When you leave home to go and live somewhere else, you naturally take your own personality and cultural ways with you. When you arrive in a new country with a different culture you can experience different kinds of feelings and reactions. For example, you may feel confused and nervous, and like to depend on others.
If you do experience these things, then you are probably experiencing culture shock. For example, coming to Australia from another country certainly gives you a chance to face many new things: the buildings look different, and the food is not what you are used to. You may not be able to speak with other people confidently.
Learning to function effectively in a new culture is not easy. Meanings in cross-cultural situations are often unclear. This can be stressful because you are not sure what others expect of you or what you can expect of them. In these situations it is natural to feel anxious and frustrated(挫折). If you recognize that these feelings are a normal part of the experience of living away from “home”, you may be able to deal with them more efficiently. Your sense of humor and openness will also help. As you gain greater understanding of the new culture, you can expect the stress to disappear.
Dealing with culture shock needs a special effort, but it is the most important to remember that you are not alone in your feelings of distress. Most people in their first weeks and months in a new country experience similar reactions.
小題1:This passage mainly tells us _______.
A．How to adapt（適應(yīng)） to a new environmentB．how to live in Australia happily
C．how to study in a new environmentD．how to avoid being nervous
小題2:Why do people have many kinds of feelings in a new country?
A．Because they are surprised at everything they see.
B．Because buildings are very beautiful.
C．Because culture shock does have a great effect on them.
D．Because they have to learn something quickly.
小題3:The stress may disappear slowly as you __________.
A．have the ability to get along well with others
B．can know more about the new culture
C．can consider the stress to be normal
D．a(chǎn)re humorous and have a good mood
小題4:Which of the following is the most important thing in dealing with culture shock?
A．Your efforts.B．Your attitude.C．Your feelings.D．Your humor.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:B

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了如何去適應(yīng)新的環(huán)境，你的態(tài)度是一個(gè)很重要的決定因素。
小題1:這篇文章主要講了如何去適應(yīng)新的環(huán)境，故選A。
小題2:根據(jù)If you do experience these things, then you are probably experiencing culture shock.故選C。
小題3:根據(jù)As you gain greater understanding of the new culture, you can expect the stress to disappear.可知答案為B。
小題4:根據(jù)Dealing with culture shock needs a special effort, but it is the most important to remember that you are not alone in your feelings of distress. Most people in their first weeks and months in a new country experience similar reactions.可知答案為B。
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