题目内容
1.I travel a lot,and I find out different"styles"of directions every time 1 ask"How can I get to the post office?"Foreign tourists are often confused 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.Inste ad 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!
21.When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usuallyD
A.descr ibe the place carefully B.refer to recognizable buildings and places
C.show him a map of the place D.tell him the names of the streets
22.Which is the place where people measure distance in time?B
A.New York. B.Kansas. C.Los Angeles. D.Iowa.
23.People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answerC
A.so as to be polite B.as a test C.for fun D.in order to save time
24.What can we infer from the text?A
A.It's useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
B.People have similar understandings of politeness.
C.It's important for tra velers to understand cultural differences.
D.New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
分析 本文围绕回答问路的风格,介绍了不同国度的不同文化.
解答 21.D 细节理解题.根据文章第二段第一句Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don't have names; in Japan,people use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead of street names.很多外国游人在日本感到很迷惑因为很多街道没有名字,在日本,人们在方向上用坐标而不用街道名字.可知答案选D.
22.B细节理解题.根据文章第四段第一句People in Los Angeles,California,have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time,not miles.在洛杉矶人们对地图上的距离没有概念,他们用时间而不用英里来估量距离.可知答案选B.
23.C细节理解题.从最后一段第四、五、六句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.可知在尤卡坦州当人们不知道地址的时候,为了表示礼貌,会给问路人一个错误的答案.故选C.
24.A推理判断题.全文围绕回答问路的风格,介绍了不同国度的不同文化.可以从中推断出,对于旅行的人来说了解各国的文化差异是很重要的.故选A.
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.