首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Sometime earlier this year I took a trip to England and Franc
[originaltext] Sometime earlier this year I took a trip to England and Franc
游客
2023-08-05
22
管理
问题
Sometime earlier this year I took a trip to England and France to go see some friends in France. It was a wonderful trip, I really loved it. [23] But one thing that struck me, I guess this would strike anyone whenever they travel, is how different cultures are from our own. Not just how different they are but how similar, but I suppose it is the differences that really stand out.
One of the things that struck me very much was the difference in attitudes towards smoking. Many people know there’s a growing antismoking sentiment in Europe. However, when I went to England and France, I got a new perspective on this issue. [24] People seem to smoke anywhere and everywhere, even though antismoking signs are all over public places. I heard several times over the radio about a member of the world cup soccer team who smoked. And people were actually saying, "Well, he shouldn’t be on the team because he’s a bad example for our children." I think, if they want to look at bad examples for their children with smoking, they should just go out on the street, or go into the subways, or look in the mirror, even, because so many of them are smoking in very inappropriate places. I went to a restaurant in London, and they had a buffet. There was this one English woman, who had her cigarette in her hand, lit cigarette. She was blowing smoke, and holding her cigarette directly over the buffet food. Actually when I talked to English people later, they, they were pretty shocked too, and they said that’s even rude for even British standards.
It didn’t just make me feel that the Europeans are bad. It also had conversely a positive effect on my attitudes toward American smokers. There are a lot of American smokers who will proclaim their right to smoke whenever they want, [25] but they will follow the rules, generally. In general they do have consideration for other nonsmokers. So this experience in Europe gave me more of a respect for this kind of smokers.
23. What issue surprises the speaker according to his trip to England and France?
24. What did the speaker find in England and France about the smoking issue?
25. What kind of smokers does the speaker respect?
选项
A、The wonderful trip to England and France.
B、Different cultures that he found in the trip.
C、Similar cultures that stand out from differences.
D、Growing antismoking sentiment in Europe.
答案
B
解析
主讲人提到,旅途中令他惊讶的是文化的差异(how different cultures are),B项符合题意,是正确答案。A项“美妙的英法之旅”是演讲的起因,并非惊奇之处。主讲人认为文化差异比相似更加突出,C项“文化相似比文化差异突出”与录音原文所述相矛盾。D项“欧洲禁止吸烟的倡议”并没有令主讲人惊讶。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2900036.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Theeconomiccostsofnoisetosocietyareseveral.Airports
[originaltext]Theeconomiccostsofnoisetosocietyareseveral.Airports
[originaltext]Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing"dead"are
[originaltext]Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing"dead"are
[originaltext]M:Idon’tenjoydatinganymore.Ican’tseemtofindanyoneIha
[originaltext]M:Idon’tenjoydatinganymore.Ican’tseemtofindanyoneIha
[originaltext]M:Idon’tenjoydatinganymore.Ican’tseemtofindanyoneIha
[originaltext]W:Hello,Dr.Christianson.M:Hello,Cathy,whatcanIdoforyo
[originaltext]W:Hello,Dr.Christianson.M:Hello,Cathy,whatcanIdoforyo
[originaltext]W:Hello,Dr.Christianson.M:Hello,Cathy,whatcanIdoforyo
随机试题
威尼斯商人马可-波罗游历中国大地后的游记,为西方世界揭开了东方国度的神秘面纱。[br][audioFiles]2018m8x/audio_etrktsj_
[originaltext]M:ThevolcanicashfromtheeruptionofMountSaintHelenscerta
旅行社的基本业务包括()。A.产品开发业务 B.服务采购业务 C.产品销
某细胞有丝分裂过程中染色体变化如下图。图A中曲线a表示染色体的着丝点与纺锤丝的相
女性,62岁,因盆腔肿瘤切除术后12小时出现少尿(10ml/h),血尿素氮15m
期货公司计算净资本时,应当按照企业会计准则的规定对相关项目充分计提()。A.
于某涉嫌贩卖毒品罪被S市公安局立案侦查,于某委托田律师担任其辩护人,哪些选项是正
下列药物在体内发生生物转化反应,属于第l相反应的有A.苯妥英钠代谢生成羟基苯妥英
海关有权查验进出境货物、个人携带进出境的行李物品、邮寄进出境的物品,海关查验货物
根据《建筑市场信用管理暂行办法》规定,相关主管部门可将下列行为列入建筑市场主体“
最新回复
(
0
)