Culture shock is an occupational disease(职业病) for people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad.
Culture shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing all familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs are as following: when to shake hands and what to say when meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and refuse invitations, when to take statements seriously and when not. These signs, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, or customs, are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up and as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us depend on hundreds of these signs for our peace of mind and day-to-day efficiency, but we do not carry most at the level of conscious awareness.
Now when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar signs are removed. No matter how broadminded or full of good will you may be, a series of
A. the sudden change of social atmosphere and customs
B. the sudden change of our daily habits
C. the sudden loss of our own signs and symbols
D. the discomfort that we feel when faced with a foreigner
Culture shock is an occupational disease(职业病) for people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad.
Culture shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing all familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs are as following: when to shake hands and what to say when meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and refuse invitations, when to take statements seriously and when not. These signs, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, or customs, are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up and as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us depend on hundreds of these signs for our peace of mind and day-to-day efficiency, but we do not carry most at the level of conscious awareness.
Now when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar signs are removed. No matter how broadminded or full of good will you may be, a series of
A. you don't know how to express your gratitude.
B. You don't know how to greet other people.
C. You suddenly forget what a word means.
D. You don't understand why a foreigner shrugs.
Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most ailments, it has its own (1) and cure.
Culture shock is (2) by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one (3) in which we orient ourselves to the (4) of daily life: when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to (5) purchases, when to accept and when to refuse invitations, when to take statement seriously and when not. These cues, (6) may be words, gestures, facial (7) customs, or norms, are (8) by all of us in the course of growing up and are as much a (9) of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept. All of us (10) for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, (11) of which we do not carry on th
A. expected
B. predicted
C. accelerated
D. anticipated
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