18．Knowing how to ask for information and help politely is important．In English，"Where are the restrooms？"and"Could you please tell me where the restrooms are？"are similar requests（請求）-both are correct English，but the first could sound rude．It's important to use correct language，but sometimes this alone is not enough-we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests．
In English，just like in Chinese，we change the way we speak when talking with different people．The expressions you use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them．If you say to your teacher，"Where is my book？"this will sound rude．But if you say"Excuse me，Mr．West．Do you know where my book is？"，your question will sound much more polite．On the other hand，it might be alright to say"Where is my book？"to the people you know well．
And you would not usually say"Peter，lend me your pen．"．A very direct order like this can sound rude in English．Usually in English polite questions are longer and include extra（附加的） language，such as"Could you please…？"or"Can I ask…？"．It sounds more polite to say"Peter，could you please lend me your pen？"．If you stop a stranger in the street，we might first say"Excuse me．I wonder if you can help me．"or"I'm sorry to trouble you but…"before asking him for help．
It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct，and in a way this may be true．
78．When we make requests，we need to speak in aA way．
A．polite
B．careful
C．different
D．direct
79．You should say"D"when you ask a stranger for a way．
A．Which is the way to the zoo？
B．How can I get to the zoo？
C．Do you know the way to the zoo？
D．Excuse me．Can you tell me the way to the zoo？
80．Which of the following is true according to the passage？C
A．We should use long sentences when we ask for information and help．
B．When we ask for help from others，polite language must be used．
C．The way of speaking is important when we ask different people for help．
D．In English，polite questions are as necessary as rude and direct ones．
分析 這篇短文講述的是，當(dāng)我們向不同的人去求助或詢問信息的時候，要注意說話的方式．如果是向陌生人求助，我們說話的方式就必須是有禮貌的；如果是熟悉的人，就可以用比較直接的方式．
解答 答案：78．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段的最后一句we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests．當(dāng)我們提出要求時，我們需要學(xué)會如何保持禮貌．可知我們提要求的時候，要用禮貌的方式來表達(dá)．故選A．
79．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)整篇短文內(nèi)容及其倒數(shù)第二段第二行句子If you stop a stranger in the street，we might first say"Excuse me．I wonder if you can help me．"or"I'm sorry to trouble you but…"before asking him for help．如果你在街上阻止一個陌生人，我們可以先說"打擾一下，我想知道你是否能幫助我"或"對不起，麻煩你…"，然后請他幫忙．可知我們可以知道，當(dāng)我們跟別人說話的時候，尤其是在提要求的時候，一定要注意說話要有禮貌．所以當(dāng)我們向別人問路的時候，我們不能直接的來提問，而是要加上一些附加的語言，如excuse me，故選D．
80．C 細(xì)節(jié)判斷題．根據(jù)第二段句子In English，just like in Chinese，we change the way we speak when talking with different people．在英語中，就像漢語一樣，我們在和不同的人交談時也會改變我們說話的方式．可知當(dāng)我們向不同的人求助的時候，說話的方式是重要的．故選C．
點評 在通讀全文的基礎(chǔ)上，根據(jù)全文大意，展開邏輯思維，瞻前顧后，認(rèn)真觀察選項，仔細(xì)推敲，確定最佳答案．
