Individuals differ greatly in the degree in which culture shock affects them

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问题     Individuals differ greatly in the degree in which culture shock affects them. Although it is not common, there are individuals who cannot live in foreign countries. However, those who have seen people go through shock and on to a satisfactory adjustment can【B1】______steps in the process. During the first stage, most individuals are【B2】______by the new. They stay in hotels and【B3】______nationals who speak their language and are polite and【B4】______to foreigners. This honeymoon stage may last from a few days or weeks to six months, depending on circumstances. If one is very important, he or she will be shown the places, will be【B5】______and petted, and in a press interview will speak glowingly about goodwill and international friendship. But this mentality does not【B6】______last if the foreign visitor remains abroad and has seriously to cope with real conditions of life. It is then that the second stage begins,【B7】______by a hostile and aggressive attitude towards the host country. This hostility evidently grows out of the host country.
    This hostility evidently grows out of the【B8】______difficulty which the visitor experiences in the process of adjustment. There are house troubles, transportation troubles, shopping troubles, and the fact that people in the host country are largely【B9】______all these troubles. They help, but they don’t understand your great concern over these difficulties. Therefore, they must be unsympathetic and【B10】______you and your worries .The result, you just don’t like them. You become aggressive; you band together with others from your country and criticize the host country. But this criticism is not an objective appraisal. [br] 【B7】

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答案 characterised

解析 characterised by.意为“以……为特征”
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