全国大学生英语竞赛C类真题以及答案

2018NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents

(LevelC-Preliminary)

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

31.Afterfourdaysoftalks,wearegladtoannouncethattheunionandmanagementhavereached

an.Theagreementisfairandbenefitsbothsides.

A.accordB.accomplishmentC.identityD.undertaking

32.Astheclerkpreparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeenworking

there,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinasetorderofsteps.

A.logicallyB.methodicallyC.graphicallyD.synthetically

33.Asaboyhewantedtobeafireman.Asahighschoolstudent,hethoughthe'dliketobecomea

teacher.Nowhetobenothingmorethanajanitor.

A.AssumesB.PrescribesC.AspiresD.Presumes

34.Regardlessofwhatcausedit,IangratefulthathavefinallyreachedapointinmylifeI

canappreciatemystrengths,acceptmyweaknessesandtrytobecomfortablewitheverythingin

between.

A.WhyB.WhereC.WhichD.What

35.informationprovidedbymembersofthepublic,thepolicewouldhaveamuchmove

difficultjob.

A.SupposingB.ProvidedtheC.IfitwerenotforD.Onconditionthat

36.PeterBrownwasapainstakingwriter;,heoncespenthalfadayonthecompositionof

asinglesentence.

A.OntheotherhandB.NeverthelessC.MoreoverD.Forexample

37.——WhatanIgoingtodoaboutapresentforCarol?

——Yousomeflowers.

A.MighthavesentherB.MusthavesentherC.CouldsendherD.Wouldsend

her

38.Withouttheairholdinginsomeofthesun'sheat,theearthcoldatnight,toocoldforus

toliveon.

A.WillbefreezingB.WouldbefreezingC.AnbefrozenD.Wouldbefrozen

39.ThestudentsinouruniversityeachanEnglishdictionary.Thatistosay,eachofthe

studentsinouruniversityanEnglishdictionary.

A.Have;hasB.Have;haveC.Has;haveD.Has;has

40.Here*syourkitchen.Ihopeyouenjoycookinghere.Isthereelsethatyouneed?

A.SomethingB.AnythingC.NothingD.Everything

41.David_____hisbusinesspartneroverplanstoreducetheworkforce.

A.CamedowntoB.BrokedowntoC.FelloutwithD.Wentalongwith

42.isthispieceofequipmenttoberemovedfromthebuilding.

A.OnnoaccountB.AbsolutelyC.ScarcelyD.Notatall

43.Helen'sparentswerethatshewasstillonthejob.,butshehadresigned.

A.IndoubtB.OftheopinionC.UndertheimpressionD.Withsuspicion

44.——Idon'tthinkIwillever,inmylife,winalotteryoffivemilliondollars.

——Well,.Anythingcanhappen.

A.YoumadeitB.You'rekiddingC.WhatyousayD.Youcannevertell

45.--HowdidyoufindtheconcertintheGrandTheatrelastnight?

buttheconductorwasperfect.

A.Icouldn'tagreemoreB.Ididn'tthinkmuchofitC.IwascrazyaboutitD.I

reallylikedit

PartThreeCloze(15marks)

IhavebeenreadingalotonmyiPadrecently,andIhavesome(46)(complain)notabout

theiPaditselfbutaboutthestateofdigitalreadinggenerally.Readingisasubtlething,andits

subtletiesareartifactsofavenerablemedium:wordsprintedininkonpaper.Glassandpixels

aren'tthesame.

WhenIreadaphysicalbook,Idon'thavetolookanywhereelsetofindouthowmuchI'veread.

TheiPadereader,iBookstriestocreatethe(47)illuofaphysicalbook.Thepagesseem

toturn,andIcantheedgesofthosethatremain,butit*sfake.Therearealwaysexactlysix

unturnedpages,nomatter(48)Iaminthebook.

Also,thereisalargerproblem.Booksintheirdigitalformatlookvastlyless"finished”,orless

genuinethanrealbooks.Youcanvarytheirfontandtypesize,butthisonlymakesthem

(49)(resemble)wordprocessednomatterhow(50)(wretch)orwonderfulthey

are--willneverlookasgoodasRobertHass*spoemsintheprinteditionofTheAppleTreesat

Olema.Butyourpoemscanlookalmostexactlyasugly-as"e--book--like"--astheKindle

versionofthatcollection.

AlltheebookI'vereadhavebeenuglybooksbyChangraeLee,AlvinKeman,andStieg

Larsson---thoughthetextshavebeenwonderful.Ididn'tgrowupreadingtexts.Igrewupreading

books,andthis(51)(differ)isimportant.

Whenitcomestodigitaleditions,the(52)(assume)seemstobethatall

books(53)are(create)equal.However,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Inthemass

migrationfromprinttodigital,we*reseeingaprofusionofdigitalbooks--manyofthemoutof

copyright--thatlooknewandeven"HDJbutwhichmaywellhavebeensupplantedbymore

accurateeditionsandbettertranslations.Weneedadigitalreaders'guide--aplacewherereaders

canfind(54)whetherthebookthey'reabouttodownloadisthebestavailableedition.

(55)Fi,tworelatedproblems.Ialreadyhaveapersonallibrary,butmostofthebooksI've

readhavecomefrom(56)(lend)libraries.Barnes&Noblehasreleasedane--readerthat

allowsshortterm(57)(borrow)ofsomebooks.TheentireideabehindAmazon'sKindle

andApple'siBooksassumesthatyoucannotreadabookunlessyouownitfirstandthatonlyyou

canreaditunlessyouwanttogiveyourreadingdevicetosomeoneelse.

Thisgoesagainstthesocialvalueofreading,thecollectiveknowledgeand

(58)(collaborate)discoursethatcomesfromaccessto(59)orourcultureingeneral.

PartFourReadingComprehension(40marks).

SectionA(10marks).

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Notkeenonreading?Doyouhavetroublefindinganovelthatarousesyourinterest?Whynot

followAmmonShea'sexampleandstartreadingadictionary?

MrSheaownsover1,000dictionariesandhereadsthemforfun.Herecentlyspentayear

readingall20volumesoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thedictionarycontainsmorethan

20,000pagesandover59millionwords.

AshereadfromAtoZ,henoteddowninterestingwordsinaledger.Thisincludeswordssuch

as"happify,"meaningtomakesomeonehappyand"tripudiate",whichmeanstodance,skipor

leapforjoy.MrSheaalsokeptadiaryaboutthisexperience,whichhassincebecomea

best--sellingbook.

Whydidhedothis?Heclaimsitwasfun.nI'vealwaysenjoyedreadingdictionaries.Theyare

farmoreinterestingthanpeoplegivethencreditfor,"hesaid.

Itappearsthatitwasnothisgoaltosoundmoreintelligentbyusinglongerandmorecomplex

words."Pmnotagainstlong,fancyorobscurewords,butI'mopposedtousingthenfortheirown

sake,"hesaid.

Infact,asaresultofreadingsomanynewwords,MrSheaoftenforgoteverydayvocabulary.

Hewrote,"MyheadwassofullofwordsthatIoftenhadtroubleformingsimplesentences."

MrSheaisnotaloneinhisloveofreadingdictionaries.ElaineHiggleton,arepresentativeof

CollinsCbuilddictionaries,explainedthatthousandsofcrosswordpuzzleandSrabblefansread

dictionariesforfunandtoimprovetheirgames.MsHiggletondidhowevernotethat,"Ifs

probablynotthebestwaytolearnEnglish,andyou'dlearnmorethanyouneed."Itisnotknown

howmanyofthe59millionwordsMsShearemembers,buthehascertainlymadehistorywithhis

eccentrichobby.

Questions61to65.

DecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.

61.MrSheahasread1.000dictionaries.

62.MrSheaspentonemonthreadingtheOxfordEnglishDictionary.

63.InMrShea*sopinion,peopledon*tgivedictionariesenoughcreditforbeinginteresting.

64.MrSheathinksitisimportanttbeabletouselongandcomplicatedwordsineveryday

conversation.

65.ElaineHiggletonthinksthatreadingadictionaryisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.

SectionB(10marks)

Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Surfingissomethingpeopleoftengethookedonaftertryingitafewtimes.Formanysurfersit

ismuchmorethanahobby--theywouldprobablyagreewiththeAmericanprofessionalsurfer

KellySlaterwhenhesaid,"Onceyou'rein,you'rein.There*snogettingout.”

"Surfing",ofcourse,referstoridingonoceanwavesusingasurfboard.Manysurfersstandup

ontheirboards,whichrequiresgodbalanceandisthereforedifficultformostbeginnerstolearn,

butsomeliedownand"bodyboard"

ThehistoryofsurfingprobablybeganwiththePolynesianpeopleofthePacificIslands.Oneof

thefirstwhitepeopletoseeanyonesurfingwastheBritishexplorerCaptainGook,whenhisship

arrivedinHawaiiin1779.HewatchedmanyHawaiiansridingwavesonlargepiecesofwood,

andreportedthat,"Surfingseemstogivethemafeelingofgreatpleasure.H

WhensurfingstartedtobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStatesinthe1950*sand60s,surfers

usedlargewoodenboards(oftenmorethanthreemetreslong)thatwerequiteheavy.Boardstoday

areshorterandalsomuchlighter,becausetheyaremadeofartificialmaterialsinsteadofwood.

Foranyonewhowantstotrysurfing.Theonlyessentialsarewavesandaboard.Therearea

fewotherthings,however,thatmostsurfersfindimportant;acordtattachoneoftheiranklesto

theboardandthereforestopitfrombeingcarriedalongwayawaywhentheyfalloff;wax,which

theyputonthesurfaceoftheboardtohelptheirfeetsticktoit;andawetsuittohelpthemkeep

warmincoldwater.Thesouth--westofEnglishisanexampleofaplacewheresurfersusually

needwetsuits,eveninsummer.

Surfinghasbeenaprofessionalsportformanyyearaandtheverybestsurfersareabletomake

alivingfromit.Mostofthebestprofessionalsurfersinthelast30years,bothmenandwomen,

havebeenAmericanorAustralian,butsurfersfromBrazil,PeruandSouthAfricahavealsowon

importantcompetitions.

Questions66to70

Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationgivenintheassageinamaximumof10

wordsforeachquestion.

66.Whydomostbeginnersfinditdifficulttstanduponasurfboard?

67.Inwhatpartoftheworlddidsurfingprobablybegin?

68.WhendidsurfingstarttobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStates?

69.Whatdosurfersusewaxfor?

70.Accordingtothepassage,inwhatpartoftheworlddosurfersusuallyneedwetsuits?

SectionC(10marks)

Questions71to75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThelatesthumandevelopmentreportfromtheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammed

(UNDP)containssomegoodnews,butalsoaveryseriouswarningaboutthethreatposedy

climatechange.

Thereport,publishedannuallysince1990,seekstoasses“humandevelopment“around

theworld,andcalculatesa“HumanDevelopmentIndex(HDI)for169counties.TheHDIisbased

onaverageincome,lifeexpectancyandlevelofeducationinacountry.Notsurprisingly,rich

countiestendtohavehigherHDIsthanpoorcounties,butthereareinterestingvariationsinhuman

developmentamongcountrieswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopment,becausesomehave

betterhealthandeducationsystemsthanothers.

Accordingtothe2010report,thecountywiththehighestlevelofhumandevelopmentis

Norway,followedbyAustralia,NewZealand,theUnitedStatesandIreland.Mostofthelowest

HDIsbelongtocountiesinsub-SaharanAfrica.

AlmostallcountiesaroundtheworldshavehigherHDIsnowthanin1990,despitethe

factthatsincethe2008financialcrisis,thetotalnumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertyhas

increased.Thereportconcludesthatmostpeoplearehealthier,livelonger,arebettereducatedand

haveaccesstomoregoodsandservices.Evenincountrieswithsevereeconomicproblems,

people'slevelofhealthandeducationasgenerallyimproved.Althoughsub-SaharanAfrican

countriesareatthebottomofthepileintermsofhumandevelopment,someofthemhavemade

significantprogresssince1990.Thereportiscritical,however,ofthefacteconomicinequalityhas

increasedsignificantlyinthelasttwentyyears,bothwithinandbetweencountries.

ThegreatestthreattoimprovingHDIsinthefuture,accordingtothereport,isclimate

change.Economicgrowthincreasesaverageincomesinacountrythroughincreasingproduction

andconsumption.However,ifthisleadstogreateremissionsofgreenhousegases,ashasalways

beenthecaseinthepast,globalwarningwillprobablyaccelerate,andcausesevereenvironmental

problemsinsomepartsoftheworldhatwillthreatenthelivelihoodsofhugenumbersfpeople.

Theprogressofthelasttwentyyears,therefore,mightnotbesustainable.

Theonlysolution,accordingtothereport,Itobreakthelinkbetweeneconomicgrowth

andgreenhousegasemissions-which,needlesstosay,iseasier,saidthandone.

Questions71to75

Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof10

wordsforeachblank.

71.Theconceptof“humandevelopmenf,isbasedonthefollowingthreefactors:,

and.

72.SomecountrieswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopmenthavequitedifferentHDIs

becausetheyhave.

73.hascausedthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertytoincrease

since2008.

74.ThereportsaysthatisthegreatestthreattoincreasingHDIsinthefuture.

75.Thereportsaysthelinkbetweenandneedstobebroken.

SectionD(10marks)

Questions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemfor

mostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,

thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;that

theydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises:thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertain

problems-andthattheyhavenosenseohumor,atleastparent-childrelationships.

Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethow

theyfeltthemselveswhenwereyoung.

Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeirchoicesinclothes,hairstyles,

entertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhich

theyhavenotyetbeenaccepted,sotheycreateacultureandsocietyandtheirown.Then,ifit

turnsoutthattheirmusic,entertainers,vocabulary,clothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparents,this

givesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andthatthey

areleadersinstyleandtaste.

Sometimesteenagersareresistantandproudbecausetheydonotwanttheirparentsto

approveofwhattheydo.Iftheydidapprove,itlooksasiftheteenagerisbetrayinghisownage

group.Allthisisassumingthattheteenageristheunderdog:hecannotwinbutatleasthecan

keephishonor.Thisisapassivewayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafteryearsof

childhood,whenchildrenwerecompletelyundertheirparent'scontrol,butitignoresthefactthat

whentheybecometeenagers,childrenarebeginningtoberesponsibleforthemselves.

Ifyouplantocontrolyourlife,co-operationshouldbeapartofthatplan.Youcancharm

otherpeople,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.Youcanalsoimpress

peoplewithyourofresponsibilityandyourinitiative,sothattheywillgiveyoutheauthoritytodo

whatyouwanttodo.

Questions76to78

Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

76thefirstparagraphismainlyabout.

Ateenagers5criticismoftheirparents

Bmisunderstandingbetweenteenagersandtheirparents

Cthedominanceofparentsovertheirchildren

Dteenagers*B9abilitytodealwithcrises

77teenagershavestrangeclothesandhairstylesbecausethey

Ahaveastrongdesiretobeleadersinstyleandtaste

Bwanttoprovetheirexistencebycreatingacultureoftheirown

Chavenootherwaytoenjoythemselves

Dwanttoirritatetheirparent

78teenagersdonotwanttheirparentstoapproveofwhattheydobecausethey

Ahavealreadybeenacceptedintoadultworld

Bfeelthattheyaresuperiortoadultworld

Cwanttowinadultsovertotheirculture

Ddon'twanttoappeartobedisloyaltotheirownagegroup

Question79to80

TranslatethesentencesinthepassageintoChinese

79Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowthey

feltthemselveswhenwereyoung

80Youcancharmotherpeople,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.

PartVtranslate(10mark)

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgivenbrackets.Remembertowrite

youranswerontheanswersheet.

81他以牺牲健康为代价获得财富。(atthecostof)

82我不知道有多少学生涉及到这次事件。(beinvolvedin)

83为孤儿捐款，请按以下地址或电话同我们联系。(contact)

84目前，在韩国和日本，汉语已成为第二外语，仅次于英语。(secondto)

85要不是下雨，我们的旅行本来是很愉快的。(butfor)

PartVIIwriting(30marks)

TaskI(lOmarks)

Ifsthebeginningofanewyear.Writedescribingresolutionsyoumaketotrytochangeyourlife

andwhyyouLiMinginstead

Writeanoteofabout100wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.

TaskII(20marks)

Writeaboutthefollowingtopic.

Successissomethingmostpeopletrytoachieve.Whatdoessuccessmeantodifferentpeople,

andwhatisyourvieworsuccess?

Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplefromyourownknowledgeor

experience.

Writeyourarticleinabout140wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.

2011NaticnalEnglishContest

fcrCclleseStudents

(LevelC-Preliminary)

SuggestedAnswers

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA

1.C2,A3.C4.B5.A

SectionB(5marks)

6.A7,B8.C9.B10.A11.C12.C13.A14.C15.B

SectionC(5marks)

16.A17.B18.C19.A20.C

SectionD(1()marks)

21.dilemma22.candidates23.ascramblefor24.undergraduate25.degreecourse

26.studyingabroad27.apprenticeships28.practicalworkexperience29.jobprospects

3().graduaterecruitment

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)

31.A32.B33.C34.B35.C36.D37.C38.B39.A40.B41.C42.A43.C44.D45.B

PartIIICloze(15marks)

46.complaints47.remain48.where49.resemble5().wretched51.difference

52.assumption53.created54.out55.finally56.lending57.borrowing58.collaborative

2019NationalEnglishContestfor

CollegeStudents

(LevelC—Preliminary)

(总分：150分时间：120分钟)

PartIlisteningComprehension(30marks)

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

31.Whatweallworkforistofreetimeforthethingswereallywanttodo.

A.offB.up

C.asideD.in

32.Youhiswordsseriously.Hewastalkingnonsense.

A.won'ttake

B.maynottake

C.mustn'thavetakenD.

needn'thavetaken

33.Neverhesitatetothefirstopportunitythatcomesalong.

A.seizeB.drawC.

who;thatD.obtain

34.Hismotherhatedcitylifelongedtoreturntothevillageinshe

grewup.

A.that;whereB.who;whichC.who;that

D.who;where

35.Allthings,IthinkI'dbettertakeyouradvice.

A.consideringB.tobeconsideredC.consideredD.

havebeenconsidered

36.TwelveEuropeancountriesovertotheEuroonJanuary1st,2002.

A.transformedB.switchedC.reversed

D.altered

37.Sheisn'tanythingunpleasantaspeoplesaysheis.

A.aslikeB.likeC.as

D.likeas

38.Stopcomplaining.Youreallymynerves.

A.getdownB.getalongC.getoff

D.geton

39.Therewasn'ttruthinwhathesaid.

A.agrainofB.arayofC.apointof

D.adropof

40.formysavings,Iwouldn'tbeabletosurvivethesemiserabledays.

A.WasitnotB.

Wereitnot

C.HaditbeennotD.

Hadn'titbeen

41.Therewasapowercutthismorning.,Icouldn'tdoanythingwithmy

computer.

A.SupposedlyB.PresumablyC.Consequently

D.Essentially

42.Alarmclocksneedlesslywakehouseholds.Iwanttodesignsomething

targetedattheindividualsleeper.

A.wholeB.totalC.full

D.high

43.bothpartiesagreeontheseissueswillacontractbesignedsoon.

A.IfonlyB.UnlessC.Should

D.Onlyif

44.一I'verunoutofcash.Couldyoulendmeafewpoundsthisevening?

一riljusthavetofindtimetogettothebankandmakeawithdrawal.

A.Icanlendyousomenow.

B.TmnotsureFvegotanyeither.

C.Sorry,Ihaven'tgotapennyinmyaccount.

D.Mycreditcardmustbelefthome.

45.一We'reallgoingtotheNewSkylineRestaurantforourend-of-yearget-together.

Canwecountyouin?

一Oh,thanks,Sara,but

A.Ididn'tfindyouthen.B.Fvebeentothe

restaurantonce.

C.rilpassthistime.D.I'llmeetyou

thereat5:00.

PartIIICloze(10marks)

Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrect

wordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrect

formofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowrite

theanswersontheanswersheet.

Didyouknowthatforevery20,000novelswritten,onlyonegetspublished?Sothe

(46)___(likely)thatI'lleverfulfillmyambitionofbecomingaprofessional

mysterywriterdoesn'tseemveryhigh.Buttheprospectofturningmylifelong

passionintomylivelihoodandachievingfameand(47)for______atthesametime

isjusttooexcitingformetobeputoffbydullstatistics.

Sowhatdoesit(48)t_______tobecomeawriter?Readingisimportant一all

writersneedtoresearchtheirgenrethoroughlytofamiliarizethemselves(49)

_______itscodesandconventions.Mybookshelvesathomearestackedwiththe

novelsofallthegreatmysterywriters,whichI'vereadandinmanycases,re-read,

despite(50)_______(know)allthetime"who'ddoneit”.

Ofcourse,beingawriterrequiresimagination.Youhavetodevelopyourown

personalstyleratherthansimplycopytheworkof“thegreats”.I'veturnedout(51)

d_______ofshortcrimestoriesformyuniversitystudentmagazine一somehave

beenpublished,somenot,butI'vealwaysaimedtoproduceoriginalandimaginative

material.

Lastbutnot(52)________,successfulwriterspossessenormousself-discipline.

I'veoftensacrificedmysociallifeinordertodevotethenecessarytimeandeffortto

producingagoodqualitystory.Andmorethanoncethathasmeant(53)_______the

midnightoil.

We'vegotanovelinsideus.Gettingitoutinanywherenearpublishableformis

no(54)______task,butwithimaginationanddetermination,andthehelpofan

experton“masterclass",whocouldpossiblyfailto(55)re_______theirambition?

PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)

Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respond

tothequestionsusinginformationfromthepassage.Remembertowritetheanswers

ontheanswersheet.

SectionA(10marks)

Questions56-60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thetermcultureshockwasintroducedfor

thefirsttimein1958todescribetheanxiety

producedwhenapersonmovestoacompletely

newenvironment.Thistennexpressesthe

feelingofnotknowingwhattodoorhowtodo

thingsinanewenvironment.Thisterm

expressesthefeelingofnotknowingwhattodoorhowtodothingsinanew

environment.Wecandescribecultureshockasthephysicalandemotionaldiscomfort

apersonsufferswhencomingtoliveinaplacedifferentfromtheplaceoforigin.

Often,thewaythatwelivebeforeisnotacceptedorconsideredasnormalinthe

newplace.Everythingisdifferent,forexample,notspeakingthelanguage,not

knowinghowtousebankingmachines,notknowinghowtousetelephones,andso

forth.

Thesymptomsofcultureshockcanappearatdifferenttimes.Althoughaperson

canexperiencerealpainfromcultureshock,itisalsoanopportunityforgrowingand

learningnewperspectives.Cultureshockcanhelppeopledevelopabetter

understandingofthemselvesandstimulatepersonalcreativity.

Cultureshockhasmanystages.Eachstagecanbeongoing,orappearonlyat

certaintimes.Inthefirststage,thenewarrivalmayfeelveryhappyaboutallofthe

newexperience.Thistimeiscalledthehoneymoonstage.Afterward,thesecondstage

presentsitself.Apersonmayencountersomedifficultiesindailylife.Forexample,

communicationdifficultiesmayoccur,suchasnotbeingunderstood.Inthisstage,

theremaybefeelingsofimpatience,angerandsadness.Transitionbetweentheold

methodsandthoseofthenewcountryisadifficultprocessandtakestimetocomplete.

Thethirdstageischaracterizedbygainingsomeunderstandingofthenewculture.A

newfeelingofpleasureandsenseofhumormaybeexperienced.Apersonmaystart

tofeelapsychologicalbalance.Theindividualismorefamiliarwiththeenvironment

andwantstobelong.Thisstartsanevaluationoftheoldwaysversusthoseofthenew.

Inthefourthstage,thepersonrealizesthatthenewculturehasgoodandbadthingsto

offer.Thisstagecanbeoneofdoubleintegrationortripleintegration,dependingon

thenumberofculturesthatthepersonhastoprocess.Thisintegrationischaracterized

byamoresolidfeelingofbelonging.Thepersonstartstodefinehimselforherself

andesta