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16．What do you think of British people and American people？You might think that there are no differences between the people in the two countries．After all they speak the same language，don't they？But if you ask a British or an American person，the differences are quite great．
What do British people think Americans are like？The British think Americans are very strange．They make a lot of noise and they laugh too loudly．They are rich，and they only think about money．But the British do say that Americans are kind，friendly people．They are happy to help you if you are in trouble．
What do Americans think of the British？Well，they think the British are cold and very unfriendly．They are not interested in success or in making lots of money．They think Britain is the best country in the world．They look down upon other countries．But Americans say that the British are quite good workers．They are brave and honest．And in time of trouble they face difficulties happily．
You can see that these ideas can cause misunderstanding between the British and Americans．But when American and British people become friends，they usually find things are not as bad as they expected．
39．What do you think of the differences between British and American people？B
A．Their differences are very small．
B．The differences are very great．
C．There are no differences between them．
D．Some people think there are，but some people don?t think so．
40．What do the British think Americans are like？A
A．They are strange but friendly．
B．They are poor．
C．They are rich but unfriendly．
D．They are happy in trouble．
41．The American and British people usually get along quite wellB．
A．when misunderstanding is caused between them
B．once they become friends
C．after they fight
D．when they help each other．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于社会文化类的短文阅读．介绍了英美两国人的友好态度的差异．

解答 39．B．细节题．根据But if you ask a British or an American person，the differences are quite great．"可知，英国人和美国人都认为他们之间的差距是相当大的．故选C．
40．A．细节题．根据The British think Americans are very strange和But theBritish do say that Americans are kind，friendly people．可知，英国人认为美国人是奇怪而友好的．故选A．
41．B．细节题．根据when American and British people become   friends，they usually find things are not as bad as they expected"，可知，当他们成为朋 友时，就可以相处融洽了，故选B．

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