Question

Homesickness at college

The thought of college life is quite exciting for students as they taste independence for the first time at college. Their hard work and effort paid off after all. Though college life brings lots of dreams and expectations for students, most of them soon start feeling homesick. 1.But change is a part of life and dealing with change helps us to grow. In the same way, homesickness at college is a brief experience which goes away once students start adjusting in their new environment.

2.Some students may turn to alcohol and drugs. So it is important that students who experience homesickness at college know about how to deal with it. Students should understand that rather than constantly thinking of their hometown, it is better to see it as a challenge and try to defeat it . Though it is not a difficult task, the time that will take each person to deal with home-

sickness at college will be different according to their attitude and personality.3.You

can do that, too.

Remember overcoming homesickness is accepting what you are experiencing. Many students think that being homesick is childish and undeveloped feeling and try to cover it up by acting cool or showing that they are very busy.4.Besides, even their classmates will be going through the same emotions and feelings. Instead of trying to make them understand that they are totally fine after shifting to the new school, going through their emotions and thoughts about life at home for a day or two will be a better choice.5.

A. Homesickness helps students build up a better understanding of life.

B. Homesickness leads to dangerous results if not solved properly.

C. But they don’t realize that homesickness is common to people of all ages.

D. You may miss your parents as you leave home for the first time.

E. This is an important part in the process of beating homesickness.

F. The main reason for the development of such a feeling is change.

G. Believe this is a possible achievement that everyone can achieve.

Answer

1.F

2.B

3.G

4.C

5.E

【解析】本文是一篇说明文，主要向我们说明了在大学想家是一件很正常的事，我们应该妥善解决乡愁，否则可能会导致危险的后果。想家的时候在家里生活一两天是个很不错的选择，它也是想家过程中的重要组成。

1.根据上文“ most of them soon start feeling homesick. ”但大多数人很快就开始想家了，下文“But change is a part of life and dealing with change helps us to grow. ”但变化是生活的一部分，应对变化帮助我们成长。F项The main reason for the development of such a feeling is change。产生这种感觉的主要原因是变化。既解释了想家的原因，又连接了下文，具有承上启下的作用，故选F。

2.由后文“Some students may turn to alcohol and drugs. So it is important that students who experience homesickness at college know about how to deal with it. ”有些学生可能会酗酒和吸毒。所以，在大学里经历过思乡病的学生知道如何处理它是很重要的。可知如果不能妥善解决，思乡病会导致危险的后果。B符合语境，故选B。

3.由前文“sickness at college will be different according to their attitude and personality.”大学里的疾病会根据他们的态度和性格而有所不同。G项 Believe this is a possible achievement that everyone can achieve.符合语境，故选G。

4.由前文“Many students think that being homesick is childish and undeveloped feeling and try to cover it up by acting cool or showing that they are very busy.”许多学生认为，想家是幼稚和不发达的感觉，掩饰它的冷静或显示他们很忙。可我们知道这并不是正确的，所以下面很自然的就要进行转折，C. But they don’t realize that homesickness is common to people of all ages.但是他们没有意识到，乡愁是所有年龄的人共同的。符合语境，故选D。

5.由前文“ life at home for a day or two will be a better choice.”可知想家的时候在家住一两天是个不错的选择。E项This is an important part in the process of beating homesickness.这是一个在想家的过程中的重要组成部分。符合逻辑与语境，故选E。