We can infer that the word "it" (Line 2, Para.4) refers to .
A. crime rate
B. disadvantage of living in cities
C. advantage of living in cities
D. constant threat
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?Read the article below about a city.
?Are sentences 16-22 given below "Right" or "Wrong"? If there is not enough information to answer "Right" or "Wrong", choose "Doesn't Say".
?For each sentence 16-22, mark one letter (A, B or C).
Welcome to Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a city of many faces. It is the capital of the Netherlands, even though it is not the seat of Parliament or the government. Amsterdam is more than just a capital, however. It is the essence of the Netherlands. not just because it is the largest city in the country, but more particularly because it is the mainspring of our country's economic, social and cultural life.Already more than seven hundred years old, our compact city has more of which it can be proud, world-class orchestras and dance groups, more than forty renowned museums, almost a thousand restaurants serving cuisine from countries around the globe, gabled mansions and magnificent churches from the 17th century Golden Age.
But as Amsterdammers, we are most proud of our tradition of hospitality. We really want everyone to feel at home. You will find this friendliness and helpfulness everywhere, at the Tourist Office, in our hotels and restaurants, at our colourful street markets and distinctive Haute Couture shops, in our brown cafes and nightclubs.
Whether you are a business executive or a tourist, you will find people here eager to talk with you usually in your own language. Multilingualism is another feature in which the Dutch take pride.
Government officials are working in Rotterdam.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesn't say
听力原文: Culture shock can be described as the feeling of confusion and disorientation that one experiences when faced with a large number of new and unfamiliar people and situations. Many things contribute to it—smells, sounds, flavors, the very feeling of the air one is breathing. Of course, the natives' unfamiliar language and behavior. contribute to it, too. People's responses to culture shock vary greatly, from excitement and energetic action to withdrawal, depression, physical illness, and hostility. A particular individual might react to culture shock one way one day and another the next.
The notion of culture shock calls two useful points to mind. First, most people experience some degree of culture shock when they go to a new country, whether they admit it to themselves and others or not. Culture shock is more a product of the situation of being in a new culture than it is of the traveller's personal character.
Second, culture shock, like other kinds Of "shock", is normally transitory. It passes with time.
Academic analysts of the culture shock idea point out that the experience of culture shock need not be negative. While there may be some unhappiness and unpleasantness along with the confusion and disorientation, the confusion and disorientation are necessary steps in learning about a new culture. If everything in the new place is just like home, no learning will come from being there.
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A. Culture shock and its contributing factors.
B. How to deal with culture shock.
C. The harmful effects of culture shock.
Different types of culture shock.
“吾心即宇宙”属于客观唯心主义。 ()
A. 正确
B. 错误