Culture shock is a complex topic, but I'm a simple man with simple perspectives. So my experience of foreign culture boils down to three basic stages: anger, acceptance and appreciation.

When I began my life in China I was often filled with frustration and    1   over the way things were. Things were seen as clearly “  2    ” and I rejected the view of there being other ways of doing things. Afterwards I came to   3   different ways of doing things but still saw my own ways as superior.

My views were still heavily colored by   4     and I often accepted situations I felt   5   by simply coining the phrase "That's China,"    6    China was a backward country that simply didn't do things correctly. Finally, however , I came to understand and appreciate the new   7     and ways of doing things, sometimes using them as effectively as the     8   .

For example, fish is never    9     with the head in my country, thus my feelings went from “Ugh! I can’t eat this! The fish is    10    at me saying, `You're a   11   man.' Take this off the table,” to “I’ll let my friends enjoy, but I'll just stick with the other dishes,” and to "Would anyone mind if I eat the eyeball?"

It is not the same with every westerner, and some take    12    than others to go through the three stages. It all depends on how   13    you are and how tightly you   14   to your own culture. It took a little over a year of living in China before I finally appreciate the new culture. Now, I'm more    15    in China than in my own country.

1. A. curiosity          B. fear                C. purpose            D. anger

2. A. wrong           B. right               C. wise              D. smooth

3. A. find               B. use               C. accept             D. refuse

4. A. preferences         B. references          C. facts             D. standards

5. A. necessary          B. important          C. nervous           D. stupid

6. A. mentioning         B. saying            C. meaning          D. referring

7. A. character          B. personality           C. revolution           D. culture

8. A. locals                B. foreigners           C. researchers         D. citizens

9. A. bought                 B.sold               C. served            D. separated

10. A. glancing         B. laughing            C. shouting          D. staring

11. A. kind             B. cruel                C. brave               D. unique

12. A. more            B. less              C. further             D. longer

13. A. adaptable           B. considerable         C. dependable          D. enjoyable

14. A. get               B. hold              C. catch             D. insist

15. A. anxious           B. welcomed         C. comfortable         D. miserable

In a basketball game, when things are going badly and the coach doesn’t like the way his team  16  (perform), he instructs his players to call a “timeout”. At this point, the game is stopped for a few minutes and the coach gathers the team to discuss    17   (adjust) which are needed to get the players back on track and to perform more    18    (effect). Of course, during the timeout, the coach also points out what the players did is right,    19   helps to reinforce their positive behavior.

Here is the question: How often in    20   life do you call a “timeout” to review what is working for you and to put    21   end to what isn’t? Probably not often enough. Unfortunately, we tend    22   (become) entrenched(根深蒂固的) in habits which are not moving us   23  _ the direction of our goals. Life is continually providing feedback,    24    . And it’s up to you to become aware    25   these useful clues---to learn from the results you are producing and to make any change that may be necessary.

IF and WHEN were friends. Every week they met and their conversation usually centered on all the things they were going to achieve. This particular Saturday when they met, WHEN sensed that IF was not in a great mood. WHEN questioned IF, “What’s wrong with you? You don't seem your usual cheery self?” IF looked at WHEN and replied, “I just don't feel I am making any progress. Last week I saw a course and wanted to take if only I had the time to take it.” WHEN knew exactly how IF felt. “I too saw a course and I am going to register when I get enough money.” said WHEN, “What about that new job you were going to apply for? You were so excited about it last week.” IF responded, “If my computer didn't break down last week, I would have applied. So I could not type my resume.”

“Don't worry about it.When you are ready another job will come through. I have been thinking about looking for another job too, but I will wait and when the weather gets nicer I will look then.” WHEN then went on to tell IF about his week, hoping that it would cheer him up a bit.

The man at the next table couldn't help overhearing WHEN and IF. “Excuse me gentlemen,” the man said. Surprised, IF and WHEN both looked at the man. The man continued, “I'm sorry, but I couldn't help hearing your conversation. I think I know how you could solve your problems.” Curious, IF asked the gentleman, “How do you think you can solve our problems?” The gentleman smiled and said, “You only need to listen to yourselves. It reminds me of an old proverb: 'If and When were planted, and Nothing grew'.” The gentleman went on, “Just start doing, take action, and stop talking about 'if and when'.” IF and WHEN suddenly realized that what the gentleman had said was so true. Both of them were guilty of thinking and living their life for the "ifs and whens". The gentleman left and their conversation changed. They made up their mind that when they met for lunch next week, there would be no "ifs and whens"; they would only talk about what they accomplished! Soon another week came.

26. IF was not in a good mood because _________.

A. he failed to arrange time for a course     B. he missed a course for lack of money

C. he was upset by the bad weather         D. he was not satisfied with his resume

27. Which of the proverbs goes with the saying underlined in Paragraph 3?

A. Where there is a will, there is a way.      B. There are no gains without pains.

C. Belief is the great guide of human life.    D. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

28. IF and WHEN were advised to solve their problems by _________.

A. setting more goals for their future

B. stop using “ifs and whens” in conversations

C. putting their plans into action immediately

D. changing the topics of their weekly conversation

29. After listening to the suggestions from the gentleman, WHEN felt _________.

A. cheerful        B. regretful        C. disappointed         D. upset

30. The paragraph that follows the last one probably talks about _________.

A. the success in IF’s and WHEN’s job interview   B. the effect of the gentleman’s advice

C. the schedule made by IF and WHEN           D. the achievements of IF and WHEN

CHICAGO(Reuters)-Smoking not only can wrinkle the face and turn it yellow—it can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday．

The study，published in the Archives of Dermatology，shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body-even skin protected from the sun．

“We examined non-facial skin that was protected from the sun，and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and the total．years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced，” Dr．Yolanda Helfrich of the University of Michigan，who led the study，said in a statement．

“In participants older than 65 years，smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers. Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years.” Helfrich's team added in their report．

The researchers tested 82 people，smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms．They ranged，in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers．Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person's skin was．

When skin is exposed to sunlight，notably the face，it becomes coarse(粗糙的)．Wrinkled and discolored with a pale yellow tint，Helfrich's team wrote．

Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking conduces to premature(过早的)skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles，the study said，but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light．

The report did not discuss die mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke，among other things，causes blood vessels(血管)beneath the skin to constrict (紧缩)，reducing blood supply to the skin．

Smoking can also damage the connective tissue that supports both die skin and the internal organs．

31. When your skin is exposed to sunlight long，it becomes all of the following Except ________.

A. discolored      B. coarse           C. rough          D. flexible

32. What does the underlined phrase “conduces to” in Paragraph 7 mean?

A. help           B. encourage        C. prevent         D. stop

33. How wrinkled a person's skin is doesn't relate to       .

A. the number of cigarettes a person smokes      B. the kind and characteristics of skin

C. how long a person smokes                  D. how long skin is under sunlight

34. From the passage smoking results in skin aging mainly because       .

A. it can make skin come off                   B. it can make you feel tired

C. it will lower blood supply to skin             D. it can make blood run faster

35. The main purpose of the passage is to        .

A. inform people about the result of the study   B. advise people how to protect skin

C. warn people not to smoke again           D. introduce a new way of avoid skin aging

Every profession or trade, every art, and every science has its technical vocabulary, the function of which is partly to refer to things or processes which have no names in ordinary English, and partly to secure greater exactness in expression. Such special dialects, or jargon, are necessary in technical discussion of any kind. Being universally understood by the devotees of the particular science or art, they have the precision of a mathematical formula(公式). Besides, they save time, for it is much more economical to name a process than to describe it. Thousands of these technical terms are very properly included in every large dictionary, yet, as a whole, they are rather on the outskirts of the English language than actually within its borders.

Different professions, however, differ widely in the character of their special vocabularies. In trades and handicrafts and other professions, such as farming and fishing, that have occupied great numbers of men from remote times, the technical vocabulary is very old. It consists largely of native words, or of borrowed words that have worked themselves into the very fiber of our language, hence, though highly technical in many particulars, these vocabularies are more familiar in sound, and more generally understood than most other technicalities. The special dialects of law, medicine, and philosophy have also become pretty familiar to cultivated person, and have contributed much to the popular vocabulary.

Yet, every profession still possesses a large body of technical terms that remain essentially foreign, even to educated speech. And the proportion has been much increased in the last fifty years, particularly in the various departments of natural and political sciences and in the mechanic arts. So new terms are coined with the greatest freedom, and abandoned with indifference when they have served their turn. Most of the new coinages（创新词语）are restricted to special discussions and seldom get into general literature or conversation. Yet no profession is nowadays, as all profession once were, a closed guild (行会). The lawyer, the physician, the man of science, and the cleric (神职人员) associate freely with his fellow creatures, and do not meet them in a merely professional way.

Furthermore, what is called popular science makes everybody acquainted with modern views and recent discoveries. Any important experiment, though made in a remote laboratory, is at once reported in the newspapers, and everybody is soon talking about it—as in the case of the Roentgen rays and wireless telegraphy. Thus, our common speech is always taking up new technical terms and making them commonplace(常见的事).

36. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Technical terms’ characters in different occupations. 

B. Technical terms’s popularity in different cultures .

C. Technical vocabulary’ development.

D. Technical vocabulary’s functions.

37. What does the underlined sentence in Para. 1 mean?

A. Technical terms are usually used in the urban areas.

B. Technical terms are always used in the rural areas.

C. Technical terms don’t constitute the core of common speech.

D. Technical terms are not understood by English farmers.

38. From the passage, we can learn that______.

A. it is easier to become a professional today than it was in the past

B. there is more social communication between professionals and others

C. popular science has told its secrets to people all over the world

D. no one can understand more things in profession now than ever

39. It can be concluded from the last paragraph that _____.

A. the English language is becoming increasingly expanded

B. the words of the English language are always changing now

C. one can never be sure what a word means without consulting an expert

D. technical terms have little chance of being the main body of the language

40. The author mentions Roentgen rays and wireless telegraphy as examples of ________.

A. rapid occurrence of jargon                     B. quick talk of an experiment

C. precision of jargon in meaning                    D. fast expansion of technical words