Question

I travel a lot, and I find out different "styles" (風格) of directions every time 1 ask "How can I get to the post office?"

Foreign tourists are often confused (困惑) in Japan because most streets there don't have names in Japan. People use landmarks (地標) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, "Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop."

In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile."

People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "it's about five minutes from here." You say, "Yes, but how many miles away is it?" They don't know.

It's true that a person doesn't know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, 'Sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know." People in Yucatan believe that "I don't know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

1.When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _________

A．describe the place carefully

B．show him a map of the place

C．tell him the names of the streets

D．refer to recognizable buildings and places

2.What is the place where people measure distance in time?

A．New York.         B．Los Angeles.       C．Kansas.           D．Iowa.

3.People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________

A．in order to save time                     B．as a test

C．so as to be polite                        D．for fun

4.Which sentence is true according to the text?

A．There is no street names in Japan.

B．There is no landmarks in the countryside of American.

C．People in Yucatan always give wrong answers when asked the way.

D．People in Los Angeles measure distance in time, not miles when asked the way.

5.What can we infer from the text?

A．It's important for travelers to understand cultural differences.

B．It's useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.

C．People have similar (相似的) understandings of politeness.

D．New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：作者圍繞回答問路的風格，介紹了不同國度的不同文化。文中提到了日本用地標來指路；在美國的中西部用走多少英的里路程來指路；在洛杉磯不用距離而用人們去某地用的時間來指路。

1.細節理解題。根據Foreign tourists are often confused (困惑) in Japan because most streets there don't have names in Japan. People use landmarks (地標) in their directions instead of street names.用地標指路，故選D。

2.細節理解題。根據People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. 用走一段路用多少時間來指路，故選B。

3.細節理解題。根據But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know." People in Yucatan believe that "I don't know" is impolite.為了禮貌，故選C。

4.細節理解題。根據People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. 故選D。

5.推理判斷題。根據旅行者了解不同國家的文化是非常重要的，故選A。

考點：文化類短文閱讀。

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