《2025年综合应用创新题典中点八年级英语下册鲁教版》

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Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don't have names. In Japan, people use landmarks (路标) instead of street ____10__. For example, when you ____11__ the way to the post office, the Japanese will say, “Go straight down to the corner. ____12__ left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is there.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no towns or ____13__ within miles in many places. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and ____14__. People will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in California have no idea of distance in their ____15__. They give distance by means of time, not miles. “How ____16__ is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it's about five minutes from here. ” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don't know.
People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because most visitors cannot understand the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, “____17__ me. ” Then he'll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.
One thing will help you ____18__ —in Japan, in the United States, in Greece, or in any other place. You might not understand a person's words, but maybe you can understand his or her body language. He or she will usually turn and then point to the ____19__ direction. Go in that direction, and then you may find the place where you want to go!
10. A. names B. directions
C. places D. cities
11. A. pass B. ask
C. go D. run
12. A. Go B. Make
C. Take D. Turn
13. A. parks B. buildings
C. grassland D. fields
14. A. position B. meters
C. distance D. time
15. A. books B. language
C. bodies D. minds
16. A. much B. often
C. long D. far
17. A. Catch B. Understand
C. Follow D. Excuse
18. A. outside B. everywhere
C. inside D. nowhere
19. A. wrong B. opposite
C. same D. correct

答案： 10. A【点拨】由上文“Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don’t have names.”可知在日本大多数地方没有街道名称，所以人们用路标代替街道名称。故选A。11. B【点拨】由下文“the Japanese will say, ‘Go straight down to the corner’”可推知是在问路。故选B。12. D【点拨】由“Go straight down to the corner...left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is there.”可知，此处为“向左转”。故选D。13. B【点拨】由“In the countryside of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no towns or...within miles in many places.”可知这里没有多少路标，许多地方几英里内没有城镇也没有建筑。故选B。14. C【点拨】由下文“Go north two miles.”可知指的是距离。故选C。15. D【点拨】根据“People in California have no idea of distance...”可知此处指脑海中没有距离观念。故选D。16. D【点拨】由前文“They give distance by means of time, not miles.”及后文“it’s about five minutes from here”可知此处询问距离。故选D。17. C【点拨】根据下文“Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office”可知希腊人在领路，需要跟着他。故选C。18. B【点拨】由下文“in Japan, in the United States, in Greece, or in any other place”可知是每一个地方。故选B。19. D【点拨】由下文“and then you may find the place where you want to go”可推知空处应是指向正确的方向。故选D。