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  • 1. (2022高二下·奉贤期末) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

    Culture Shock in Paris

    Before arriving in Paris, Wu Shuyun,a 56-year-old Chinese housewife, imagined the French capital to be like a film set for a romantic love story, (picture)herself as a fashionable princess surrounded by elegant Parisians.

    Not anymore once she was actually in the city. Instead, Ms.Wu said she was shocked by the cigarette butts and dog poop, and the indifference of the locals. Though friends(warn)her about thieves targeting Chinese people, she said she was surprised when a member of her tour group was robbed on a crowded Metro train, as other riders (watch).

    "For the Chinese, France has always been romantic, mysterious and desirable, "Ms.Wu said after a two-week tour." I realized that the Parisians were indifferent, I made a decision: try to make the most of the trip, but never come back to Paris again."

    Psychologists warned that Chinese tourists(shake)by disappointment were at risk of Paris Syndrome(巴黎综合症). It is a condition duringforeigners suffer depression and anxiety when their rosy images of champagne, magnificent architecture and Monet are destroyed by the stresses of Paris.

    The expression was coined 30 years ago by a Paris-based Japanese doctor, Hiroaki Ota, after several Japanese visitors to Paris fell ill when their culture of politeness and reserve(meet)with French arrogance.

    Thomas Deschamps, the head of research at the Paris Tourism Office, said culture shock was particularly common among travelers from Asia, sometimes wrongly regarded the French capital as a museum.

    "They watch movies like Ame lie. They think all Parisians carry Louis Vuitton purses and smell like Dior," Thomas said. "They don't know about the working-class suburbs, the overworked waiters, and other  (pleasant) parts of the city. Paris is not a museum. People are busy. They are stressed and living their lives."

     (help) protect Chinese tourists, the tourism industry has made efforts to be more culturally sensitive. An online guide for hotels and businesses notes that for serving Chinese visitors," a simple smile and hello in their language will naturally please them."

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