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Theworsttourist(旅行者)intheworldisNicholasScottiofSanFrancisco.OnceheflewfromtheU.S.tohishometowninItalytoseesomeoneathome.Theplanemadeaone-hourstoptogetoilatKennedyAirportofNewYork.AshethoughthehadarrivedhomeMr.Scottigotofftheplane.HethoughthewasinRome.
WhennobodywastheretomeethimMr.Scottithoughtmaybetheywereheldup(阻拦)byheavytraffic.WhilelookingfortheiraddressesMr.Scottifoundthattheold“Rome”hadchangedalot.Manyoldbuildingswerereplacedbyhighmodernones.
HealsofoundthatmanypeoplespokeEnglishinsteadofItalianandthatmanystreetsignswerewritteninEnglish.
Mr.ScottiknewverylittleEnglishsoheaskedapoliceman(inItalian)thewaytothebusstation.HehappenedtomeetapolicemanwhowasalsoborninItalyandansweredhiminthesamelanguage.
Aftertwelvehours'travellingroundonabusthedriverhandedhimovertoasecondpolicemen.HeaskedthepolicemanwhytheRomepoliceemployed(雇佣)somanypeopleaspolicemenspeakingEnglishinsteadofItalian.
Mr.Scottididn'tbelievehewasinNewYorkwhenhewastoldso.
TogethimonaplanebacktoSanFranciscohewassenttotheairportinapolicecarwithsirens(警报)on.“Look”saidScottitohisinterpreter(翻译)“IknowI'minItaly.That'showtheydrive.”
(1)WhenMr.Scottiarrivedattheairportnobodymethimbecause________.
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A.hewasinNewYork
B.hewantedtoleavetheU.S.
C.policemencouldhelphim
D.bothAandB
(2)Inwhatdirection(方向)didtheplaneflywhenMr.ScottiwenttoItalyfromtheU.S.?
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A.Totheeast.
B.Tothesouth.
C.Tothewest.
D.Tothenorth.
(3)WhywasMr.ScottisosurethathewasinRome?
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A.Becausehetraveledalot.
B.BecauseheknewlittleabouttheU.S.
C.BecauseheknewlittleaboutItaly.
D.Becausehedidn'ttravelmuch.
(4)AtlastMr.Scotti________.
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A.knewhedidsomethingwrong
B.stillthoughthewasinRome
C.knewhewaswrong
D.knewhewasathome
(5)HowmanypeopledothesamethingsasMr.Sc