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) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks(地标) 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!
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
2.What is the place where people measure distance in time?
A. New York.. B. Los Angeles. C. Kansas. D. Iowa.
3. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.
A. in order to save time B. because of honesty
C. so as to be polite D. for fun
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.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 36 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 37 . All day, I seem to remember, I 38 on the sands with strange 39 children. We made houses and gardens, and 40 the tide (潮汐) destroy them. When the tide went out, we 41 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the 42 seemed to shine always brightly 43 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country, 44 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 45 in one's pockets or good places where one could 46 ice-creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 47 is much the same as it was. I 48 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of _ 49 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 50 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I 52 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am 53 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 54 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make 55 sick on too many ices...
1.A. teacher B. parents C. nurse D. doctor
2.A. sea B. lake C. mountain D. forest
3.A. played B. slept C. sat D. stood
4.A. moved B. excited C. worried D. nervous
5. A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard
6. A. rolled B. jumped C. turned D. climbed
7.A. light B. sun C. moon D. lamp
8.A. and B. yet C. but D. or
9.A. exploring B. examining C. repairing D. measuring
10. A. sweets B. sand C. ice-creams D. money
11.A. make B. sell C. buy D. offer
12.A. house B. holiday C. garden D. tide
13.A. hardly B. almost C. still D. perhaps
14.A. waves B. water C. hands D. birds
15.A. destroy B. fix C. use D. build
16.A. But B. However C. Or D. Yet
17.A. wonder B. feel C. understand D. believe
18.A. strong B. weak C. young D. old
19.A. children B. boys C. girls D. grown-ups
20.A. herself B. himself C. itself D. themselves
That year his total income, with his reward ______, _______ 1500 dollars.
A. added up to; added B. added; added to
C. added to; added up to D. adds; adds up to
-----What do you think of the girl?
------Not only _______ hard but also_____ very charming.
A. does she work ; is she B. she works ; she is
C. does she work ; she is D. she works ;is she
----- __________it be Li Ping who broke the glass?
---- No. It __________ be Wu Dong who did it.
A. Could; may B. Can; must C. May; must D. Can; can
Tell the boy to ______ all lights as he leaves the room.
A. take off B. switch on C. switch off D. turn on
