[单项选择] Many visitors to the United States find that the fast pace at which people move is very troubling. One’’s first impression is likely to be that everyone is in a rush. City people always seem to be hurrying to get where they are going. And they are very impatient if they are delayed even for a brief moment. At first this may seem unfriendly to you. But drivers will rush you; storekeepers will be in a hurry as they serve you; people will push past you as they walk along the street. You will miss smiles and brief conversations with people when you shop or dine in a restaurant. Do not think it is because Americans are in other countries as well. Americans who live in cities such as New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, often think that everyone is equally in a hurry to get things clone. But when they discover that you are a stranger, most Americans become quite kindly and will take great care to help you. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A. Life pace is different inside and outside big cities.
B. Life pace is quite slow in other parts of the world.
C. Life pace is the same in different parts of the world.
D. Life pace is similar in American cities, big or small.

[单项选择] Many visitors to the United States find that the fast pace at which people move is very troubling. One’’s first impression is likely to be that everyone is in a rush. City people always seem to be hurrying to get where they are going. And they are very impatient if they are delayed even for a brief moment. At first this may seem unfriendly to you. But drivers will rush you; storekeepers will be in a hurry as they serve you; people will push past you as they walk along the street. You will miss smiles and brief conversations with people when you shop or dine in a restaurant. Do not think it is because Americans are in other countries as well. Americans who live in cities such as New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, often think that everyone is equally in a hurry to get things clone. But when they discover that you are a stranger, most Americans become quite kindly and will take great care to help you. Visitors to the United Stales possibly feel that city people of the country ar
A. busy
B. kind
C. troubling
D. patient

[填空题]Visitors’ injury in United States national parks was the result of humans surprising these nervous, shy, and easily frightened animals.

[单项选择]Many immigrants to the United States find the decision to seek better lives for their families in America can have an unexpected and tragic consequence. Deep differences with their children develop over language and culture.
"Many immigrants arrive here without much education. Their kids soon gain language skills and also street marts on how to live in America, leaving the parents at a disadvantage, " Ileana, Roses, pastor of a Methodist church group operating in Virginia, said.
"Not only that but they find they cannot relate to children who quickly absorb American culture, " she said.
According to the US Census Bureau, the number of foreign born or first generation Americans reached 55 million last year, a record one in five of the total population.
A government survey of 922 immigrants in 2000 found that nearly 40 percent of those who had been in the United States for more than 15 years would still like to take English classes if they had the time.
Two thirds
A. that they can’t understand the English language
B. that they lose their position of authority in their families
C. that their children have lost sense of their own national values
D. how they can master the English language as soon as possible

[填空题]In the United States many high school shooting, many American schools became equipped with security systems.

[简答题]

 Many of you have come to the United States from a foreign country. What has your experience been like Have you noticed that your experience has changed or evolved In what way This period of cultural adjustment has often been called "culture shock" -- the impact of being in a culture which is very different from our own. There are several symptoms of culture shock. These include the following: ·Concern about cleanliness, such as concerns that the water is clean and that the food is cleans; ·Concerns over minor pains; ·Anger about delays, frustrations over small things; ·Feeling that you have been cheated, taken advantage of; ·Not learning the language of the culture; ·A strong desire to be with people from your own country. One of the first researchers to describe the stages of culture shock was Oberg in 1953. He identified four stages in the host culture. The first stage is the "honeymoon" stage, where everything