Foreign visitors are often puzzled (迷惑不解) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks 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 just across the bus stop.”

In the Midwest of America, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no mountains, so people will tell you directions (方向) and distance (距离). 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 on the map. They measure (测量) distance by telling time. “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.

People in Greece (希腊) sometimes do not even try to give directions because few visitors understand the Greek languages. Instead of giving you the directions, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.

Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer to your question. A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan think “I don’t know” is not polite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

One thing will help you everywhere. You might not understand a person’s words, but maybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go on in that direction, and you may find the post office!

(  ) 53. What do you think of the word “landmark” mean?

     A. Street names.       

B. Building names.

     C. Hotels, markets and bus stops. 

D. Buildings or places which are easily seen (看到).

(  ) 54. In the passage, ________ countries are mentioned (提到).

     A. seven           B. four      C. five      D. eight

(  ) 55. The passage mainly tells us that _________.

     A. there are not many landmarks in the Midwest of America

     B. we needn’t carry a map for travel

     C. there’re different ways to give directions in different parts of the world

     D. people give directions in the same way in different parts of the world

Jean is a bright young lady who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly (几乎不) find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.

So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous (匿名的), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.

Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself. He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.

When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favourite rock singer. But when she knocked David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!

(  ) 49. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is ________.

     A. rich         B. famous       C. young    D. lonely

(  ) 50. Jean thought “David” was special because he __________.

     A. made her quite happy on QQ    

B. was from San Francisco

     C. sent her a picture of himself    

D. was tall and good-looking

(  ) 51. What does the word “latest” in the underlined sentence mean?

     A. 最迟的      B. 最新的       C. 最好的   D.最晚的

(  ) 52. We could believe that Jean was _________ when seeing Jim himself instead of (取代) David at his door.

     A. happy       B. surprised      C. sad      D. worried

“If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No, I don’t! So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes!”

Today, SMS---Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent.

Look around you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs (拇指) are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express (表达) love and friendship.

SMS is becoming more and more popular. It is reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I am thankful for the progress (进步) because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top end of a thumb, so much joy can be found!

(  ) 46. SMS can help people do the following except ___________.

     A. knowing the weather report    

B. sharing jokes and news

     C. expressing love and friendship  

D. spending more time traveling

(  ) 47. The writer thinks that _________.

     A. SMS helps people a lot    

B. young people dislike SMS

     C. he makes SMS more popular 

D. he will buy a palace for his friend

(  ) 48. The passage is mainly about ___________.

    A. how to search the Internet           B. the joy of SMS

    C. how to send short messages      D. ways of saving money

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