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1、河北省武邑中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期暑假作业试题（13）一阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATravelingwithoutamapindifferentcountries,Ifindoutaboutdifferent“styles”ofdirectionseverytimeIask“HowcanIgettothepostoffice?”Foreign
2、touristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenamesigns:inJapan,peopleuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers，“Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thep
3、ostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.”PeopleinLosAngeles,theUS，havenoideaofdistanceonthemap：theymeasuredistancebytime,notmiles.“Howfarawayisthepostoffice?”youask.“Oh,”theyanswer,“it’saboutfiveminutesfromhere.”Youdon’tunderstandcompletely,“Yes,buthowmanymile
4、sawayisit,please?”Tothisquestionyouwon’tgetananswer,becausemostprobablytheydon’tknowitthemselves.PeopleinGreecesometimesdonoteventrytogivedirectionsbecausetouristsseldomunderstandtheGreeklanguage.Instead,aGreekwilloftensay,“Followme.”Thenhe’llleadyouth
5、roughthestreetsofthecitytothepostoffice.Sometimesapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestion.Whathappensinthesituation?ANewYorkermightsay,“Sorry,Ihavenoidea.”ButinYucatan,Mexico,nooneanswers“Idon’tknow.”Peopletherebelievethat“Idon’t”isimpolite.Theyusuall
6、ygiveananswer,butoftenawrongone.SoatouristcangetlostveryeasilyinYucatan!However,onethingwillhelpyoueverywhereintheworld.It’sbodylanguage.WhichofthefollowingisprobablyanexampleofJapanesedirections?A.“Gosouthtwomiles.Turnwestandthengoanothermile.”B.“Turn
7、rightatthehospitalandgopastaschool.”C.“Thepostofficeisaboutfiveminutesfromhere.”D.“ThepostofficeisatStreetKamira.”2.Whydon’tpeopleinLosAngelesgivedirectionsinmiles?A.TheyuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofdistanceB.TheyprefertoleadyouthewayC.Theyoft
8、enhavenoideaofdistancemeasuredbymilesD.Theyprefertousebodylanguage3.HowdoGreeksgivedirections?A.UsingstreetnamesB.UsinglandmarksC.LeadingpeoplethewayD.GivingpeopleawrongdirectionBPresidentXiJinpingdeliversapolicyspeechtoChineseandUnited
