7.Culture Shock
Culture shock refers to the anxiety and feelings (of surprise,uncertainty,confusion,etc.) felt when people have to operate within a different and unknown cultural or social environment,such as a foreign country.
Generally speaking,we could say that there are four stages of culture shock.The first stage is called"the honeymoon".In this stage,you are excited about living in a different place.(36)G
The next stage is"the hostility(敌意)stage".In this stage,you begin to notice not everything is as good as you originally thought it was.(37)DMoreover,people don't treat you like a guest anymore.
Then you come to the third stage called"recovery".In this stage,you start to feel more positive.(38)BThe whole situation starts to become more favorable and you begin to learn to adapt yourself to it.
The last stage of culture shock is called"adjustment".In this stage,you have reached a point where you actually feel good.(39)EThe things that originally made you feel uncomfortable or strange are now things that you understand.Now you have adjusted to the new culture and you feel comfortable.
Not all individuals visiting another country will experience all these four stages.
(40)CIt also occurs within cultures as individuals move from place to place or from one setting to another (e.g.,from high school to college).

A.You feel that friends should help each other to deal with culture shock.
B.And you try to develop comprehension of everything you don't understand.
C.In addition,culture shock is not limited to the overseas visitor.
D.You become tired of many things about the new culture.
E.You have learned enough to understand the new culture.
F.You begin to understand you need to travel a lot.
G.And everything seems to be marvelous and everybody seems to be so nice to you.
6.The greatest contribution to civilization in the century may well be the air-conditioning-and American leads just as amazing is the speed with which this situation came to be.Air-conditioning began to spread in industries as a production aid during World WarⅡ.Today most Americans need to take air-conditioning for granted to homes,offices,factories,theatres,shops,studios,schools,hotels,and restaurants,and we can see it almost everywhere in today's America.
But not everybody is aware that high cost and easy comfort are merely two of the effects of the vast cooling of American.In fact,air conditioning has substantially altered the country's character and customs.
Many of the byproducts are so conspicuous(显而易见的) that they are scarcely noticed.To begin with,air-conditioning transformed the face of America by making possible those glassy,boxy,sealed-in skyscrapers.It has been indispensable,no less,to the functioning of sensitive advanced computers,whose high operating temperatures require that they be constantly cooled…
It has,at will,forced families into going back into families with closed doors and shut windows to improve the effects of the air-conditioning,reducing the interactions of neighborhood life.I think there is no need explaining the seriousness of this consequence(后果).It is really surprising that the public's often noted withdrawal into self-pursuit and privacy has kept in pace with the historic spread of air-conditioning.Though science has little studied how habitual air-conditioning affects mind and body,some medical experts suggest that,like other technical avoidance of natural changes in climate,air-conditioning may damage the human capacity to adapt to stress.If so,air-conditioning is only like many other greatly useful technical developments that liberate(解放) man from nature by increasing his productivity and power in some way-while indirectly weakening him in others.

32.According to this passage,which of the following played a role in the forming of the unique character of U.S.?B
A.Its advanced computerized civilization.
B.Its excessive use of air-conditioning.
C.Its public's retreating into self-pursuit.
D.Its greatest contribution to human civilization.
33.According to the author,the chief consequence brought about by the wide application of air-conditioning isB.
A.the loss of human capacity to adapt to changes in climate
B.the reduction of social communications of neighborhood life
C.the active life style of all its users
D.the decreased human production and power
34.The tone of this passage reveals that air-conditioningD.
A.has little effect on its users
B.has more effect on body than on mind
C.brings only damage to its users
D.does harm as well as good to its users
35.What is the author's overall attitude towards air-conditioning?C
A.Neutral              B.Objective
C.Critical             D.Compromising.
2.Where boys become crocodile men
       When does a teenager become an adult?In many countries,it happens on your 18th birthday,but in some parts of the world,you have to do something special to enter the world of adults.
       On the island of Papua New Guinea,the Niowra tribe (部落) lives near the Sepik River,which is full of crocodiles (鳄鱼).(36)EWhen it is time for teenage boys to become men,a‘crocodile ceremony (仪式)'takes place.
       The boys are taken to a small room called‘The Crocodile Nest (窝)'.The room is full of crocodile teeth and bones.(37)FThen they are beaten several times a day for six weeks and bamboo is used to make cuts on their chests and their backs.The boys play the drums together during their t ime in the room.(38)CThe Niowra believe that this ceremony makes the boys stronger and braver,so that they can survive in the dangerous forest.(39)GAnd the amazing thing is that some of the boys sleep through the most painful parts of the ceremony!
(40)DThen the crocodile men enter the world of adults and are given adult responsibilities in the village.

A.Many people are eaten by crocodiles.
B.Boys are fond of the‘crocodile ceremony'.
C.And this helps them to feel that they are not alone.
D.When the ceremony is over,there is singing and dancing.
E.The people believe that crocodiles made the Earth and its people.
F.The boys are told to think of their crocodile‘fathers and mothers'to help them to be brave.
G.They also say that the boys don't feel the pain if they believe in their crocodile‘fathers and mothers'.
1.The story"Building Bridges"is about a girl who lives with her grandmother,Mama Lil,and who dreams of someday becoming an engineer.The girl is now waiting for her grandmother to sign an agreement for her to take part in a summer program-a bridge project (工程)-in which a group of students would work with a team of engineers to help fix the Brooklyn Bridge.
Ahead,in the distance,stood t he Brooklyn Bridge.I'd come to this place and studied the bridge a million times.And on every one of those times,I was taken by what I'd come to call Brooklyn Belle.I never got tired of looking out at Belle,who carried all kinds of people to all kinds of places,day after day.
On a cloudless night like this one,she was a sight like no other sight in the whole city.She was so beautiful.My heart was full of energy.I reached into my jacket pocket and pulled out my pencil.I looked through my sketchbook (速写簿).I'd drawn Belle in the high-noon light,on snowy days,and on early mornings.My favorite sketches were those of Belle during rush hour.
Tonight I sketched slowly at first,then faster.I was proud of my drawings-I liked to think of them as portraits (肖像),but each page showed a sad truth about Belle:She had become old.She was some forty years older than Mama Lil.She should be as lovely as she had been.That bridge project needed me,and I needed it.
25.For the girl,to join in the bridge project,B.
A.she must first complete a summer program
B.her grandmother must first sign an agreement
C.her grandmother must first visit a team of engineers  
D.she must first help engineers fix the Brooklyn Bridge
26.When did the girl draw Belle?D
A.In the morning.B.At noon.C.In the afternoon.D.At night.
27.What can we infer from the underlined sentence?D
A.The girl wanted to become an artist.
B.The girl was pretty pleased with herself.
C.The girl liked drawing portraits the most.
D.The girl loved the Brooklyn Bridge deeply.
28.We learn from the text that the Brooklyn BridgeC.
A.was in need of repair        
B.carried too much traffic 
C.had a history of forty years   
D.was more beautiful than before.
9.Along the river banks ofthe Amazon and the Orinocothere lives a bird that swims before it can fly,flies like afatchicken,eatsgreen leave,has the stomach of a cow and has claws on its wings when young.They build their homes about 4.6m above the river,an important feature for the safety of the young.It is called thehoatzin.
In appearance,thebirds of bothsexes  look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red ontheunderside.The head is small,with a large set of feathers on the top,bright red eyes,and blue skin.Its nearest relatives are the common birds,cuckoos.Its most striking feature,though,is only found in the young.
Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip.Using these four claws,together with the beak(喙),they can climb about in the bushes,looking very much like primitive birds must have done.When the young hoatzins have learned to fly,they lose their claws.
During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds,but in April,when the rainy season begins,they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.

21.What is the text mainly about?D
A.Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.
B.The relatives and enemies of hoatzins.
C.Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.
D.The appearance and living habits of hoatzins.
22.Young hoatzins are different from their parents in thatB.
A.they look like young cuckoos
B.they have claws on the wings
C.they eat a lot like a cow
D.they live on river banks
23.What can we infer about primitive birds from the text?A
A.They had claws to help them climb.
B.They could fly long distances.
C.They had four wings like hoatzins.
D.They had a head with long feathers on the top.
24.Why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes?D
A.To find more food.
B.To protect themselves better.
C.To keep themselves warm.
D.To produce their young.
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