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Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.

But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the most popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers at all times.

A London taxi driver said the following about his job.

During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said," I never drink when I am driving, or I would lose my license."

He normally goes home between two and three o'clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That's the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don't make money, no one is gong to give it to you."

London taxi drivers not only "take" but also "give". Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea-by taxi. Their rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor(市长),and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day's running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course.

1.London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because_______.

A. they make a living by driving

B. they like to work for themselves better

C. they want to help more passengers

D. they always working deep into the night

2.How do London taxi drivers "give"?

A. They give poor children a lunch party at the sea each summer.

B. They give poor children the chance to meet the mayor.

C. They pay for some poor children's rides for a day's tour each summer.

D. They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer.

3.Which of the following words can be used to describe London taxi drivers?

A. Brave and cheerful                                         B. Rich an generous

C. Modest and easy-going                         D. Hard-working and kind.

4.The passage is most likely to be found from_______.

A. an advertisement of a taxi company

B. an online travel guide

C. a website about the taxi drivers in London

D. a report about living conditions in London

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析:这篇文章主要讲述了在伦敦当出租车司机是一件很辛苦的事。他不仅每天要工作到很晚,而且还要对这个城市的街道非常了解。甚至当出租车司机不光会赚钱,有时候还需要往外拿钱。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第五段If you don't make money, no one is gong to give it to you可知出租车司机之所以每天工作到很晚是因为他们不得不这样做,因为他们就是以此为生的。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知,在伦敦当出租车司机,不仅会赚钱,还要往外拿钱,这是因为每年夏天他们要免费搭载贫穷的孩子去海边。故选C。

3.主旨大意题。根据文章中对出租司机的描述我们可知伦敦的出租车司机工作很辛苦,这一点可以从第四、五段中看出;而且他们很善良,这可以从最后一段的描述中看出。所以他们是hard-working and kind。故选D。

4.主旨大意题。这是一篇介绍出租车司机工作的文章,让我们了解了伦敦出租车司机的工作情况,所以我们应该是可以从一个关于伦敦出租车司机的网站上看到这篇文章。故选C。

考点:文化类短文阅读。

 

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