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| Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don't havenames. 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 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 distance. In Kansas (堪薩斯州) , 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 (測量) distance by telling time. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "60h," 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 sometimes do not even try to give directions because few visitors understand the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, 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 (墨西哥), 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! |
| 1. What does the word "landmarks" mean? |
| A. Street names. B. Building names. C. Hotels,markets and bus stops. D. Buildings or places which are easily seen. |
| 2. 根據短文內容和句意，填入一個適當的單詞。 |
| People in _____ prefer to tell you directions and distance if you ask for the way. |
| 3. 把下面的句子譯成漢語。 |
| People in Greece (希臘)sometimes do not even try to give directions because few visitors understand the Greek language. _____________________________________________________________________________ |
| 4. 通過短文內容回答問題。 |
| Why don't people in Yucatan say,"I don't know" to a person who asks for the way? _____________________________________________________________________________ |
| 5. 通過短文內容回答問題。 |
| What does the passage mainly tell us? _____________________________________________________________________________ |
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 (距離). 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 (測量) 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 (希臘) 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
Giving Directions in Different Places
If you ask people of different countries “Could you tell me the way to the post office?”, you will get different answers.
In Japan, people use landmarks (路標) instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. 61 The post office is across from the but stop.”
In Kansas, America, there are no towns or buildings within (在……之內) miles. So instead of landmards, people will tell you directions and distance. For example, people will say, “Go north two miles (英里) . 62 ”
People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions. They will often say, “Follow me.” 63
Sometimes if the person doesn’t know the answer to your question, he or she, like a New Yorker, might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” 64 They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. A visitor can always get lost in Yucanta!
65 You might not understand a person’s words, but maybe you can understand his or her body language. He or she will usually point to the correct direction. Go on in that direction and you may find the direction.
A. Turn east, and then go another mile.
B. But one thing will help you everywhere.
C. People there think “I don’t know. ” is not polite.
D. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market.
E. Then he or she will take you through the street of the city to the post office.
Foreign visitors are often puzzled 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. So people will tell you directions(方向) and distance. In Kansas(堪薩斯州), 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(測量) 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(希臘) sometimes do not even try to give directions because few visitors understand the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, 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(墨西哥), 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!
【小題1】What do you think of the word “landmarks” mean?
| A．Names of streets or roads in a place. |
| B．Hotels, markets and bus stops in a city. |
| C．Buildings or places which are easily seen. |
| D．Building or places with great importance. |
| A．Four. | B．Five. |
| C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
| A．The Japanese often use landmarks when they give directions. |
| B．People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance. |
| C．People in Yucatan think “I don’t know” is not polite. |
| D．People in Greece often give wrong directions. |
| A．There are not many landmarks in the Midwest of America. |
| B．We needn’t carry a map when we travel around the world. |
| C．People give directions in the same way in different parts of the world. |
| D．There are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world. |
完形填空
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