I travel a lot, and I find out different “style” of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”

Foreign tourists are often puzzled 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 examples, 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 (估量) 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 place, they usually _________.

A. tell him the names of the streets

B. show him a map of the place

C. describe the place carefully

D. refer to (意指)clear buildings and places

2.What is the place where people show distance in time?

A. New York. B. Los Angeles. C. Kansas. D. Iowa.

3.Usually, People in Yucatan give a tourist a wrong answer _________ instead of saying “I don’t know”.

A. to save time B. as a test

C. to be polite D. for fun

4.What can we learn 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.

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“A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” Sometimes in 1ife,you find a special friend:

Someone who changes your just by being part of it;

Someone who makes you laugh until you can’t

Someone who makes you believe that there really is in the world;

Someone who convinces(使相信) you that there really is an door just waiting for you to open it. This is Forever Friendship.

When you’re , and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and .

Your forever friend gets you the hard times and the sad times.If you turn and walk away, your forever friend . If you 1ose your way,your forever friend guides you,encourages you,holds your and tells you that everything is going to be OK.

And if you such a friend, you fee1 happy,because you not worry.You have a forever friend for life,and forever has no .

A true friend is someone who gives you a hand and touches your heart.

Remember: happens,happens for a reason.

How many people have eight true friends in fact? Hardly I know.But some of us have all right friends and good friends.

1.A. food B. time C. 1ife D. work

2.A. think B. stop C. harm D. offer

3.A. good B. health C. human D. scenery

4.A. unpacked B. unlocked C. unfixed D. unborn

5.A. high B. above C. up D. down

6.A. 1ifts B. shuts C. catches D. stands

7.A. natural B. full C. funny D. proud

8.A. around B. below C. through D. beside

9.A. leaves B. travels C. moves D. follows

10.A. head B. hand C. heart D. back

11.A. help B. treat C. find D. warn

12.A. need B. must C. may D. have

13.A. job B. end C. top D. goa1

14.A. however B. whoever C. whatever D. wherever

15.A. someone B. everyone C. none D. Anyone

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