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2011-08-19

根据下列材料,请回答题:

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

参考答案

D

答案解析

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个疲劳的美国人。所以正确的答案为D。
参考译文:
“这儿离下个村庄还有多远?”一个美国人向一个坐在路边的人询问道。在一些国家,人们因为意识到旅行者不仅疲倦而且急切地想要到达目的地,会礼貌地回答说“就在前头”。他们认为这样回答更鼓舞人心、更温和,而且也是期望中的答案。而当那个美国人行驶了一个晚上仍没到达时,他就会越来越生气,觉得自己被“愚弄”了。他认为那个人是有意欺骗他,因为他确切地想知道这段距离。
如果情况颠倒过来,这个美国人一定觉得明知道距离下个村庄还有15英里却对司机说就在前面是一种“欺骗”。尽管他也很同情那个疲倦的司机,他仍会说:“你还有好一段路要走,至少还要15英里才到呢。”司机也许会很沮丧,但他起码知道该期望些什么。
到底应该准确作答还是礼貌回答在不同文化背景的人们之间引发了许多误解。如果你事先对情况有所了解,有时会更容易意识到这个问题。

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