未知题型 '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, gender, and therefore the wanted answer. So the American drives through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling 'tricked'. He thinks the man deliberately(故意地) cheated him, for obviously he must have known the distance quite well.Had conditions been reversed (颠倒过来), 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 accurate (准确的)or polite leads to many misunderstandings between people of different cultures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem.The man at the roadside tells the American it is close to the next village because____________.A.he is playing a trick on himB.the American expects the answerC.he doesn't know the exact distance at allD.he wants to encourage him to go further

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未知题型 Mr. Fern was born in a big city. His father owned several companies and earned a lot of money. He could give his son all the young man wanteD.He was busy with his business and never asked him how he got along with his studies. So the boy spent most time in the restaurants or cinemas. Of course he was not good at his lessons and learned nothing at school. He made many friends but none of them was good and when they knew he came from a rich family, they began to teach him to gamble (赌博). Of course he lost much money.Now Mr. Fern was twenty and finished middle school. He could do nothing. But his father didn't mind it until one day he found the young man had sold one of his companies. He became so angry that he made him leave his housE.The young man couldn't gamble any longer. His friends made him pay his debt. He had to ask his mother to help him and the woman often gave him some money. But one evening his father happened to find it. The old man stopped his wife from doing so. They began to fight in the room. The young man brought out a knife and killed his father. His mother helped him run away, but soon after that he was caught and sentenced (判刑)to death.It was a cold and wet day. Suddenly it began to rain heavily when Mr. Fern was being sent to the execution ground (刑场). Soon he and the soldiers were wet through. He said angrily, 'Bad luck! I shall be shot in such bad weather!''Don't complain (抱怨), brother,' said one of the soldiers. 'You're luckier than us all. We'll have to go back to the city after that!'Old Reese never wanted to know about his son's studies because ____________.A.he was sure his son was good at his lessonsB.he spent all his energies on his businessC.he knew nothing about the educationD.his wife looked after their children