单选题 I did not know the city at all and, what is more, I couldn't speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day sight-seeing in the town-center, I decided to lose my way deliberately on my second day, since I believed that this was the surest way of getting to know my way around. I got on the first bus that passed and descended some thirty minutes later in what must have been a suburb.
The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. I discovered mysterious little book-shops in back streets and finally arrived at a market-place where I stopped and had coffee in an open-air calf. Then I decided to get back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about aimlessly for some time, I determined to ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived — and even that I pronounced badly.
I stopped to asked a friendly-looking newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he thrust the paper into my hands. Seeing that it would be impossible to argue about the matter, I gave him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was an old lady who was buying vegetables. She was very hard of hearing and I repeated the word several times. When she finally heard me, she seemed to take offence and began shouting and shaking her walking-stick at me. I hurried away quickly and was relieved to see a policeman on a corner. He certainly would be able to help me. The policeman listened attentively to my question, smiled and gently took me by the arm. There was a distant look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. He glanced at me for approval, and repeated the performance. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed. About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and green fields were appearing on either side on me. I had come all the way into the country. The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway-station!

单选题 The writer intentionally lost his way because ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】细节理解题。第1段第2句告诉我们,作者之所以要故意迷路是想通过问路寻路来熟悉那个地方。所以,应选B。
单选题 It wasn't until ______ that he started getting back to his hotel for lunch.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】细节综合归纳题。第2段告诉我们作者在那个陌生的地方愉快地度过了两小时后才开始返程。
单选题 The phrase "take offence" in the last paragraph most probably means "______".
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】词汇理解题。从最后一段的细节描写中可以分析出,take offence是“勃然大怒”的意思。因此,A项符合题意。
单选题 The biggest problem with the writer was that ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】细节归纳题。从第2段的描写中可以看出,作者问路过程中最大的问题是他唯一能用当地话与路人沟通的就是一个词,而且他的发音连他自己都不敢恭维。
单选题 It can be inferred that ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】细节推理题。作者在最后一段中写道:The policeman pointed left and right again.可见,警察给他作了解释,指了方向。问题是他因听不懂警察的话而误解了警察的指向。可见,A项是正确答案。