【ItravelalotandIfindoutdifferent“styles”ofdirectionseverytimeIask“HowcanIgettothepostoffice?”ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames;inJapanpeopleusel】

问题描述：

ItravelalotandIfindoutdifferent“styles”ofdirectionseverytimeIask“HowcanIgettothepostoffice?”

ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames;inJapanpeopleuselandmarks(地标)intheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.ForexampletheJapanesewillsaytotravelers“Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.”

InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwesttherearenotusuallymanylandmarks.Therearenomountainssothelandisveryflat;inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Insteadoflandmarkspeoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistances.InKansasorIowaforexamplepeoplewillsay“Gonorthtwomiles.Turneastandthengoanothermile.”

PeopleinLosAngelesCaliforniahavenoideaofdistanceonthemap;theymeasuredistanceintimenotmiles.“Howfarawayisthepostoffice?”youask.“Oh”theyanswer“it’saboutfiveminutesfromhere.”Yousay“Yesbuthowmanymilesawayisit?”Theydon’tknow.

It’struethatapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestionsometimes.Whathappensinsuchasituation?ANewYorkermightsay“SorryIhavenoidea.”ButinYucatanMexiconooneanswers“Idon’tknow.”PeopleinYucatanbelievethat“Idon’tknow”isimpolite.Theyusuallygiveanansweroftenawrongone.AtouristcangetveryverylostinYucatan!

1.WhenatouristaskstheJapanesethewaytoacertainplacetheyusually______.

A.describetheplacecarefully　

B.showhimamapoftheplace

C.tellhimthenamesofthestreets　

D.refertorecognizablebuildingsandplaces

2.Whatistheplacewherepeoplemeasuredistanceintime?

A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.　C.Kansas.D.Iowa.

3.PeopleinYucatanmaygiveatouristawronganswer______.

A.inordertosavetime　B.LosAngeles.　

C.soastobepolite　D.forfun

4.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.It’simportantfortravelerstounderstandculturaldifferences.

B.It’susefulfortravelerstoknowhowtoaskthewayproperly.

C.Peoplehavesimilarunderstandingsofpoliteness.

D.NewYorkersaregenerallyfriendlytovisi