Question

If you are a visitor，you may look for the post office in a foreign country．Can you imagine (想像)how those people will tell you the way?

      In the countryside of American Middle West，people will tell you，‘Go north three  miles．Turn east，and then go another two miles.’

      While in Los Angeles，California，the American people have no idea of the distance on the map．‘How far is the post office?’ you ask．‘oh,’ they answer，‘it is about ten minutes by taxi from here．’But in fact，they don't know how far it is.

     In Greece(希腊)，a Greek will often say，‘Follow me．’Then he'll go with you through the streets of the city to the post office．

     In many places, people usually say ‘Sorry，I don't know’ when they can't tell you the way．However，in Mexico(墨西哥)，the people think ‘I don't know’ is not polite(有礼貌的)．They usually give an answer, often a wrong one．

    So you must be careful of their habits (习惯) when you are asking the way in a foreign country．　

1.In      ，the people don't tell you the direction but lead(引导) you to the post office．

A. Japan　B. America  C. Greece　D. Mexico　

2.You will often lose your way in         because the people can't give you the right direction．

A. Japan　B. America　C. Greece　D. Mexico　

3.The underlined word‘distance’means‘         ’ in Chinese．　

A. 方向　B. 地方　C. 距离　D. 终点　

4.           countries are mentioned(提到) in the passage?　

A. Two　B. Three　C. Four　D. Five　

5.What do people usually do in many places if they don't know the way?　

A. They lead you to the place．　 B. They give you a wrong answer．

C. They say nothing．　       D. They say ‘Sorry，I don't know．’

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文在不同国家的游客问路时，人们回答的情况。在美国，人们经常不知道多远，只是告诉乘坐什么交通工具，怎么走，用多长时间。在希腊，人们会领着游客一起去。在墨西哥，人们认为不知道路的方向是不礼貌的，他们经常会给一个错误的方向。因此，在外国问路时，一定要当心他们的习惯。

1.In Greece(希腊)，a Greek will often say，‘Follow me．’Then he'll go with you through the streets of the city to the post office．可知在希腊，一个希腊人经常说：“跟着我，”然后他将和你一起穿过城市大街到达邮局。故选C。

2.in Mexico(墨西哥)，the people think ‘I don't know’ is not polite(有礼貌的)．They usually give an answer, often a wrong one．可知在墨西哥，人们认为不知道路的方向是不礼貌的，他们经常会给一个错误的方向。故选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据But in fact，they don't know how far it is.可知他们不知道多远，也就是距离。故选C。

4.American ，Greece，Mexico美国、希腊和墨西哥，共三个国家。故选B。

5.In many places, people usually say ‘Sorry，I don't know’ when they can't tell you the way．可知在许多地方，当人们不知道路时会说：“对不起，我不知道。”故选D。

考点：政治经济文化类短文阅读。