writing an entry in a guidebook about a frustrating experience.How would you describe your experience to the later travellers?What travel advice would you offer?
Try to see yourself through the eyes of locals.What might they find strange,funny about what you are doing at this moment?When you find it difficult to overcome cultural differences,taking a new look at yourself can be very funny.Be careful not to sacrifice (牺牲) respect for local culture in order to lighten things up for yourself and fellow travellers.
【语篇解读】 幽默可以使由于文化差异而给旅行者造成的不良情形得以改观,本文给那些要旅游而且希望变得幽默的人提出了3条建议。
1.According to the text,the travellers will often get depressed because of .
A.being short of money
B.the different attitudes to the same thing
C.not having enough clothes
D.the unlucky fellow travellers' trouble
B [细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句"Culture shock or thinking differences can depress even the most experienced traveller."可知,文化冲击和思维的差异会使旅行者不快乐。故选B。]
2.When you try to keep your sense of humour in foreign countries,you should .
A.tell anything that you find entertaining
B.learn to respect the local customs
C.know how to overcome cultural differences
D.try to tell anything particularly funny
B [细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中"Be careful not to sacrifice respect for local culture in order to lighten things up for yourself and fellow travellers."可知,要尊重当地的传统文化。故选B。]