Psychologists tell us that there are four basic stages that human beings pass through when they enter and live in a new culture．This process begins with the “honeymoon stage”．This is the period of time when we first arrive in which everything about the new culture is strange and exciting．We may be suffering from “jet lag” but we are thrilled to be in the new environment, seeing new sights, hearing new sounds and language, eating new kinds of food．This stage can last for quite a long time because we feel we are involved in some kind of great adventure．

    Unfortunately, the second stage can be more difficult．After we have settled down into our new life, we can become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family, friends, pets．All the little problems in life seem to be much bigger and more disturbing when you face them in a foreign culture．This period of cultural adjustment can be very difficult and lead to rejecting or pulling away from the new culture．

    The third stage is called the “adjustment stage”．This is when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the host culture．Your sense of humour usually becomes stronger and you realize that you are becoming stronger by learning to take care of yourself in the new place．Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor!

    The fourth stage can be called “at ease at last”．Now you feel quite comfortable in your new surroundings． You can cope（deal） with most problems that occur． You may still have problems with the language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them．

1．This passage mainly talks about ________．

A．culture and foreign language learning          B．adventures in a foreign land

C．getting used to a new culture                D．the interaction of different cultures

2．Which of the following best describes the first stage?

A．Lonely and depressed                          B．Bored and homesick

C．Happy and excited                             D．Angry and frustrated

3． According to the passage, people are most likely to return to their own culture at the ________ stage．

     A．1st             B．2nd                       C．third               D．fourth

4．It can be concluded from the passage that ________．

A．people feel better in their own culture

B．it is not easy to adapt to a new culture

C．culture shock doesn’t occur at the beginning

D．it is human nature to long for adventures

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

    The legal age for drinking alcohol in the United States is 21．   1   Here we look at alcohol policies at American colleges and universities．

     2  But many schools have been moving to strengthen their rules．

    The United States has more than 17 million students in higher education．Each year, 1,700 of them aged 18 to 24 die from alcohol-related road accidents and other injuries．

    6000,000 more are injured while under the influence of alcohol, and almost 700,000 are attacked by another student who has been drinking．

    One behavior that college officials are trying to prevent is binge（狂欢） drinking, having 4 or 5 drinks or more in a short period of time．Some researchers have found that students who think binge drinking is normal often overestimate（高估）how much other students really drink.  3   

    At the University of Oklahoma, new policies went into effect after a 19-year-old student died．He had been drinking heavily at a party．

    Now alcohol is not allowed in all fraternity（兄弟会） and sorority （女生联谊会） houses and university housing．Student organizations can serve alcohol at events but only on Friday and Saturday nights, and they must provide transportation to and from off-campus parties．   4   

    The policies govern behavior on campus and off． With a first violation（违反）, students pay 75 dollars and their parents are told． 5    For a second “strike”, they have to pay 150 dollars．A third strike means they will be removed from school for at least one term．

A．Underage drinking is a crime but also a common part of college social life．

B．People under 21 will not be allowed to drink．

C．These policies differ from school to school．

D．A person can die of alcohol poisoning．

E．When they are drinking, they always forget it．

F．Other new requirements include an alcohol education program that first-year students take online．

G．They must also take an alcohol education class．

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同旧式写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词作斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Ladies and gentleman,

May I have your attention, please?

All flights this morning have put off, because our air is covered with thick fog．As there has no wind, the weatherman is unable to tell that the fog will clear up．We cannot do anything but waiting． Please keep in order and take good care of your baggage．Passengers, please don’t leave for the waiting room． As soon as the weather turns favorable, and we shall announce flights． For passengers stayed at the airport, lunch is free．It will be served in the dining hall in the second floor from eleven o’clock to one o’clock．By the way, there is no plane to arrive within a hour．

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1． library     A． liberate           B． silence           C． silly               D． magazine

2． cinema    A． receive           B． accept            C． special           D． physics

3． weight     A． height            B． seize              C． ceiling            D． neighbour

4． opposite  A． close             B． hospital          C． notebook        D． remove

5． laugh       A． though           B． through          C． enough          D． taught

It’s really _____ type I’ve been after, but I’d like to give it _______second thought．

A． a; 不填                B． a; the               C． the; a              D． the; the

--Which team do you think will win the game, Houston Rockets or New Jersey Nets?

--I don’t know, _______

A． nor do I care            B． nor I care                C． so I care               D． so do I care

--Why not buy this pair?

--I haven’t got enough money．Could_______ of you two tend me ten dollars?

A． any                B． either               C． each                  D． both

Tibet is a beautiful part of China, without ______our country would be incomplete．

A． it                   B． what                C． where               D． which

--Hello, Grand Hotel．

--I’d like a room with a bath． How much do you______?

A． ask                B． charge                 C． afford                   D． pay

To the world you may be one person, _______ to one person you may be the world．

A． and                B． however                C． so                 D． but