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I travel a lot, and I find out different "styles" (风格) of directions every time 1 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.as a test

C.so as to be polite                        D.for fun

4.Which sentence is true according to the text?

A.There is no street names in Japan.

B.There is no landmarks in the countryside of American.

C.People in Yucatan always give wrong answers when asked the way.

D.People in Los Angeles measure distance in time, not miles when asked the way.

5.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 (相似的) understandings of politeness.

D.New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.

 

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析:作者围绕回答问路的风格,介绍了不同国度的不同文化。文中提到了日本用地标来指路;在美国的中西部用走多少英的里路程来指路;在洛杉矶不用距离而用人们去某地用的时间来指路。

1.细节理解题。根据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.用地标指路,故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. 用走一段路用多少时间来指路,故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know." People in Yucatan believe that "I don't know" is impolite.为了礼貌,故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. 故选D。

5.推理判断题。根据旅行者了解不同国家的文化是非常重要的,故选A。

考点:文化类短文阅读。

点评:细节理解题可以分为集中型细节理解题和分散型细节理解题。集中型:就文章的单个细节提问,答案在原文中出现的位置一般也位于单句话或几句话中。因为具体细节不同,出题形式千变万化,因题而异。分散型:题目涉及到文章某一段或几段,甚至贯穿全文的各个位置,需要考生寻找文章中的多个细节。请注意,分散型细节理解题并不意味着题目的正确答案出现在文章的不同位置,正确答案往往也是关于文章的某一个句子或细节。只是说文章的干扰选项是关于不同的细节,需要我们在定位的时候阅读某一个区域。

 

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