Culture shock has many stages. Each stage can appear only at certain times. In the first stage, everything is new and exciting. New arrivals may be pleased by all the new things around them.
Afterwards, the second stage presents itself. A person may go through some difficult times in daily life.
The third stage is featured by gaining some understanding of the new culture.
In the fourth stage, the person gradually realizes that the new culture has good and bad things to offer. This process is often accompanied (伴随) by a much stronger feeling of belonging.
The fifth stage is the stage that is called the “re-entry shock”.
These stages are present at different times and each person has his/her own way of reacting in the stages of culture shock. As a result, some stages will be longer and more difficult than others.
| A．This time is called the “honeymoon” stage. |
| B．The person starts to establish goals for living. |
| C．Luckily, this often comes to an end fairly soon. |
| D．A new feeling of pleasure may be experienced. |
| E．Communicating with others is a good way to start. |
| F．This happens when a return to the homeland is made. |
| G．In this stage, there may be feelings of sadness and helplessness. |
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【推荐1】Nowadays, more and more young people have the chance to go to another country to study. Studying abroad will enable you to have various experiences. The best recommendation I’d like to give you is to be open to the experiences and the culture shock. Several common new experiences are around food, locations, culture, and language.
Food: The food in a foreign country will not only be different from American food, but the cooking style will also be different. For example, while most American vegetables are usually boiled, which, as far as I’m concerned, is terrible! In China, where I studied, vegetables are often fried. China actually helped me like my former enemy, vegetables. So, have an open mind, and try the local food.
Locations: In terms of locations, I mean that your study abroad location differs from your home location or college location. For example, coming from San Francisco and going to school at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Masschusetts, was a location shock for me. I was not used to the very slow public transport and the need to drive.
Culture: Having an open mind will benefit you the most. In a global education program, we had Chinese roommates, and my Mount Holyoke Class was mainly made up of Chinese graduate students.Therefore, hanging out with them was not too much trouble, but if finding local friends is not that easy, join clubs, sit at coffee shops, or start conversations at a gathering or party. Being interested in flea markets and art galleries, I looked online for those types of events and went to them. At these events, I met expatriates (侨民) and locals alike and became good friends with them. Another way to fit in with the culture is to find people who will go to cultural events and places with you. I would walk around Shanghai, taking in the Chinese culture everywhere I went.
1. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?| A．The writer felt it convenient to drive to school. |
| B．The writer found it difficult to make friends with locals. |
| C．The writer disliked vegetables prior to coming to China. |
| D．You can participate in cultural events online to take in the Chinese culture. |
| A．made only Chinese friends when in Shanghai |
| B．kept an open mind when studying in China |
| C．disliked his study experience in Masschusetts |
| D．experienced Chinese culture by traveling everywhere |
| A．Parents at home and abroad. |
| B．Teachers teaching foreign languages. |
| C．Students studying or to study abroad. |
| D．Workers in service agencies. |
| A．Friends. | B．Language. |
| C．Study. | D．Chinese culture. |
| A．Make the Most of Your Experience When Studying Abroad |
| B．Get Familiar with Chinese Culture |
| C．Be Open to the Chinese Culture Shock |
| D．My Wonderful Experience When Studying Abroad |
【推荐2】Good manners are always good manners. That’s what I thought until I married Alexander, who is Russian.
When I first met Alexander and he said to me in Russian, “Nalei mnye chai—pour me some tea”, I got angry and answered, “Pour it yourself.” Translated into English, without a “Could you..?” or a “please”, it sounded really rude to me. But in Russian it was fine—you don’t have to add any polite words.
However, when I took Alexander home to meet my parents in the UK, I had to give him a good lesson about pleases and thank you (which he thought were completely unnecessary), and to teach him to say sorry if someone happened to step on his toes, and to smile, smile, smile.
Another thing that Alexander just couldn’t understand was why people say things like “Would you mind passing me the salt, please?” He said, “It’s only the salt, for God’s sake! What do you say in English if you want a real favour?”
He also watched in amazement when, at a dinner party in England, we swallowed some really disgusting food and I said, “Mmmm...delicious.” In Russia, people are much more direct. The first time Alexander’s mother came to our house for dinner in Moscow, she told me that my soup needed more flavouring. Afterwards, when we argued about it, my husband said, “Do you prefer your dinner guests to lie?”
Alexander complained that in England he felt like an idiot because in Russia if you smile all the time people think you are mad. In fact, this is exactly what my husband’s friends thought of me the first time I went to Russia because I smiled at everyone, and always said “please” and “thank you” in Russian.
At home we now have an agreement. If we’re speaking Russian, he can say “Pour me some tea”, and just make a noise like a grunt (咕哝声) when I give it to him. But when we’re speaking English, he has to add a “please”, a “thank you”, and a smile.
1. What can we know from what Alexander said?| A．He didn’t think politeness was necessary. |
| B．He didn’t like the writer’s politeness. |
| C．He wasn’t used to the English politeness. |
| D．He wasn’t willing to have good manners. |
| A．She was noble. | B．She was strange. |
| C．She was lovely. | D．She was impolite. |
| A．They respect each other. | B．They change a lot for each other. |
| C．They learn from each other. | D．They fail to fit in with each other. |
| A．Good manners. | B．Human relations. |
| C．Culture shock. | D．Mixed marriages. |
【推荐3】Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global (全球的) village.
Greetings
How should you behave when you meet someone for the first time? An American or Canadian shakes your hand while looking you straight in the eyes.
Clothes
Food and drink
In Italy, Spain and Latin America, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours.
Doing business
| A．In many parts of Asia, there is no physical touch at all. |
| B．Sometimes, social events end with singing and dancing. |
| C．But this doesn’t mean that we all behave in the same way. |
| D．For this reason many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. |
| E．Many countries have rules about what you should and shouldn’t wear. |
| F．In many countries, business hours are from 9 or 10 to 5 or 6. |
| G．In most countries, showing business cards is important for all introductions. |
