文章大意:文章主要介绍了国际交流学生Shavia Westmoreland在北京经历文化冲击后,通过参与志愿活动,尤其是到孤儿院教英语,不仅加深了对中国文化的理解,还提高了语言能力,获得了成就感和独立勇气,这对她的学习和个人成长都大有裨益。
Like most students on international exchange programs, Shavia Westmoreland experienced culture shock (文化冲击) in Beijing, China.
Instead of hiding herself from the outside, Westmoreland overcame (克服) her culture shock by doing an activity she enjoys-volunteering.
“A friend brought me to an orphanage (孤儿院) to help me overcome culture shock,” she said. “He knew that I loved volunteering and language teaching, so he told me the orphanage would be a great place to ‘develop a feeling of home’ in a different culture and improve my language skills.”
Westmoreland enjoyed the visit so much that she started volunteering at the orphanage. She visited once a week to teach English. She also did several “non-purpose” visits on the weekends, just to spend time with the children.
Working with the children, staff and other volunteers taught her more about Chinese culture and gave her chances to practice Chinese.
“I experienced a better understanding of Chinese culture by working with the staff and volunteers. At the end of all conversations, I found that there were more similarities between us than there were differences,” she said.
Volunteering also gave Westmoreland a sense of achievements and the courage (勇气) to hang out around Beijing on her own.
“The experience developed my courage to hang out and learn more about Beijing on my own, giving me more chances to practice Chinese outside my class lessons,” Westmoreland said. “The feeling of independence is an achievement for an exchange student, and I believe my volunteering was helpful to my study in China and was also a huge help to my personal growth.”
39. What did Shavia Westmoreland like doing?
A.Teaching kids Chinese. | B.Experiencing the culture shock. |
C.Volunteering to help others. | D.Hiding herself from the outside. |
40. Who does the underlined “
he” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Shavia’s teacher. | B.Shavia’s friend. |
C.A child from the orphanage, | D.A staff member at the orphanage. |
41. Why did Shavia Westmoreland start volunteering at the orphanage?
A.To play her part as an exchange student. |
B.To talk about her culture shock with others. |
C.To learn more about Chinese culture and language. |
D.To make friends with the staff and other volunteers. |
42. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A.Having fun at the Orphanage |
B.Hanging Out in Beijing on Your Own |
C.Joining in Exchange Programs in Beijing |
D.Overcoming Culture Shock Through Volunteer Work |