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2012届高考英语二轮专题复习精品阅读理解部分之限时训练（七）

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Culture shock is so named because of the effect it has on people when they enter a new culture. Experts have been interested in these effects and have agreed on five basic stages of culture shock. These stages are general and should only be used as a reference. Not every individual will go through each stage, and one stage may last longer than another for different individuals. The hardest thing for most travelers to deal with is the emotional \coaster\they seem to be riding. One moment they feel very positive toward the new culture, and the next moment very negative. It seems common that international visitors and immigrants vacillate between loving and hating a new country. Feelings of separation and alienation can be intensified if they do not have a sense of fitting in or belonging.

Extreme tiredness is another problem people face when entering a new culture. There can be a sense of a greater need for sleep. This is due not only to physical tiredness, but also to mental fatigue. This mental fatigue comes from straining to comprehend the language, and coping with new situations.

The impact of culture shock can vary from person to person. There can be significant differences because some people may be better prepared to enter a new culture. Four factors which play into these are personality, language ability, length of stay, and the emotional support received. It is logical to think that when people are deprived of their familiar surroundings they will feel disoriented. One solution some have found is to bring a few small reminders of home. Pictures, wall hangings, favorite utensils, and keepsakes(纪念品)are all good candidates to make things feel more familiar. Another helpful activity is to establish little routines that become familiar over time. Even better is fitting things that were part of the regular routine back in the home country into the routine established in the new culture. This will make people feel more at home. 53．A person experiencing “culture shock” is mostly like . A．a dog without shelter B．a bird back home C．a horse lack of training D．a fish out of water

54．What does the underlined word “vacillate” in the second paragraph mean? A．hesitate B．stop C．watch D．suffer

55．What is the result for one experiencing “culture shock”? A．Seeming to be riding a roller coater. B．Having to agree on five basic stages. C．Having all home things taken abroad. D．Suffering both physically and mentally.

56．To overcome “culture shock”, one had better . A．make some necessary changes in one’s way of life B．recall part of regular routine in the home country C．buy a few reminders like pictures or wall hangers D．enjoy things brought from home country more often

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When I was 14, I was hired for an after-school job selling subscriptions（订阅单）to my hometown paper, the Houston Post. I was 36 to some of the city’s worst neighborhoods to solicit（请求）door-to-door. 37 I was often struggling around after dark in bad areas searching for garage apartments, I was 38 for the work. It was a 39 because people didn’t like a stranger knocking on their door, 40 a kid trying to get them to buy something. 41 , a man slammed his door in my face and screamed, “I don’t want no damn paper.” I 42 myself to knock again and finally I was 43 to tell him how great the paper was. I 44 selling him a subscription. I was soon 45 the top subscription sellers and, like other successful salesmen, was given 46 for training newcomers.

Around this time I started 47 the harmonica and guitar. Before long I was playing in a band at chilicook-offs and other events. When I 48 18, I focused my attention on becoming a professional musician. I never 49 sight of this dream. I’m sure my perseverance came from 50 I learned from knocking on strangers’ doors. That 51 helped me in many ways. Early in my music career I was 52 in a legal dispute（争论）with a former manager. He 53 me to back off, but I refused. Having all those doors slammed in my face as a kid gave me the 54 to stand up to this intimidating（恫吓的）figure. Except this time there was one difference: I was the one saying no. And I 55 .

36. A. taken B. made C. told D. sent

37. A. Even though B. For fear C. As if D. Shortly after 38. A. fearful B. grateful C. successful D. careful 39. A. nightmare B. trouble C. challenge D. task 40. A. even B. just C. only D. especially

41. A. At one time B. Later on C. Soon after D. Before long 42. A. asked B. forced C. made D. advised 43. A. angry B. glad C. shy D. able

44. A. ended up B. failed in C. began with D. insisted on 45. A. on B. among C. beyond D. into

46. A. honor B. chance C. responsibility D. opportunity 47. A. making B. doing C. playing D. getting 48. A. became B. got C. stayed D. turned 49. A. caught B. remembered C. lost D. left 50. A. where B. which C. what D. that

51. A. experience B. memory C. incident D. accident 52. A. stopped B. locked C. pulled D. hit

53. A. encouraged B. made C. begged D. pressured 54. A. hope B. strength C. ability D. spirit 55. A. won B. did C. lost D. had

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Since the beginning of human evolution, men have migrated（迁移）across continents

in search of food, shelter, safety, and comfortable weather. People still move for these reasons, but new reasons for human migration are arising, such as job relocation(重新安置) and overpopulation.

Three million migrants are moving from poor countries to wealthier ones each year, and increasingly, their destination is a neighboring country in developing parts of the world. People are moving within the developing world for the same reasons as they migrate to wealthier nations. People from poor countries are going to less poor countries, fleeing wars and conflicts. They are also responding to population pressures because some countries are densely populated, and they often have high population growth. Those people need to go somewhere else.

There are three main reasons why people move. The basic categories and percentages are as follows, according to the Current Population Surveys (CPS):

Family-related reasons account for 26.3%, including changes in marital（婚姻的） status, establishing a household and other family reasons; work-related reasons 16.2%, including job transfer, retirement, and other job-related reasons; housing-related reasons 51.6%, including new and better houses, better neighborhood, cheaper housing and other housing reasons; the remaining 5.9% of other reasons are attending college, the change of climate and health reasons.

Americans have been migrating south and west for decades in search of better job opportunities and warmer climates. They have also been moving to places a little far from cities, in search of bigger yards and houses, lower crime rates and better schools. In 1950, nearly a fifth of the population lived in the nation’s 20 largest cities. In 2006, it was about one in ten. That’s why many American people say, “Big Cities Shrink as People Move South, West.”

Between March 2005 and March 2007, 73.4 million Americans moved. Fifty-six percent of these moves were within the same country. Twenty percent were between counties but in the same state. Nineteen percent were moves to a different state. Some families even went abroad.

Title: People on the 1

Throughout human 2 , people have migrated across continents. Lead-in An 3 number of people from poor countries are moving to ______4 countries, especially neighboring ones. According to the CPS, the 6 of people move to other 5_ places for reasons 7 to housing. for people’s Americans have long been moving south and west, looking better job chance, a warmer 9 and migration 8 a a bigger yard, etc. Conclusion

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Now every year more and more people move to other places, which seems to have become a global 10 .