新人教版九年级Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are（Section B 2a-2d）测评练习.docx

1、【 ;百万教育资源文库 】 评测练习： 阅读下面的文章，选择正确答案： I travel a lot, and I find out 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 dont have names; in Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead

2、 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 moun

3、tains, 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, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.” People in Los Angeles, Califo

4、rnia, 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, “its about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They dont know. Its true that a person doesnt know the answer to your

5、 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 dont know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I dont know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in

6、 Yucatan! 1. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually _. A. describe the place carefully B. show him a map of the place C. tell him the names of the streets D. refer to recognizable buildings and places 2. What is the place where people measure distance in time? A. N

7、ew York. B. Los Angeles. C. Kansas. D. Iowa. 【 ;百万教育资源文库 】 3. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer _. A. in order to save time B. as a test C. so as to be polite D. for fun 4. What can we infer from the text? A. Its important for travelers to understand cultural differences. B. Its useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. C. People have similar understandings of politeness. D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. 【 163 文库：各类优质课，公开课课件 ppt;教案，教学设计，各类试题复习资料，工作文档等上百万资源。】 【平台地址： 】