题目内容
In the western part of the United States where the Indians lived, a little mouse called the “bean mouse” became a guide to rich stores of good and tasty difficult-to-find food. Each season, the little animal would work very hard to search out the rare beans, and “cache” them away in its nest (窝). The Indians learned of this and found out the hiding place. They collected most of the beans for themselves. When the mouse returned to its home and found only a few of the tasty beans left, it set to work, harder than ever before, gathering more beans. This was a fine thing for the Indians, who had only to look for the nest, while the mouse had to look for the beans. But the Indians returned the favour (恩惠,善意) by always making sure that the animal had enough for the winter.
- 1.
The Indians valued the bean mouse _________.
- A.as a guide to food
- B.as fertile (肥沃的) land
- C.because it made a good pet
- D.because its fur was valuable
- A.
- 2.
The underlined word “cache” means _______.
- A.throw them in every place
- B.place them in a hiding place for later use
- C.put them in its home
- D.lay them under the mud
- A.
- 3.
The passage says that the bean mouse was ________.
- A.fearless
- B.friendly
- C.rare
- D.hard-working
- A.
- 4.
The Indians are shown to be ________.
- A.clever
- B.hard-working
- C.unkind
- D.educated
- A.
- 5.
The best title for this passage is _________.
- A.Man’s Best Friend
- B.Habits of the Bean Mouse
- C.A Search of Rare Beans
- D.The Indians and the Mouse
- A.
Psychologists (心理学家) 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 reacts to the strange new things we meet when we move from one culture to another.
Culture shock 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" (时差) but we are excited to be in the new environment, seeing new sights, hearing new sounds and language, eating new kinds of food.
Unfortunately, the second stage of culture shock can be more difficult. After we have settled down into our new life, working or studying, buying groceries, doing laundry (洗衣), or living with a home-stay family, we can become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family, girlfriend/boyfriend and pets. This "rejection stage" can be quite dangerous because the visitor may develop unhealthy habits.
The third stage of culture shock 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 deal with most problems that occur. You may still have problems with the language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. If you meet someone from your country who has just arrived, you can be the expert on life in the new culture and help them to deal with their culture shock.
The four stages of 71
| Stages | 【小题2】 72 | Your activities |
| Honeymoon stage | Suffering from "jet lag" | Seeing new sights Hearing new sounds and language 【小题4】 74 |
| Feeling 【小题3】 73 | ||
|
【小题5】 75 | Becoming very tired | Working or studying Buying groceries 【小题7】 77 Living with your host family |
| Missing everything 76 | ||
| 【小题8】 78 | Having stronger 79 | Learning to take care of yourself |
| Becoming stronger in life | ||
| At ease at last stage | Feeling 80 | ●Helping newcomers with their culture shock. |
| Being better at solving problems |