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1、UnitTwelvePresentandFuturePartIDiversityinCulture©Task3Somepeoplefindculturaldifferencesinterestingandexciting・Theyarcmentallyandphysicallystimulatedbyencounterswithpeoplefromothercultures,andtheywantmore・Otherpeople,though,donothavethatreaction.Inthepresenceofpeoplefromdifferentculturesthe
2、yfeeldiscomfort,confusionandanxiety・Theyhaveastrongtendencytojudgeorevaluateotherpeopleandtoreachnegativeconclusionsaboutthem.Surelypeopleofthefirsttypearemorelikelytohaveconstructiveexperiencewithpeoplefromotherculturesthanarethoseofthesecondtype・Butwccandosomethingtohelppeoplereactmorecon
3、structivelythantheymightotherwise.Thisiscalledtocopewithcultureshock・Cultureshockcanbedescribedasthefeelingofconfusionanddisorientationoneexperienceswhenconfrontedwithalargenumberofnewandunfamiliarpeopleandsituations・Manythingscontributetoit■一smells,sounds,flavors,theveryfeelingoftheaironei
4、sbreathing.Ofcourse,thenatives'unfamiliarlanguageandbehaviorcontributetoittoo.People'sresponsestocultureshockvarygreatly,fromexcitementandenergeticactiontowithdrawal,depression,physicalillness,andhostility.Aparticularindividualmightreacttocultureshockonewayonedayandanotherthenext.Thenotiono
5、fcultureshockcallstwousefulpointstomind.First,mostpeopleexperiencesomedegreeofcultureshockwhentheygotoanewcountry,whethertheyadmitittothemselvesandothersornot.Cultureshockismoreaproductofthesituationofbeinginanewculturethanitisofthetravelerpersonaltraits.Second,cultureshock,likeotherkindso
6、f"shock/"isnormallytransitory.Itpasseswithtime.Academicanalystsofthecultureshockideapointoutthattheexperienceofthecultureshockneednotbenegative.Whiletheremaybesomeunhappinessandunpleasantnessalongwiththeconfusionanddisorientation,theconfusionanddisorientationarenecessarystepsinlearningabout
7、thenewculture.Ifeverythinginthenewplaceisjustlikehome,nolearningwillcomefrombeingthere・Questions:1.Whydosomepeoplefindculturaldifferencesinterestingandexciting?2.Whatiscultureshock?3.WhichofthefollowingthingswasNOTmentionedtocontributetocultureshock,acco
