1. (2024高三下·重庆市月考)  听材料，回答问题。

I've been living alone in London for a while now. Everybody here is very kind to me. But<br />there are times when I feel homesick and get rather sad. It's bound to happen when you<br />live far from home. I sometimes get a little tired of cooking meals just for myself. Once<br />a week I go to Soho. Soho is a part of London where there are all sorts of restaurants, French,<br />Italian, Greek, Spanish, Indian and Chinese. So when I don't want to cook, I will go to<br />one of the restaurants in Soho and have a meal there. Sometimes I even treat myself<br />to a bottle of wine. Wine isn't cheap in London, at least not when you buy it at a restaurant.<br />It isn't something we drink every day. British people do not talk as much as we do. They<br />are more reserved. I've often travelled by train and noticed that people seldom chat<br />with each other during the journey. They like to keep themselves to themselves. A British<br />friend of mine who can speak seven languages is also quite a quiet person. But I found<br />one way to make him talk. He's very interested in mountain climbing. If I ask him about climbing,<br />he's always ready to talk. When it comes to that subject, he suddenly opens up.<br />I've been living alone in London for a while now. Everybody here is very kind to me. But<br />there are times when I feel homesick and get rather sad. It's bound to happen when you<br />live far from home. I sometimes get a little tired of cooking meals just for myself. Once<br />a week I go to Soho. Soho is a part of London where there are all sorts of restaurants,<br />French, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Indian and Chinese. So when I don't want to cook, I will<br />go to one of the restaurants in Soho and have a meal there. Sometimes I even treat myself<br />to a bottle of wine. Wine isn't cheap in London, at least not when you buy it at a restaurant.<br />It isn't something we drink every day. British people do not talk as much as we do. They<br />are more reserved. I've often travelled by train and noticed that people seldom chat<br />with each other during the journey. They like to keep themselves to themselves. A British<br />friend of mine who can speak seven languages is also quite a quiet person. But I found<br />one way to make him talk. He's very interested in mountain climbing. If I ask him about climbing,<br />he's always ready to talk. When it comes to that subject, he suddenly opens up.

1. （1） Where is the speaker staying now?

   A . In China. B . In France. C . In the UK.
3. （2） What does the speaker think of British people?

   A . They are quiet. B . They are helpful. C . They are optimistic.
5. （3） When will the speaker's friend talk a lot?

   A . When he is asked how to study languages. B . When he travels by train with the speaker. C . When he talks about mountain climbing.