B
IwasinastrangecityandIdidn’tknowthecityatall，andwhatismore，Icouldnotspeakawordofthelanguage.Afterhavingspentmyfirstdayinthetowncentre，Idecidedtolosemywayonmysecondday.SinceIbelievedthatthiswasthesimplestwayofgettingtoknowthestrangecity，Igotonthefirstbusthatpassed，rodeonitforseveralstops，thengotoffitandwalkedon.Thefirsttwohourspassedpleasantlyenough.ThenIdecidedtoturnbacktomyhotelforlunch.Afterwalkingaboutforsometime，IdecidedIhadbetterasktheway.ThetroublewasthattheonlywordIknewofthelanguagewasthenameofthestreetinwhichIlivedandeventhenIpronounceditbadly.Istoppedtoaskafriendlylookingnewspaperseller.Hesmiledandhandedmeapaper.Ishookmyheadandrepeatedthenameofthestreetandheputthepaperintomyhands.Ihadtogivehimsomemoneyandwentonmyway.ThenextpersonIaskedwasapoliceman.Thepolicemanlistenedtomecarefully，smiledandgentlytookmebythearm.Therewasastrangelookinhiseyesashepointedleftandrightandleftagain.Ithankedhimpolitelyandbeganwalkinginthedirectionhepointed.AboutanhourpassedandInoticedthatthehousesweregettingfewerandfewerandgreenfieldswereappearingoneithersideofme.Ihadcomeallthewayintothecountryside.Theonlythingleftformetodowastofindthenearestrailwaystation.
25．Thewriterbelievedthatifyouwantedtogettoknowastrangecity，.
A．youshouldgoeverywhereonfoot
B．youshouldhaveamap
C．youshouldaskpeopletheway
D．youshouldgetlost
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据第二、三句“...Idecidedtolosemywayonmysecondday.SinceIbelievedthatthiswasthesimplestwayofgettingtoknowthestrangecity...”可知，作者认为了解一个陌生城市最好的方法是让自己迷失在这个城市里，故选D。
26．Thenewspaperseller.
A．couldunderstandwhathesaid
B．didn’tknowwhathesaid
C．laughedathim
D．didn’twanttotakethemoney
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据文中的“...eventhenIpronounceditbadly...Ishookmyheadandrepeatedthenameofthestreetandheputthepaperintomyhands.”可知，作者不会讲当地话，卖报的人听不懂他的话，故选B。
27．Thewriter’srealtroublewasthat.
A．hecouldn’tspeakthelanguage
B．hefollowedthepoliceman’sdirection
C．hetookthewrongbus
D．heleftthetowncentre
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。根据文章后半部分可知，作者问了两次路，但都因为语言不通而没有能够找到住的那条街。作者随便坐上了一辆巴士是为了在城里转转，排除C；B、D是语言不通造成的后果，排除B、D两项，故选A。
28．Thepoliceman.
A．didn’thelphim
B．pointedathim
C．didn’tunderstandwhathereallymeant
D．didn’tknowtheway
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据文章可知，警察所指的方向是通向乡下的，由此可知，警察没有听懂作者说的话，故选C。
