1 . Jeremy from America cannot understand why a lady he met outside the Hyde Park in London said, “Ooh, isn’t it cold?”, and he thinks of this behaviour as a distinctively English concern about the weather. In fact, the female was just trying to strike up a conversation with Jeremy. Not necessarily a long conversation — just an exchange of greetings. It is not always quite that obvious, but all English weather conversations have a distinctive structure conducted according to unwritten but accepted rules.
The unpredictable nature of our weather ensures that there is always something new to comment on, or perhaps most importantly, agree about. We have already established that weather-speak greetings like “Cold, isn’t it?” require the response expressing agreement, as in “Yes, isn’t it?” .It would be very rude to respond with “No, actually it’s quite mild.” or “It’s pretty hot to me.” If you deliberately break the rule, you will find that the atmosphere becomes rather tense and awkward. There may be an uncomfortable silence. Most likely, they will either change the subject or continue talking about the weather among themselves politely, if coldly, ignoring your faux pas.
There is, however, one situation in which English weather-speakers are not required to observe the agreement rule at all and that is the male-bonding argument, particularly the pub-argument. In the special environment of the pub, constant disagreement not just on the weather, but on everything else as well is a means of expressing friendship.
While we may spend much of our time complaining about our weather, foreigners are not allowed to criticize it. Indeed, this brings us to the weather as family rule. In this respect, we treat the English weather like a member of our family: one can complain about the behavior of one’s own children or parents, but any blame from an outsider is unacceptable. The weather may be one of the few things about which the English are still unconsciously and unashamedly patriotic （爱国的）.
1. Why did the lady comment on the weather to Jeremy?| A．To build up friendship. |
| B．To begin a casual chat. |
| C．To send seasonal greetings. |
| D．To express dissatisfaction. |
| A．Improper response. |
| B．Careless attitude. |
| C．Rude interruption. |
| D．Frequent complaint. |
| A．Male bonding in pubs. |
| B．Argument about weather. |
| C．Exception to the agreement rule. |
| D．Making friends by disagreement. |
| A．Politeness Tips for Foreigners |
| B．Accepted Rules in Social Life |
| C．English Politeness in Weather Conversation |
| D．Hidden Rules of English Weather Conversation |
| A．The weather. | B．The scenery. | C．The traffic. |
| A．It's sunny. | B．It's rainy. | C．It's cloudy. |
1. 感谢他的关心；
2. 介绍情况：
（1）自去年以来雾霾天气已出现多次；
（2）人们已认识到雾霾天气的危害，正在采取各种举措减少其发生；
（3）你自己为此做了什么或打算做什么。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：雾霾smog
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| A．Rainy. | B．Cloudy. | C．Sunny, |
| A．It’s nice. | B．It’s warm. | C．It’s cold. |
| A．Rainy. | B．Fine. | C．Cloudy. |
| A．Rainy. | B．Sunny. | C．Cloudy. |
| A．Rainy. | B．Sunny. | C．Snowy. |
| A．Sunny. | B．Windy. | C．Snowy. |
