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W: Our topic today is about something that foreigners nearly always say when they visit Britain. It's "Why are the British so cold?" (12-1) And they're talking about the British personality-the famous British "reserve". It means that we aren't very friendly. we aren't very open.
M: So do you think it's true?
W: It's a difficult one. (12-2) So many people who visit Britain say it's difficult to make friends with British people. They say were cold, reserved, unfriendly.
M: I think it's true. Look at Americans or Australians. They speak the same language, but they're much more open. And you see it when you travel. People, I mean strangers, speak to you on the street or on the train. (13) British people seldom speak on the train, or the bus. Not in London, anyway.
W: "Not in London. "That's it. Capital cities are full of tourists and are never friendly. People are different in other parts of the country.
M: Not completely. (14) I met a woman once, an Italian. She'd been working in Manchester for two years, and no one-not one of her colleagues-had ever invited her to their home. They were friendly to her at work, but nothing else. She couldn't believe it. She said that would never happen in Italy.
W: You know what they say-"An Englishman's home is his castle." It's really difficult to get inside.
M: Yeah. (16-1) It's about being private. You go home to your house and your garden and you close the door. it's your place.
W: (15-2) That's why the British don't like flats. They prefer to live in houses.
M: That,'s true.
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预览四道题各选项,第12题各选项均为形容人的性格的形容词,考查对某人性格的描述;第13题 各选项为对They这个群体的行为描述,考查这一群体在特定环境中的行为动作;第14题四个选项主语均为 She,且出现了 foreigner和 English castle,由此可以推测,对话内容与英国或英国人相关,本题可能考查某位女 士在英国所受到的待遇;第15题考查某类人的住房要求。
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12. What do foreigners generally think of British people according to the woman?
D)。
(详解)对话开头女士就提到,许多来英国旅游的外国人都在谈论英国人的性格,即“保守”,意思是 说英国人不友好、不开放。在后面的对话中她再次提到,许多来英国旅游的人说很难与英国人交朋友 说英国人冷漠、保守、不友好。因此答案为D)。
13. What may British people typically do on a train according to the man?
A)。
(详解)对话中,男土告诉女士,英国人很少在火车或公交车上说话。也就是说,他们在火车上通常都 保持沉默,故答案为A)。
14. What does the man say about the Italian woman working in Manchester?
C)。
(详解)对话中,男士说他有一次遇到一位意大利女士,她在曼彻斯特工作有两年了,可是从来没有同 事邀请过她去家里做客。因此答案为C)。
15. Why do British people prefer houses to fats?
B)。
(详解)对话结尾,男士说英国人都很注重隐私,回到家,把门一关,家和花园就是自己的天下了。女 士同意男士的观点,说这正是英国人不喜欢住公寓而喜欢住独栋房屋的原因。因此答案为B)