Question

5．I travel a lot，and I find out different"styles"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 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!
72．When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place，they usuallyD．
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
73．What is the place where people measure distance in time？B
A．New York．B．Los Angeles．C．Kansas．D．Iowa．
74．People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answerC．
A．in order to save time  
B．as a test   
C．so as to be polite 
D．for fun
75．What can we infer from the text？A
A．It's important for travelers to understand cultural differences．
B．It's useful for travelers to know how to ask the way correctly．
C．People have similar understandings of politeness．
D．New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors．

Answer 1

分析 本文講述在 Yucatan 人們通常指的路是錯的，如果不知道當?shù)亓曀祝瑫�給自己帶來麻煩．

解答 72．D 細節(jié)題．由第二段第三句"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"可知，日本人給人指路一般說的是好辨別的建筑物和地方，故正確答案為D．
73．B 細節(jié)題．由第四段第一句"People in Los Angeles，California，have no idea of distance on the map； they measure distance in time"可知，洛杉磯人愛用時間長短來代表距離，故正確答案為B．
74．C 細節(jié)題．由最后一段最后三句"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"可知，為了禮貌 Yucatan 的人即使告訴一個錯誤的答案，也不會去說"不知道"，故正確答案為C．
75．A 推斷題．由文章大意和最后一段最后一句"A tourist can get very，very lost in Yucatan"可知，在 Yucatan 人們通常指的路是錯的，如果不知道當?shù)亓曀�，會給自己帶來麻煩，所以A項正確．B項，文中未提及，所以B項錯誤．C項，不同地區(qū)的人們對禮貌的理解不同，所以C項錯誤．D項，對人不誠實的是 Yucatan 的人，不是紐約人，所以D項錯誤．故正確答案為A．

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