单选题
What does the speaker want to tell his listeners? [A] How to respond to compliments. [B] How to get along well with others. [C] How to express compliments on a person's appearance.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]18-20
Do you know how to make compliments on appearance? I'm going to tell you something about it. There are some aspects of a person's appearance that are fine to compliment and there are others that should be avoided. The more close we are with a person, the more personal our compliments can be. Men and women compliment each other in friendship, dating, or marital relationships, and this is quite normal—and even expected. A man may compliment a woman on her eyes, hair, smile, figure, or general appearance. However, it would not be in good taste to compliment a woman on more personal parts of her body—unless the two people were very close with each other. Women compliment men, too, and generally on some of the same aspects of their appearance—a nice haircut, a warm smile, a good tan—but, again, very personal parts of the body should not be the subject of compliments.
[解析] 主旨大意题。由do you know how to make compliments on appearance? I'm going to tell you something about it可知说话者的目的是介绍如何对别人的外貌进行赞美。
单选题
According to the speech, what should be avoided when praising a lady's appearance? [A] You really have beautiful eyes I've never seen such a gorgeous shade of blue. [B] You look really nice tonight. [C] You look fatter than before.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。根据文中所说very personal parts of the body should not be the subject of compliments可知不要涉及身体隐私，所以直接对人谈及“肥胖”是不礼貌的。
单选题
To whom can a personal compliment be used?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。由the more intimate we are with a person，the more personal our compliments can be可知私人间的赞美当然是在亲朋好友间。