75．What was the author’s purpose when
writing this passage ?
A．To discuss different methods of
pruning .
B．To introduce some common knowledge
of pruning .
C．To explain how trees develop
disease .
D．To give practical instruction for
pruning a tree .
(北京市宣武区2006-2007学年度第一学期期末质量检测)
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姓名 班级 日期 2007年 月 日 得分
56－60 BDACD 61－65 CADCA 66－70 ABCAB 71－75 BDDCB
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A
Psychologists tell us
that there are four basic stages that human beings pass through when they enter
and live in a new culture. This process, which helps us to deal with culture
shock, is the way our brain and our personality react to the strange new things
we encounter when we move from one culture to another.
Culture begins with
the "honeymoon stage". This is the period of time when we first
arrive in which everything about the new culture is strange and exciting. We
may be suffering from "jet lag" but we are thrilled to be in the new
environment, seeing new sights, hearing new sounds and language, eating new kinds
of food. This stage can last for quite a long time because we feel we are involved
in some kind of great adventure.
Unfortunately, the
second stage can be more difficult. After we have settled down into our new
life, we can become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family,
friends, pets. All the little problems in life seem to be much bigger and more
disturbing when you face them in a foreign culture. This period of cultural
adjustment can be very difficult and lead to the new arrival rejecting or
pulling away from the new culture.
The third stage is
called the "adjustment stage". This is when you begin to realize that
things are not so bad in the host culture. Your sense of humour
usually becomes stronger and you realize that you are becoming stronger by
learning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult,
but you are now a survivor!
The fourth stage can
be called “at ease at last”. Now you feel quite comfortable in your new
surroundings. You can cope with most problems that occur. You may still have
problems with the language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with
them.
There is a fifth stage
of culture shock which many people don't know about. This is called “reverse culture
shock”. Surprisingly, this occurs when you go back to your native culture and
find that you have changed and that things there have changed while you have
been away. Now you feel a little uncomfortable back home. Life is a struggle!
