所有的语言学习中，除了读说写以外，听力环节更是必不可少的。不知道已经报名参加2017年上半年大学英语四级考试的同学们都准备好了么？之前为大家整理了2016年12月大学英语四级考试的试卷一的真题、答案和解析，大家都有动手做题么？感觉听力部分的难易程度怎么样呢？之前小编为同学们整理了2016年12月大学英语四级考试的试卷一的听力真题长对话1的原文，对照原文之后感觉如何呢？今天我们一起看看长对话2的原文吧。

试卷一听力长对话1原文：

W: Our topic today is about something that foreigners nearly always say when they visit Britain. It's "Why are the British so cold?" And they're talking about the British personality— the famous British "reserve". It means that we aren't very friendly...we aren't very open.

M: So, do you think it's true?

W: It's a difficult one. So many people who visit Britain say it's difficult to make friends with British people. They say we're cold, reserved, unfriendly...

M: I think it's true. Look at Americans or Australians. They speak the same language, but they're much more open. And you see it when you travel, people--I mean strangers-- speak to you on the street or on the train. British people seldom speak on the train, or the bus. Not in London, anyway.

W: "Not in London". That's it. Capital cities are full of tourists and are never friendly. People are different in other parts of the country.

M: Not completely. I met a woman once, an Italian. She'd been working in Manchester for two years, and no one--not one of her colleagues--had ever invited her to their home. They were friendly to her at work, but nothing else. She couldn't believe it. She said that would never happen in Italy.

W: You know what they say— "an Englishman's home is his castle". It's really difficult to get inside.

M: Yeah. It's about being private. You go home to your house and your garden and you close the door. It's your place.

W: That's why the British don't like flats. They prefer to live in houses.

M: That's true.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Question 12.What do foreigners generally think of British people according to the woman?

Question 13.What may British people typically do on a train according to the man?

Question 14.What does the man say about the Italian woman working in Manchester?

Question 15.Why do British people prefer houses to flats?