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1、UNIT2BRIDGINGCU1.TURES(2.1ReadingandThinking班级：姓名：.0I读理解1Orcultureisthesystemweuse(obuildouridentity.Alllivingthingsarvpariofaculture.Evenanimalshaveaculture!Sowhatisculture?Ifsthewaywebehaveinagroup.Itbeginswitheachindividual(单个的)family.Withinourfamilieswcthingstobuildrelationshipswitheachohcr.This

2、canincludemui心likedailyhouseworkandweeklyshopping,halsoincludestraditions.Traditionsareac(ivitiesthatarerepeatedonaregularbasis.CultureisnotlimitedIoindividualfamilygroups.TherealstrengthOfculturcisinlargercommunitygroups.Theselargergroupsarecalledsocieties.Everysocietymakesrulesforitself,hdecidesho

3、wpeopleshouldactindifferentsituations.Someoftheserulesarcwrittendown.Sonicarcjustthingsthatarcnaturallyexpectedofallmembersof(hatsociety.Often,culturescanberecognizedbywhatthepeoplebelieve.CulturesarealsoknownbywhattheychooseIoincludein(heiran.SonxMimcsculturesmaybeformedbypeoplewhospeakthesamelangu

4、age.Culturesmayalsobeknownfortheircustoms,including(hefoodstheymakeandthethingstheydo.OurcultureshelpusunderstandWhOwcarcandwhatwcbelieve.Therearcverystrongfeelingsconnectingustoourownsociety.Twodifferentculturesmaydisagreeonsomething,especiallyiftheybothfeelstronglyaboutit.Whenthathappens,warisacom

5、monresult.Peoplearclearningbetterwaystocommunicatewitheachoher.,Ihcmorewccommunicate,themorwcappreciate(bedifferencesincultures.1. TheunderlinedwordroutinesinParagraphIisclosestinmeaningto.A.hobbiesB.behaviorsC.fomialaciiviiesD.dailyactivities2. Wheredocstherealstrengthofculture?A.Inarts.B.Insocieti

6、es.C.Infamilies.D.Inki11guages.3. Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthordisagreewithaccordingtothepassage?A. Culturedoesntexistinanimals.B. Cultureisthewaywebehave.C. Culturesmaynotagreewitheachmhcr.D. Cultureshelpusurlersiandourselves.4. Howcanpeopleappreciatecul(ura)differences?A.Bybuildingawall.B.Byprep

7、aringtofight.C.Bycommunicating.D.Bymakingfriends.5. Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhatIsCulture?B.WhatIsSociety?C.WhalIsTradition?D.WhalIsSyslem?2Researchersareofteni11erestedinhowculturechangesovertime.AllculturesgoIhrOUghperiodsofchangeandsomecultureschangefasterIhanolhers.Forexample,inthepast

8、10years.Chineseculturehaschangedrapidlyaswesternproduceshavebecomepopular.Othercountries,suchasFrance,havecreatedrulestopreventleirculturefromchangingtooquickly.Eventhoughcultureschangeatdifferentpaces,thecausesofculturalchangearcquitesimilararoundtheworld.OnCoftheseistechnologyandmedicine,intheUnit

9、edStateshcinventionanddevelopmentofbirthCQmrOlpillsandothermeasureshelpedparentstolimitlhesizeoftheirfamilies.Asaresult,familiesgrewsmallerandparentscouldgivemoreattentiontofewerchildren.Ontheotherhand,newtechnologyhasalsocreatedemoionaldistanceamongfamilies.Culturesalsochangewhentheycomeintocontact

10、withOthercukures.immigration.Iorexample,oftenresultsinculturalchangeforbothimmigrantsandthehostculture.Immigrantsoftenbringwith(hemdifferentideas,fi,music,language,andmannerswhentheyInOVetoanewculture.InCanada,forexample,(hegovernmenthasapolicyofmulticulturalismwhereimmigrantsareencouragedtosharethe

11、irbackgroundcultureswithCanadianswhileadoptingandacceptingCanadiancul(urc.CulturalchangecanoccurdueIUlargerevents.Forexample,economicdepression,war.anddisastercanendangersocieties,whichmustadaptothesechallengesandevents.Becauseofthesechangesinsociety,ideasandwaysoflifealsoaffecttheeniiculture.Forexa

12、mple,duringWorldWarH.manyAmericanmenweresentfarofftofighl.Consequently.Wolnenweresuddenlynepeanswereexpectedtoknowtheselanguages.TbeducatedEuropeans,heUtnguagesof(heGreeksandtheRomanswereimora11.Theideasof(heGreeksandRomanswerealsompuctan(.PeopleknewIhatInZmyoftheirownideasIutdconicfromtheGreeksindI

13、hcRomans.Ibunderstandtheirownculture,theymustunderstanditsorigin(起源).hcyknewthatthosebeginningslayintheClaSSiCal(古典文学的)world.IbdaywehavesomanythingstostudythatlewpeoplehavetimetolearnGreekand1.atin.Ecwofyouwillstudycitherlanguageinschool.Ycl(heideasofIhcGreeksandtheRomansarcstillimpHtantlous.Theseid

14、easstillhelploshapewesternculturetmathD.studentsknewIiukaboutgeography10. According(othe(ex(.EUropeanSthought.A. theoriginfIheircullurcwasunknownB. theideasoftheGreekswereunacceptableC. Greekwasmuchmoreinponant(ktn1.adnD. theRomanshadagreatinfluenceontheirculture11. Wheredocstheauthorofthetextprobab

15、lycomefrom?.Japan.B.Greece.C.America.D.China.12. Inthelastparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat.A. isofgreatvaluecoIcamGrvckand1.aIinB. itsquitedifHculttoIcamGreekand1.atinC. thecultureoftheclassicalworldisuselessnowadaysD. WesterncultureisquitedifferentfromGreekandRomanculturesI1.七选五Doyouchinkstudyingina

16、diflcrcncountryissomc(hingthatsoundsveryexciting?Ccnainly.itisanewexperience,whichbringsIbeOpponuniiyofdiscoveringfascinatingthingsandafeelingoffvedom.13Youwillexperiencecultureshock.Evidently,atleastfouressentialstagesofculture-shockadjustmentoccur.ThefirstMagciscalledwthchoneymoon*.Inthisstage,you

17、feelexcitementaboutlivinginadifferentplace,andeverythingseemstobemarvekns.14.Eventually,however,thesecondstageofcultureshockappears.Iliisisthehostilitystage*.15.YoubecomeIiNdofmanythingsaboutIhenewculture.Moreover.PeoPledont(realyoulikeaguestanynre.Everything(hatseemedtobesowonderfulalCirMisnowawful

18、,andeverythingmakesyoufeeldistressedindlircd.Thenyoucome(oIhethirdstagecalled*recovery.Youstartfeelingmorepositive,andyou(ryodevelopcomprehensionofeven-thingyoudontunderstand.Ihcwholesituationstartstobecomemorefavorable.16.Tbclaststageofcultureshockiscalled*adjustment.17.Thethingsthatinitiallymadeyo

19、utccluncomfortableorstrangearenowthingsIhalyouUndcrsiand.NowyoufeelconiIortable:youhaveadjustedtothenewculture.A、Actually.CUhUitshockissomethingyoucannotavoidwhenstudyinginaforeigncountry.B. YouhavereachedapointwhereyoufeelgxJbecauseyouhavelearnedenoughtounderstand(henewculture.C. YoUlikeCvCrythi咚an

20、dever)bodyseemsIobesonicetoyou.D. Yourecoverfromthesymptomsof(hetlrstwostages.E.Inspiteoftheseadvantages,however,therearcalsosomechallengesyouwillencounter.EHowcvcr.whenyouhavecompletelyadjustedtoanewcultureyoucanmorefullyenjoyit.GYoubegintonoticeIhaInoteverythingisasgoodasyouhadoriginallythoughti(w

21、as.Ill.完形填空Mostpeoplegetridofhcirleftoverfoods,buiinNigerian-bmvisualartistHaneeiahAdamskitchen,theyreput(ogooduse.Adam.28.isfanousfor18foodincreativeways,usingit(omakeportmilsandonC.StandaixlD.Uknl21.A.alternativeB.regularC.CQmPUlSoryD.specific22.A.excitesB.puzzlesC.NjecisD.presses23.A.a11ificialB.

22、mxiesiC.randomD.visual24.A.collectsB.devotesC.inspectsD.sees25.A.competedB.heldC.wonD.Perfomled26.A.sponsoredB.donatedC.expandedD.possessed27.A.AfterB.SinceC.WhileD.Before28.A.activelyB.frequentlyC.mildlyD.roughly30.A.learningB.creatingC.advertisingD.developing31.A.giveB.bringC.resultD.ParIiCiPaIe32

23、.A.setanexampleB.haveatryC.makeadifferenceD.breakarecordI语法腐空29.A.viewC.rewardD.careerB.space1.ivinginIwodifterenlculturesisnotaneasything.WhenIwastenyearsold.11yparents33.(move)to(heUSfromSri1.anka,whichis34.islandoffthecoastofIndia.35,WenowliveintheUS.Wefollow(hecustomsandIraditionsofSri1.anka.Iha

24、velearnedtospeak3languages,includingEnglish.Icala6.(various)offoodsandcelebraledifferentholidays37.havetodowithmyculture.However.Iherearemanydisadva11agesofbeingPaltofIWOClIIlUre$,Sometimes.SPeakingalanguageathomeandspeakinganotherlanguageinSChoOlcanbe3&(confuse);sometimesIhavetrouble39.(express)myt

25、hou)tsinEnglishbecausetheycantunderstandmewell;sometimesmyculturedocsmakeme40.(separale)!11miiOIhCrSbecauseIfeeltoodiffcrenl.1am41.(closetomycultureofSri1.ankathanIhaloftheUS.1dontlistentoEnglishmusicasmuchasIlistentoIndianmusic.Ihcrcfore.Ifcel42.(extreme)lonelywhenIdon,tknowwhatsongtheyaretalkingabout.