It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of  16  to where he was going. Pretty soon he  17_ that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to  18  someone who could tell him how to get back to the  19  .

    It was a long  20  road. For many __21__ he kept on driving. When it was almostdark ，he saw in a field a tall  22   ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his   23  team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”

    “Hello，yourself，”the farmer___24____，still ploughing .

    “Where does the horse go？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.

    “I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It   25   stays right where it is，”said the farmer，without stopping his work.

    “How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little more   26  .

    “Don’t know. I never　   27  it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 28  .“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”

Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time  29  at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much.   30   I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！” 

1.A. signs            B. orders            C. attention            D. direction

2.A. realized        B. recognized    C. accepted           D. received

3.A. miss             B. meet             C. look                  D. lose

4.A. town            B. country          C. capital             D. village

5.A. lonely          B. busy              C. dirty               D. crowded

6.A seconds      B. minutes      C hours          D years

7.A. driver           B. policeman      C. farmer            D. worker

8.A. strong           B. tired              C. weak               D. tiring

9.A. asked           B. demanded       C. replied           D. ordered

10.A. always          B. often             C. sometimes        D. seldom

11.A .politely      B. friendly        C. loudly          D. angrily

12.A. judged          B. measured        C. saw                D. studied

13.A. sad              B. lovely            C. friendly           D. angry

14.A. gladly          B. immediately     C. silently         D. excitedly

15.A. Generally      B.  Fortunately     C. Certainly         D. Perhaps 

It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of  1 to where he was going. Pretty soon he  2  that he was lost, but he  3 to drive, expecting to find his way or to  4 someone who could tell him how to get back to the  5 .
It was a long  6 road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost   7 , he saw in a  8  a tall farmer ploughing the land. He stopped his  9 team of horses near the fence and called out, “Hello, farmer.”
“Hello, yourself,”  the farmer replied,  10 ploughing.
“Where does the horse   11 ? He asked without knowing his languages mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It   12 stays right where it is,” said the farmer,   13     stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man, speaking a little  14 .
“Don’t know. I never  15 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 16 . “What do you know? You’re the biggest fool I  17 saw.”
18  stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time  19 at the city man. Then he said, “Maybe I don’t know much.   20  I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!”

Just as our degree of individual freedom uncomfortable to many foreign visitors, foreign attitudes toward truth seem uncertain to Americans.
In many countries people will tell you what they think you want to hear, whether or not it is true. To them, this implies politeness. To Americans, it is considered misleading-even dishonest--to distort facts on purpose, however kind the motive. The point is ---our priorities(优先) are different; in the United States truth has a higher priority than politeness. We are taught from babyhood that “Honesty is the best policy.” Elsewhere, politeness, honor, family loyalty, “machismo” or many other values might come far ahead of honesty if one is listing priorities.
But with us, trust and truth are of paramount importance. If we say of a man, “You cannot trust him.” This is one of the most damning statements that can be made about him.
In view of such profound differences in values, it is natural that misunderstandings and irritations often occur, especially in exact areas such as the negotiation of contracts. A Mexican has said, “With us b business is like a courtship(求爱).” Americans lack this grace, but on the other hand you can count on their word. You know where you are with them; except in advertising, they will not be “whispering sweet nothings” that they do not mean in order to make you feel desirable!
“How far is it to the next village?” the American asks a man standing by the edge of the road. In some countries, because the man realizes that the traveler is tired and eager to reach his destination, he will politely say “Just down the road.” He thinks this is more encouraging, gentler, and therefore the wanted answer. So the American drives on through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling “tricked.” He thinks the man deliberately lied to him, for obviously he must have known the distance quite well.
Had conditions been reversed, the American would feel he was “cheating” the driver if he implied the next town was close when he knew it was really 15miles further on. Although, he, too, would be sympathetic to the weary driver, he would say, “you have a good way to go yet; it is at least 15 more miles.” The driver might be disappointed, but he would know what to expect.
This often-epeated question of accuracy versus courtesy leads to many misunderstandings between people of different cultures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem.
67．The best title for the passage should be_______.
A．Truth or politeness   B．Truth or lying
C．Cultural differences D．Honest Americans
68．In American’s view, people who tell you what they think you want to hear, whether or not it is true, are_______.
A．polite       B．honest      C．kind        D．misleading
69．According to the author, misunderstandings and angers often occur as a result of_______.
A．the exactness of negotiation    B．the importance in trust and truth
C．deep differences in values       D．lack of respect
70．According to the author, Americans_______.
A．treat a business deal like a courtship
B．list honor on the top of the list of values
C．do not whisper sweet nothings in advertising
D．expect to know the exact distance when asking the way

It was on a summer burning afternoon in Denver．The sky was blue and the wind was blowing slightly．A man from a big  36  with a new wagon （马车） and a beautiful pair of horses was 37 along a country road．He did not  38  much attention to  39  he was going．Pretty soon he realized that he was  40  , but he continued to drive,  41  to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to  42  to the town．

It was a long  43  road．For several hours he kept on driving． 44  it was almost dark, he saw in a cornfield a tall farmer plowing （犁） the land．He stopped his  45  team of horses near the fence and called out, "Hello, farmer"

"Hello, yourself" the farmer replied,  46  plowing．

"Where does this  47  go ?"

     "I haven't ever seen it go anywhere．It always  48  right where it is " , said the farmer, without stopping his work．

    "How far is it  49  the next town?" said the stranger, speaking a little louder．

    "Don't know, never  50  it " replied the farmer．

     By this time the city man was getting  51  , "What do you know? You're the biggest  52  I ever saw"

     The farmer  53  the plow and turned and looked for a long time at the city man．Then he said scornfully （轻蔑地） , "Maybe I don't know much． 54  I am a fool．But  55  I'm not lost!"

1.A．enterprise          B．city              C．farm              D．company

2.A．driving             B．exploring         C．escaping          D．resting

3.A．fix                 B．give              C．recommend         D．provide

4.A．which               B．that              C．where             D．what

5.A．gone                B．missing           C．lost              D．discouraged

6.A．managing            B．expecting         C．refusing          D．forgetting

7.A．take back           B．bring back        C．look back         D．get back

8.A．lonely              B．busy              C．crowded           D．proper

9.A．If                  B．After             C．When              D．Though

10.A．tired              B．exited            C．bored             D．disappointed

11.A．already            B．still             C．thus              D．merely

12.A．horse              B．town              C．field             D．road

13.A．trains             B．lives             C．stays             D．stands

14.A．in                 B．to                C．inside            D．from

15.A．built              B．imagined          C．overlooked        D．measured

16.A．annoyed            B．ridiculous        C．concerned         D．content

17.A．farmer             B．businessman       C．fool              D．driver

18.A．undertook          B．continued         C．began             D．stopped

19.A．Perhaps            B．Luckily           C．Exactly           D．Indeed

20.A．in turn            B．at least          C．sooner or later   D．at most

Just as our degree of individual freedom uncomfortable to many foreign visitors, foreign attitudes toward truth seem uncertain to Americans.

In many countries people will tell you what they think you want to hear, whether or not it is true. To them, this implies politeness. To Americans, it is considered misleading-even dishonest--to distort facts on purpose, however kind the motive. The point is ---our priorities(优先) are different; in the United States truth has a higher priority than politeness. We are taught from babyhood that “Honesty is the best policy.” Elsewhere, politeness, honor, family loyalty, “machismo” or many other values might come far ahead of honesty if one is listing priorities.

But with us, trust and truth are of paramount importance. If we say of a man, “You cannot trust him.” This is one of the most damning statements that can be made about him.

In view of such profound differences in values, it is natural that misunderstandings and irritations often occur, especially in exact areas such as the negotiation of contracts. A Mexican has said, “With us b business is like a courtship(求爱).” Americans lack this grace, but on the other hand you can count on their word. You know where you are with them; except in advertising, they will not be “whispering sweet nothings” that they do not mean in order to make you feel desirable!

“How far is it to the next village?” the American asks a man standing by the edge of the road. In some countries, because the man realizes that the traveler is tired and eager to reach his destination, he will politely say “Just down the road.” He thinks this is more encouraging, gentler, and therefore the wanted answer. So the American drives on through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling “tricked.” He thinks the man deliberately lied to him, for obviously he must have known the distance quite well.

Had conditions been reversed, the American would feel he was “cheating” the driver if he implied the next town was close when he knew it was really 15miles further on. Although, he, too, would be sympathetic to the weary driver, he would say, “you have a good way to go yet; it is at least 15 more miles.” The driver might be disappointed, but he would know what to expect.

This often-epeated question of accuracy versus courtesy leads to many misunderstandings between people of different cultures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem.

67．The best title for the passage should be_______.

A．Truth or politeness   B．Truth or lying

C．Cultural differences D．Honest Americans

68．In American’s view, people who tell you what they think you want to hear, whether or not it is true, are_______.

A．polite       B．honest      C．kind        D．misleading

69．According to the author, misunderstandings and angers often occur as a result of_______.

A．the exactness of negotiation    B．the importance in trust and truth

C．deep differences in values       D．lack of respect

70．According to the author, Americans_______.

A．treat a business deal like a courtship

B．list honor on the top of the list of values

C．do not whisper sweet nothings in advertising

D．expect to know the exact distance when asking the way