Visitors to Britain may experience local culture in a traditional pub. But for a stranger visiting the country, these friendly pubs can be traps of potential bad manners for the uneducated.

A team of researchers have released some of the hidden customs of British pubs. Most people would like to start with getting a drink when meeting with difficulties. Most pubs have no waiters and as a result, you yourself have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths wait 45 minutes before they realize they would have to fetch their own. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose.

Pub culture is designed to promote communication in a society known for its quietness. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely appropriate and really quite normal behaviour.

"If you haven't been to a pub, you haven't been to Britain. " This tip can be found in a booklet The Tourists' Guide to Pub Etiquette (禮節(jié)), which can be seen as a "passport" to the pub for those wanting to know about "a central part of British life and culture". The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one or two people go to buy the drinks. Nothing annoys the regular customers and bar staffs more than a crowd of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and argue about what to order.

1.Why is the British pub the best place to experience local cultures?

A. Because it is a potential place for all the educated to gather

B. Because it is a traditional place with a lot of local strangers

C. Because the educated can relax themselves entirely there

D. Because you can meet different kinds of local people there

2.If you want to have a drink in a pub, you can       .

A. go to get the drinks yourself                  B. wait for the waiters to come

C. wait in line for 45 minutes                    D. bring some homemade drinks

3.The author introduces the British pub in a(n)        tone.

A. critical            B. admiring            C. neutral            D. concerned

4.What might annoy others in a pub?

A. Going to pub in a big group               B. Chatting about what to order

C. Standing in the way to the bar                 D. Buying drinks at the counter

 

【答案】

1.D 

2.A

3.C

4.C

 

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