Question

1．Asking the way in different places
    I travel a lot，and I find out different"styles"of giving directions（方向）every time I ask"How can I get to the post office？"
In Japan，people use landmarks（地面標志性建筑物）in their directions（59）because most streets don't have names．For example，the Japanese will say to travelers，"Go straight ahead and turn left at the hotel．The post office is across from the bus stop．"
In the countryside of the American Midwest，there are no towns or buildings in many places．Instead of landmarks，people will tell you directions and （60）distance．In Kansas，for example，people will say，"Go north two miles（英里）．Turn east，and then go another mile．"
People in Los Angeles，California，have （61）noidea of distance．They measure（測量）distance in time，not miles．"How far away is the post office？"you ask．"Oh，"they answer，"it's about five minutes from here．"
It's true that a person doesn't know the answer sometimes．What （62）happensin such a situation？A New Yorker might say，"Sorry I don't know．"But in Yucatan，Mexico，no one answers"I don't know"People in Yucata n believe that"I don't know"is impolite．They usually give an answer，often a （63）wrongone．A tourist can get very，very lost in Yucatan!

Answer 1

分析 本文作者非常喜歡旅游，他發現當他問路時，人們指路的方式是各不相同的．在日本，人們用地標性建筑物來給別人指明方向．作者還介紹了在美國中西部的鄉下、在洛杉磯等地，人們指路的方式，另外在被問路又不知道答案的情況下，各地人回答的方式也是不同的．

解答 59．because 考查連詞 聯系上下文結合設空處后面的 most streets don't have names．推測此處的句意是"在日本，人們用地標性建筑物來指路因為大部分街道沒有名字"設空處后面是前面行為產生的原因，所以用because引導原因狀語從句，所以填because
60．distance 考查名詞 聯系上下文結合后面的for example，people will say，"Go north two miles（英里）推測此處的句意是"人們將告訴你方向和距離而不是使用地標性建筑物"，名詞"距離"是distance，所以填distance
61．no 考查形容詞 聯系上下文結合后面的They measure（測量）distance in time"他們用時間測量距離"推測此處的句意是"在洛杉磯，人們不知道距離"，表示"不知道"用短語have no idea，所以填no
62．happens 考查動詞 聯系上下文結合It's true that a person doesn't know the answer sometimes．"有時候，被問的人不知道答案"推測此處的句意是"這種情況下會發生什么呢？"，動詞"發生"是happen，表示一般性的情況用一般現在時，所以填happens
63．wrong 考查形容詞 聯系上下文結合A tourist can get very，very lost in Yucatan!"游客在尤卡坦會迷路推測此處的句意是"他們通常會給出答案，經常是一個錯誤的答案"，所以填wrong

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