We moved to a new area when our son was in Grade Five. Before we moved, we took him to spend half a day at his new school. There he saw his new classmates and teachers. He enjoyed the visit. During the almost 150-kilometre drive home, he told us that he had told some of the students the dace when we would move there. And he had also invited them to visit us.
The moving day, a Saturday, was a busy day. We arrived at our new house at noon. About an hour later, kids began to come and soon one of them invited our son to his house to play for the afternoon.
By the time he returned, he knew where most of the kids lived and the histories of their families.
On Monday morning, the doorbell rang just before the time he would leave for school. Then it rang again and again.
By the time he was ready, we had eight young boys waiting to walk to school with him on his first day. They all live near us.
I asked them if their parents had sent them. The answers surprised and pleased me, "No, we just came so that he would have someone to walk with." and "It is the right thing to do."
The friendships were formed(形成) from that day. We have lived here for nearly six years and the same group of kids still play together, go to parties on weekends together, and surfing the Internet together.
I am still thinking how welcoming and kind those kids are. And how lucky my son is to have them as friends.
【小题1】Before the family moved to the new area, the son was taken to his new school to ______.

A．invite the teachers to visit them	B．get to know it
C．see if the school was far	D．play with his classmates

【小题2】 Why did the doorbell ring again and again on Monday morning?

A．Because no one answered it.	B．Because it was time for school.
C．Because kids were coming one by one.	D．Because there was something wrong with it.

【小题3】Which of the following is true?

A．The family moved to the new house on Saturday afternoon.

B．The kids visited the house before the family arrived.

C．The son knew the kids well before he got there.

D．The son was invited to play in a kid's house later that afternoon.

【小题4】 The passage shows us that ______.

A．it's easy to move to a new place	B．it's kind of people to help a new comer
C．it's good to make new friends	D．it's better to live in the same place

完成句子

根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空只填一个词。

1. 董先生无论什么时候睡觉，总也睡不够。

Mr Dong doesn’t get enough sleep _______he________ to bed.

2. 查一下你们是否都有飞机票。

___________、_____________ you’ve got the air tickets.

3. 我叔叔以前是个司机，而现在他是工程师。

My uncle________、_______ be a driver, but now he is an engineer.

4. 轮到你在会上发言了。

It’s __________、_________to speak in the meeting.

5. 假如每个人都为保护环境做出自己的贡献，这个世界将变得更加美丽。

The world will become much more beautiful if everyone ________ a contribution to _______ the environment.

 

 

    We may know that there are four basic periods for human beings to pass through when you enter and live in another country. This process(变化过程) helps you deal with culture shock(文化冲击).

    Culture shock begins with the "honeymoon period". This is the time when you first arrive in a place where everything about the new cu1ture is strange and exciting. You see new things, hear new sounds and language, eat new kinds of food. This period can last for quite a long time because you feel very happy.

    Unluckily, the second period can be more difficu1t.  After you have got used to your new life, you can become very tired and begin to miss your motherland, your family, your friends, your pets and so on. Al1 the little prob1ems in life seem to be much bigger and more worrying when you face them in a foreign country. This period can be very difficult and lead to moving backwards quickly.

    The third period is called the "adjustment(调整) period". This is When you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the new country. Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize you are becoming stronger by 1earning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor(善于求生者).

     The fourth period can be cal1ed "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new place. You can deal with most problems that you have. You may still have prob1ems with language,but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. At this time, you may feel a little uncomfortable if you go back to your motherland.

1.According to the passage, culture shock usually happens when you

A. get married to a foreigner             B. live in a big city

C. go to live in a foreign country         D. meet foreigners in your motherland

2.During the first period of the process, you feel

A. sad and lonely                     B. happy and excited

C. angry but strong                   D. easy but uncomfortable

3.You will find that you are a survivor in

A. the lst period     B. the 2nd period

C. the 3rd period    D. the 4th period

4.The fourth period can be regarded as a period of being

A. relaxing         B. worrying        C. tiring           D. adjustable

5.We can conclude(lgth$it) from the passage that

A. Living in another country is fun

B. it's boring to live in another country

C. knowing about culture shock is hard

D. it's not easy to dea1 with culture shock