Question

Heading back to the room for dinner and a hot shower may sound like the act of a tired tourist ,but in a traditional Japanese inn ─ or ryokan ─ those activities can be as interesting as anything along the sightseeing trail.“People going looking for a sort of nostalgic(懷舊的),old-fashioned ,and traditional view of Japanese life will find it most easily in a ryokan,”said Peter Grilli, the president of Japan Society of Boston, Massachusetts.

Many ryokans sprang up in the 17th century to put up feudal lords traveling along the Tokaido highway to Edo(now Tokyo). Today tourists looking for a taste of the country’s historic lifestyle find varying levels of understated elegance in ryokans throughout the country.

A typical stay starts with a greeting from the inn’s staff and a change from street shoes into slippers .An attendant leads guests to their rooms, where slippers are removed before walking on the rice-straw flooring, called tatami. Walking slowly along behind a kimonoclad（身穿和服的）attendant on the creaky wood floors of Fukuzumiro ryokan,s hallways is like stepping back in time. The inn was established in 1890 by a former samurai（武士）.

Tim Paterson ,33, a banker living in Tokyo, has stayed at several ryokans. This New Zealand native leaves after a recent stay at Fukuzumiro. “I think it’s quite good mixing culture with history and not just going to see it ,but living in it, staying in it,”he said. Sliding glass doors line the inn’s rural hallways, bringing in the sound of tricking water and the quietness of the stone and tree-filled courtyards outside.

From the first paragraph, we can see that_________________ .

A. there is no dinner and a hot shower in the ryokan

B. such activities as dinner and shower in the ryokan can take you back in time

C. such activities as dinner and shower mean the same both in ordinary inns and traditional inns

D. such activities as dinner and shower are more important than the sightseeing for tourists

What’s the purpose of building so many ryokans in the 17th century?

A. Providing rooms for the noble when they traveled.

B. Keeping the Japanese traditional style of life.

C. Making people feel elegant in the ryokan.

D. Attracting more tourists to put up in the ryokan.

Which of the following shows the right order of tourists entering the ryokan?

  a. An attendant shows guests to their room;

b. The guests take off their shoes; 

c. The staff greet the guests; 

d. The guests walk on tatami; 

e. The guests take off slippers; 

f. The guests put on slippers.

A. b ; c ; d ; e ; f ; a             B. c ; b ; f ; a ; e ; d  

C. c ; a ; d ; b ; e ; f             D b ; a ; d ; e ; c ; f

From Tim Paterson’s words in the last paragraph ,we can infer that      .

A. he will never stay in such a ryokan again

B. he stays in such a ryokan just for its long history

C. he feels relaxed and culturally enriched after staying in such a ryokan

D. he would rather live in such a ryokan than go back home

Answer 1

【小題1】B

【小題2】A

【小題3】B

【小題4】C

解析:

【小題1】段意推測題。趕回住所吃飯、泡個熱水澡聽起來好像只有疲勞的旅行者才會這樣做，然而在一家傳統(tǒng)的日式客棧里，這些行為如同觀光途中的見聞一樣有趣。據(jù)此說明：吃飯、泡澡這樣的活動也是重溫昔日生活的一部分。

【小題2】  細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段開頭一句：早在17世紀(jì)，日本就涌現(xiàn)出大量日式客棧，這些日式客棧是為當(dāng)時那些沿著東海道公路到東京旅行的封建王族們提供住處而修建。

【小題3】 排序題。根據(jù)第三段的意義可知典型的入住場景是這樣的：客人一進(jìn)門，客棧的工作人員就會上去打招呼，然后客人脫下旅行鞋，換上拖鞋。接著，服務(wù)員會把客人帶到房間，客人脫掉拖鞋后才能走在“榻榻米”（一種稻草墊）上。

【小題4】推理判斷題。最后一段中，這位新西蘭人離開客棧時說：“我覺得這里是文化與歷史的完美結(jié)合。我們不只是參觀，而是在此居住、逗留。”再根據(jù)短文最后一句對風(fēng)景的描寫：透過客棧頗具鄉(xiāng)村風(fēng)格的走廊上的玻璃拉門，依稀可以聽到外面的涓涓流水聲，看到鋪著石頭、郁郁蔥蔥的寧靜的庭院。由此可以推斷：他不僅覺得心情愉悅而且還深受文化的熏陶。