Specialists say it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is the term these specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.
There are some obvious factors（因素）in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems—the telephones, post office, or transportation—may be difficult to work out. The simplest things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.
Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their own community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without any identity. They have to build a new self-image.
Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation（迷失方向）. This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create an escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience — these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.
76. When people move to a new country, they _______.
A. will get used to their new surroundings with difficulty
B. have well prepared for the new surroundings
C. will get used to the culture of the country quickly
D. will never be familiar with the culture of the country
77. According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following except __________.
A. language communication                          B. weather conditions and customs
C. public service systems                                   D. homesickness
78. According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, _______.
A. the fewer difficulties you may have abroad     
B. the more difficulties you may have abroad
C. the more money you will earn abroad          
D. the less homesick you may feel abroad
79. When people are homesick, they tend to ______.
A. find some people to talk to                                   B. go outside to have a walk
C. visit their friends far away                                   D. stay indoors all the time
80. The writer tells us that the best way to overcome culture shock is to ______.
A. protect ourselves from unfamiliar environment    
B. develop a strange sense of self-protection
C. get familiar with new culture                            
D. return to our own country

通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的A，B，C，D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳答案。
As I had my first child, I promised myself never to be a pushy parent. I was going to be a very 36 and understanding mother.
Five years later my little boy was about to 37 for his yellow belt in karate(空手道). As a five-year-old child, he wasn’t taking it  38  , because it was Mom trying to help him. I found myself yelling and telling him he would never get the belt acting like that. I was trying to   39  him his back-flip（背摔）. He continued to play and I continued to   40 . Finally I had made him feel like he couldn’t  41 anything, just as I promised myself I wouldn’t do.
Still mad and stubborn I couldn’t  42 . I had to teach him his flip. He was doing fine with it by the time we had to leave to go to karate. While taking the test, he did  43 . His instructor would ask him to do something, and it became  44 for him. He never asked him to do the back-flip. He had passed his yellow belt test.
We got in the car to  45 when he looked at me and said ”Mom, why did you make me do that back-flip so many times,  46  it wasn’t even on the test.” The words wouldn’t have  47 anything to anyone else, but it was a slap in my face. That night while  48 in bed, I told him I loved him.
He was  49 and didn’t say anything, just giggled. I said “I really do love you baby.” I was still feeling  50 , and also wondering if he had  51 me. Finally he replied in the  52 voice, “I know you do, but I love you more.”
He had forgiven me and I had decided that his feeling were more  53 than any test he would  54 take. I made a new  55 to be better mother and to accept that he was only a child.

小題1:	A．patient B．good C．polite D．a(chǎn)ffectionate

小題2:	A．look B．test C．play D．practise

小題3:	A．easy B．happily C．seriously D．fairly

小題4:	A．help B．tell C．make D．teach

小題5:	A．yell B．speak C．smile D．teach

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)cplish B．feel C．try D．pass

小題7:	A．give up B．give out C．give away D．give in

小題8:	A．bad B．worse C．great D．better

小題9:	A．quick B．natural C．mon D．normal

小題10:

A．go shopping B．go home C．rest ourselves D．enjoy ourselves

小題11:

A．while B．once C．when D．if

小題12:

A．expected B．meant C．demanded D．reached

小題13:

A．reading B．studying C．lying D．talking

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小題14:

A．playing B．moving C．working D．crying

小題15:

A．stubborn B．happy C．upset D．guilty

小題16:

A．forgiven B．hated C．forgotten D．loved

小題17:

A．saddest B．biggest C．happiest D．sweetest

小題18:

A．true B．important C．sincere D．faithful

小題19:

A．still B．even C．ever D．never

小題20:

A．gift B．plan C．experiment D．promise

A good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day．“Did you notice,” she started, “how he didn’t wait for me to get my salad before he dove into his?”
True enough, the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wild．Without manners, we’re no more than animals．Actually, that’s not true．I’ve been watching and feeding a group of wild cats, and they show unusual politeness toward each other．Even when food is scarce, they take turns, leaving at least a small part for the next in line．
My mother educated her three children to have good manners all the time．We were made to feel very uncomfortable as if we were sitting on pins and needles until we got used to saying please, thank you, pardon me, and I’m sorry．And I have to say, while it was a painful learning experience, it was one of the most valuable．
I can’t tell you how often I sat with my friends, eating at their dinner tables, and their parents thought highly of my good manners．While it was a little embarrassing, I knew even then that my mother’s teachings were paying off．
Many years later, when I was attending seminars across the country, my manners were quite useful．
While I regret that I haven’t been a perfect example, I’m still working on it．I suppose, in this regard, my mother lives on through me．I didn’t have her beautiful singing voice or her green eyes, but she did make sure I received one of her finest characteristics．
小題1:What did the writer’s friend most probably complain about?

A．Her son’s eating too quickly．

B．Her son’s not having a healthy diet．

C．Her son’s not having good table manners．

D．Teenagers’ not having good manners．

小題2:The underlined word “scarce” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．

A．too much	B．not delicious
C．not enough	D．quite hot

小題3:We learn that the writer’s mother __________．

A．was strict about her children’s manners

B．never punished her children

C．had beautiful blue eyes

D．was not good at singing

小題4:What does the writer think of her experience of learning good manners?

A．Easy and relaxing	B．Painful and valuable
C．Easy but useless	D．Too horrible

小題5:We can infer from the passage that the writer _________．

A．is surely liked by everyone around her

B．is not satisfied with most people’s manners around her

C．thinks she has been a perfect example to the young

D．thanks her mother for teaching her the good manners a lot

完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
When Wilson got to the airport, 36 flight was already being called 37 the loudspeakers. The day before he had given up his 38 for a morning flight and had booked（預(yù)定）an afternoon 39 instead. He had to go to the reservations（預(yù)定）desk to collect his 40ticket.
　　He apologized for being 41.The reservations clerk（預(yù)訂票的職員）smiled and began to look through the reservations in front of her. Then her 42 disappeared and 43 began to look 44 .
　　“Your ticket doesn’t seem to be here, ” she said. “Let me check it with the computer. ”The　45 clicked（滴答聲）and whirred（颼颼聲）and 46 began to flash 47 , his flight was called a second time. Wilson became very 48 .  49 the girl looked 50 .
　　“There’s been a mistake. Your new ticket was sent to you by post. That’s why it isn’t here”, she said. 51 took her only a 52 time to write 53 a new one. Wilson managed to catch the plane just before it took 54 . “What a way to start a 55 !” he thought.

小題1:	A．he B．his　　　　 C．him 　　　　 D．her

小題2:	A．up B．with 　　　 C．over 　　　 D．out

小題3:	A．ticket 　　 B．wallet C．money　　　 D．plane

小題4:	A．plane B．ticket　　　 C．flight　　　 D．fight

小題5:	A．first　　　 B．new C．old　　　　 D．a(chǎn)nother

小題6:	A．later　　　 B．late C．last　　　　 D．early

小題7:	A．smile B．smiling　　 C．smiled 　　 D．laugh

小題8:	A．he　　　　 B．his C．her 　　　　 D．she

小題9:	A．happy 　　 B．a(chǎn)ngry C．sad 　　　 D．worried

小題10:

A．flight 　 B．loudspeakers C．clerk 　　 D．computer

小題11:

A．lights 　 B．light 　　　 C．flight 　　 D．computer

小題12:

A．just 　　 B．just then 　 C．then 　　　 D．when

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ngry　　 B．happy C．nervous D．sad

小題14:

A．Finally 　 B．Last 　　　 C．Then 　　　 D．Just

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)t 　　　 B．down 　　　 C．up 　　　　 D．out

小題16:

A．That 　　 B．It 　　　　 C．She D．He

小題17:

A．long　　　 B．short　　　 C．some 　　　 D．few

小題18:

A．down 　　 B．out　　　　 C．a(chǎn)way 　　　 D．of

小題19:

A．off 　　　 B．out　　　　 C．a(chǎn)way D．place

小題20:

A．travel 　 B．work 　　　 C．job 　　　　 D．holiday

完型填空
It must have been after two o’clock in the morning when the last guest took his leave. __36__ we had enjoyed their stay, my wife and I were quite __37__ to shut the door on them. We __38__ all the dirty dishes and glasses __39__ they were, and after opening a few windows to let some __40__ air in and the smell of food out, we climbed into bed and fell asleep.
I couldn’t have been asleep for more than half an hour __41__ I awoke with a strong smell of smoke. __42__ half asleep, I stepped into the living-room, and there, __43__ heavy clouds of smoke, I saw one of the curtains was on fire. I should have __44__ the windows then without delay, __45_ instead I tried to beat out the fire with a folded newspaper. When this __46__, I hurried into the kitchen to __47__ a bucket of water. At the same time, I shouted to Barbara, who __48__ phoned to summon (請(qǐng)求) the fire brigade (消防隊(duì)) __49__ coming to help me. We had to work at top speed __50__ buckets of water from the kitchen to __51__ the fire, fanned by the wind from the windows, from __52__. We were unable to put out the fire, but we managed to __53__ it under control until the arrival of the firemen. __54­­­__, they arrived in no time, and they had little difficulty __55_ the fire stop burning.

小題1:	A．Although B．Because C．If D．Since

小題2:	A．pleasant B．comfortable C．thankful D．free

小題3:	A．laid B．left C．washed D．put

小題4:	A．that B．like C．which D．a(chǎn)s

小題5:	A．new B．cool C．fresh D．warm

小題6:	A．when B．until C．while D．a(chǎn)fter

小題7:	A．Thus B．Still C．Only D．Yet

小題8:	A．through B．with C．from D．by

小題9:	A．broken B．opened C．removed D．closed

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．or D．so

小題11:

A．finished B．failed C．continued D．succeeded

小題12:

A．bring B．find C．pump D．borrow

小題13:

A．eagerly B．nervously C．hurriedly D．certainly

小題14:

A．besides B．till C．before D．for

小題15:

A．moving B．taking C．using D．carrying

小題16:

A．prevent B．fight C．strike D．kill

小題17:

A．rising B．developing C．lighting D．spreading

小題18:

A．keep B．place C．hold D．catch

小題19:

A．However B．Therefore C．Fortunately D．Especially

小題20:

A．causing B．getting C．letting D．making

完形填空：（滿分20分）
Far from a Family Christmas
My Air Force room in Florida was   36  and quiet—I was alone．My five roommates were gone for the holidays; I had chosen to    37  behind in the camp．Being young and far from my home, I felt   38  ．My room was comfortable enough,   39  I hadn’t realized until then what made it so—the   40  of others walking, joking or just lying on their beds．
I was not able to sleep．I was    41  of being on my own—in fact, preferred it at times—but tonight was   42  ．Tossing and turning in the darkened room gave no   43  ．The last sign of daylight had disappeared,   44  my inner depression．  45  , the glow of Christmas lights on the tall pines would only   46  me of my great misery.
Suddenly, I heard weak sound of men   47  to sing．Yes, the voices grew louder and came my way．I  48  still, enjoying the sound.
In the corridor(通道，走廊)   49  my room, voices came near enough for me to hear Christmas carols（頌歌） being   50  ．Suddenly, there, four airmen, identities unknown, were slightly unsteadied by holiday   51  ．The first held a Coke bottle with a lit candle   52  its top．The others formed a dancing line behind him.
  53  I was in the room, with joyful faces in the flickering(搖曳的) light, they sang me several carols, wished me a   54  and left as fast as they had arrived.
I slept soundly soon after, burying my face in my pillow,   55  that someone had cared.

小題1:	A．clear B．empty C．a(chǎn)musing D．interesting

小題2:	A．remain B．leave C．help D．work

小題3:	A．disappointed B．friendly C．lonely D．lost

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)lso B．still C．however D．but

小題5:	A．impatience B．presence C．interest D．delight

小題6:	A．capable B．a(chǎn)ble C．skilled D．experienced

小題7:	A．poor B．good C．different D．standard

小題8:	A．fun B．comfort C．effort D．progress

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)ppealing to B．sticking to C．leading to D．a(chǎn)dding to

小題10:

A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Besides D．Yet

小題11:

A．remind B．recall C．remember D．think

小題12:

A．managing B．a(chǎn)ttempting C．happening D．deciding

小題13:

A．noticed B．slept C．lied D．lay

小題14:

A．opposite B．beyond C．out D．within

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)nnounced B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．played D．offered

小題16:

A．noise B．confidence C．cheer D．optimism

小題17:

A．stuck in B．a(chǎn)ttached to C．tied to D．involved in

小題18:

A．Watching B．Seeing C．Guessing D．Admitting

小題19:

A．good luck B．happy New Year C．merry Christmas D．happy birthday

小題20:

A．grateful B．satisfied C．pleased D．surprised

Suppose you want to go abroad and learn about the foreign exchange in culture in different countries．Here is some information you may need．

Name：Susan Lane       Age：22 Place：Reykjavik, Iceland, 1994. Cost：$7,000 Organization：AFS Experience：“I think it was a turning point in my life．I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people live.”

Name：Sara Small        Age：23 Place：Crivitz, Germany, 1996. Cost：$8,000 Organization：EF Foundation Experience：“I love the traveling and I made a lot of friends．I found the European school system to be hard but I am fluent now in German so it was worth it．I did miss my family and friends in Australia but I would love to do it again.”

Name：David Links       Age：16 Place：Stuttgart, Germany, 1996. Cost：$6,000 Organization：Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Experience：“I wanted to try something that was very different in culture．In Germany everything was different but I soon got settled．The family I was with was great and I really feel as though I have a second family.”

Name：Tom Jennings      Age：21 Place：Conflans, France, 1995.. Cost：$7,000 Organization：Southern Cross cultural Exchange Experience：“There were times when it was difficult but I liked it, experiencing a different culture．You just have to play each situation as it comes．If there is one thing you learn when you are on a student-exchange program it is how to take care of yourself.”

Name：Linda Marks       Age：19 Place：Chonburi Province, Thailand, 1994. Cost：$3,500 Organization：Rotary International Experience：“There are lots of ups and downs, but you always come back for more．I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great.”

小題1:According to the information, taking part in a foreign exchange program can cost _______．

A．from $6,000 to $8,000	B．from $3,500 to $8,000
C．a(chǎn)nything from $3,500	D．no more than $7,000

小題2:Most of the students had their trips organized by ________．

A．EF Foundation	B．AFS
C．Rotary International	D．SCCE

小題3:The students who refer to both the good and bad times as an exchange student include ______．

A．Susan Lane and Sara Small	B．Linda Marks and David Links
C．Tom Jennings and Linda Marks	D．Susan Lane and Tom Jennings

       “Dad! He took a book without paying!” I yelled .
My father looked surprised. Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it. “Is it true? You stole? Tell me!”
Everyone was quiet. The boy began to cry, and he nodded his head. He pulled out the comic book (漫畫書) from under his shirt. 
“Oh, Mr. Kim. I am sorry! My Ted made a big mistake!” Mrs. Diaz told my father. She tried to take the comic book, but Ted wouldn’t let go.
“It’s OK. He can keep it,” my father said with a smile.
“Oh no,” Mrs. Diaz said. “Let me pay right now ...” She dug in her purse. “How much?”
“Three seventy-five.”
Mrs. Diaz’s eyes widened, and she dug deeper. I saw her mouth make a small line. “Three seventy-five?” she asked.
“It’s OK. You can pay later,” my father said.
“No,” Mrs. Diaz said. She kept looking in her purse. “I have money here.”
I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn’t have the money. Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought.
I had an idea.
“What if he worked with me?” I asked. They turned to me.
I said, “He can work with me to pay for the comic book.”
“Good,” my father said smiling at me. Mrs. Diaz nodded. She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the comic book!”  
“Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his head.
As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out (伸出) his tongue at me.
Ted has been working here for two weeks. He has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants. We are friends now. 
小題1: Where did the story most probably take place? 

A．In a classroom.

B．In a supermarket.

C．At a bookstore.

D．At a library.

小題2: By saying “but Ted wouldn’t let go” in Paragraph 4, the author means Ted ______.

A．took the book by mistake	B．wanted to keep the book
C．didn’t want to go home	D．didn’t think he was wrong

小題3:From the underlined sentences in the eighth paragraph, we may infer that Mrs. Diaz ______. 

A．didn’t think her son stole the book

B．had been out of work for a long time

C．forgot to take money with her that day

D．couldn’t afford to pay for the book

小題4: In the last paragraph, what does the author mainly tell?

A．His idea was successful.	B．Ted didn’t like the job.
C．He liked Ted very much.	D．Ted was a naughty boy.

Parents whose children show a special interest in a sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children’s careers．Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and sportswomen? For many children it means starting schoolwork very young．And going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place．It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing．
Another problem is of course money, In many countries money for training is available from government for the very best young sportsmen and sportswomen．If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc．All can be expensive．
Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age．Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed．Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by training when young that you can reach the top as successful sports person．It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training．
小題1:Where can we most probably find this passage?

A．An advertisement．	B．A diary．
C．A newspaper．	D．A notice board．

小題2:What does the underlined phrase “to take a second place ”in the first paragraph mean?

A．to become less important

B．To put it at another place

C．To happen again

D．They are the most important of all the things

小題3:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．It’s easy to make a decision when your children want to take up sports．

B．Most of the students may become top sports men after a long period of training．

C．Early training may damage young muscles．

D．It’s not very expensive for parents to support their children’s development in sports．

Packaging is an important form of advertising．A package can sometimes motivate someone to buy a product．For example, a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character．The child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast food．Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or a small gift inside a box also motivate many children to buy products or to ask their parents to buy for them．
Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing．Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this．Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free．However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product．The size of a package also motivates a buyer．Maybe the package had “Economy Size” or “Family Size” printed on it．This suggests that the larger size has the most product for the least money．But that is not always true．To find it out, a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit．
The information on the package should provide some answers．But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement．The words and pictures do not tell the whole story．Only the product inside can do that．
小題1:From the passage we know the buyer pays more attention to __________．

A．the size of a container

B．a(chǎn) container with attractive picture

C．a(chǎn) well-designed container

D．a(chǎn) plain container with low cost

小題2:What suggestion does the author give in the passage?

A．It’s not good to buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish．

B．The quality of a container has nothing to do with the quality of the product．

C．The best choice for a buyer is to buy a product in a plain package．

D．A buyer should buy what he needs most rather than a well-designed package．

小題3:What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to Package a Product．

B．How to Make an Advertisement．

C．How to Sell Product．

D．How to Treat the Package Wisely．