Question

【题目】听一段材料，回答下面几个小题。

【1】What’s the strongest reason why Englishmen often go to pubs?

A.To meet their friends.

B.To see respectable women.

C.To relax themselves.

【2】What is a woman not supposed to do if she wants to visit an English pub?

A.Go there alone.

B.Go there with her family.

C.Go there with a man.

【3】According to the passage,how long do pubs usually stay open?

A.11 hours. B.12 hours. C.13 hours.

【4】What are many men dreaming of?

A.Telling their troubles to a pretty girl.

B.Retiring from their jobs and buying a little country pub.

C.Leaving their homes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】听力原文：

The word “pub”is the short form for“public house”in Great Britain.It is supposed to be the Englishmen’s favorite meeting place,where they can get together with friends over a pint of beer and talk about football,horse racing,or business.Pubs are usually open from 11 a.m. to midnight.You may notice that the pub is the Englishmen’s meeting place.It is not quite respectable for a woman to go into a pub alone.She must have a man to go with her.Perhaps that’s partly the reason why pubs depress me—they are intended mainly to provide for male interests.Most Englishmen have their favorite local pubs,where they can escape from the pressure of family life or work,and if they are lucky they tell their troubles to a pretty bar-girl.Indeed,many men dream of retiring from their 9 to 5 jobs and buying a little country pub,where they imagine they always be the host of a week-long party.