Question

【題目】How to Give Directions

Whether you’re telling someone how to get your house or guiding a stranger to a local museum, you should know how to give good directions.

1. Explain the route based on where the person is coming from. Before you start giving directions, you need to ask the person where exactly they’re coming from. 【1】

2. Give the simplest route. While it may seem attractive to give directions to your favorite shortcut, this could wind up doing more harm than good. Instead, give the simplest directions that are least likely to confuse the person.【2】

3. Share the safest route. If there are several routes and some of them are especially dangerous, give the safest route. 【3】 Whether it’s narrow road or a high crime neighborhood, take threats to the person’s safety into consideration.

4. 【4】 Otherwise, you may give incorrect directions that could get the person lost. Give directions for routes that you’ve taken many times, rather than trying to describe a shortcut or another route you don’t know as well.

5. Warn the person about confusing parts of the route. If there is a confusing part of the route you’re providing, tell the person about it very carefully. 【5】 Some points of confusion could include roads with little notice and turns that are very slight.

A.Create a map of the route and share it.

B.Don’t suggest routes you haven’t taken.

C.Besides, tell them when to expert the confusing part.

D.As your directions will depend on which way they are headed.

E.Don’t use words, phrases or names which only the locals know.

F.This way, you’ll decrease: the chance of the person’s getting last.

G.As the person you’re advising won’t know the dangers they’ll be driving through.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】F

【3】G

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了如何更準(zhǔn)確地為他人指路。

【1】根據(jù)上一句Before you start giving directions, you need to ask the person where exactly they’re coming from.在你開(kāi)始指路之前，你需要問(wèn)一下那個(gè)人到底是從哪里來(lái)的�？芍�，此句與上一句形成因果關(guān)系，選項(xiàng)D“因?yàn)槟愕姆较驅(qū)⑷�決于他們的方向�！狈�合題意。故選D。

【2】根據(jù)上一句Instead, give the simplest directions that are least likely to confuse the person.相反，給出最簡(jiǎn)單的指示，以免讓人感到困惑�？芍�，此句應(yīng)該解釋為什么，選項(xiàng)F“這樣，你就會(huì)降低他迷路的機(jī)會(huì)。”與上一句構(gòu)成解釋關(guān)系，符合題意。故選F。

【3】根據(jù)上一句If there are several routes and some of them are especially dangerous, give the safest route. 如果有幾條路線(xiàn)，其中一些特別危險(xiǎn)，那就選擇最安全的路線(xiàn)。可知，此句與上一句形成因果關(guān)系，選項(xiàng)G“因?yàn)槟憬ㄗh的人不知道他們開(kāi)車(chē)經(jīng)過(guò)的危險(xiǎn)�！狈�合題意。故選G。

【4】該句既是段落主題句。根據(jù)下文Otherwise, you may give incorrect directions that could get the person lost. Give directions for routes that you’ve taken many times, rather than trying to describe a shortcut or another route you don’t know as well.否則，你可能會(huì)給人錯(cuò)誤的指示而使人迷路。給你已經(jīng)走了很多次的路線(xiàn)指路，而不是試圖描述一條你不知道的捷徑或另一條你不知道的路線(xiàn)�？芍�，此句應(yīng)該是建議選擇自己熟悉的路線(xiàn)。選項(xiàng)B“不要建議你沒(méi)有走的路。”符合題意。故選B。

【5】根據(jù)上一句If there is a confusing part of the route you’re providing, tell the person about it very carefully.如果你提供的路線(xiàn)中有令人困惑的部分，要非常小心地告訴對(duì)方。以及下一句Some points of confusion could include roads with little notice and turns that are very slight.有些混亂的地方可能包括幾乎不太清晰的路段、彎道小道等�？芍�，此句與前一句構(gòu)成并列關(guān)系，與后一句形成解釋關(guān)系。選項(xiàng)C“此外，告訴他們什么時(shí)候會(huì)出現(xiàn)混亂的部分。”符合題意。故選C。