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Unit3ListeningandspeakingandReadingandThinking能力提升练

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(2019湖北沙市中学高一上月考，★★☆)

Specialists(专家)sayitisnoteasytogetusedtolifeinanewculture.“Cultureshock”iswhatthesespecialistsusewhentalkingaboutthefeelingsthatpeoplehaveinanewenvironment.Thespecialistssaythattherearethreestagesofcultureshock.Inthefirststage,thenewcomersliketheirnewenvironment.Then,whenthefreshexperiencedies,theybegintohatethecity,thecountry,thepeople,andeverythingelse.Inthelaststage，thenewcomersbegintogetusedtotheirsurroundingsand，asaresult，enjoytheirlifemore.

Therearesomeevidentfactors（因素）incultureshock.Theweathermaybeunpleasant.Thecustomsmaybedifferent.Thepublicservicesystems—thetelephones,postoffice,ortransportation—maybedifficulttoworkout.Thesimplestthingsseemtobethebiggestproblems.Thelanguagemaybedifficult.

Whofeelscultureshock?Everyonedoesinthiswayorthat.Butcultureshocksurprisesmostpeople.Veryoftenthepeoplehavingtheworstcultureshockarethosewhoneverhadanydifficultiesintheirowncountry.Comingtoanewcountry，thesepeoplefindtheydonothavethesamepositionsastheyhavebackhome.Theyfindthemselveswithoutanyidentify.Theyhavetobuildanewself-image.

Cultureshockgivesriseto（使发生）afeelingofhelplessness.Thisfeelingmaybehomesickness.Whenhomesick,peoplefeellikestayinginsideallthetime.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromthestrangeenvironment，andcreateanescapeinsidetheirroomforasenseofsecurity（安全）.Thisescapedoessolvetheproblemofcultureshockforashorttime,butitdoesnothingtomakethepersonfamiliarwiththeculture.Gettingtoknowthenewenvironmentandgainingexperience—thesearethelong-termsolutionstotheproblemofcultureshock.

1.When peoplemovetoanewcountry,they_____.

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