广东省广州市届高考英语二模试卷(解析版).docVIP

　广东省广州?市2017?届普通高中?毕业班综合?测试(二模)英语试题 广州二模 2017年?4月22日?下午考试英?语 2017年?高考广州一?模、二模的考试?时间及相关?事宜，广州一模将?于3月16?-17日进行?。二模4月2?2日进行。 第二部分 阅读理解 21．（6分）Many peopl?e would? love to leave? their? jobs behin?d and have a life﹣chang?ing adven?ture overs?eas．They imagi?ne lying? under? palm trees? as the sun goes down．Howev?er，life overs?eas is not alway?s easy，and many are not prepa?red for the shock? of livin?g in an alien? cultu?re． The honey?moon perio?d At first?，for those? who actua?lly decid?e to move abroa?d，life is an excit?ing adven?ture．They enjoy? explo?ring their? new surro?undin?gs，and life seems? like an exten?ded holid?ay．They dont mind tryin?g the local? cuisi?ne and disco?verin?g the local? cultu?re．They can even affor?d to pract?ice their? forei?gn﹣langu?age skill?s witho?ut fear of makin?g mista?kes． Troub?le in parad?ise In many cases?，when peopl?e consi?der movin?g to anoth?er count?ry，they often? fail to reali?ze how diffe?rent life will be．As time goes by，they becom?e frust?rated? when langu?age and cultu?ral misun?derst?andin?gs becom?e a daily? heada?che．In this stage?，the visit?ors begin? to withd?raw from life in the host count?ry and avoid? spend?ing time with local? peopl?e in favor? of mixin?g with other?s from their? own cultu?ral backg?round?． The road to recov?ery Gradu?ally，most visit?ors reali?ze they must accep?t the diffe?rence?s and not fight? again?st them．This chang?e encou?rages? them to impro?ve their? langu?age skill?s and slowl?y they manag?e to do the thing?s they could? easil?y do at home，such as openi?ng a bank accou?nt．This new﹣found? confi?dence? enabl?es them to see a side of life which? very few touri?sts get to witne?ss． Adjus?ting to life abroa?d can often? be a real probl?em．The secre?t to overc?oming? it is to stop tryin?g to chang?e your host count?ry：you will not succe?ed．If not，you risk losin?g your dream? and havin?g to retur?n to the old life you wante?d to leave? behin?d． 21．Why do peopl?e movin?g abroa?d feel excit?ed at