Question

In England, people don't often talk much. You can get on a bus or a train, and everyone sits looking out of the window.

Often they read books and papers, but they don't talk much. When you meet English people they often talk about one thing--weather (天气). So when you meet somebody in England, you can say, “Nice weather for the time of year!” “But it is a little cold today,” somebody may answer. “But it will be a little warmer later,” you can say. Talk like this, and the English people will think,“ How friendly you are !”

1.On the bus, the English people often__________.

A．talkB．stand

C．eat somethingD．read papers

2.From the passage we know when you meet English people, you can say like this: __________

A．How do you do?B．How are you?

C．Nice weather!D．Nice to meet you!

3.If you talk to English people about the weather, they will think________.

A．you are friendly

B．you are right

C．you are English

D．you talk too much

4.Which is right?______________

A．English people like to talk on a bus.

B．English people don't like to talk about weather.

C．English people are not friendly at all.

D．In England, the weather often changes (变化).

5.The English people talk with you about the weather to show you they are______.

A．hungryB．happy

C．kindD．worried

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了英国人的风俗习惯。在英国，人们在车上不喜欢说太多话，他们喜欢读书看报。他们通常会谈论一件事情，那就是天气。如果你和一个英国人谈论天气，他们会认为你很友好。

1.细节理解题。根据文中描述Often they read books and papers,他们经常读书看报；故选D。

2.判断推理题。根据文中描述When you meet English people they often talk about one thing--weather (天气).当你碰到英国人时，他们经常谈论一件事情——天气；所以此题选C，你可以说：天气真好啊！

3.细节理解题。根据文中描述Talk like this, and the English people will think,“ How friendly you are !”像这样的谈话，英国人会认为：“你真友好啊！”，故选A，你很友好。

4.判断推理题。根据文章得知，英国人在公交车上不喜欢说太多话，他们喜欢谈论天气，因为英国的天气很多变，故判断D正确。

5.判断推理题。英国人喜欢谈论天气，他们认为谈论天气是件很友好的事情，故选C。

考点：文化类短文阅读。