Question

    When people travel abroad, they may get the anxiety and feelings of surprise and confusion(困惑) felt when they have to operate within a different cultural and social environment. Besides, maybe when they come back to their own country, they will meet the reverse cultural shock. There is no doubt that people are experiencing cultural shock. So, what is cultural shock? And what causes cultural shock? We interviewed John Robb, Cristal and Jim about their feelings of facing cultural shock abroad.

John has been in China for 24 years. In his opinion, he thinks people wail a long time to make decisions in China. And in his culture, they usually make most decisions far in advance. So, that's a big difference.   

Cris has been in Australia for 2 years. He thinks people from different countries speak different languages. And he usually speaks English with them. In learning, there are many people who are willing to communicate with him about different regional cultures. Australians eat more meat and high-calorie foods. And some raw vegetables go with their diet.

Jim has been in Britain for 7 years. He liked that freedom very much at first in Britain And he traveled to a lot of places and met a lot of people. But over time he found he had to say goodbye to them. Therefore, he became sad little by little. After wandering for a long time, he really looked forward to finding a sense of belonging.

As John said, " Every culture does things differently. So, you have to learn the new ways. ” Facing differences, the most important thing is to make changes. After staying in China, John enriched his experience, learned to think about his future and wanted to open a new life. After studying in Britain, Jim became independent, sensible and learned many life skills.

1.Which is one of the feelings of culture shock?

A.Being sorry. B.Being homesick. C.Being free. D.Being puzzled.

2.How is Jim's experience of culture shock different from John's and Cris's?

A.He stayed abroad for the longest time. B.He experienced the reverse culture shock.

C.He was the one who felt homesick, D.He was the youngest among the interviewees.

3.What's the author's attitude towards John's experience of culture shock?

A.Pessimistic. B.Doubtful. C.Supportive. D.Shocked.

4.What's the last paragraph mainly about?

A.The conclusion of culture shock. B.The introduction to culture shock.

C.The cause of culture shock. D.The process of culture shock.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。当人们在国外旅行时，当他们不得不在一个不同的文化和社会环境中操作时，他们可能会感到焦虑、惊讶和困惑，这被成为文化冲击。文章主要讲述了John Robb, Cristal 和Jim三个人在国外面对文化冲击时的感受。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中When people travel abroad, they may get the anxiety and feelings of surprise and confusion(困惑) felt when they have to operate within a different cultural and social environment.可知当人们在国外旅行时，当他们不得不在一个不同的文化和社会环境中操作时，他们可能会感到焦虑、惊讶和困惑。由此可知，D选项“困惑”是文化冲击的感觉。故选D。

2.

细节理解题。根据第一段中Besides, maybe when they come back to their own country, they will meet the reverse cultural shock.可知此外，也许当他们回到自己的国家，他们会遇到相反的文化冲击。以及第四段Jim has been in Britain for 7 years. He liked that freedom very much at first in Britain And he traveled to a lot of places and met a lot of people. But over time he found he had to say goodbye to them. Therefore, he became sad little by little. After wandering for a long time, he really looked forward to finding a sense of belonging.可知Jim在英国已经7年了。起初在英国，他非常喜欢那种自由，他去了很多地方，遇到了很多人。但随着时间的推移，他发现他不得不和他们说再见了。因此，他慢慢地伤心起来。在流浪了很长一段时间后，他真的很期待找到一种归属感。由此可知，Jim的文化冲击经历与John和Cris的不同在于，Jim经历了相反的文化冲击。故选B。

3.

推理判断题。根据最后一段中As John said, " Every culture does things differently. So, you have to learn the new ways. ” Facing differences, the most important thing is to make changes. After staying in China, John enriched his experience, learned to think about his future and wanted to open a new life.可知正如John所说，“每一种文化做事情都不一样。所以，你必须学习新的方法。”面对不同，最重要的是做出改变。在中国呆了一段时间后，John丰富了自己的经历，学会了思考自己的未来，想要开始新的生活。由此可推知，作者对John经历的文化冲击持支持态度。故选C。

4.

主旨大意题。根据最后一段As John said, " Every culture does things differently. So, you have to learn the new ways. ” Facing differences, the most important thing is to make changes. After staying in China, John enriched his experience, learned to think about his future and wanted to open a new life. After studying in Britain, Jim became independent, sensible and learned many life skills.可知正如John所说，“每一种文化做事情都不一样。所以，你必须学习新的方法。”面对不同，最重要的是做出改变。在中国呆了一段时间后，John丰富了自己的经历，学会了思考自己的未来，想要开始新的生活。在英国学习后，Jim变得独立，懂事，学会了很多生活技能。由此可知，最后一段主要讲了文化冲击的结论。故选A。