1．Culture shock isn't a medical condition．It's only a common way to describe the confusing and nervous feelings a person may have after leaving a familiar culture to live in a new and different one．When you move to a new place，you have to face a lot of changes．That can be exciting，but it can also be overwhelming．You may feel sad and want to go home．
It's natural to have difficulty adjusting to a new culture．People from other cultures may have grown up with values and beliefs that differ from yours．Because of these differences，the things they talk about，the ways they express themselves，and the importance of various ideas may be very different from what you are used to．But the good news is that culture shock is temporary．
What causes culture shock？
To understand culture shock helps to understand what culture is．You may know that genes determine a big part of how you look and act．What you might not know is that your environment has a big effect on your appearance and behavior as well．
Your environment isn't just the air you breathe and the food you eat，though； a big part of your environment is culture．Culture is made up of the common things that members of a community learn from family，friends，media，literature，and even strangers．These are the things that influence how they look，act，and communicate．Often，you don't even know you're learning these things because they become second nature to you，for instance，the way you shake hands with someone when meeting them．
When you go to a new place，such as a new country or even a new city，you often enter a new culture that is different from the one you left．Sometimes your culture and the new culture are similar．Sometimes，they can be very different，and even contradictory．What might be perfectly normal in one culture，for instance，spending hours eating a meal with your family，might be unusual in a culture that values a more fast-paced lifestyle．
The differences between cultures can make it very difficult to adjust to the new surroundings that are very easy at home．Dealing with the differences can be very unsettling； those feelings are part of adjusting to a new culture．
63．What does the underlined word"overwhelming"in the first paragraph mean？B
A．developing．B．powerful．C．destroying．D．joyful．
64．According to the passage，the culture isA．
A．the ideals，beliefs and customs shared and accepted by people in a society
B．the feeling of anxiety people have when they visit a new place
C．a(chǎn) big part of the environment where people can breathe the air and eat the food
D．the difference from one perfectly normal country to another fast-paced one
65．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？D
A．To live in a new culture is not so easy as staying at home．
B．Culture like genes determines a big part of how the society looks and acts．
C．Second nature can often make people ignore the things they are learning．
D．What might be perfectly normal in one culture is the same in another culture．
分析 本文介紹了文化沖擊的產(chǎn)生以及文化沖擊產(chǎn)生的原因．因為不同的社會背景和文化差異等造成的．
解答 63．B． 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，When you move to a new place，you have to face a lot of changes．That can be exciting，but it can also be overwhelming．You may feel sad and want to go home．當你搬家到一個新的地點的時候，你會面對很多的變化，可能會興奮也可會感到巨大的壓力，受到?jīng)_擊．你也許會感到悲傷并想回家．結(jié)合選項，故選B
64．A．推理題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，．Because of these differences，the things they talk about，the ways they express themselves，and the importance of various ideas may be very different from what you are used to．But the good news is that culture shock is temporary．文化就是在一個社會里人們共同分享的各種信念信仰和習俗，結(jié)合選項，故選A
65．D．細節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，What might be perfectly normal in one culture，for instance，spending hours eating a meal with your family，might be unusual in a culture that values a more fast-paced lifestyle．在你的文化里很好的習俗習慣，在其他國家其實是特別不一樣的，結(jié)合選項，故選D
點評 本文是一個社會文化類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
