二、(2025 南京期中)阅读短文内容,完成下列任务。
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I travel a lot and I find out different “styles” of directions(指路) every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign travellers are often confused in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travellers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel. The post office is next to the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, 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(方向) and distances. 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 is the post office?”, you ask. They answer, “It’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
任务一:阅读短文,选择正确的答案。
(
A
)1. When a traveller asks the Japanese the way to a place, they usually
A
.
A. use landmarks
B. show him or her a map
C. tell him or her the distance
(
A
)2. In which country do some people use the distance to tell the way?
A. The US.
B. Japan.
C. The UK.
(
B
)3. Travellers in Japan are often
B
because most streets don’t have names.
A. happy
B. confused
C. afraid
(
B
)4. How many styles of directions are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
(
C
)5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. It’s useful for travellers to know how to ask the way properly.
B. People have similar understandings of directions.
C. It’s important for travellers to understand cultural differences.
任务二:根据短文内容填空,每空一词。
There are different
styles
of directions in different countries. Japanese use
landmarks
in their directions instead of
street
names. In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are no
towns
or buildings within miles. Americans tell you
directions
and distances. In some places of America, people measure distance in
time
, not miles.