2022届高考英语阅读二轮复习备考讲义：体验文化冲击

2022届高考英语阅读二轮复习备考讲义：体验文化冲击

文化冲击原意是指一个人，从其固有的文化环境中移居到一个新的文化环境中所产生

的文化上的不适应。在国外留学学习时，文化冲击会给学习带来一些困扰。

Beforeyouread

Prediction：Whatwilltheauthortalkaboutaccordingtothetitle?

Livinginaforeigncountryisverydifferentfromjustvisitingitonholiday.Nearly

everybodyexperiences"cultureshock"whentheystayinacountrythathasdifferent

languages,customsandsystemsfromtheirown.Theywillexperienceexcitement,

frustrationandfear,butfinallygetusedtothatforeignculture.Forsomepeoplethe

shockwilllastforjustafewhours,butforothers,itwillpersistforweeksormonths.

IspoketotwointernationalstudentslivingintheUKcityofManchestertoseehow

muchtheywereaffected.ThefirstwasTongLi(nicknameLily),astudentfromBeijing,

studyingforanMSinSustainableAviationatManchesterMetropolitanUniversity.The

secondwasHmarMinerfromGigot,thecapitalcityofthenorthernregionofPakistan

borderingbothIndiaandChina.HmarisworkingtowardsanMase,inEnvironmental

ManagementandSustainableDevelopmentatthesameuniversity.IaskedLilyand

Hmariftheyhadsufferedbadlyfromcultureshockwhentheyfirstarrived.Neitherof

themhad."Manchesterisverydiverse.Youcanwalkforfiveminutesandmeetpeople

fromJamaica,theMiddleEast,Europe,Turkey,Asia,India,allsorts,"Hmar

explained."IparticularlyliketovisittherestaurantsintheCurryMile,whereyoucanget

everytypeofAsianfood."Whenaskedwhattheythoughtthebestandworstthingsabout

Manchesterwere,Lilysaid,"Itsnotabigcitybutitsbeautifulandsafe.However,you

sometimesseerubbishonthestreet."HmarlikedthecountrysidearoundManchester.

"ThePeakDistrictisjusttenminutesdriveaway.I'vealsovisitedbeachesinNorthWales,

theLakeDistrictandBlackpoolonthecoast.They'reallclosetoManchester.The

weatheristheworstthing.Itsunpredictableandrainsalot."Lilyfoundthetemperate

weatherabitmorerefreshing."Althoughitoftenrains,theairiscleanandfresh.Thesky

isbeautifulandtheweatherisnottoocoldortoohot."

HowisstudyingdifferentintheUK?

WhenIaskedLilywhatthemaindifferenceswereintheapproachestostudyin

ChinaandtheUK,shesaid,"InManchesterMetropolitanUniversity,theclassis

flexibleandusuallyrequiresstudentstousetheirimaginationandcreativity.Students

oftendogroupworkandgivepresentationsinclass.Studentsdependmostlyonself

studyoutsideclass.InmyuniversityinChina,theusualmodeofclassistheteacher

talkingandthestudentslistening.Iamcomfortablewithbothofthesetwolearning

approaches.Thecombinationofthemmakesmemorecapableofadoptingdifferent

learningapproachesindifferentenvironments."AndHmar?Hesaid,"Theresearchin

theUKtendstobeveryuptodateandfocusesoncurrentpolicyandthinking.It

considerstoday'sissuesandpossiblepracticalsolutions.InPakistan,Ihavetoaddress

mytutorasSirorMama,whereasmyBritishtutortoldmetocallhimPaul.He

encouragesmetodiscussthingsandtalkopenlysothatwebothgetusefulfeedback."

Anyproblems?

"Icannotcommunicateverywellwithpeoplewhospeakwithastrongdialect,"Lily

admitted."TheManchurianaccentisn'tintheIELTSexam,soIhadaslightproblemat

first,"Hmarnodded."Manchurianssay/be/insteadof/be/,forexample."Inaddition,

theManchuriandialectalsohassomeuniquewordsandphrases.Forexample,being

"madforit"istobefullofenthusiasm.Also,a"chipbarn"isabreadrollwithchipsasthe

filling.

Freetimeandmakingfriends?

Lilysaid,"TheManchuriansarefriendlyandpolite.TheEnglisharehumorousand

gentle.Ialwaysgoshopping,watchTVandseefilmsinmysparetime.Thefishand

chipsaredeliciousbutthedessertsaretoosweet."Hmarsaid,"Thepeoplearewell

manneredandhelpful.Ifyou'relost,they'llalwaysstopandgiveyoudirections.Ihave

twoorthreecloseEnglishfriends,andthey'renotmyclassmates!Itseasytomake

friendsbecausewheneveryougoforawalk,peoplewilljuststartchattingtoyou.Or

they'lltalktoanyoneinthepubs,clubsandshishacafes.Peoplearefootballcrazyhere.

EveryonesupportsUnitedorCity.Ihaven'tbeentothestadium,butIwatchitonTV.I

liketolookatthearchitectureinManchester,withthefamousredbrickseverywhere,

andthehistoricbuildingsstandingrightnexttomodernoneseverywhere.Andthereare

lotsofchurches,mosquesandtemplesallnexttoeachother."

Anyfinaladvice?

Lilysaid,"Beforeyouarrive,learnmoreaboutthecultureandhistoryoftheUK,

andlayagoodlanguagefoundationforyourself."Hmarsaid,"Ifyou'refeelinghomesick,

thenhavingfoodfromyourowncountryreallyhelps.SowhenyouchooseaUKcityin

whichtostudy,considerwhetherthere'sacommunityfromyourowncountrythere.

ManchesteralsohascheapertravelandaccommodationthanLondon.

Activity1：Culturalattitudes

LookatthefollowingacademicissuesanddecideforeachonewhetheryouMUST

DOit(MD),DONTHAVETOdoit(DHT)orMUSTNOTDOit(MND)inyour

country.

A.agreewithyourteacher

B.plagiarize

C.workindependentlyoutsidetheclassroom

D.presentyourownideasinclass

E.workwithotherstudentsinclass

NowlookatthearticleandcompareyouranswerstothosestudyingintheUK.

Activity2：Lily'sexperience

Hereisareportedquestionfromthearticle：IaskedLilyandHmariftheyhad

sufferedbadlyfromcultureshock.Thequestionindirectspeechis"Didyousufferbadly

fromcultureshock?"Seeifyoucanputthesereportedquestionsfromthearticleinto

directspeech.

1.IaskedwhattheythoughtthebestandworstthingsaboutManchesterwere.

2.IaskedLilywhatthemaindifferenceswereintheapproachestostudyinChina

andtheUK.

Nowseeifyoucanturnthesedirectspeechquestionsintoreportedspeech.

3.Doyouhaveanyproblems?

4.Whatdoyoudoinyourfreetime?

Activity3：Multiplechoice

DecideifthestatementsbelowdescribeLily(L),Hmar(U)orbothstudents(B).

()1.Likes/LiketheweatherinManchester.

()2.Has/HavesometroubleunderstandingtheManchuriandialect.

()3.Has/HavetravelledtootherplacesintheUK.

()4.Doesn't/Don'tlikeBritishpuddings.

()5.Hasn't/Haven'tsufferedmuchfromcultureshock.

()6.Is/Areasportsfan.

Funcorner

Howmuchwouldyousufferfromcultureshockifyouvisitedanothercountry?

Chooseananswerforeachquestion.

1.Apartfromyourown,howmanylanguagescanyouspeak?

A.NoneB.OneortwoC.Threeormore

2.Apartfromyourown,howmanycountrieshaveyouvisited?

A.NoneB.OneortwoC.Threeormore

3.Doyouspeaktoanyonelivinginaforeigncountry?

A.Notreally.

B.IhavefamilyoropalsinaforeigncountrythatIspeaktoeverynowandthen.

C.Italkonlinetopeoplefromforeigncountriesallthetime.

4.Whatsortoffoodsdoyoueat?

A.Ionlytendtoeatthetraditionalcuisinefrommycountry.

B.Ihavetriedforeignfoodsonceortwice.

C.Iregularlyvisitforeignfoodrestaurants.

Nowworkoutyourtotalscore.ForeachAanswer,youget