Question

    Culture shock refers to the anxiety and feelings (of surprise, uncertainty, confusion, etc.) people feel when they have to operate within a different and unknown cultural or social environment, such as a foreign country.

Generally speaking, we could say that there are four stages of culture shock. The first stage is called “the honeymoon”. In this stage, you are excited about living in a different place.1.

The next stage is “the hostility(敌意)stage”. In this stage, you begin to notice not everything is as good as you originally thought it was. 2.Moreover, people don’t treat you like a guest anymore.

Then you come to the third stage called “recovery”. In this stage, you start to feel more positive. 3.The whole situation starts to become more favorable and you begin to learn to adapt yourself to it.

The last stage of culture shock is called “adjustment”. In this stage, you have reached a point where you actually feel good.  You have learned enough to understand the new culture. The things that originally(起初) made you feel uncomfortable or strange are now things that you understand. 4.

Not all individuals visiting another country will experience all these four stages. 5.It also occurs within cultures as individuals move from place to place or from one setting to another (e.g., from high school to college).

A. You feel that friends should help each other to deal with culture shock.

B. And you come to understand everything you don’t understand.

C. In addition, culture shock is not limited to the overseas visitor.

D. You become tired of many things about the new culture.

E. Now you have adjusted to the new culture and you feel comfortable.

F. You begin to understand you need to travel a lot.

G. And everything seems to be wonderful and everybody seems to be so nice to you.

Answer

1.G

2.D

3.B

4.E

5.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。主要内容是介绍了文化冲击的概念和文化冲击的四个阶段。

1.根据空前的The first stage is called “the honeymoon”. In this stage, you are excited about living in a different place.（第一阶段被称为“蜜月期”。在这个阶段，你对住在一个不同的地方感到兴奋。）可知，G选项承接上文，每一件事情看起来都很不可思议，每个人看起来都对你很好，故选G。

2.根据空前的In this stage, you begin to notice not everything is as good as you originally thought it was.（在这个阶段，你开始注意到并不是所有的事情都像你最初想象的那么好。）和空后的Moreover, people don’t treat you like a guest anymore.(而且，人们不再把你当作客人。)可知，进入到第二个阶段，你对周围事物以及周围的人对待你的态度大不如前，你成为对新文化中的很多事情都感到厌烦，故选D。

3.根据空前的In this stage, you start to feel more positive.(在这个阶段，你开始感觉更积极。)和空后 The whole situation starts to become more favorable and you begin to learn to adapt yourself to it. (整个情况开始变得更有利，你开始学着去适应它。)可知，在文化冲击的“恢复期”，你开始变得适应,你努力理解你不懂的每一件事情，故选B。

4.根据本段的主旨可知，文化冲击的最后一个阶段是“调整期”，这个阶段你已经学了足够多的知识来了解这种新的文化，所以在最后一句总结之前的内容，对于新文化的理解，你已经了解的足够多了，故选E。

5.根据空后的It also occurs within cultures as individuals move from place to place or from one setting to another (e.g., from high school to college). (当个人从一个地方搬到另一个地方或从一个环境搬到另一个环境(例如，从高中到大学)时，它也会在文化中发生。）可知，文化冲击不仅仅局限于海外的访问者，故选C。