题文
My own experiment with culture shock came to a fruitless end when I returned with homesick from a year’s study in Italy. I had never heard of culture shock. All I knew was that I was unhappy and wanted to go home.That was twenty years ago, and since then culture shock has become a real field of study. It is now understood that any normal person, finding him or herself for an extended time in a new culture, is in for trouble.
The process of “culture shock” is now recognized as so predictable that its four stages have been noticeable. The first is the honeymoon stage, familiar to those of us who love to travel, but never stay in one place long enough to find out what follows. In this stage, the new country and its people seem delightful. Everything is better than home. Everything is so different and charming.
Then the bloom comes off the rose. Now the people start to look shallow, selfish and stupid. The different ways of doing things don’t seem interesting any more. You start to feel tired all the time. Culture shock has set in. You feel at sea.
The emotional response to culture shock in stage two can be extreme. Confusion, depression and anxiety, and resentment can all enter to varying degrees. You may become physically ill. Little things seem terribly annoying.
The happier resolution is to move on to stage three. Adjusting. Rather than itemizing（列举） what’s “wrong” with Americans, you remind yourself that “right” and “wrong” are not meaningful terms in cultural matters.
Instead, you try to understand what motivates Americans, perhaps realizing that many of the things you don’t like are related to the things you do like.
As time goes on, you should be moving into stage four. Acceptance. At this point, you simply don’t think any more about the specialties of Americans. You accept them as individuals. You have started to feel at home; you know how to do things. You have not rejected your old culture; but the American ways have settled upon you. You feel optimistic about your future here. You have truly arrived.
小题1:Why do people not suffer from culture shock when they first arrive in a foreign country?A．They love to travel.B．They don’t stay in one place long enough.C．The new country and its people are delightful.D．Everything is so different and charming.小题2:What do you understand by the underlined sentence “Then the bloom comes off the rose”?.A．The rose comes up.B．The rose blooms.C．Something good comes about.D．Something good goes away.小题3:Which one is the possible psychological effect of culture shock on the second stage?A．Anxiety.B．Excitement.C．Shock.D．Delight.小题4:Which of the following statements will the writer agree with?A．Any normal person facing a new culture will be in trouble.B．Culture shock is now recognized as unpredictable.C．There is no “right” and “wrong” in terms of cultural matters.D．When you reject your old culture, you can accept the new one.小题5:The passage is mainly about __________.A．the study of culture shockB．how to get rid of culture shockC．the writer’s own experiment with culture shockD．the four stages of culture shock and their features 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
解析
文章介绍了文化冲击的四个阶段。每个阶段人们的表现和原因，从一开始兴奋到焦虑到适应还有最后的接受。
小题1:细节题：从第三段的句子：The first is the honeymoon stage, familiar to those of us who love to travel, but never stay in one place long enough to find out what follows.可知刚开始到个新的国家的人没有体会文化冲击，是因为在一个地方待得时间不够长。选B
小题2:句意理解题：从后面的举例Now the people start to look shallow, selfish and stupid. The different ways of doing things don’t seem interesting any more. You start to feel tired all the time.可知是不好的事情发生了。选D
小题3:细节题：从第四段的句子：You feel at sea. The emotional response to culture shock in stage two can be extreme. Confusion, depression and anxiety, and resentment can all enter to varying degrees.可知在第二阶段人们感到焦虑。选A
小题4:细节题：从文章第五段的句子：you remind yourself that “right” and “wrong” are not meaningful terms in cultural matters.可知作者认为在文化方面没有对和错。选C
小题5:主旨题：文章从第三段的句子：The process of “culture shock” is now recognized as so predictable that its four stages have been noticeable.和后面每段的大意，可知主旨是：文化冲击的四个阶段。选 D
点评：做这类题时要审清题干，发觉和把握试题中有效的提示性信息，确认命题的角度、阅读范围和答题方式。还要加强整体意识，把握文章的主要内容。在阅读的时候可给段落标上序号，并给重要的句子和关键词做上记号，尤其是各段中心句，为答题提供更快捷更多的信息源。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“My own experiment wi.....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
