I was in a strange city and I didn't know the city at all and what is more，I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day in the town-centre，I decided to lose my way on my second day, since I believed that this was the simplest way of getting to know the strange city.
I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops then got it off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived and even then I pronounced it badly.
I stopped to ask a friendly-looking newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. The policeman listened to me carefully, smiled and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I thanked him politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside.
The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station,
小題1:The writer believed that if you wanted to get to know a strange city         .
A．you should go everywhere on foot
B．you should have a map
C．you should ask people the way
D．you should get lost
小題2:The newspaper-seller ________
A．could understand what he said
B．didn't know what he said
C．laughed at him
D．didn't want to take the money
小題3:The writer's real trouble was that            .
A．he couldn't speak the language
B．he followed the policeman's direction
C．he took the wrong bus
D．he left the town-centre
小題4:The policeman        .
A．didn't help him
B．pointed at him
C．didn't understand what he really meant
D．didn’t know the way

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：本文講述了作者到一個完全陌生的地方，也不懂對方的語言，問了很多人具體該如何走，最后還是迷路的故事。
小題1:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段After having spent my first day in the town-centre，I decided to lose my way on my second day, since I believed that this was the simplest way of getting to know the strange city.說明他認為最好的方法就是迷路，然后再找人問路，故D正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way.說明這個人根本就不知道我要問的是什么故B正確。
小題3:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章1，2行I was in a strange city and I didn't know the city at all and what is more，I could not speak a word of the language說明我最大的麻煩就是不知道這個地方的語言，故A正確。
小題4:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后2段I thanked him politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.和About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside.說明這個警察給我指錯了路，那么說明他根本就不認識路，故C正確。
點評：本文細節(jié)題居多，答題時在文章找到對應的地方，用筆進行標記，這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細理解作者所講的意思，再結(jié)合選項，通過排除法和自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。
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A．propertyB．mistakeC．lawD．custom
小題2:
A．meantB．showedC．repliedD．imagined
小題3:
A．HappilyB．SuddenlyC．FinallyD．Generally
小題4:
A．hidB．fellC．criedD．froze
小題5:
A．fightB．explainC．followD．walk
小題6:
A．invitationB．permitC．pocketD．ticket
小題7:
A．fooledB．hurtC．blamedD．a(chǎn)bandoned
小題8:
A．nervouslyB．sadlyC．carefullyD．a(chǎn)ngrily
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)ttitudesB．methodsC．ordersD．hopes
小題10:
A．stoppingB．missingC．stayingD．running
小題11:
A．shyB．strictC．redD．serious
小題12:
A．braveB．healthyC．nativeD．smart
小題13:
A．onlyB．a(chǎn)lsoC．neverD．often
小題14:
A．remembered B．knewC．believedD．a(chǎn)greed
小題15:
A．stupidB．rudeC．kindD．wise

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