Question

In England, people don’t usually talk too much. You can go on a bus, or in a train, and everyone sits looking out of the windows. Often they read. They read books and newspapers. But they don’t talk much.    

When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing, the weather. So when you meet someone in England, you say: “Nice weather for the time of year!”

    “But it was a little colder yesterday(昨天),” someone may say.

“But it will be a little warmer later!” You can say.

Talk like this and the English people will think, “How friendly you are!” But it’ s not good to ask their age(年龄), or they will not be happy.

1.English people usually _______.

A. talk too much      B. don’t talk too much

C. go to work by car   D. dance on the train

2.They often _______ on a bus or in a train.

A. study      B. sing        C. read        D. dance

3.They like to talk about ______.

A. the food         B. the age

C. the weather      D. the clothes

4.When you talk about the weather with the English people, they will think you

are _______.

A. cold       B. happy     C. friendly     D. angry

5.When you ask an Englishman, “How old are you?” He will feel(觉得) ______.

A. unhappy            B. worried

C. sad               D. Comfortable

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述的是英国人的一些习惯。英国人不太爱说话，在公交车上和火车上，他们总是在看书。跟英国人谈论天气这个话题会让他们觉得你很友好，但是像年龄这样的隐私，不适合谈论。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文的开头In England, people don’t usually talk too much可知，英国人通常不怎么说话。故应选B。其他选项不符合文意。

2.C细节理解题。根据短文中You can go on a bus, or in a train, and everyone sits looking out of the windows. Often they read可知，英国的人们经常在公交车或者火车上读书。由此可知应选C。

3.C细节理解题。根据短文中When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing, the weather可知，英国人经常谈论的话题是天气。由此可知应选C。

4.C细节理解题。根据短文的最后一段Talk like this and the English people will think, “How friendly you are!” 可知，跟英国人谈论天气的话题，他们会感觉你非常的友好。由此可知应选C。

5.

考点：文化类短文阅读。