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1、xx-2019学年高二英语上学期第一次阶段测试10月试题一、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ATravelingwithoutamapindifferentcountries,Ifindoutaboutdifferent“styles”ofdirectionseverytimeIask“HowcanIgettothepostoffice?”ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames
2、igns;inJapan,peopleuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers,“Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.”PeopleinLosAngeles,theUS,havenoideao
3、fdistanceonthemap:theymeasuredistancebytime,notmiles.“Howfarawayisthepostoffice?”youask.“Oh,”theyanswer,“it’saboutfiveminutesfromhere.”Youdon’tunderstandpletely,“Yes,buthowmanymilesawayisit,please?”Tothisquestionyouwon’tgetananswer,becausemostprobablyth
4、eydon’tknowitthemselves.PeopleinGreecesometimesdonoteventrytogivedirectionsbecausetouristsseldomunderstandtheGreeklanguage.Instead,aGreekwilloftensay,“Followme.”Thenhe’llleadyouthroughthestreetsofthecitytothepostoffice.Sometimesapersondoesn’tknowtheansw
5、ertoyourquestion.Whathappensinthesituation?ANewYorkermightsay,“Sorry,Ihavenoidea.”ButinYucatan,Mexico,nooneanswers“Idon’tknow.”Peopletherebelievethat“Idon’t”isimpolite.Theyusuallygiveananswer,butoftenawrongone.SoatouristcangetlostveryeasilyinYucatan!How
6、ever,onethingwillhelpyoueverywhereintheworld.It’sbodylanguage.1.WhichoneofthefollowingsisprobablyanexampleofJapanesedirections?A.“Gosouthtwomiles.Turnwestandthengoanothermile.”B.“Turnrightatthehospitalandgopastaschool.Thelibraryisrightinfrontofyou.”C.“T
7、hepostofficeisaboutfiveminutesfromhere”D.“ThepostofficeisatStreetKamira.”2.PeopleinLosAngelesdon’tgivedirectionsinmilesbecause_________.A.theyuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofdistanceB.theyprefertoleadyouthewayC.theyoftenhavenoideaofdistancemeasure
8、dbymilesD.theyprefertousebodylanguage3.Greeksgivedirectionsby__________.A.usingstreetnamesB.usinglandmarksC.leadingpeoplethewayD.givingpeopleawrongdirection4.WhereisYucatan?A.IntheUSA. B.InJapan. C.InGreece. D.InMexico.BHowmuch
