A Japanese student called Mami told me about her own experiences in Britain. She spent 10 months in the UK last year, studying English at a language school. She really enjoyed her first two weeks in the UK. But soon she started to miss things of her own country. She found it hard to make friends,and got annoyed(惱火的) about local people's behaviour.  Mami said,“After a few weeks I started to cry a lot. I felt homesick.I thought the weather was dark and too changeable,and that affected my mood as well.”
To comfort herself Mami began to spend many hours on the Internet chatting with her friends back home. She spent a couple of weeks in the countryside in Kent. She went to a social club for British people who were interested in Japan and started to make some friends there. In addition,  she took a short course in calligraphy(書法)to get an opportunity of mixing with local people. A few months later,Mami's impression of the UK had greatly changed .She found that most of the British were friendly, witty and fun.
However,once Mami was back in Japan,she experienced “culture shock”again. She said,“I missed the friends I had made in England. My way of thinking had changed. Sometimes I was annoyed by the views of people in my country—for example,about the value of money and time. I thought people around me lived in such a small world.” Mami noticed some changes in her behaviour:“I kept the habit of always carrying an umbrella with me, even on a fine day—my friends thought I was crazy!”
小題1:The second paragraph tells us ________.
A.how Mami overcame culture shock in Britain
B.how Mami felt as soon as she arrived in Britain
C.what Mami learned in her language school
D.what Mami liked and disliked about Britain
小題2:The reason why Mami had the habit of carrying an umbrella was that ________.
A.she liked umbrellas very much
B.the umbrella reminded her of her life in the UK
C.she had got used to the changeable weather in Britain
D.it often rained in Japan those days
小題3:Why did Mami experience culture shock in Japan?
A.She didn't like Japanese culture any more.
B.The Japanese behaviour had changed a lot.
C.The world in Japan was too small for her.
D.She had got used to British culture and life.
小題4:The best title for the passage would be “________ ”.
A.Why not make friends with the British
B.Cultural differences between Britain and Japan
C.Culture shock experienced by a Japanese student 
D.How to prepare for culture shock

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析:本文主要介紹日本學(xué)生Mami剛到英國(guó)時(shí),受到了英國(guó)文化的沖擊,通過(guò)努力她適應(yīng)了國(guó)外的生活,但是回到祖國(guó)后,又受到了本國(guó)文化的沖擊。
小題1:段落大意題。第二段的句子:A few months later,Mami's impression of the UK had greatly changed .She found that most of the British were friendly, witty and fun.可知這段主要描述了Mami在英國(guó)克服文化沖擊的過(guò)程。選A
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段最后一句提到,英國(guó)天氣變化無(wú)常;下文又談到,Mami盡量融入當(dāng)?shù)氐奈幕,因此可知C為正確選項(xiàng)。選C
小題3:深層理解題。經(jīng)過(guò)一段時(shí)間后Mami已經(jīng)融入了英國(guó)文化,然而,當(dāng)她回到祖國(guó)時(shí)又對(duì)本族文化感到陌生,這是因?yàn)樗堰m應(yīng)了英國(guó)的生活的緣故。D
小題4:標(biāo)題確定題:本文主要介紹日本學(xué)生Mami剛到英國(guó)時(shí),受到了英國(guó)文化的沖擊,當(dāng)她適應(yīng)國(guó)外生活回到祖國(guó)后,又受到了本國(guó)文化的沖擊。故C項(xiàng)正確。
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