My own experiment with culture shock came to a fruitless end when I returned with homesick from a year’s study in Italy. I had never heard of culture shock. All I knew was that I was unhappy and wanted to go home.
That was twenty years ago, and since then culture shock has become a real field of study. It is now understood that any normal person, finding him or herself for an extended time in a new culture, is in for trouble.
The process of “culture shock” is now recognized as so predictable that its four stages have been noticeable. The first is the honeymoon stage, familiar to those of us who love to travel, but never stay in one place long enough to find out what follows. In this stage, the new country and its people seem delightful. Everything is better than home. Everything is so different and charming.
Then the bloom comes off the rose. Now the people start to look shallow, selfish and stupid. The different ways of doing things don’t seem interesting any more. You start to feel tired all the time. Culture shock has set in. You feel at sea.
The emotional response to culture shock in stage two can be extreme. Confusion, depression and anxiety, and resentment can all enter to varying degrees. You may become physically ill. Little things seem terribly annoying.
The happier resolution is to move on to stage three. Adjusting. Rather than itemizing（列舉） what’s “wrong” with Americans, you remind yourself that “right” and “wrong” are not meaningful terms in cultural matters.
Instead, you try to understand what motivates Americans, perhaps realizing that many of the things you don’t like are related to the things you do like.
As time goes on, you should be moving into stage four. Acceptance. At this point, you simply don’t think any more about the specialties of Americans. You accept them as individuals. You have started to feel at home; you know how to do things. You have not rejected your old culture; but the American ways have settled upon you. You feel optimistic about your future here. You have truly arrived.
小題1:Why do people not suffer from culture shock when they first arrive in a foreign country?
A．They love to travel.
B．They don’t stay in one place long enough.
C．The new country and its people are delightful.
D．Everything is so different and charming.
小題2:What do you understand by the underlined sentence “Then the bloom comes off the rose”?.
A．The rose comes up.B．The rose blooms.
C．Something good comes about.D．Something good goes away.
小題3:Which one is the possible psychological effect of culture shock on the second stage?
A．Anxiety.B．Excitement.C．Shock.D．Delight.
小題4:Which of the following statements will the writer agree with?
A．Any normal person facing a new culture will be in trouble.
B．Culture shock is now recognized as unpredictable.
C．There is no “right” and “wrong” in terms of cultural matters.
D．When you reject your old culture, you can accept the new one.
小題5:The passage is mainly about __________.
A．the study of culture shock
B．how to get rid of culture shock
C．the writer’s own experiment with culture shock
D．the four stages of culture shock and their features

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：文章介紹了文化沖擊的四個階段。每個階段人們的表現(xiàn)和原因，從一開始興奮到焦慮到適應還有最后的接受。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：The first is the honeymoon stage, familiar to those of us who love to travel, but never stay in one place long enough to find out what follows.可知剛開始到個新的國家的人沒有體會文化沖擊，是因為在一個地方待得時間不夠長。選B
小題2:句意理解題：從后面的舉例Now the people start to look shallow, selfish and stupid. The different ways of doing things don’t seem interesting any more. You start to feel tired all the time.可知是不好的事情發(fā)生了。選D
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：You feel at sea. The emotional response to culture shock in stage two can be extreme. Confusion, depression and anxiety, and resentment can all enter to varying degrees.可知在第二階段人們感到焦慮。選A
小題4:細節(jié)題：從文章第五段的句子：you remind yourself that “right” and “wrong” are not meaningful terms in cultural matters.可知作者認為在文化方面沒有對和錯。選C
小題5:主旨題：文章從第三段的句子：The process of “culture shock” is now recognized as so predictable that its four stages have been noticeable.和后面每段的大意，可知主旨是：文化沖擊的四個階段。選 D
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