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

In Japan, people use landmarks (地标) in their directions because most streets don’t have names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight ahead and turn left at the hotel. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are no towns or buildings in many places. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas, 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. They measure (测量) distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask, “Oh,” they answer, “It’s about five minutes from here.”

It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I don’t know.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers, “I don’t know.” People believe in 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.Why do Japanese people use landmarks in their directions?

A. Because they have no ideas of distance. B. Because there are no towns or buildings.

C. Because most of the streets have no names. D. Because people don’t know the answer.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “instead of” in Paragraph 3?

A. 排除 B. 代替 C. 包括 D. 使用

3.What may happen in Yucatan?

A. People there usually say ,“Sorry, I don’t know the way.”

B. Local people often give a right answer.

C. People there have no idea of distance.

D. Visitors may lose their way.

4.Which of the following may people in Kansas say?

A. “Turn left at the traffic lights and you will see a school.”

B. “It will take one day and a half.”

C. “Turn south and then walk 300 meters.”

D. “Go along Autumn Street and turn right at the crossing.”

5.What is the best title of the article?

A. Asking the Way in Different Places B. Getting Lost in Yucatan

C. Travelling in Different Places D. Where is the Post Office?

Mr. Guo is a teacher from Xi'an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code(二维码). “We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate(使产生)the codes,and in the end everything gets easier. "said Guo. "When students finish the homework,they keep it on WeChat(微信). Then,each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their work everywhere using my computer or mobile phone. ”

The QR codes can be sent to Mr. Guo by email,QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans(扫描)his students' QR codes,their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative,with many pictures,music and even videos.

Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting. "We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers,which makes learning more fun. "said Tingting,a student of Guo's.

“The paper is not easy to keep,but the code is easy to keep and share," Guo said. "It is worth(值得)trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don't want my students to fall behind the times. ”

However,some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact,it's unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the code when they hand in their work,which doesn't take them too much time. Also for teachers,it allows them to check the students' work at any time. And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students.

1.According to the passage,students can keep their homework on. ______________

A. blog(博客) B. QQ C. email D. WeChat

2.Guo's students think the new way is______________

A. strange B. boring C. interesting D. unnecessary

3.What does “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to(指代)?( )

A. The paper is not easy to keep B. Keeping and sharing the code easily.

C. Education itself is a kind of creation. D. Trying to use new technology in education.

4.Some parents are worried,because they think their children will ______________

A. talk with teachers face to face

B. not like the new way of handing in homework

C. spend too much time on computers or phones

D. find the QR codes too difficult to use

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Teachers needn't check homework any more.

B. Using QR codes makes checking homework easier.

C. Some parents are worried about their children.

D. Students needn't hand in homework any more.

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