【白洁2005】专项突破听力文本1C-2（在线收听）

======== 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 freshmen 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 "honeymoon" stage. Uh, to the visitor, everything seems new, quaint, 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.