2010年12月英語四級考試全真預(yù)測試卷(3)

　　It is logical to think that when people are deprived of their familiar surroundings they will feel disoriented. One solution some have found is to bring a few small reminders of home. Pictures， wall hangings， favorite utensils， and keepsakes(紀念品)are all good candidates to make things feel more familiar. Another helpful activity is to establish little routines that become familiar over time. Even better is fitting things that were part of the regular routine back in the home country into the routine established in the new culture. This will make people feel more at home.

　　47. According to the 1st paragraph， experts have interests in ________________.

　　48. Emotional “roller coaster” refers to ________________.

　　49. When entering a new culture， the problems people face are ________________.

　　50. Coping with new situations may result in ________________.

　　51. According to the author， the more effective way to solve “cultural shock” is ________________.

　　Section B

　　Directions： There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked [A]， [B]， [C] and [C]。 You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding le ind of personality which seems able to ignore other people’s pain and difficulties. Running away， like killing yourself， is a highly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty， upset and empty.”

　　The Salvation Army‘s Investigation Department has a 70 percent success rate in tracking missing people down. According to Lt. Co. Bramwell Pratt， head of the department， men and women run away for very different reasons though lack of communication is often the biggest motive. “The things that disturb a man’s personality are problems like being tied up in debt or serious worries about work. And some women make impossible demands on their husbands. Women usually leave for more obvious reasons but fear is at the root of it. Men are more often prepared to give their marriage another try than women， but we are aware that， for some wives， it would be a total impossibility to return after the way they‘ve been treated.”

　　52. When her husband left home， Eileen Doyle ________ 。

　　[A] could not forgive him for taking the children [C] could not understand why

　　[B] had been expecting it to happen for some time [D] blamed herself for what had happened

　　53. Most people who leave their families behind them ________.

　　[A] do so without warning [C] come back immediately

　　[B] do so because of their debts [D] change their names

　　54. The man or woman left behind usually ________.

　　[A] admits responsibility for the situation

　　[B] wishes the person who has left were dead

　　[C] feels embarrassed and useless

　　[D] will have no legal marriage life for seven years

　　55. Paul Brown regards leaving home in such circumstances as ________.

　　[A] an act of despair [C] the result of a sudden decision

　　[B] an act of selfishness [D] the result of the enormous sense of guilt

　　56. The Salvation Army believes that _________.

　　[A] most men run away because of the impossible demands of their wives

　　[B] men’s reasons are more understandable than women‘s

　　[C] some women never give their men another chance

　　[D] women are often afraid to start marriage again