Question

Walking in the street in the USA or the UK, you can often hear people talking about the weather. "Lovely day, isn’t it?" "It’s cold, isn’t it?" and so ox
Americans and English people like talking about the weather. This makes lots of Chinese puzzled（困惑）. But they talk about the weather not only because the weather there changes a lot, but also they do not like to talk with others about private things like age, family and income. Stay with strangers, people all like talking about the weather, then they can talk about other things naturally（自然）. They think if you like spring, you have a warm heart; if you like summer, you have a great will; if you like autumn, you have abundant feeling（丰富的感情）；if you like winter, you have a vast mind（广阔的胸怀）．
【小题1】What is the Chinese meaning of ‘private’?

A．私人的

B．公共的

C．未知的

D．不感兴趣的

【小题2】Why do Americans and English people like talking about the weather?

A．Because the weather there is changeable.

B．Because they do not like to talk about private things.

C．Because then they can talk about other things naturally.

D．Both A and B

【小题3】Which is NOT true?

A．If you like spring, you like to help others.

B．A lot of Chinese don’t know why the English people like talking about the weather.

C．The weather often changes in UK,

D．English people will talk about their ages with the strangers.

Answer 1

【小题1】A
【小题2】D
【小题3】D

解析【小题1】从第二段第三行可以看到美国人和英国人不喜欢谈论年龄，家庭和收入，这些都属于个人的隐私，也就是私人的事情，所以private是私人的意思，故本题选A。
【小题2】从第二段第二行我们可以看到美国人和英国人喜欢谈论天气的原因不仅是由于当地的天气易变，而且是因为他们不喜欢谈论私人的事情，故选D。
【小题3】本文的最后三行提到四季，如果你喜欢春天，那么你将会有一个热心肠，乐于帮助别人，在第二段第二行提到中国人对英美国家的人喜欢谈论天气感到困惑，不知是什么原因，在英国的天气易变，英国人不喜欢谈论他们的私人问题，如年龄和收入等，故本题不正确的为D项。