Las clases no _________ （terminar) hasta las once y media.

听力原文： The term "culture shock" has appeared in the popular vocabulary. Culture shock is the effect that immersion in a strange culture has on the unprepared visitor. Peace Corps volunteers suffer from it in Borneo or Brazil. Macro Polo probably suffered from it in China. Culture shock is what happens when a traveler suddenly finds himself in a place where "yes" may mean "no", where a "fixed price" is negotiable, where laughter may signify anger. It is what happens when the familiar psychological cues that help an individual to function in society are suddenly withdrawn and replaced by new ones that are strange or incomprehensible.

The culture shock phenomenon explains much of the bewilderment, frustration, and disorientation that plagues people in their dealing with other societies. It causes a breakdown in communication, a misunderstanding of reality, an inability to cope. Yet culture shock is relatively mild in comparison with the much more serious disease--future shock. Future shock is the frightening disorientation brought on by the premature arrival of the future. It may well be the most serious disease of tomorrow.

Future shock is a time phenomenon, a product of the greatly accelerated rate of change in society. It arises from the imposition of a new culture on an old one. It is culture shock in one's own society. But its impact is far worse. For the traveler can at last turn back to his own familiar culture, but the victim of future shock can not.

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A．Because future shock is caused by greatly accelerated rate of change.

B．Because future shock can not be predicated.

C．Because future shock prevent people from returning to a more familiar culture.

D．Because future shock can't be explained in words.

听力原文： The term "culture shock" has appeared in the popular vocabulary. Culture shock is the effect that immersion in a strange culture has on the unprepared visitor. Peace Corps volunteers suffer from it in Borneo or Brazil. Macro Polo probably suffered from it in China. Culture shock is what happens when a traveler suddenly finds himself in a place where "yes" may mean "no", where a "fixed price" is negotiable, where laughter may signify anger. It is what happens when the familiar psychological cues that help an individual to function in society are suddenly withdrawn and replaced by new ones that are strange or incomprehensible.

The culture shock phenomenon explains much of the bewilderment, frustration, and disorientation that plagues people in their dealing with other societies. It causes a breakdown in communication, a misunderstanding of reality, an inability to cope. Yet culture shock is relatively mild in comparison with the much more serious disease—future shock. Future shock is the frightening disorientation brought on by the premature arrival of the future. It may well be the most serious disease of tomorrow.

Future shock is a time phenomenon, a product of the greatly accelerated rate of change in society. It arises from the imposition of a new culture on an old one. It is culture shock in one's own society. But its impact is far worse. For the traveler can at last turn back to his own familiar culture, but the victim of future shock can not.

(30)

A．Because future shock is caused by greatly accelerated rate of change.

B．Because future shock can not be predicated.

C．Because future shock prevent people from returning to a more familiar culture.

D．Because future shock can't be explained in words.

听力原文： The term "culture shock" has appeared in the popular vocabulary. Culture shock is the effect that immersion in a strange culture has on the unprepared visitor. Peace Corps volunteers suffer from it in Borneo or Brazil. Macro Polo probably suffered from it in China. Culture shock is what happens when a traveler suddenly finds himself in a place where "yes" may mean "no", where a "fixed price" is negotiable, where laughter may signify anger. It is what hap pens when the familiar psychological cues that help an individual to function in society are suddenly withdrawn and re placed by new ones that are strange or incomprehensible.

The culture shock phenomenon explains much of the bewilderment, frustration, and disorientation that plagues people in their dealing with other societies. It causes a breakdown in communication, a misunderstanding of reality, an inability to cope. Yet culture shock is relatively mild in comparison with the much more serious disease—future shock. Future shock is the frightening disorientation brought on by the premature arrival of the future. It may well be the most serious disease of tomorrow.

Future shock is a time phenomenon, a product of the greatly accelerated rate of change in society. It arises from the imposition of a new culture on an old one. It is culture shock in one's own society. But its impact is far worse. For the traveler can at last turn back to his own familiar culture, but the victim of future shock can not.

(30)

A．Because future shock is caused by greatly accelerated rate of change.

B．Because future shock can not be predicated.

C．Because future shock prevent people from returning to a more familiar culture.

D．Because future shock can't be explained in words.

听力原文： U.S. congressman and former entertainer Sonny Bono has died in a skiing accident at a resort in Nevada. Authorities confirmed Mr. Bono suffered head injuries and died immediately after hitting a tree. The body of the 62-year-old lawmaker was found Monday at the heavenly ski Resort at Lahe Tahol about two hours after he was reported missing.

Mr. Bono and his former wife Chef were a popular rock-and-roll singing duo in the 1960s and 70s. Sonny and Chersang the hit songs: "The Beat Goes On" ,"I Got You Babe" and they hosted a top rated variety show on television.

Sonny Bono entered politics in the 1980s as a Conservative Republican. He served one term as mayor of Palms Springs, California before winning a seat in the U.S. Congress in 1994. Press Secretary Frank Conen said Sonny Bono made his mark on Capitol Hill. Sonny Bono died at 62.

What did he and his wife do in the 1960's and 70's?

A．They danced in a group.

B．They played instruments together.

C．They sang rock-and-roll together.

D．They sang folk song together.

The assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri resulted in ______.

A．mass anti-Syrian protests

B．Lebanese parliamentary elections

C．President Lahoud’s resignation

D．the killing of a famous journalist

The assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri resulted in ______.

A．mass anti-Syrian protests

B．Lebanese parliamentary elections

C．President Lahoud’s resignation

D．the killing of a famous journalist

A．In addition

B．In turn

C．Instead

D．In paricular

In October 1949 the United Nations brought a number of specialists on food to Geneva, to discuss the problems of eating habits and food supplies of peoples throughout the world. One problem that interested the specialists particularly was a form. of illness, about which little was known among the children in Africa.

Two doctors were chosen to make the study. They flew to Africa and during the next two months visited ten countries. They found that serious diseases of poor eating, often mistaken for other diseases, existed in all parts of Africa. The diseases were similar and could therefore all be named kwashiorkor.

The diseased children are usually from one to four years old. As the illness progresses, the child's stomach becomes swollen by liquid collecting in the body. The skin changes color and may break out in open sores. The hair changes color and starts to fall out. The patient loses all interest in his surroundings and even in food, and becomes so weak that he wants to lie down all the time. Stomach liquids are no longer produced.

The doctors reasoned that kwashiorkor was found in the young children of this age in many parts of Africa because of lack of milk or meat. Their mothers, after stopping their breast-feeding, gave them foods full of starches instead of greatly needed proteins. They found that the addition of milk to the food of children suffering from kwashiorkor saved many lives.

It was necessary that the children of Africa be helped to eat better. The doctors suggested that the production of foods rich in protein be increased; they thought that more fish should be caught and more nuts should be grown. They urged education plans to teach mothers better ways of feeding children. They suggested that the United Nations send large quantities of powdered milk to hospitals and child-health centers. Finally, they recommended closer study of all the special problems connected with kwashiorkor.

One difficulty in discovering kwashiorkor is that______.

A．it has no viruses

B．it is like other diseases

C．it is hard to see signs of it

D．it does not last long