Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks instead 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 market. The post office is just across the bus stop.”
In the Midwest of America, usually there are not many landmarks. So people will tell you directions(方向) and distance. In Kansas(堪萨斯州), 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(测量) distance by telling time. “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(希腊) sometimes do not even try to give directions because few visitors 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. A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico(墨西哥), no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan think “I don’t know” is not polite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
One thing will help you everywhere. 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 on in that direction, and you may find the post office!
【小题1】What do you think of the word “landmarks” mean?

A．Names of streets or roads in a place.

B．Hotels, markets and bus stops in a city.

C．Buildings or places which are easily seen.

D．Building or places with great importance.

【小题2】How many countries are mentioned(提及到) by the writer?

A．Four.	B．Five.
C．Seven.	D．Eight.

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT right?

A．The Japanese often use landmarks when they give directions.

B．People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance.

C．People in Yucatan think “I don’t know” is not polite.

D．People in Greece often give wrong directions.

【小题4】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．There are not many landmarks in the Midwest of America.

B．We needn’t carry a map when we travel around the world.

C．People give directions in the same way in different parts of the world.

D．There are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world.

Foreign visitors are often puzzled (迷惑不解) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks instead 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 market. The post office is just across the bus stop.”

In the Midwest of America, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no mountains, so people will tell you directions (方向) and distance (距离). In Kansas, 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 (测量) distance by telling time. “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 (希腊) sometimes do not even try to give directions because few visitors understand the Greek languages. Instead of giving you the directions, 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. 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 not polite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

One thing will help you everywhere. 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 on in that direction, and you may find the post office!

(　 ) 53. What do you think of the word “landmark” mean?

　　　　 A. Street names.　　　　　　　

B. Building names.

　　　　 C. Hotels, markets and bus stops.　

D. Buildings or places which are easily seen (看到).

(　 ) 54. In the passage, ________ countries are mentioned (提到).

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

(　 ) 55. The passage mainly tells us that _________.

　　　　 A. there are not many landmarks in the Midwest of America

　　　　 B. we needn’t carry a map for travel

　　　　 C. there’re different ways to give directions in different parts of the world

　　　　 D. people give directions in the same way in different parts of the world

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The modern summer Olympic Games which was held in Barcelona, Spain in 1992 was the 25th since it was first held in Athens, Greece in 1896. Do you know the dates and the places of all the 25 Games, and also the total of gold medals (金牌总数) the first three teams gained in each game? No Date Place Totals of Gold Medals 1 1896 Athens, Greece USA. 11; Greece 10; Germany 7 2 1900 Paris, France France 27; USA 19; Britain 17 3 1904 St. Louis, USA USA. 70; Cuba 5; Germany 4 4 1908 London, UK Britain 56; USA 23; Sweden 7 5 1912 Stockholm, Sweden Sweden 24; USA 23; Britain 10 6 1916 Berlin, Germany Not held because of World War I 7 1920 Antwerp, Belgium USA. 41 ; Sweden 19; Britain 15 8 1924 Paris, France USA. 45; Finland 14; France 13 9 1928 Amsterdam, Holland USA. 22; Germany 10; Finland 8 10 1932 Los Angeles, USA USA. 41 ;Italy 12;France 10 11 1936 Berlin, Germany Germany 33; USA 24; Hungary 10 12 1940 Helsinki, Finland Not held because of World War II 13 1944 London, UK Not held because of World War II 14 1948 London, UK USA. 38; Sweden 16; France 10 15 1952 Helsinki, Finland USA. 40; USSR 22; Hungary 10 16 1956 Melbourne, Australia USSR 37; USA 32; Australia 13 17 1960 Rome, Italy USSR 43; USA 34; Italy 13 18 1964 Tokyo, Japan USA. 36; USSR 30; Japan 16 19 1964 Mexico City, Mexico USA. 45; USSR 30; Japan 11 20 1972 Munich, W. G. USSR 50; USA 33; GDR 20 21 1976 Montreal, Canada USSR 49;GDR 40; USA 34 22 1980 Moscow, USSR USSR 80; GDR 47; Bulgaria 8 23 1984 Los Angeles, USA UAS 83; Romania 20; W. G. 17 24 1988 Seoul, S. Korea USSR 55; GDR 37; USA 36 25 1992 Barcelona, Spain CIS45; USA 37; Germany 33 * Note: GDR is East Germany.

1. By the year 1992, the modern summer Olympic Games had been held ______ times in USA.

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A. one B. two C. three D. four

2. The Olympics was held successfully in Germany in 1916, wasn't it?

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A. No, it isn't B. yes, it did C. No, it wasn't D. Yes, it was

3. From the data (资料) we can see that ______.

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A. every country should hold the Olympic Games in turn B. any Olympic Games should not be called off (取消) for any reason C. no peace, no sports D. if there is a war anywhere, the Olympic Games must be stopped

4. The spirits of the Olympics are            .

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A. more, higher, and stronger B. faster, higher, and stronger C. peace, friend, teamwork

5. The 2008 Olympics will be held in            .

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A. Canada B. Japan C. China D. Russia