单选题
"How far is it to the next village?" the American asks a man sitting by the side of the road. In some countries, because the man realizes that the traveler is tired and eager to get to his destination (目的地) ,he will politely say "Just down the road." He thinks this is more encouraging, gentler, and therefore the wanted answer. So the American drives through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling "tricked". He thinks the man purposely cheated him, for obviously he must have known the distance quite well. Had conditions been turned over, the American would have felt he was "cheating" the driver if he had said the next town was close when he knew it was really 15 miles further on. Though, he, too, would be sympathetic (同情的) to the weary driver, he would say "You have a good way to go yet; it is at least 15 miles. "The driver might be disappointed, but he would know what to expect. Whether to be correct or polite leads to many misunderstandings between people of different cul-tures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem.
单选题
The man at the roadside tells the American it is close to the next village because______. [A] he is playing a trick on him [B] the American expects the answer [C] he doesn't know the exact distance at all [D] he wants to encourage him to go further
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。从文章第一段第三句，He thinks this is more encouraging，gentler，and therefore the wanted answer可知，他这样说是因为他想鼓励那些疲劳的司机们。所以正确的答案为D。
单选题
We learn from this passage that Americans______. [A] are good at cheating [B] are polite to anybody [C] are sympathetic but honest [D] have no sympathy for others
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 判断推理题。从文章第二段第二、三句：Though，he，too，would be sympathetic to the weary driver，he would say “You have a good way to go yet；is at least 15 miles．”The driver might be disappointed，but he would know what to expect可知，尽管他们很同情那些司机，但是他们依然实事求是。
单选题
If you ask an American how far it is from the next village, he will______. [A] tell you the exact distance if he knows it [B] tell you it is close although he knows it isn't [C] say that he doesn't know and encourage you to go on [D] decide whether you are tired or not, and then give you an answer
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 判断推理题。从文章第二段：...he would say “You have a good way to go yet；it is at least l5 miles"...可知，美国人会实事求是地告诉你到底还有多远。所以正确的答案为A。
单选题
The short passage advises us to______. [A] be polite but honest to foreigners [B] learn customs of different countries [C] decide whether to be polite according to different cultures [D] tell more truths to Americans than to people from other countries