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五、阅读短文，按要求用英文填空或回答问题。
Here are some different and funny ways of giving directions（指路）.
In Japan, people use landmarks（地标） in their directions because most streets don't have names. For example, the Japanese will tell you, “Go straight ahead and turn left at the hotel. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are no towns or buildings in many places. So when giving directions, people will also tell you the distances（距离）. In Kansas, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles have no idea of distance. They measure（测量） distance in time. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes’ walk from here.”
Sometimes people don't know the answer to your question. A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I don't know.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don't know”. People there think it is impolite to say “I don't know”. So they usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can easily get lost in Yucatan!
1. This passage mainly talks about in different places.（不超过5词）
2. Japanese use landmarks in their directions because .（不超过6词）
3. In the countryside of the American Midwest, people will when giving directions.（不超过5词）
4. In Yucatan, people never say “” as an answer to a visitor.（不超过4词）
5. How do you give directions to others?（不超过15词）
Here are some different and funny ways of giving directions（指路）.
In Japan, people use landmarks（地标） in their directions because most streets don't have names. For example, the Japanese will tell you, “Go straight ahead and turn left at the hotel. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are no towns or buildings in many places. So when giving directions, people will also tell you the distances（距离）. In Kansas, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles have no idea of distance. They measure（测量） distance in time. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes’ walk from here.”
Sometimes people don't know the answer to your question. A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I don't know.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don't know”. People there think it is impolite to say “I don't know”. So they usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can easily get lost in Yucatan!
1. This passage mainly talks about in different places.（不超过5词）
2. Japanese use landmarks in their directions because .（不超过6词）
3. In the countryside of the American Midwest, people will when giving directions.（不超过5词）
4. In Yucatan, people never say “” as an answer to a visitor.（不超过4词）
5. How do you give directions to others?（不超过15词）
答案
1. ways of giving directions；2. most streets don't have names；3. tell you the distances；4. I don't know；5. I use landmarks and time to give directions.
解析
【分析】本题为英语阅读理解填空题，需结合原文内容定位关键信息，同时注意各题的字数限制。第1题考查文章主旨，需通读全文提炼核心话题；第2、3、4题考查细节理解，需定位对应段落的相关语句提取答案；第5题为主观开放题，结合原文提到的指路方式组织符合字数要求的回答即可。
【解析】1. 通读全文，文章开篇点明核心内容是不同地方的指路方式，故填ways of giving directions；2. 定位第二段“In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions because most streets don't have names”，提取原因即可；3. 定位第三段“So when giving directions, people will also tell you the distances”，提取关键表述；4. 定位第五段“But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don't know””，提取对应内容；5. 结合原文中提到的用地标、时间指路的方式，组织符合字数的回答。
【答案】1. ways of giving directions；2. most streets don't have names；3. tell you the distances；4. I don't know；5. I use landmarks and time to give directions.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、主旨大意题、细节理解题
【点评】本题围绕不同地区的指路方式展开，既考查学生对文章主旨和细节的把握，又通过开放题考查语言运用能力，答题时需严格遵守字数限制，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7
【解析】1. 通读全文，文章开篇点明核心内容是不同地方的指路方式，故填ways of giving directions；2. 定位第二段“In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions because most streets don't have names”，提取原因即可；3. 定位第三段“So when giving directions, people will also tell you the distances”，提取关键表述；4. 定位第五段“But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don't know””，提取对应内容；5. 结合原文中提到的用地标、时间指路的方式，组织符合字数的回答。
【答案】1. ways of giving directions；2. most streets don't have names；3. tell you the distances；4. I don't know；5. I use landmarks and time to give directions.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、主旨大意题、细节理解题
【点评】本题围绕不同地区的指路方式展开，既考查学生对文章主旨和细节的把握，又通过开放题考查语言运用能力，答题时需严格遵守字数限制，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7
