单选题 Whenever people go and live in another country they have new experiences and new feelings. They experience culture shock. Many people have a(n) 【C1】______about culture shock they think that it"s just a feeling of sadness and homesickness when a person is in a new country. But this isn"t really true. Culture shock is a completely natural【C2】______. and everybody goes【C3】______it in a new culture. There are four stages, or steps, in culture shock. When people first arrive in a new country they"re usually excited and【C4】______Everything is interesting. They notice that a lot of things are【C5】______their own culture and this surprises them and makes them happy. This is Stage One In Stage Two people notice how different the new culture is from their own culture. They become confused It seems difficult to do even very simple things. They feel【C6】______They spend a lot of time【C7】______or with other people from their own country. They think "My problems are all because I"m living in this country" Then in Stage Three they begin to understand the new culture better They begin to like some new customs. They【C8】______some people in the new country. They"re【C9】______comfortable and relaxed. In Stage Four they feel very comfortable. They have good friends in the new culture. They understand the new customs. Some customs are similar to their culture and some are different but that"s OK. They can【C10】______it.
单选题 【C1】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:该句的意思是:人们对文化冲击(culture shock)有误解,他们原以为这只是一个人身处异国他乡时的伤感和思乡之情。因此misconception正有此意,故选D。
单选题 【C2】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:真正的文化冲击是一种自然的文化过渡,每个人都会在新文化中经历这种冲击。transition意为“过渡,转移,转化”,最符合题干含义。
单选题 【C3】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:go though表示“穿过,贯穿”。
单选题 【C4】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:根据上下文的语义走向,该句中的excited(感到兴奋)后面应该并列一个褒义词,只有happy能表示“愉快,高兴”,故选D。
单选题 【C5】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:该句的意思是“他们发现新文化中有很多东西与以前的文化有所不同。”representative of“……的代表”,different from“与……不同”,peculiar to“是……特有的”,similar to“与……相似”,故B为最佳选项。
单选题 【C6】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:该句的意思是“做一件小小的事情都很费劲,这让他们觉得很是沮丧。”只有depressed符合题意。intoxicate“使……喝醉”,amaze“惊讶”,thrill“兴奋,激动”,故B为正确选项。
单选题 【C7】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:该句的意思是“他们大多数时间都是独处,或是与自己国家的人在一起。”alone表示“独自”,lonely表示“孤独”,lone“孤独的,无伴的”。故B为正确答案。
单选题 【C8】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:根据上文的意思(他们很孤独),这里表示他们能较好地接受新文化了,能与周围的人交朋友了。只有make friends with能有此含义,故A为正确选项。
单选题 【C9】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:此处要表示与上文的不适应状态的对比,因此用比较级more更合适。
单选题 【C10】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:此处表示他们可以忍受与自己本土文化不同的新文化。只有live with表示“接受,忍受”符合文意。do without“没有……也行”,hold up with“坚持”,make a success of“取得……的成功”。故本题选A。