首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、They usually say "I don’t know" in order to save time. B、They may give a tourist a wrong answer so as to be polite. C、They con
A、They usually say "I don’t know" in order to save time. B、They may give a tourist a wrong answer so as to be polite. C、They con
admin
2013-07-30
43
问题
I travel a lot, and I find out different "style" of directions every time I ask "How can I get to the post office?"
Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don’t have names: in Japan, people use landmarks in their directions 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 across from the bus stop."
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually 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 distances. In Kansas or Iowa, 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 in 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 is it?" They don’t know.
It’s sure that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a 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 believe that "I don’t know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What do the Japanese usually do when a tourist asks them the way to a certain place?
27. What is the place where people measure distance in time?
28. What do we learn about people in Yucatan?
29. What can we infer from the passage?
选项
A、They usually say "I don’t know" in order to save time.
B、They may give a tourist a wrong answer so as to be polite.
C、They consider it impolite to give tourists wrong answer.
D、They may tell people the directions and distances for fun.
答案
B
解析
短文中提到,Yucatan人认为说“我不知道”是不礼貌的,他们通常会为了礼貌给一个错误的答案,故答案为[B]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/zmHFFFFM
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
TheBankofChinahasinjectedmoreloansintothepowerindustryto______(提高电力生产水平).
OnDecember25,2000,manypeopleacrossNorthAmericareceivedarareChristmastreatwhenthemoonpassedinfrontofthesun
JohnWoodendiedlastFridayattheageofninety-nine.Hewasoneofthegreatesttwentieth-centuryAmericansinsports.Hewas
A、Fatheranddaughter.B、Colleagues.C、Friends.D、Husbandandwife.D
A、Beingoutdoors.B、Thebadweather.C、Thedangerofdrivingatnight.D、Dealingwithdifferentpeople.C对话中男士问女士工作中有没有unpleasan
A、Becauseit’sawayofrelaxinghimself.B、Becausehehasnothingelsetodo.C、Becausesitcomisveryfunny.D、Becausewatchin
A、Aclosefriendaidedhim.B、Competitioncontributestohissuccess.C、Hiswifewasquitehelpful.D、Afamousdesignerlenthim
Thatexperiencesinfluencesubsequentbehaviorisevidenceofanobviousbutneverthelessremarkableactivitycalledremembering
Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofsomeoldstylehuntingbehavior.Viewed【B1】,themodernfootballplayerc
RecentlyBroadpointCommunications,afledg-ling(刚起步的)mediacompany,startedhandingoutfreelong-distancetelephonecalls.In
随机试题
评述康有为的《新学伪经考》和《孔子改制考》。(苏州大学2004年中国近现代吏真题)
临床上大量使用肾上腺皮质激素容诱发DIC与下列哪些因素有关
正常妊娠24周末,宫底高度应在
建设工程项目质量验收的基本单元包括检验批和()。
某企业2001年5月计提折旧额为70万元。6月增加了一项固定资产A,A入账价值为12万元,预计使用4年,残值为0.5万元。同时6月减少了固定资产B,B原来每月应计提0.6万元折旧,则6月份该企业应提折旧为()万元。
甲公司研发出一项智能手机显示屏技术,其在向我国专利行政管理部门申请专利过程中,第一次申请并没有获得通过,专利行政管理部门给出的原因是因为权利要求书的格式及内容不符合法定要求。经过几次修改,甲公司的申请最终达到专利授权标准。在获得专利授权以后,甲公司将该技术
教育学是随着人类社会的产生而产生,并随着其发展而发展的。()
明治维新为国内统一市场的形成创造条件的主要措施是()。
序言性注释是指在每个程序或模块开头的一段说明,起辅助理解程序的作用,一般包括:程序的表示、名称和版本号,程序功能描述,接口与界面描述,输入/输出数据说明,开发历史,与运行环境有关的信息等。下列叙述中不属于序言性注释功能的是(2)。
LearninghowtousetheInternet(effective)______isveryimportantforthestudentstoday.
最新回复
(
0
)