Question

I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(風(fēng)格) of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑的) 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!
小題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

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

A．New York.

B．Los Angeles.

C．Kansas.

D．Iowa.

小題3:People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.

A．in order to save time	B．a(chǎn)s a test
C．so as to be polite	D．for fun

小題4: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 understandings of politeness.

D．New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

文章講述的是在問路時遇見的各國的文化差異。
小題1:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段第2行in Japan, people use landmarks(地標) in their directions instead of street names.可知在日本人在指路的時習(xí)慣使用地標。
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第4段1,2行they measure distance in time, not miles.可知B正確。
小題3:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)2,3行People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one.可知A正確。
小題4:推斷題。文章講述的是在問路時遇見的各國的文化差異。