【白洁2005】专项突破听力文本1C-2

======== TEST 1 PART C 14-16 ========

14. How does a person view the new culture in the first stage of culture shock?
[A] This place is wonderful.
[B] Everything is so different.
[C] I want to go back home.
[D] I can't tolerate the things in here,

15, In the second stage of culture shock, people tend to
[A] withdraw from the society.
[B] integrate into the culture.
[C] criticize the people and culture.
[D] appreciate and enjoy the culture.

16. Which of following have the least possibility of experiencing culture shock?
[A] The neighbors,
[B] People trave]ling overseas.
[C] College freshmen¹ students.
[D] People moving to a new place.

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Well, ! think generally speaking, we could say that there are four stages to cultural shock. First of all, the "honeymoon²" stage. Uh, to the visitor, everything seems new, quaint³, and novel. The food, the surroundings, the buildings. And it produces a feeling of euphotia; a desire to look around, to experiment, to explore.

The next stage is the "horror" stage, where the newness wears off, and the visitor sees the country from a different light, and often begins to criticize the country, the life, and the values of the people.

The next stage, we would say, is the "humor" stage, where people begin to reflect back and laugh at their mistakes in the earlier stages.

And the final stage, we could say, is the "home" stage where people begin to feel at home, enjoy living in the foreign country.

My lecture only highlights certain aspects of culture shock, and is not meant to imply that all individuals visiting another country will experience all the stages, or that there is a particular order to culture shock. In addition, culture shock is not limited to the overseas visitors; rather, it often occurs within cultures as individuals move from place to place or from one setting to another (e.g., from high school to college). Finalty, culture shock should be viewed as a natural occurrence, affecting most of us to different degrees, and is nothing we should seek to deny if it happens to us. Just ride it out and enjoy.

1 freshmen   

n.（中学或大学的）一年级学生( freshman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We are freshmen and they are sophomores. 我们是一年级学生，他们是二年级学生。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• University freshmen get lots of razzing, but they like the initiation. 大一新生受各种嘲弄，但是他们对这种入门经验甘之如饴。 来自辞典例句

2 honeymoon   

n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月

参考例句：

• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
• The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。

3 quaint   

adj.古雅的，离奇有趣的，奇怪的

参考例句：

• There were many small lanes in the quaint village.在这古香古色的村庄里，有很多小巷。
• They still keep some quaint old customs.他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。