单选题
Culture shock might be called an occupational
disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most
ailments, it has its own{{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}and
cure. Culture shock is{{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}}
{{/U}}by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols
of social intercourse. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one{{U}}
{{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}in which we orient ourselves to the{{U}}
{{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}of daily life: when to shake hands and what to
say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to{{U}} {{U}}
5 {{/U}} {{/U}}purchases, when to accept and when to refuse invitations,
when to take statement seriously and when not. These cues,{{U}} {{U}}
6 {{/U}} {{/U}}may be words, gestures, facial{{U}} {{U}} 7
{{/U}} {{/U}}customs, or norms, are{{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}}
{{/U}}by all of us in the course of growing up and are as much a{{U}}
{{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}of our culture as the language we speak or the
beliefs we accept. All of us{{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}for our
peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues,{{U}} {{U}}
11 {{/U}} {{/U}}of which we do not carry on the{{U}} {{U}}
12 {{/U}} {{/U}}of conscious awareness. Now when an
individual{{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}a strange culture, all or
most of these familiar cues are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water.
No matter how broad-minded or{{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}of
goodwill you may be, a series of props have been{{U}} {{U}} 15
{{/U}} {{/U}}under you, followed by a feeling of frustration and{{U}}
{{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}. People react to the frustration in much
the{{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}way. First they reject the
environment which causes the{{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}. "The
ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad." When foreigners
in a strange land get together to{{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}}
{{/U}}about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are{{U}}
{{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}from culture shock.
【答案解析】本题的考点为对文章内容的理解和same的用法辨析。该句后面的内容主要是讲人们面对挫折时的表现和反应，并没有提到不同类型的人会怎样，所以可推知人们大都是以相同的方式对挫败作出反应的。因此，[C]same“相同的”，in the same way“以相同的方式”，符合文意。[A]finite“有限的”，[B]strange“奇怪的”，[D]familiar“熟悉的”都与文意不符。