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Colleges may try to do a lot to prepare students for study abroad-telling about culture shock, warning
about homesickness, and recommending books about the country. But when it comes to adjusting to campus
life when they return, schools haven't done as much, even though the transition (转变, 过渡) is sometimes
almost as difficult.
"They can feel disoriented (迷失方向的) and depressed. They find things are not exactly the way they
were when they left," said Antonio Jimenez, director of the Center for International Affairs at California State
University Channel Islands in Camarillo, California, US. "They find that people don't care much about their
experiences."
Some colleges are now rethinking their approach to studying abroad, recognizing that students might need
almost as much help adjusting to life back home as they did getting ready to leave: students experience a sort
of reverse (倒转, 反向) culture shock when they return to the US. They might be troubled by the wealth and
waste they see back home or they might feel homesick for their new country and its customs. And when they
try to talk about their experiences, people quickly lose interest, especially if they haven't lived abroad themselves.
Down the road, they also might find it difficult to translate their time abroad into experience that an employer
finds attractive.
Some California universities have organized conferences to help students make the most of their time abroad.
During a one-day event, students learn how to adjust after living abroad, talk about their experiences and
incorporate (加上,包含) them into their lives and future careers.
Blythe Cheney, 22, a senior who has studied in Thailand and Britain, found the workshops helpful. "Any
experience abroad does have an effect on you," Cheney said. "When you come back, it's important to talk about
it, especially with people who know what you've been through." Yet most universities focus more on preparation
than reorientation.
1. Which of the following is NOT the trouble that students face when they return from studying overseas?
A. Culture shock
B. Homesick for their new country
C. Losing interest in their homeland
D. Difficult transition
2. The writer is _____ the help colleges offer for the students when they return from studying overseas.
A. pleased with
B. dissatisfied with
C. indifferent to
D. proud of
3. The underlined word "workshop" refers to _____.
A. conferences where people share their experiences
B. buildings where machines are made
C. shops where books are bought
D. labs where experiments are conducted
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Overseas students experience culture shock in foreign countries.
B. Some universities offer to help students in need.
C. Returned students find it difficult to translate their time abroad into experience.
D. Returning from studying overseas, students face more trouble than they expected.
