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 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：这篇文章主要介绍了不同地方的人给别人指路时的不同表现。美国中西部人会直接告诉你，而美国洛杉矶等地方的人对距离没有概念，经常自己也不知道有多远。希腊人会直接带你去。墨西哥人就算不知道也会给人一个错误的的答案。

1.C细节理解题。根据文章内容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．在希腊，一个希腊人经常说：“跟着我。”然后他将带着你穿过城市的街道到达邮局。故此题选C。

2.D 细节理解题。根据文章内容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．然而，在墨西哥，人们认为回答“不知道”是不礼貌的。他们通常给一个答案，但经常是错的。故此题选D。

3.C词义猜题题。根据后文How far is the post office?邮局有多远，此句为：美国人对地图上的距离没有概念。Distance距离，故选C。

4.B判断推理题。这篇文章一共涉及了三个国家，American美国，Greece希腊，Mexico墨西哥；故选B。

5.D细节理解题。根据文章内容 In many places, people usually say ‘Sorry，I don't know’ when they can't tell you the way在很多地方，当人们不能告诉你路时通常会说“对不起，我不知道。”故此题选D。

考点：文化习俗类短文阅读。