熟悉的)culture can cause stress, anxiety or worse- mental or physical illness in some cases. Culture shock is the shock of experiencing an unknown or new culture. Cross-culture Adjustment is the period of anxiety, great pain and confusion suffered when entering a new culture. It can have effects on a person’s emotions and behavior. You should learn to accept and try to be used to different situations. One thing is certain: it is far easier to accept the new order of things than to try to change it.
Most Asian people can bear foreigners and accept their strange habits and behavior, not only because it might be to their benefit but out of natural politeness and restraint(克制)in front of others. Westerners should not make use of this. They must try to accept and obey local rules and rules of behavior.
1.What lesson can we draw from the text?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
D. Good friends do not add up what they do for each other.
2.What does the underlined word “alien” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Different. B. Easy. C. Difficult. D. Empty.
3.In which section of a website does the text probably appear?
A. Entertainment. B. Science. C. Culture. D. Lifestyle.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What is the speaker?
A. A doctor. B. An official. C. A nurse.
2.How does the speaker find her job?
A. Difficult and boring. B. Hard but exciting. C. Easy and interesting.
3.What will the team take for African people?
A. Clean water. B. Books. C. Clothes.
4.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To call for money.
B. To introduce African culture.
C. To encourage people to go to Africa.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.When did the woman buy the radio?
A. About a week ago. B. About two weeks ago. C. About a month ago.
2.Whom did the woman buy the radio for?
A. Her mother. B. Her cousin. C. Her daughter.
3.What’s wrong with the radio?
A. It doesn’t work.
B. It is left in the post office.
C. It can’t receive any programs.
4.What will the woman do next?
A. Go to the post office. B. Talk to the man. C. Have the radio repaired.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What are the speakers talking about?
A. A course. B. A photo. C. A school.
2.What did the woman think of Lily at first?
A. Serious. B. Friendly. C. Caring.
3.Where does Lily work now?
A. In a factory. B. In a school. C. In a company.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What does the woman want the man to do?
A. Type her papers. B. Fix her computer. C. Hand in his papers.
2.When does the man promise to finish the task?
A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At home. B. In a factory. C. In an office.
2.Why is the man so nervous?
A. He missed an important phone call.
B. He is waiting for an important phone call.
C. He failed to answer the phone several times.
