Question

Culture shock isn’t a clinical term or medical condition. It’s simply a common way to describe the confusing and nervous feelings a person have after leaving a familiar culture to live in a new and different culture.

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，it 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 you look，act，and communicate. Often，you don’t even know you are learning these things because they become second­nature to you－for instance，the way you shake hands with someone，the kind of things you find funny，or how you view religions.

The differences between cultures can make it very difficult to adjust to the new surroundings. When you go to a new place，such as a new country or even a new city，you often enter a culture that is different from the one you left. Sometimes your culture and the new culture are similar. Sometimes，they can be very different. What might be perfectly normal in one culture－for example，spending hours eating a meal with your family－might be unusual in a culture that values a more fast­paced lifestyle.

Culture 1.____________
Definition	?Culture shock is a kind of 2.__________people have when living in a new and different culture. ?Culture shock results from the difficulty people have in     adjusting themselves to new surroundings. ?Culture shock is 3.____________.
4._____	?5.____________largely determine your appearance and behavior. ?Culture，an important part of 6.__________，has an influence on the way people look，act and communicate. ?The differences between cultures contribute to the difficulty in getting used to new surroundings，as something 7.____________in one culture seems unusual in another.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 shock　  

 feelings     

 temporary　   

 Causes/ Reasons　

 Genes　 

 environment 

 normal

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了Culture shock以及产生Culture shock的原因。

 shock　  原词再现。根据文章内容说明本文关于Culture shock。

 feelings  原词再现，根据文章第二行the confusing and nervous feelings。

 temporary　 原词再现。根据文章第二段最后一句that culture shock is temporary.

 Causes/ Reasons　总结归纳。根据文章第三段What causes culture shock?说明这是在解释产生文化冲击的原因。

 Genes　 原词再现。根据第四段第二句You may know that genes determine a big part of how you look and act.

 environment 原词再次。根据第五段第二句a big part of your environment is culture.。

 normal 原词再现。根据文章倒数第2,3行What might be perfectly normal in one culture

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