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I have a rule for travel: Never carry a map. I prefer to ask for directions.
Foreign visitors are often puzzled 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 travelers, “Go straight dawn 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, 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 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 by means of 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.
People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because visitors seldom 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 our question. What happens in this 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 think “I don't know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get lost in Yucatan!
One thing will help you everywhere－in Japan, in the United States, in Greece, in Mexico, or in any other place. 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 in that direction, and you may find the post office.
1．The passage mainly tells us that ________.
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A．there are not many landmarks in the American Midwest
B．never carry a map for travel
C．there are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world
D．New Yorkers often say, “I have no idea,” but people in Yucatan, Mexico never say this
2．The passage says, “In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions.” The word “landmark” mean ________.
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A．streets names
B．building names
C．hotels, markets and bus stops
D．buildings or places are easily recognized
3．In which place do people tell distance by means of time?
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A．Japan.
B．American Midwest.
C．Los Angeles, California.
D．Greece.
4．In the passage, ________ countries are mentioned by the writer.
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5．Which of the following is wrong?
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A．Travelers can learn about people's customs by asking questions about directions.
B．People in some places give directions in miles, but people in other places give directions by means of time.
C．A person's body language can help you understand directions.
D．People in different places always give directions in the same way：They use street names.
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1．C(本篇文章主要讲世界不同地区人们提供帮助、指引方向的方法是不同的．A、B、D、各是一个方面．) 2．D(有例子中“Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market…from the bus stop”可以判断landmarks指D，易识别的地点或建筑物．) 3．C(人们指方向使用时间表示距离的地方是Los Angeles，California．) 4．B(Japan，America，Greece，Mexico谈到这四个国家．) 5．D(不同国家地区的人指路的方式不同．D与原文正好相反符合题干．) |
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My family lives in this street. In the morning, my father goes to work and all the children go to school. My father takes us to school every day. My mother is at home every day. She does the housework. She always has lunch at home, and sees her friends in the afternoon. In the evening, all the children come home from school early. My father comes home from work late. At night, my two brothers and I always do our homework. We go to bed at ten. My father and mother usually read newspapers. On Saturday we all watch TV.
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1. ______ goes to work in the morning.
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A. No one B. We all C. My father D. My mother
2. ______ lunch at home.
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A. My mother has B. My father has
C. Only the children have D. All the family have
3. ______ home early.
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A. The children come B. My father comes
C. My mother comes D. My parents come
4. We all watch TV______.
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A. three times a week B. every day
C. usually D. on Saturday
5. There are ______ people in my family.
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A. three B. four C. five D. six
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Tom is Mr White next door neighbour. When his neighbours talk about him, they call him "Mr Going-to-do". Do you know why? Mr Tom always says he is going to do something, but he never does it.
Every weekend Tom goes to the Mr White back door and talks to them. "I'm going to clean my house today," he says, or "I'm going to wash my car tomorrow" or "I'm going to cut the trees down next week."
Mr White usually says "Are you Tom?" He knows his neighbour isnot going to do anything. Then he says "Well, excuse me, Tom. I'mgoing to do some work in the house". And so he does.
Mr and Mrs White often say to their only son, John, "Are you going to do something? Then do it. Don't be another "Mr Going-to-do!"
根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。
1. Mr Tom lives ______ Mr White.
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A. far from B. next to C. with D. to
2. Tom talks a lot but does ______.
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A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
3. Mr White ______.
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A. enjoys listening to John's talk
B. wants his son to be a man like Tom
C. doesn't like his empty（空的）talks
D. is glad to talk with him
4. If you want to do something, you ______ do it.
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A. may B. must C. needn't D. can
5. Mr "Going-to-do" ______.
A. often talks much before he begins his work
B. talks a lot and does a lot
C. always does a lot
D. always wants to do something, but never does it.
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Mr and Mrs Green do not often go out in the evening, but one Saturday, Mrs Green says to Mr Green, "There is a good film at the cinema tonight. Shall we go to see it?"
Mr Green is quite happy about it. So they went, and both of them enjoy the film.
They come out of the cinema at 11 0'clock, get into their car and begin driving home. They see a woman running along the road very fast, and a man is running after her. So Mr Green drives the car very slowly near the woman and says to her, "Can we help you?"
"No, thank you." the woman says, "My husband（丈夫）and I always run home after the cinema, and the last one must wash the dishes at home!"
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1. Mr and Mrs Green goes out _____ one evening.
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A. to see a film B. to drive a car
C. to run along the road D. to take a walk
2. _____ enjoy the film.
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A. Mr Green B. Mrs Green
C. Mr and Mrs Green D. Everybody there
3. Mr Green wants to _____.
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A. drive the car slowly B. help that woman
C. run along the road D. look at the woman
4. That woman ____.
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A. wants to get help B. is running back home to wash dishes
C. is running for fun D. doesn't want to do the washing
5. Mr and Mrs Green _____.
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A. don't help the woman B. run after the woman
C. help the woman wash the dishes D. are afraid to help her
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I study 1 Taiyuan. My mother and 2 want 3 on a trip 4 the Great Wall. She 5 the Great Wall is very nice. We can 6 many things on it. It is about 360 kilometres 7 here to Beijing. We can go to Beijng 8 , on a bus 9 on a plane. It is too expensive to take a plane. Buses are slow. We want to 10 on a train.
1. A. on B. of C. in D. at
2. A. me B. I C. my D. her
3. A. go B. goes C. to go D. to does
4. A. at B. on C. of D. to
5. A. talks B. speaks C. says D. say
6. A. look B. look at C. looks at D. see
7. A. from B. at C. on D. to
8. A. by train B. by a train C. on train D. in train
9. A. and B. or C. but D. too
10. A. go there B. go to there C. come there D. come to there
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