第三部分 閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

    Once, there was a woman who had so many problems, so many worries, so many troubles… that at times she felt she had more troubles than anyone else in the world!

    She was depressed. She thought she could never overcome her troubles, so she decided to end her life. That night she went to sleep early and she planned to commit suicide the next morning. But that night she had a dream…

    She found herself in a large cave, surrounded by gray bundles (包袱) of all shapes and sizes. Walking toward her was a woman with flowing long white hair.

    “Who are you?” asked the dreamer, “and what is this place?”

    “This is the cave of bundles of troubles and I am the keeper of the cave.”

    “Bundles of troubles?”

    “Yes,” the keeper explained, “each person who walks on the earth carries a bundle of troubles on their left shoulder.” The dreamer turned to look and there was a gray bundle on her left shoulder—it had been there all the time and she never noticed!

    “If you wish,” the keeper continued,” you can take your bundle down and exchange it for another.”

    “Really?” The woman lowered the bundle from her left shoulder. Oh, it felt so good to put it down. Then she picked up a beautiful bundle.

    The keeper said, “Why don’t you open it and look inside?”

    So the woman opened it and looked inside. “But these are the same troubles I brought here!”

    The keeper of the cave smiled softly and nodded. “That’s usually what happens, but do not despair, for there is another bundle on your right shoulder that should help lighten your load.”

    The woman turned and saw another bundle on her right shoulder. It had been there all the time and she never noticed! The woman took it down and opened it. Inside were her talents, her gifts, her hopes and opportunities. The woman felt her heart filled with joy and she looked up to thank the keeper of the cave, but she was gone; all were gone. And she found herself sitting up in her own bed with the morning sun streaming through the window, shining on her face.

56. Why did the woman decide to end her life?

   A. Because there were two gray bundles on her shoulders.

   B. Because she always had bad dreams at night.

   C. Because the keeper of the cave told her to do so.

   D. Because she felt she had too many troubles to overcome.

57. According to the keeper of the cave, _____ .

   A. there were good things such as talents in beautiful bundles

   B. each person carries a bundle on each shoulder

   C. different bundles contain different troubles

   D. it is impossible for people to take their bundles down from their shoulders

58. What did the woman feel when she opened the bundle on her right shoulder?

   A. Delighted.      B. Moved.    C. Depressed.     D. Confused.

59. The story of the woman is to show that _____ .

   A. dreaming a dream can save people’s life

   B. the bundles on our shoulders can make us happy

   C. attitude towards life plays an important role in people’s life

   D. we must ignore the troubles in life

60. What do you think happened to the woman when she woke up?

   A. She still felt depressed.                   B. She committed suicide.

   C. She looked for the keeper of the cave.       D. She didn’t want to end her life any more.

B

　　“You are going abroad and will live there? Oh, wonderful! You are so lucky.”

　　 Perhaps your family and friends said similar things to you when you left home. But is it true all the time? Is your life in the new country always wonderful and exciting?

　　Specialists say that it isn’t that easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” (沖擊) is the term specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. “There are three stages of culture shock,” say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers adapt to their surroundings and finally enjoy their life there.

    Culture shock arises from many obvious factors. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems such as the telephone, post office, or transportation may be difficult to work out. Even the simplest things become headaches. Still worse, the language may be difficult.

　　Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self-image.

　　Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation (迷惘). This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create and escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience are the long term solutions to the problem of culture shock.

61. When people move to a new country, they ______.

   A. find their new life always wonderful and exciting.

   B. dislike the new surroundings from the beginning.

   C. quickly get accustomed to the new culture there.

   D. will get used to the new life with certain difficulty.

62. Based on the passage, which of the following results from culture shock?

   A. weather conditions and customs     B. public service and transportation

   C. feeling homesick and disoriented    D. language communication issues  

63. According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, ________.

   A. the fewer difficulties you will meet with abroad

   B. the more problems you may have to face abroad

   C. the greater success you are likely to make abroad

   D. the less homesick you will eventually feel abroad

64. Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

   A. Cultural shock affects and surprises those who live in a new culture.  

   B. A new culture makes everything difficult except the simplest things.

   C. Since culture shock is painful, we can never get over it completely. 

　　D. Escaping by staying inside does solve the problem of culture shock.
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