2．Traveling without a map in different countries，I find out about different"styles"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 name signs； 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．"
People in Los Angeles，the US，have no idea of distance on the map：they measure distance by time，not miles．"How far away is the post office？"you ask．"Oh，"they answer，"it's about five minutes from here．"You don't understand completely，"Yes，but how many miles away is it，please？"To this question you won't get an answer，because most probably they don't know it themselves．
People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because tourists seldom understand the Greek language．Instead，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．What happens in the situation？A New Yorker might say，"Sorry，I have no idea．"But in Yucatan，Mexico，no one answers"I don't know．"People there believe that"I don't"is impolite．They usually give an answer，but often a wrong one．So a tourist can get lost very easily in Yucatan!
However，one thing will help you everywhere in the world．It's body language．
31．Which one of the following is probably an example of Japanese directions？B
A．"Go south two miles．Turn west and then go another mile．"
B．"Turn right at the hospital and go past a school．The library is right in front of you．"
C．"The post office is about five minutes from here．"
D．"The post office is at Street Kamira．"
32．People in Los Angeles don't give directions in miles becauseC．
A．they use landmarks in their directions instead of distance
B．they prefer to lead you the way
C．they often have no idea of distance measured by miles
D．they prefer to use body language
33．Greeks give directions byC．
A．using street names
B．using landmarks
C．leading people the way
D．giving people a wrong direction
34．Where is Yucatan？D
A．In the USA．B．In Japan．C．In Greece．D．In Mexico．
35．Which of the following is NOT true？A
A．People in Yucatan always give right directions．
B．There are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world．
C．People in some places give directions in miles，but people in other places give directions in time．
D．A person's body language can help you understand directions．
分析 本文講述了游客去不同國家旅行時問路，會得到不同風格的答案，并舉出了一些例子．
解答 31．B．推理判斷題．從第二段中的"in Japan，people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names"可知，日本人在指路的時候往往喜歡使用一些地標建筑．故選B．32．C．細節(jié)理解題．從第三段中的"To this question you won't get an answer，because most probably they don't know it themselves．"可知，原因在于他們也不知道實際的距離．故選C．
33．C．細節(jié)理解題．從第四段中的"Then he'll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office"可知，希臘人會親自帶領你去你想要去的地方．故選C．
34．D．細節(jié)理解題．從第五段中的"But in Yucatan，Mexico，no one answers…．"可知這個地方在墨西哥．故選D．
35．A．推理判斷題．從第五段中的"They usually give an answer，but often a wrong one"可知，那里的人經(jīng)常會給出一個錯誤的答案．故選A．
點評 在對科技說明文進行閱讀理解是，考生可以尤其注意中心句，中心段（首尾）、轉折句和問題中出現(xiàn)的詞，尤其是一些很有特點的詞如專有名詞．在文段中快速找到相應詞語所在位置，問題的答案往往就在附近．
