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(2019·成都毕业班摸底测试)Beginning life at college naturally develops both excitement and anxiety for many reasons．For some students, this feeling is quickly overcome as they adapt to a new environment; for others the change takes longer and sometimes appears as homesickness.
If you are homesick, you might notice changes in the followings：
·Low energy or motivation.
·Trouble sleeping.
·Increases/decreases in appetite.
·Having difficulty with school.
·Increased use of drugs or alcohol.
·Lack of interest or involvement in new surroundings.
Causes
·The distance from home—the farther you go, the worse it may be.
·Unhappiness when things are different from your expectations of college life.
·You have finally arrived at college after working toward it for so long.
·A heavy workload.
·Students who are homesick often feel they have no control over their environment.
What might help?
·Keep in good contact with the people you have left behind, but also give yourself time within the college to begin to get involved there.
·Be realistic about what to expect from college life and from yourself．Set up a balance between work and leisure.
·If work is proving too difficult, you may need to improve your study skills or your organization of time.
·Remember to get enough food and sleep! These affect you emotionally as well as physically.
·Make contacts and friends through shared activities such as sports or other interests.
·If you stop being able to do normal social and academic things, seek professional help either from your adviser or dean or the counseling service.
【解题导语】 本文对大学新生会出现的想家现象进行分析并提出了解决办法。
1．What might be a sign of feeling homesick?
A．Feeling like quarreling with someone else.
B．Becoming interested in study than ever before.
C．Finding food or fruit less attractive.
D．Participating in almost all activities in college.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据文中“If you are homesick, you might notice changes in the followings：”下面的第三点“Increases/decreases in appetite．”可知，想家的时候会出现的现象有很多，没有食欲是其中的一种。因此正确答案为C。A项未提及；B项与文中“Having difficulty with school．”意思相反，所以是错误的。选项D“参加大学中几乎所有的活动”与文中的“Lack of interest or involvement in new surroundings．”不一致，所以也是错误的。
2．New college students might be homesick because ________.
A．they are never far away from their parents
B．they feel upset about something unexpected
C．they suddenly do not have anything to do
D．they do not like the college they are in
B 解析：细节理解题。根据Causes下面的第二点“Unhappiness when things are different from your expectations of college life．”可知，当事情和他们预料的大学生活不一样时而出现不开心的情绪是大学新生想家的原因之一。故正确答案为B。
3．Which of the following measures might be helpful for homesick students according to the text?
A．Keeping their old friends left behind.
B．Reminding themselves to keep busy and forget it.
C．Forcing themselves to stay in their dorms on weekends.
D．Making friends through sports.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据What might help？下面的内容“Make contacts and friends through shared activities such as sports or other interests．”可知，通过参加体育运动交朋友有助于缓解学生的想家情绪。因此正确答案为D项。
