I travel a lot, and I find out different "styles" (風格) of directions every time 1 ask "How can I get to the post office?"
Foreign tourists are often confused (困惑) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names in Japan, people use landmarks (地標) in their directions 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 across from the bus stop."
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, 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 distance in time, not miles. "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.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, ’Sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don’t know." People in Yucatan believe 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!
小題1: When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _________
A．describe the place carefullyB．show him a map of the place
C．tell him the names of the streetsD．refer to recognizable buildings and places
小題2:What is the place where people measure distance in time?
A．New York.B．Los Angeles.C．Kansas.D．Iowa
小題3:People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________
A．in order to save timeB．a(chǎn)s a testC．so as to be politeD．for fun
小題4: Which sentence is true according to the text?
A．There is no street names in Japan.
B．There is no landmarks in the countryside of American.
C．People in Yucatan always give wrong answers when asked the way.
D．People in Los Angeles measure distance in time, not miles when asked the way.
小題5: What can we infer from the text?
A．It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.
B．It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
C．People have similar understandings of politeness.
D．New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.

小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
作者圍繞回答問路的風格，介紹了不同國度的不同文化。
小題1:D細節(jié)理解題。由第二段中，In Japan, people use land marks in their directions instead of street names. 可知。
小題1:B細節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段第一句話People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles.可知。
小題1:C細節(jié)理解題。由最后一段，最后兩句話People in Yucatan believe that "I don’t know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one.可知。
小題1:D解析同第三題，也是由倒數(shù)第二段第一句話得出答案。
小題1:A推理判斷題。即是文章的主旨中心。
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A．the discovery of Antarctica
B．how people travel around Antarctica
C．different animals found in Antarctica
D．why it is difficult to live in Antarctica
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A．Antarctica is a place with no animals
B．no people can survive in Antarctica
C．Antarctica is colder than any other continent on Earth
D．the temperature in Antarctica is below zero all the time
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D．The farmers couldn’t keep the wheat straight up.
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C．Mark Zuckerberg was only 27 when Facebook was founded
D．investment companies have bought many Facebook shares
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B．popular only in Japan and in China
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小題2: People often smile at each other in the United States because _________.
A．they are very happy
B．they want to show they are friendly
C．they want to hide their true feelings
D．they want to avoid embarrassment
小題3: In China, seeing a child falls off a bike, an adult will smile in order to _______.
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C．a(chǎn)void embarrassment and encourage the boy
D．show his politeness
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A．People smile at times.
B．Smiling can express different feelings depending on different cultures.
C．Americans are more open and friendly than Chinese people.
D．The Chinese people often hide their true feelings.

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Orphan 
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A．Away We Go.B．Orphan.C．2012.D．500 Days of Summer.
小題3: Among all the characters mentioned in the passage, who directed films in Hollywood?
A．Roland Emmerich.B．Tom and Summer.C．Burt and Verona.D．Esther.
小題4:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Orphan is a comedy about Esther adopted by a kind family.
B．500 Days of Summer is a romance with a happy ending.
C．Away We Go shows beautiful scenery on the young couple’s journey.
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