Each year, millions of people go abroad to work, study or travel. It's a great way to find out what life is like in another part of the world! You're probably hoping to make new friends and learn about the culture in your host country—everything from attitudes and beliefs to social customs and popular foods. But constantly having to deal with new situations can be frustrating, even stressful.
Homesickness, stress, fear and confusion are all symptoms of "culture shock". At first, you may feel like getting on the plane and heading home. It's OK to have those feelings, and the following are some tips to help you handle the challenges that you will face.
Don't expect to be perfect. You may feel frustrated that you have culture shock, especially since you probably spent so much time preparing for your trip. No matter how much information you read, or how well you speak the host language, it is natural to feel overwhelmed sometimes. If you give yourself some time, things will gradually get easier.
Have an open mind. While it's certainly OK to feel frustration or confusion in your new surroundings, try not to form an opinion about the new culture too soon. Don't think of the host culture as better or worse, just different—you'll be more willing to try new things.
Participate. This is obvious, but everybody needs to be reminded. Just watching life go on around you isn't good enough. You really need to try things for yourself. Don't worry about making a mistake; people in your host country will generally be very understanding and willing to help if you have questions.
Your study abroad experience is a unique and special time in your life—one that you'll never forget. If you follow our suggestions, you'll be able to handle it well, and have a wonderful time. Good luck!
1.What is culture shock according to the passage?
A. Something that you feel surprised and shocked at.
B. The problems you have when you go to another country.
C. The frightening feelings you have.
D. Something different from your own culture.
2.What should you do when you feel depressed?
A. Go back to your own homeland.
B. Talk to someone about your problems.
C. Give yourself some time to get used to it.
D. Stop thinking of it.
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. It is natural to feel overwhelmed sometimes.
B. Not everything is perfect.
C. Try to form the opinion about the new culture as soon as possible.
D. Tell others about your problems.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. How to overcome culture shock.
B. Why people have culture shock.
C. Who might have culture shock.
D. When you will have culture shock.
科目：高中英语 来源：内蒙古2017-2018学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷 题型：短文填空
Chris is not a traditional explorer— he usually 1. (work) in an office for a large organization. However, Chris' job can be just 2. exciting and dangerous as being an explorer.
Chris is a doctor from France and he works for MSF, 3. is also known as Doctors Without Borders. MSF sends its doctors all over the world 4.(help) people after a war or a disaster. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.
At the moment, there are over 27,000 trained doctors taking part in MSF projects and tasks. This year, more than 2300 international doctors will join 5. (they) to provide medical help around the world. All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF. They need to be 6. (prepare) to go almost anywhere and, of course, they should expect difficult conditions. When MSF accepts a doctor for a task, he has to go for 7. least six months.
When 8. (ask) why he left a comfortable life and a good salary to join MSF, Chris said, “The experience I gain is a great help in my career. More 9. (important), it is great to know at the end of each task that I have made a real 10. (different) to people’s lives.”
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As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.
In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.
In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information an the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”
According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.
1.The passage begins with two questions to ________.
A. introduce the main topic B. show the author’s altitude
C. describe how to use the Interne D. explain how to store information
2.What can we learn about the first experiment?
A. Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.
B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.
C. The first group did not try to remember the formation.
D. The second group did not understand the information.
3.In transactive memory, people ________.
A. keep the information in mind
B. change the quantity of information
C. organize information like a computer
D. remember how to find the information
4.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow's research?
A. We are using memory differently.
B. We are becoming more intelligent.
C. We have poorer memories than before.
D. We need a better way to access information.
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This passage has too many long sentences. I’m afraid they will be hard for most of the students. Could you help to _______ them?
A. mix B. take
C. destroy D. simplify
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— The floor is dirty.
— Yes. It _______ for two days.
A. hasn’t swept B. didn’t sweep
C. hasn’t cleaned D. hasn’t been cleaned
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The international community should make every effort together to the barriers of fear and unfriendliness which divide the two countries.
A. break out B. break down
C. break through D. break into
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科目：高中英语 来源：新人教版2017-2018学年高二必修5英语：Unit2 The United Kingdom单元练习 题型：单项填空
The woman kept her eyes on her baby for quite some time.
A. to fix B. fixed
C. fixing D. being fixed
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The Tower of London, not a single tower but a large group, was built to guard London.
Besides William and Henry VIII, the tower’s history has other famous names in British history. In 1389 a clerk of works (现场监工员) named Geoffrey Chaucer — author of The Canterbury Tales — oversaw (监督) the building of the Tower Wharf. In 1671 Colonel Blood tried to steal the crown jewels (皇冠上镶的宝石) after overpowering the elderly Jewel House keeper. (Blood was caught but later pardoned.) Today the jewels remain in the tower as they have since Blood’s day.
For six centuries this place was also home to a group of animals from elephants to big cats. It stopped being used as an animals’ home in 1835 and its animals were moved to the London Zoo.
Today visitors can walk the walls, visit guard towers and see the crown jewels. Guards at the tower, popularly known as beefeaters, not only guard the tower but also give interesting tours that are among the most popular parts of any visit.
How to Get There
Trains and the Dockland Light Railway stop near the tower. Buses 15, 42, 78 and 100 reach the tower, and riverboats stop at Tower Pier. Taxis, bicycles, and foot power are also good ways to reach the tower. Driving is a less attractive choice because of the expensive parking.
When to Go
The tower is open all year round, except during the Christmas holidays (December 24 to 26) and January 1. School holidays and summertime are the busiest times.
How to Visit
As expected at a place that has seen so much history, there is enough of interest at the Tower of London to keep visitors busy for days. Stop at the Welcome Center for visitor information on everything from the crown jewels to family fun activities.
1.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 shows _____.
A. the tower was built by famous people
B. some famous people caused trouble there
C. there were many famous people in British history
D. there were many interesting stories connected to the tower
2.Beefeaters at the tower _____.
A. have two roles B. like to eat beef
C. seem very serious D. often joke with visitors
3.According to the text, the Tower of London is _____.
A. easy to reach B. full of parked cars
C. busy all year round D. a perfect place for a one-day tour
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假定你是一名高中毕业生王志，你校将为高一新生举办主题为“What to learn in senior high school?”的英语沙龙活动，特邀请你结合自身经历谈谈自己的体会。请根据以下提示准备一份英语发言稿。
1.学会学习：方法，习惯等；
2.学会做人：真诚，友善；
3.学会……
注意：1.词数120左右；
2.发言稿开头和结尾已给出，不须抄在答题卡上，不计入总词数。
Good afternoon, everyone! I feel honored to stand here to share with you my opinions on what to learn in senior high school.
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