I was in a strange city and I didn’t know the city at all, and what is more, I c

I was in a strange city and I didn’t know the city at all, andwhat is more, I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent myfirst day in the town-centre, I decided to lose my way on my second day, sinceI believed that this was the nearest way of getting to know the strange city.

    I got onthe first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off it andwalked or on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. Then I decided toturn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided Ihad better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of thelanguage was the name of the street in which I lived and even that I pronouncedbadly.

    Istopped to ask a friendly-looking newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me apaper. I shook my head and repeated the name of street and he put the paperinto my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next personI asked was a policeman. The policeman listened to me carefully, smiled and gentlytook me by the arm. there was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left andright and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction hepointed.

    About anhour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer andgreen fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way intothe countryside. The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearestrail-way station.

1. The writer believed that if you wanted to get to know a strangecity, ________.

A．you should go everywhere on foot

B．you should have a map

C．you should ask people the way

D．you should get lost

2. The newspaper-seller________.

A．could understand what he said

B．didn’t know what he said

C．laughed at him

D．didn’t want to take the money

3. The writer’s real trouble was that________.

A．he couldn’t speak the language

B．he followed the policeman’s direction

C．he took the wrong bus

D．he left the town-centre

4. The policeman________.

A．didn’t help him

B．pointed at him

C．didn’t understand what he really meant

D．didn’t know the way

试题答案

答案：1D2B3A4C