【高二 拓展阅读-文化】Culture shock

CultureshockPsychologiststellusthattherearefourbasicstagesthathumanbeingspassthroughwhentheyenterandliveinanewculture.Thisprocess,whichhelpsustodealwithcultureshock,isthewayourbrainandourpersonalityreactstothestrangenewthingsweencounterwhenwemovefromoneculturetoanother.Cultureshockbeginswiththe“honeymoon(蜜月)stage”.Thisistheperiodoftimewhenwefirstarriveinwhicheverythingaboutthenewcultureisstrangeandexciting.Wemaybesufferingfrom“jetlag”butwearethrilledtobeinthenewenvironment,seeingnewsightshearingnewsoundsandlanguage,eatingnewkindsoffood.Thishoneymoonstagecanlastforquitealongtimebecausewefeelweareinvolvedinsomekindofgreatadventure.Unfortunately,thesecondstageofcultureshockcanbemoredifficult.Afterwehavesettleddownintoournewlife,wecanbecomeverytiredandbegintomissourhomelandandourfamily,girlfriend/boyfriend,pets.Allthelittleproblemsthateverybodyinlifehasseemtobemuchbiggerandmoredisturbingwhenyoufacetheminaforeignculture.Thisperiodofculturaladjustmentcanbeverydifficultandleadtothenewarrivalrejectingorpullingawayfromthenewculture.This“rejectionstage”canbequitedangerousbecausethevisitormaydevelopunhealthyhabits.Thisstageisconsideredacrisisintheprocessofculturaladjustmentandmanypeoplechoosetogobacktotheirhomelandorspendalltheirtimewithpeoplefromtheirownculturespeakingtheirnativelanguage.Thethirdstageofcultureshockiscalledthe“adjustmentstage”.Thisiswhenyoubegintorealisethatthingsarenotsobadinthehostculture.Yoursenseofhumourusuallybecomesstrongerandyourealisethatyouarebecomingstrongerbylearningtotakecareofyourselfinthenewplace.Thingsarestilldifficult,butyouarenowasurvivor.Thefourthstagecanbecalled“ateaseatlast”.Nowyoufeelquitecomfortableinyournewsurroundings.Youcancopewithmostproblemsthatoccur.Youmaystillhaveproblemswiththelanguage,butyouknowyouarestrongenoughtodealwiththem.Thereisafifthstageofcultureshockwhichmanypeopledon’tknowabout.Thisiscalled“reversecultureshock”.Surprisingly,thisoccurswhenyougobacktoyournativecultureandfindthatyouhavechangedandthatthingstherehavechangedwhileyouhavebeenaway.Nowyoufeelalittleuncomfortablebackhome.Lifeisastruggle!ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion.1.Whendoescultureshockhappen?A.Whenyouareinastrangeenvironment.B.Whenyoumovetoanewhouse.C.Whenyoumakefriendswithforeignpeople.D.Whenyougotoliveinaforeignculture.2.Howwillyouprobablyfeelduringthefirststageofcultureshock?A.Lonely.B.Homesick.C.Happyandexcited.D.Angry.3.What’sthenameofthesecondstageofcultureshock?A.Rejectionstage.B.Ateaseatlast.C,Adjustmentstage.D.Honeymoonstage.4.Whatusuallyhappensinthethirdstageofcultureshock?A.Thingsgetworseinthehostculture.B.Youloseyoursenseofhumour.C.Youlearntotakecareofyourself.D.Youfindithardtosurvive.5.Whatcanwelearnaboutreversecultureshockfromthearticle?A.Ithardlyeverhappens.B.Itisextremelystressful.C.Mostpeopledonotexpectit.D.Itonlyhappenstoyoungpeople.Vocabulary基础词psychologistn.心理学家记词根记忆：psycho（心理）+logist（…学家）→心理学家stage n.阶段；时期；舞台英apartofanactivityoraperiodofdevelopment搭earlystages早期atonestage有一段时间（go）onthestage当演 员shock n.冲击；休克；打击；震惊，惊骇v.（使）震惊；震动搭inshock处于休克中react vi.作出反应；回应；（化学）反应英toactinaparticularwayasadirectresultofsthelse记词根记忆：re（相反）+act（行动）→产生相反的行动→反抗suffer v.遗受（痛苦）；忍受；经历记词根记忆：suf（在下面）+fer（拿）→在最下面拿东西→受苦例Thetownsufferedalotofdamagefromthestorm.风暴给城镇带来了巨大的损失。jet n.喷气式飞机；喷气式；喷射流搭jetlag时差反应ajetaircraft-架喷气式飞机ajetofwater一股水柱thrilled adj.激动的，兴奋的英extremelypleasedadventure n.奇遇；冒险，冒险的经历记词根记忆：ad（表加强）+vent（来）+ure（表行为）→大家一起来“冒险”→冒险disturbing adj.引起烦恼的；令人不安的；引起恐慌的记发音记忆：“弟是特兵”→弟弟是特种兵，总是冲在最前线→令人不安的搭adisturbingproblem一个令人不安的问题adjustment n.适应；调整，调节英achangeinthewayapersonbehavesorthinks记词根记忆：ad（表加强）+just正确）+ment（表名词）→使正确→调整humourn.幽默；滑稽搭dryhumour冷幽默comfortableadj.舒适的英makingyoufeelphysicallyrelaxed；pleasanttowear，siton，etc.Vocabulary进阶词personality n.个性；性格；名人记来自personal（adj.个人的）搭dominantpersonalities霸道的性格personalitycult个人崇拜encounter v.碰到；遭遇英tomeetsthunpleasantordifficult记联想记忆：en（使…）+counter（相反的）→从两个相反的方向来→碰到例Abstractartencounteredmuchoppositioninitsearlyyears.抽象艺术在早期遭到了很多反对。搭encounteranumberofdifficulties遭遇一系列困难lag n.（时间上的）间隔；滞后v.走得慢；落后英aparticularperiodoftimebetweentwoevents搭timelag时滞，时间间隔reject vt.拒绝，抵制；抛弃，摈弃，丟弃；拒收，不录用；排斥记词根记忆：re（反）+ject(扔）→被扔回来→拒绝例Itreflectspoetictechniquesthatwererejectedbymodernpoets.它反映了遭到现代诗人摒弃的诗歌技巧。crisis n.危机；紧要关头，关键阶段记联想记忆：cri(看作cry，哭）+sis（看作sos，求救信号）→哭喊着求救→危机搭financialcrisis金融危机watercrisis水资源危机nativeadj.当地（人）的；出生地的n.本地人，本国人搭nativetongue/language母语surv