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Ihavearulefortravel:Nevercarryamap.Iprefertoaskfordirections.ForeignvisitorsareoftenpuzzledinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames.InJapanpeopleuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames
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Ihavearulefortravel:Nevercarryamap.Iprefertoaskfordirections.

ForeignvisitorsareoftenpuzzledinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames.InJapanpeopleuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnamesForexampletheJapanesewillsaytotravelers“Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarks.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.”

InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwestusuallytherearenotmanylandmarks.Therearenomountainssothelandisveryflat.Inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Insteadoflandmarkspeoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistance.InKansasorIowaforexamplepeoplewillsay“Gonorthtwomiles.Turneastandthengoanothermile.”

PeopleinLosAngelesCaliforniahavenoideaofdistanceonthemap.Theymeasuredistancebymeansoftimenotmiles.“Howfarawayisthepostoffice?”Youask“Oh”Theyanswer“It’saboutfiveminutesfromhere.”Yousay“Yesbuthowmanymilesawayisit?”Theydon’tknow.

PeopleinGreecesometimesdonoteventrytogivedirectionsbecausevisitorsseldomunderstandtheGreeklanguage.InsteadofgivingyouthedirectionaGreekwilloftensay“Followme.”Thenhe’llleadyouthroughthestreetsofthecitytothepostoffice.

Sometimesapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestion.Whathappensinthissituation?ANewYorkermightsay“SorryIhavenoidea.”ButinYucatanMexiconooneanswers“Idon’tknow.”PeopleinYucatanthinkthat“Idon’tknow.”isimpolite.Theyusuallygiveanansweroftenawrongone.AvisitorcangetveryverylostinYucatan!

Onethingwillhelpyoueverywhere---inJapanintheUnitedStates.InGreeceinMexicoorinanyotherplace.Youmightnotunderstandaperson’swordsbutmaybeyoucanunderstandhisbodylanguage.Heorshewillusuallyturnandthenpointinthecorrectdirection.Gointhatdirectionandyoumayfindthepostoffice!

1Thepassagemainlytellusthat____.

A.nevercarryamapfortravel

B.therearenotmanylandmarksintheAmericanMidwest

C.therearedifferentwaystogivedirectionsindifferentpartsoftheworld

D.NewYorkersoftensay“Ihavenoidea”butpeopleinYucatanMexiconeversaythis

2Thepassa

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  【小题1】C   【小题2】D   【小题3】C   【小题4】B   【小题5】D
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