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 in stead 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 marks. 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 distance. 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 your 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 that “I don’t know.” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very, very 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 tell us that ____ .

       A. never carry a map for travel

       B. there are not many landmarks in the American Midwest

       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 “landmarks” means ____ .

       A. building names

       B. street names

       C. hotels, markets and bus stops

       D. buildings or places which are easily recognized

3 In which place do people tell distance by means of time?

       A. Japan  B. American Midwest    C. Los Angeles, California    D. Greece

4 In the passage, ____ countries are mentioned by the writer.

       A. seven  B. four    C. eight   D. five

5 Which of the following is wrong?

       A. Travelers can learn about people’s customs by asking questions about directions.

       B. A person’s body language can help you understand directions.

       C. People in some places give directions in miles, but people in other places give directions by means of time.

       D. People in different places always give directions in the same way: They use street names.

第二节　短文改错（每小题1分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。如无错误，在答题卡相应的位置上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一词：把多余的词写在答题卡相应的位置上，用斜线(\)划掉；

此行缺一词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该加的词，并附带前(后)词；

此行错一词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该错词和改正后的词。

It’s a story happened five years ago. Li Hua, who lived in the      ⒈________

city, came to visit her uncle in our village. She and me became  ⒉________

good friend. One day, I went to her uncle’s to do homework      ⒊________

with her. But she wasn’t in. I found beautiful clock on her bed.  ⒋________

I became very curiously and took it to have a look. Since I ⒌________

have never seen a clock before, I touched it here and there. ⒍________

But suddenly, I found the clock wasn’t working. I felt worrying ⒎________

and wanted to run away. But I didn’t. Later on that day, I told   ⒏________

Li Hua that I had broken her clock. She smiled at me, saying     ⒐________

that her little cousin had dropped it onto the ground this morning      ⒑________

and it had stopped working since then.

He’s already left here. You ____ have come here half an hour earlier.

       A. ought  B. must   C. should to    D. ought to

For women life sometimes seems ____ it is for men.

       A. twice as hard as    B. as twice hard as     C. as hard twice as    D. as hard as twice

I’m going to Europe tomorrow and all my friends will ____ at the airport.

       A. see off me  B. see me off  C. see of me   D. see me of

When I said that some people are stupid I was not _______ you.

       A. talking to                 B. referring to  

       C. turning to                      D. listening to

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

请根据下面提供的信息，写一篇关于哥伦布的100字左右的短文

1. 哥伦布，意大利探险家，1451年出生于意大利；从小爱读《马可·波罗游记》，从中了解到许多关于东方的国家的事情，并且很想去旅行；1492年，哥伦布带着87名水手离开西班牙，开始横渡大西洋的远航。他们在海上度过了两个多月，终于到达了美洲；

2． 我们可以从他身上学到……

参考词汇：

哥伦布: Columbus    《马可·波罗游记》：The Description of the World  

大西洋：the Atlantic Ocean     美洲：America

The policeman’s ________ traffic directions made all the drivers quite _________.

   A. confused; confused      B. confusing; confusing

   C. confused; confusing     D. confusing; confused

Bill Gates has created a wonderful “window” ______ people can surf the Internet freely．

A．that                        B．which                     C．where                     D．when

--- Excuse me, Dad, but I am going to the club to meet my friends in the football team.

  ---- OK. _________.

  A. Good luck        B. Congratulations      C. With pleasure     D. Have fun