【YoumightthinkthatWesternstudentsarelessshywhenitcomestominglingwiththeoppositesex,butthetruthisthatpupilsintheUKcanfeeljustasawkward.Britonsareactuallyquitereservedandbeingatuniversitycanmakethemfeelo】

　　YoumightthinkthatWesternstudentsarelessshywhenitcomestominglingwiththeoppositesex,butthetruthisthatpupilsintheUKcanfeeljustasawkward.Britonsareactuallyquitereservedandbeingatuniversitycanmakethemfeeloutoftheircomfortzone.Everyonefindsitdifficulttotalktotheothergenderoncampus.

　　However,thereisawayofdealingwiththisshynessinBritain,anditiscalled“FreshersWeek”.FreshersWeekisdesignedtohelppeoplesocializeandlosetheirinhibitions(顾虑； 抑制力).Itisaone-weeklongpartyforfirstyearstudentstowelcomethembeforelecturesandcourseworkbegin.

　　Iremembermyfirstweekatuniversity-itwasterrifying.IlookedatthescheduleforFreshersWeekandwasamazedathowmuchwasplanned.Everyhallofresidenceorganizesitsowneventstohelpstudentsbecomefriendswiththepeopletheylivewith.Myhallwascalled“GoldneyHall”andtheweekaheadincludedatalentshow,acomedynight,andthemedparties,includingoneforwhichwehadtodressupasgolfers.

　　ThefirsteventIwenttowasaschoolkidspartyatwhicheveryonedressedupasiftheywereinschool.Thispartyencouragedmetotalktoallthepeopleonmyfloor.Oneboy,wholivedoppositemyroom,wasveryhandsomeandIfeltnervousspeakingtohimatfirst.Butwhenwemetatthepartydressedinsillyschooloutfits,Irememberfeelingalotmorerelaxedspeakingtohim.

　　Itsoundsstrange,butdrinkinganddressingupseemstobehowBritonsovercometheirshynessatuniversity.MyFreshersWeekwashectic,butImanagedtoforgethowscaredIwas.

　　Onething’sforsure:nothinghelpsyouloseyourinhibitions(顾虑； 抑制力)quitelikedressingupasagolfer–completewithagolfclub,checkedhatandtweedjacket!

　　小题1:Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemeaninthefifthparagraph?A．scaredB．disappointedC．happyD．verybusy小题2:InBritain,universitiesorganizethe“FreshersWeek”to__________.A．helpthefirstyearstudentstogetridoftheshyness.B．helpthefirstyearstudentstoknowaboutthecampus.C．intruducetheteacherstothefirstyearstudents.D．helpthefirstyearstudentstoadapttoth