跨文化交际期末复习练习提要

跨文化交际期末复习练习提要

I.Multiplechoice.

Directions：Choosethebestanswertoanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.AccordingtoChinesepolitenesstheories,whenyoutalkaboutothersface-to-face,you

thembyelevatingthem.

A.belittleB.criticizeC.praiseD.glorify

2.Utterancemeaninginaface-to-facecommunicationrefersto___.

A.whatthespeakerhasintendedtoconveyinwhatissaid

B.whatissaidnormallymeans

C.what(hehearerhasunderstoodonthebasisofwhaiissaid

D.theassociativemeaningwordshave

3.Itisrighttoaskchildrenorteenagerstheirage.ButitisnotnormallytoEnglish

speakingsocietiestoaskanadulttheirage—andneverawoman!

A.considerateB.polite

C.impoliteD.inappropriate

4.Normally,peopleareabouttheirappearance.Soevenifsomethingappearstoyouto

bewrong,it'snotpolitetomentionitunlessyouknowthepersonverywell.

A.independentB.tolerantC.impoliteD.sensitive

5.ThesurnameMacDonaldinScotlandwasprobablyfirstusedtonameDonald's.

A.uncleB.nephewC.sonD.daughter

6.InUK,thekintermsusedforrelativesdonotdistinguishbetweenrelatives

A.internalandexternalB.oldandyoung

C.maleandfemaleD.paternalandmaternal

7.Normally,whenhearingcompliments,atypicalChinesereactionistoshow.

A.modestyandhumilityB.disagreementandanger

C.enjoymentandprideD.prideandgratitude

8.NormallyweChinesefeel(hatifyouopenthegiftassoonasitisgiven,youmightthe

personwhogivesthegiftandyoumightbethoughtgreedy.

A.insultB.concernC.excuseD.embarrass

9.ChinesestudentsareoftensurprisedatthewithwhichtheirEnglishfriendsapologizeto

oneanotherovertrivialthings.

A.emergencyB.frequencyC.adequacyD.fluency

10.AChineseaddressinganEnglishpersonheknowsquitewellmayadoptlanguagewhich

soundstoototheEnglishear.

A.fastB.directC.roughD.vague

11.Non-verbalcommunicationcanconveyourtowardsourselvesandtowardsthepeople

wearccommunicatingwith.

A.expressionB.request

C.languageD.attitude

12.Bodylanguagecansometimesleadtomisunderstandingsincepeopleofdifferentcultures

oftenhavedifferentformsofbehaviorforsendingthesamemessageorhavedifferent

ofthesamesignal.

A.effectivenessB.interpretations

C.agreementsD.communication

13.Nomatterhowsuccessfulshehasbecome,mysisterisstillregardedastheblacksheepofthe

family.Whatdoes"theblacksheep"meanhere?

A.Apersonwhoisstronglydisprovedofbyothermembers.

B.Apersonwhoisalwaysquietandfriendly.

C.Apersonwhowillsettheworldonfiresoonerorlater.

D.Apersonwhoisverypopularamonghisfolks.

14.Thecardinalprincipleweshouldbearinmindinconductingcross-culturalcommunicationis

this:Thereisnosuchathingasgoodorbad.Thereareonly___.

A.influencesB.differences

C.indifferenceD.respect

15.Therearetwokindsofcross-culturalcommunication:communicationandbilateral

communication.

A.unsuccessfulB.unilateralC.verbalD.successful

16.Whichofthefollowingisnotastagewhenoneistryingtogetusedtoliteinanewcountry?

A.AdmirationB.Euphoria

C.AdjustmentDDepression

17.Accordingtocross-culturaltheorists,individualismandarebasicclustersofvaluesand

assumptions.

A.independenceB.collectivism

C.imbalanceD.communication

18.InBritain,youareexpectedto___whenfrequentlygoingoutwithagroup.

A.lookupB.givetips

C.washyourhandsD.buyaround

19.IntheWest,itisregardedpolitetoopengiftsassoonastheyaregiventoexpress

AgreedinessB.appreciation

C.gratitudeD.misunderstanding

20.InUK,inadditiontopoliteexpressions,whenrefusingarequest>peoplefindorgive,

ifnotgenuineones,sometimescalled"whitelies".

A.intentionsB.concerns

C.excusesD.comments

21.Australianchildrenaremorelikelytobeexpectedtoworkwhiletheyarestudyingthantheir

Chinese.

A.partiesB.colleagues

C.counterpartsD.relations

22.Whilemanywomenfeelitnaturaltoconferwiththeirpartnersateveryturn,manymenfeel

freetomakedecisionswithoutsuch

A.consultationB.commitment

C.conclusionD.congratulation

23.Theringgesture,whereyouforman"O"byholdingthetipofyourforefingertothetipof

yourthumb,meansinFrancethatyouthinksomething.

A.goodB.4T11killyou!”

C.worthlessD.great

24.TherehasbeenatraditioninEnglish,particularlyinwrittenEnglish,thatoneshouldtryto

use___wordstorefertothesamething.

A.similarB.independent

C.differentD.indifferent

25.Killnotthegoosethatlaysthegoldeneggs.Whatdoes(hesentencemean?

A.Itisbettertoacceptsomethingsmallthantorejectitandhopetogetmorelateron.

B.Anyonewhoclaimsmorethanhehasalreadygotisverylikelytogetnothingatallinthe

future.

C.Iftoomanypeopletrytodothesamethingatthesametime,therewillbechaos.

D.Theremustbesomethingbetteraftereverypieceofunpleasantness

26.Wedrovetothestationatfullspeedandcaughtthetrainby.

A.skinofourteethB.thesaltoftheearth

C.alioninthewayD.apieceofcake

27.PetermeetsXiaoWangatthesupermarketandsaystohim:"Morning,Peter!"Inthiscase,

thesourceofinformationis

A.XiaoWangB.Peter

C.thesupermarketD."Morning,Peter!"

28.ThesurnameMacDonaldinScotlandwasprobablyfirstusedtonameDonald's

38.MostAmericansseethemselvesasseparate,notasrepresentativesofafamily,

communityorothergroup.

A.independenceB.individualsC.customersD.cultures

39.Onewayoftalkingaboutthedifferentstagesingettingusedtolifeinanewcountryisthe

distinctionofeuphoria,depression,___andacceptance.

A.criticismB.admirationC.adjustmentD.shock

40.ThebiggestdifferencebetweentheChinesewayofchild-rearingandtheAustralianoneis

thattheformerfostersdependenceand(helatter.

A.referenceB.independence

C.interdependenceD.indifference

41.Whatafabulouscar-I'mveryjealous.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?

A.redwithenvyB.bluewithenvy

C.greenwithenvyD.whitewithenvy

42.Oneday,outoftheblue,agirlrangupandsaidshewasmysister.Whatdoestheunderlined

partmean?

A.dressedinblueB.veryhappily

C.unexpectedlyD.verysad

43.Whenyouarcinvitedfbrawesternmeal,you'reofferedasecondhelpingbutyouhave

alreadyhadenough.Whatwouldyousay?"

A.Oh,thanks.Thattastesawful.

B.No,Idon'twantthat.

C.No.Idon'tlikeit.

D.ThatwasdeliciousbutTvealreadyhadplenty,thanks.

44.*'Quitbeatingaroundthebush!Ifyoudon'twanttogowithme,justtellme!"

A.hittingaround(hetreeswithhammersB.cheatingmeonpurpose

C.tellingliestootherpeopleD.avoidinggivingmethedirectanswer

45.Sophiewenttoseeheruncleonceinabluemoon.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?

A.unexpectedlyB.veryrarely

C.veryoftenD.onceamonth

46.Thoughit'srainingcalsanddogs,hekeptstandingin(herainforonehourwithoutaword.

Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?

A.It'sstorming

B.Thereweresomanycatsanddogsaround

C.It'srainingheavily

D.It'swindyheavily

47.A:"Stuartsayssomereallystrangethingssometimes/'

B:"Sometimes?Allthetime!He'snuts!"Whatdocstheunderlinedpartmean?

A.stubbornB.foolishC.funnyD.crazy

ILTrue/false

Directions:Markthestatementsastrue(T)orfalse(F).

1.Apersoncouldbeamemberofseveraldifferentsubgroupsatthesametime.

2.Scholarspreferthetermsubculturetoco-culturcindescribingaculturewhichexistswithina

dominantculture.

3.Invisibleculturereferstosocialbehaviors.

4.Artisticartefactsareconsidered“smallCculture”.

5.Weonlylearnaboutourcultureatschool.

6.Cultureisman'ssecondnature.

7.Communicationisdirectlyinfluencedbyculture.

8.Communicationandculturearcinseparableandstronglyconnected.

9.Culturaldifferencesarclikelytooccurininterpersonalcommunication.

10.Interculturalbarriersresultfromcommunicationproblems.

11.Chinaprefersadirectcommunicationstyle.

12.Swedenprefersanindirectcommunicationstyle.

13.TheBritishtendtobemoreformalandreservedincommunication.

14.TheAmericanstendtobemoreoutspokenandinformal.

15.Ahigh-contextculturedependsontheverbalencodingofcommunication.

16.Alow-contextculturedependsonthecontextofcommunication.

17.Chineseculturepreferstousecomplimentsandpraise.

18.AnexactingstyleofcommunicationcanbefoundinJapanandChina.

19.Theself-enhancementverbalstyleemphasizestheimportanceofboastingaboutone's

accomplishmentsandabilities.

20.Theelaborate,exacting,orsuccinctcommunicationstyledealswiththequantityand/or

volumeoftalkthatispreferredacrossculturalgroups.

21.ThedirectplanisusedinChinesewritingpatterns.

22.Theindirectplaninvolves“digression”andtheoveruseofclichestocreateanimpression.

23.Thepersonalstyleimpliestheuseofalternatepersonalpronounslike你/您.

24.Anelaboratestyleemphasizesflashyandembellishedlanguage.

25.AnalyticalthinkingpatternsarecommoninAsiancountries.

26.Speakingistheonlymodeofeffectivecommunication.

27.Chinaisinonochronicculture.

28.Theappropriatenessofeyecontactvarieswithdifferentcultures.

29.InMediterraneancountries,itisnormaltoarriveearlyforsocialevents.

30.SilenceiscommoninEurope.

31.ItisverycommonforheterosexualmeninAmericatohugandkisseachother.

32.Althoughstereotypesareconsiderednegativejudgments,theycanalsobepositive.

33.Whencommunicatingwithpeoplefromothercultures,sometimestheindividualmaytreat

themas“hispeople”andassumethereisonlyonewayofdoingthings.

34.Assumptionofsuperioritymayleadtoassumingsimilaritiesinsteadofdifferences.

35.Whenweenterschoolorwestartanewjobwetendtoexperienceanxietyanduncertainty.

36.Cultureswithahighindexofuncertaintyavoidancearemoretoleranceofdeviantopinions.

37.Thereisaclear-cutdemarcationbetweenmaleandfemalerolesinJapan.

38.InAmericagroupintereststakeprecedenceoverindividualinterests.

39.Chinesehospitalityisalwaysgreatlyappreciated.

40.'Tmsorrytohavewastedyourtime“isanappropriateexpressionwhenChineseguests

leave.

41.TheEnglishusuallysay“thankyou”.

42.Westernhostsusuallywalktheirguesttothecar.

43.ItisimpolitetodeclineaninvitationinEnglish-speakingculture.

44.Itispolitetocomplimentone'sownwifeandchildreninChineseculture.

45.TheEnglishtendtoappreciatepunctualityinappointments.

46.InatraditionalChinesefamily,theeldersarerespectedandchildrenneedtosupporttheir

parentsintheiroldage.

47.InGermany,friendshiptendstobemorecasualandsituational.

48.Students5self-relianceandexperientiallearningarchighlyvaluedinthecast.

49.Obligationsareasimportantasrightsforemployeesin:hcwest.

50.Acculturationreferstothesocializationprocesswegothroughwhenwelearnourown

culture.

51.Cultureshockcanbemanagedifoneisawareofitssymptoms.

52.Insomniacanbeaphysicalsymptomofcultureshock.

53.Abiculturalidentityinvolvesforgettingournativeculture.

54.Reversecultureshockistheexperienceofgoingabroad.

55.Cultureshockcanbecomeanopportunityforgrowth.

56.Havingnative-speakerlanguagecompetenceguaranteesinterculturalcommunication

competence.

57.Aslongaswethoroughlyunderstand(heotherculture,wehaveinterculturalcommunication

competence.

58.Interculturalcommunicationcompetenceisalwaysunconsciousbecausechildrenraisedina

multiculturalenvironmentcanperformsuccessfulinterculturalinteractionswithoutpaying

specialattentiontoit.

59.Ifweknowourselvesandourownculturewell,wecanbecomecompetentintercultural

communicators.

III.Blank-niling

Directions:chooseonewordfromtheboxtofillinthegaps.

A.Culture

B.Kinesics

C.Cultureidentity

D.Interculturalcommunication

E.Interethniccommunication

1.referstocommunicationwithinasubgroupofaparticularculturewhichpreserves

itsidentitywithinthedominantculture.

2.isthedepositofknowledge,experience,beliefs,values,actions,attitudes,meanings,

hierarchies,religion,notionsoftime,roles,spatialrelations,conceptsoftheuniverse,and

artefactsacquiredbyagroupofpeopleinthecourseofgenerationsthroughindividualand

groupstriving.

3.iscommunicationbetweenpeoplewhoseculturalperceptionandsymbolsystem

aredistinctenoughtoalterthecommunicationevent.

4.referstoone'ssenseofbelongingtoaparticularcultureofethnicgroup.

5.includesfacialexpressions,gestures,postureandstance.

EADCB

A.Oculesics

B.Linguisticbarriers

C.Prejudice

D.Verbalinterculturalcommunication

E.Nonverbalcommunication

1.happenswhenpeoplefromdifferentculturalbackgroundscommunicatewitheach

olherbyusinglanguage.

2.cancausetranslationproblemsduetolackofequivalenceinvocabulary,idioms,

grammarandsyntax,experiences,andconcepts.

3.referstothemessagessentwithoutusingwords.Nonverbalcommunication

4.isthestudyofnonverbalcommunicationsen:bytheeyes.

5.referstotheinationaldislike,suspicion,orhatredofaparticulargroup,race,

religion,orsexualorientation.

A.Proxemics

B.Ethnoccntrism

C.Worldview

D.Honeymoon

E.Knowledge

1.referstonegativelyjudgingaspectsofanotherculturebythestandardsofone's

ownculture.

2.referstowhatwcknowaboutthecommunicationcontext,includinginfonration

ofone'sowncultureandtheothercultures.Itenablesustosaytherightthingattheright

time.

3.referstoaculture'sorientationtowardsCod,humanity,nature,theuniverse,life,

death,anditguidesourwaysofthinkingandacting.

4.isthewayweusefixedspaceandpersonalspace.

5.isthefirststageoftheinterculturaladaptationwheneverythingisnewand

exciting.

BECAD

A.teacher-centered

B.collectivism

C.Racism

D.Assimilation

E.Chronemics

I.Inaclassroom,teachertalkingtimeisprivileged,whileinastudentcentered

classroom,studentparticipationisvalued.

2.Dueto,peopleinChinaaregroup-orientcdandusuallysacrificetheirinterestsfor

theirfellowmembers.

3.isthestudyofhowpeopleperceiveandusetime.

4.isanypolicy,practice,belief,oraltiludethatattributescharacteristicsorstatusto

individualsbasedontheirrace.

5.isaprocessinwhichmembersofanethnicgroupareabsorbedintothedominant

culture,losingtheirowncultureintheprocess.

ABECD

A.Universalism

B.Powerdistance

C.Interpersonalrelationship

D.Skillsandstrategics

E.Stereotyping

1.isusedtorefertonegativeorpositivejudgmentsmadeaboutindividualsbased

onanyobservableorbelievedgroupmembership.

2.takesthestancethatregardlessofthesituation,therearcfixedanduniversal

ethicalprinciplesthatapplytoallcultures.

3.reflectsthedegreetowhichaculturebelieveshowinstructionaland

organizationalpowerholdersshouldbeviewed.

4.arethespecificbehaviorsyouengagetoaccomplishyourgoals.Theyaremeantto

beadjustedascommunicatorsfacepeoplefromculturesdifferentfromtheirown.

5.istheconnectionbetweentwoormorepeoplewhichisrealizedthroughthe

interactionofdifferentpeopleinthesocialandculturalcontexts.

EABDC

IV.阅读理解

Passage1

Thetermculturenowismoreusedtodescribeeverythingfromthefineartstotheoutlookofa

businessgrouporasportsteam.Initsoriginalsense,however,cultureincludesallidentifying

aspectsofaracialgroup,nation,orempireitsphysicalenvironment,history,andtraditions,its

socialrulesandeconomicstructure,anditsreligiousbeliefsandarts.

Thecentralbeliefsandcustomsofagrouparehandeddownfromonegenerationtoanother.Itis

forthisreasonthatmostpeopleregardcultureaslearnedratherthaninnate.Peopleacquirea

culturebecausetheyarenotbomwithone.Theprocessbywhichapersondevelopsa(asiefor

regionalfoods,accentedspeech,oranoutlookontheworldovertime,therefore,isknownas

enculturation(文化适应).

Culturesareoftenidentifiedbytheirsymbols——imagesthatarefamiliarandcoatedwithmeaning.

Totempoles(图腾柱)carvedwithanimalsandcreativefiguressuggestaspectsoftheNative

AmericanpeoplesofthePacificNorthwestbutmoreliterallyrepresentspecifictribes(部落).In

AsiaandIndia,thecolorofyellowisconnectedwithtempleswhileinancientChinaitwasacolor

onlytheemperor'sfamilywasallowedtowear.Thus,differentculturesmayrespondtoasymboI

quitedifferently.Forexample,tosomeaflagmayrepresentpride,historicalaccomplishments,or

ideals;toothers,however,ircanmeandangeroroppression.

Toindividualsunfamiliarwithculturesoutsidetheirown,thebeliefs,behaviors,andartistic

expressionofothergroupscanseemstrangeandeventhreatening.Asocietythatranksallother

culturesagainstitsownstandardsisconsideredtobeethnocentric(fromtheGreekethnos,

meaning“people,“andkentros,meaning“center").Astronglyethnocentricsocietyassumesalso

(hatwhatisdifferentfromitsowncultureislikelytobeinferiorand,possibly,wrongorevil.

Allpeopleareethnocentrictosomedegree,andsomeaspectsofethnocentrism,suchasnational

pride,contributetoawell-ftinctioningsociety.Anappreciationfbrone'sownculture,however,

docsnotpreventacceptanceandrespectforanotherculture.Historydocuments(helong-term

vigourandsuccessofmulticulturalgroupsinwhichpeoplefromnumerousandvariouscultural

backgroundsliveandworktogether.Extremeethnocentrism,incontrast,canleadtoracism—the

belief(hatitisraceandracialoriginthataccountforvariationsinhumancharacterorabilityand

thatone'sownraceissuperiortoallothers.

1.Whatdoestheword“innate“inParagraph2mostprobablymean?

A.InstinctiveB.DevelopedC.BelievableD.Cultivated

2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Differentinterpretationsofasymbolhelptodistinguishoneculturefromanother.

B.Anethnocentriccountryopenswelcomingarmstoculturesdifferentfromitsown.

C.Cultureconsistsofsomepositivefeaturesofaracialgroup,nationorempire.

D.Peoplefromvariouscjlturalbackgroundsoftenreachanagreementonsomeimage.

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Allaspectsofethnocentrismcanproducenegativeeffectsonasociety.

B.Racismisunlikelytobringaboutseriousconflictsamongdifferentcultures.

C.Respectandacceptanceofdifferentculturesareaproperculturalattitude.

D.Countrieswithastrongsenseofnationalprideplayasuperiorroleintheworld.

4.Whichmightbethebestlitlcofthepassage?

A.Culture,（heoriginofracialsuperiority

B.Culture,afaithfulmirrorofhistory

C.Culture,（hevigourofworlddevelopment

D.Culture,adistinctiveidentityofanation

I-4AACD

Passage2

Americancultureisuniquebecauseitisformedanddevelopedundercertainconditions.The

majorfactorscontributingtothemakingofthisflewnationandtheformingofanewculturearc

thehardenvironment,ethnicdiversity（多民族）andpluralreligion,whichisquitedifferentfrom

othernationsintheworld.Whatismore,theseelementsarestillinfluencingtheAmericanculture.

TheearlyinunigrantswhowereEnglishPuritanssettleddowninnortheastpartofAmerica.

From1607to1892,frontierswerepushedfurtherwest.Thefrontiersmenlookedforalandof

richresourcesandalandofpromise,opportunityandfreedom.Actuallytheylookedforabetter

life.Soindividualism（个人主义）,self-reliance,andequalityofopportunityhaveperhapsbeenthe

valuesmostcloselyassociatedwiththefrontierheritage（遗产）ofAmerica.

Inhistory,peoplefromdifferentcountriesintheworldrushedtoAmericathreetimes.They

broughttheirownculturetcAmericaandlateron,differentculturesweremixedtogether.Thusthe

uniqueAmericancultureisformed,acommonculturallifewithcommonlysharedvalues.

ThefundamentalAmericanbeliefinindividualfreedomandthefightofindividualsto

practicetheirownreligionisatthecenterofreligiousexperienceintheUnitedStates.Thegreat

diversityofethnicbackgroundshasproducedreligiouspluralism;almostallofthereligionsofthe

worldarcnowpracticedintheUnitedStates.

Nowadays,wecanseethecontinualinfluenceofthethreeelementsinthecurrentAmerican

society.Americanfamilyistypicallyparentsandtheirunmarriedchildren.Middle-agedand

elderlypeoplegenerallydonotlivewiththeirmarriedchildren.ThepeopleinAmericahavea

verystrongdesiretostartanewlifeinanewplace.Quiteanumberofpeoplechangeresidences

everyyear.

TheaverageAmericanmovesfourteentimesinhislifetime.

I.Wecanlearnfromthisarticle（hat.

A.thefrontiersmenleftimportantsocietyvaluesforAmericanculture

B.theearlyimmigrantsbroughtabout（heuniqueAmericanculture

C.peopleintheworldoncerushedtoAmericabecauseofitsuniqueculture

D.theAmericanfamilymembersdon'tgetalongwellwitheachother

2.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsAmericanculture?

A.Heiscriticalofit.

B.Headmiresitverymuch.

C.Hejuststates（hefacts.

D.Helooksdownuponit.

3.Thelastparagraphisabout.

A.thefamilystructureinAmericansociety

B.theinfluenceofthethreeelementsinthecunentAmericansociety

C.thenewlifestyleofAmericanfamily

D.thereasonwhyAmericanpeopleliketochangeresidences

4.Wha(mightbethemostsuitabletitleofthisarticle?

A.TheImmigrantsinAmerica

B.WhyAmericanCultureIsUnique

C.TheInfluenceofAmericanCulture

D.PluralReligionandAmericanCulture

ACBB

Passage3

Cultureshockmightbecalledanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenly

transplantedabroad.Likemostailments,ithasitsownsymptomsandcure.

Cultureshockisprecipitatedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallourfamiliarsignsand

symbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsorcuesincludethethousandandonewaysinwhichwc

orientourscivcstothesituationofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenwcmeet

people,whenandhowtogivetips,howtomakepurchases,whentoacceptandwhentorefuse

invitations,whentolakestatementsseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues,whichmaybe“ords,

gestures,facialexpressions,customs,ornorms,areacquiredbyallofusinthecourseofgrowing

upandareasmuchapartcfourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allof

usdependforourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyonhundredsofthesecues,mostofwhichwe

donotcarryonthelevelofconsciousawareness.

Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthesefamiliarcuesare

removed.Heorsheislikeafishoutofwater.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedorfullofgoodwill

youmaybe,aseriesofpropshavebeenknockedfromunderyoufollowedbyafeelingof

frustrationandanxiety.Peoplereacttothefrustrationinmuchthesameway.

Firsttheyrejecttheenvironmentwhichcausesthediscomfort."Thewaysofthehostcountry

arebadbecausetheymakemefeelbad."Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogethertogrouse

aboutthehostcountryanditspeople,youcanbesuretheyaresufferingfromcultureshock.

Anotherphaseofcultureshockisregression.Thehomeenvironmentsuddenlyassumesa

tremendousimportance.Totheforeignereverythingbecomesirrationallyglorified.

AllthedifficultiesandproblemsareforgottenandonlythegoodChingsbackhomeare

remembered.Itusuallytakestriphometobringonebacktoreality.

1.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshock

A.isanoccupationaldiseaseofforeignpeople

B.mayleadtoveryserioussymptoms

C.isactuallynotadisease

D.isincurable

2.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockresultsfrom

A.thesuddenchangeofthesocialatmosphereandcustoms.

B.thesuddenchangeofourdailyhabits

C.thesuddenlossofourov/nsignsandsymbols

D.thediscomfortthatwefeelwhenfacedwithaforeigner

3.Whichoneofthefollowingmaynotbethesymptomsofcultureshock?

A.Youdon'tknowhowtoexpressyourgratitude.

B.Youdon'tknowhowtogreetotherpeople.

C.Yousuddenlyforgetwhatawordmeans.

D.Youdon'tunderstandwhyaforeignershrugs.

4.Howwouldapersonwhostaysabroadmostprobablyreactwhenheorsheisfrustratedbythe

cultureshock?

A.Heismostlikelytorefusetoabsorbthestrangeenvironmentatfirst.

B.Heisreadytoacceptthechangeandadapthimselftothenewenvironment.

C.Heorsheismostlikelytotakeatriphomewhenfrustratedbythestrangeenvironment.

D.Heorshemaybegintohatethepeopleorthingsaroundhimorher.

5、Thispassageismostlikelytakenfrom

A.anewsreport

B.agrammarbook

C.abookonmedicineandpsychology

D.anessayonhumancustoms

AACAD

Passage4

Cultureshockissonamedbecauseoftheeffect