Question

Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub. But these friendly pubs can be dangerous places of potential gaffes(失禮) for the newcomers.

A team of researchers have discovered some of the unknown customs of British pubs－starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no waiters－you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths were waiting 45 minutes before they realized they would have to fetch their own. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a hidden purpose.

Pub culture is designed to promote sociability(社交)in a society known for its reserve. 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 suitable and really quite normal behavior. “If you haven’t been to a pub, you haven’t been to Britain.” This tip can be found in a booklet, Passport to the Pub: The Tourists’ Guide to Pub Etiquette, a customers’ rule of conduct for those wanting to sample “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 staff more than a group of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and hesitate about what to order.

1.The culture of pub in Britain is developed to             .

A．encourage more people to consume drinks

B．encourage people to communicate with each other

C．form its own character of culture

D．a(chǎn)ttract more tourists to the pubs

2.If you don’t follow the local rules in a pub,        .

A．you may fail to feel the local culture

B．you might get into a dangerous place

C．you won’t buy good local drinks

D．you may annoy the regular customers and bar staff

3.What may be the best title for the passage?

A．Manners in British Local Pubs

B．Self-service Pubs in Britain

C．British Local Pubs: Special Chat Places

D．Local Pub Culture in Britain

4.The underlined word “sample” in the first paragraph probably means “       ”.

A．record           B．test              C．experience        D．taste

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了英國的酒吧文化，以及在英國的酒吧里應(yīng)該如何了解到本土的文化，

1.B 推理題。根據(jù)第三段的3,4行The bar counter is possibly the only site in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with strangers is considered entirely suitable and really quite normal behavior.說明在酒吧的柜臺前人們可以進(jìn)行自由地交談，故B正確。

2.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段第一行The trouble is that if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat.說明如果你不懂規(guī)則，那么你的這次經(jīng)歷就困難是非常地平常，沒有什么特色之處，故A正確。

3.D 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是在英國當(dāng)?shù)氐木瓢衫锎嬖诘木瓢晌幕�，從這里你可以了解到更多的關(guān)于英語的本土文化。故D項正確。

4.C 推理題。根據(jù)本句Visitors to Britain may find the best place to sample local culture is in a traditional pub.說明到英國的酒吧是了解倒裝的文化的一個最好的方法，故該詞應(yīng)該是孩子經(jīng)歷，體驗的意思。故C正確。

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