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11．Third-Culture Kids
  Did you grow up in one culture，your parents came from another，and you are now living in a totally different country？If so，then you are a third-cu lture kid!
  The term"third-culture kid"（or TCK） was coined in the 1960s by Dr．Ruth．She first came across this phenomenon when she researched North American children living in India．Caught between two cultures，they form their very own．（36）BAbout 90 percent of them have a university degree，while 40 percent pursue a postgraduate or doctor degree．They usually benefit from their intercultural experience，which helps them to grow into successful academics and professionals．
（37）AIn fact many hardships may arise from this phenomenon．A third-culture kid may not be able to adapt themselves completely to their new surroundings as expected．Instead，they may always remain an outsider in different host cultures．Max，for example，experienced this fundamental feeling of strangeness throughout his life as a third-culture kid．（38）GWhile this can be a way to create a network of friends all around the world，it can be difficult for a third-culture kid like Max to maintain close friendships and relationships．
  For a third-culture kid，it is often easier to move to a new foreign country than to return to their"home"country．After living in Australia and South Korea for many years，Louis finally returned to Turkey as a teenager．But she felt out of place when she returned to the country where she was born．
（39）FShe did not share the same values as her friends'even years after going back home．
While a third-culture kid must let go of their identity as foreigner when he/she returns，the home country can prove to be more foreign than anything he/she came across before．The peer group they face does not match the idealized image children have of"home"．（40）C  As a part of the growing"culture"，TCKs may find it a great challenge for them to feel at home in many places．
A．Yet being a third-culture kid is not always easy．
B．In general，they often reach excellent academic results．
C．This often makes it hard for them to form their own identity．
D．However，their parents can help them see the opportunities of a mobile lifestyle．
E．Their experience abroad helps them to gain a better understanding of cultural differences．
F．Unlike other teens of her age，she didn't know anything about current TV shows or fashion trends．
G．Additionally，making new friends and saying goodbye to old ones will at some point become routine for a third-culture kid．

分析 本文主要介绍了"third-culture kid"这一文化现象，他们在学术上会受益于这种多元文化，但是在其他方面也会遇到很多困难，例如无法保持亲密的朋友关系，也无法像其他土生土长的同龄人一样形成对自己故乡正确的认知．作为这种增长中的文化的产物，这些"third-culture kids"在获得归属感方面会面临许多的挑战．

解答 36．B． 细节理解题，由下一句意思，他们中的百分之九十都有大学文聘，其中百分之四十获得研究生甚至博士学位．所以可知，大体上，他们在学术方面成就斐然．故选B．
37．A．细节理解题，下一句意思，事实上，这种现象会引发许多困难．且可推知上一句应当有转折之意．结合来看，"然而做一个third-culture kid并不总是一帆风顺"，应选A．
38．G．推理判断题，由前文举例，Max作为一个third-culture kid 经历了一段陌生的生活．且由下文对于他来说保持亲密的友谊很难，"结交新朋友，告别老朋友，会在某种程度上成为一个third-culture kid的常规．"，可以选出G．
39．F．细节理解题，由前文知，Louis回到自己的故乡，但她觉得自己和这里格格不入．所以接下来应当是格格不入的表现，F项句意，"她不像同龄人一样了解如今的电视节目和流行趋势"．故选F．
40．C．细节理解题，很容易看出此段关键词 identity，唯一一个照应的只有C选项．代入可理解这些third-culture kid回到故乡，放弃了他们原有的认知，但是他们对家乡的观念并不与其他同龄人一致，所以他们很难形成自己的认知．故选C是正确的．

点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读，和完形填空很类似，不同的是一个选词，一个选句子．解题时，要注意上下文语境，充分考虑信息词（选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词），选出最符合语境的句子．

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