13．Traveling without a map in different countries，I find out about different"styles"of directions every time I ask"How can I get to the post office？"
Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don't have name signs：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．"
People in Los Angeles，the US，have no idea of distance on the map：they measure distance by time，not miles．"How far away is the post office？"you ask．"Oh，"they answer，"it's about five minutes from here．"You don't understand completely，"Yes，but how many miles away is it，please？"To this question you won't get an answer，because most probably they don't know it themselves．
People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because tourists seldom understand the Greek language．Instead，a Greek will often say，"Follow me．"Then he'll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office．
Sometimes a person doesn't know the answer to your question．What happens in the situation？A New Yorker might say，"Sorry，I have no idea．"But in Yucatan，Mexico，no one answers"I don't know．"People there believe that"I don't"is impolite．They usually give an answer，but often a wrong one．So a tourist can get lost very easily in Yucatan!
However，one thing will help you everywhere in the world．It's body language．
49．Which of the following is probably an example of Japanese directions？B．
A．"Go south two miles．Turn west and then go another mile．"
B．"Turn right at the hospital and go past a school．"
C．"The post office is about five minutes from here．"
D．"The post office is at Street Kamira．"
50．Why don't people in Los Angeles give directions in miles？C．
A．They use landmarks in their directions instead of distance．
B．They prefer to lead you the way．
C．They often have no idea of distance measured by miles．
D．They prefer to use body language．
51．How do Greeks give directions？C．
A．Using street names
B．Using landmarks
C．Leading people the way
D．Giving people a wrong direction
52．Where is Yucatan？D．
A．In the USA
B．In Japan
C．In Greece
D．In Mexico．
分析 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀，不帶地圖在不同的國家旅行，我發(fā)現(xiàn)了不同風(fēng)格的指路方式，在每次我問"我怎樣才能到郵局？"時．本文以此展開談?wù)�，主要講述了不同國家人在給他人指路時的不同方式．
解答 49．答案：B．推理判斷題．從第二段中的"in Japan，people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names"可知，日本人在指路的時候往往喜歡使用一些地標(biāo)建筑．故選B．
50．答案：C．細節(jié)理解題．從第三段中的"To this question you won't get an answer，because most probably they don't know it themselves．"可知，原因在于他們也不知道實際的距離．故選C．
51．答案：C．細節(jié)理解題．從第四段中的"Then he'll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office"可知，希臘人會親自帶領(lǐng)你去你想要去的地方．故選C．
52．答案：D．細節(jié)理解題．從第五段中的"But in Yucatan，Mexico，no one answers…．"可知，這個地方在墨西哥．故選D．
點評 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀，題目涉及推理判斷題，細節(jié)理解題．做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細閱讀原文，把握文章主要內(nèi)容，聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據(jù)，切忌胡亂猜測．
