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【题目】It was 7:00 am in Kyoto, Japan, and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they couldn’t find my house. Once again I spelt out directions even a blind person could follow. I glanced impatiently at my watch, and waited. Only two hours remained until my flight left—and it was an hour and a half trip to the airport.

Outside, heavy rains were pouring down. My house was so far north in the city that buses pass only here times a day.

The telephone rang again. “Terribly sorry,” began the man at the taxi company. Then I realized that the taxi company, flooded with calls, could only offer in-city runs. I had heard this happens when the weather gets bad. I shouted into the phone that I had a plane to catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house.

Standing in the wind-driven rain, I looked up and down the road. No taxi. A car went by, the driver and passenger staring at the crazy foreigner in the downpour.

Finally a white car appeared and pulled to a stop. A young man threw open the door, waving for me to get in. Shaking with cold and anger, I climbed in.

In the most polite Japanese, the man said he was called Mike, with who I had spoken three times that morning. He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car. He apologized again, but didn’t explain why a taxi would not pick me up. Delivering me straight to the airport, he refused the 2,000 yen I pressed into his hand.

A few hours later, as the storm-delayed 727 took off, I opened the newspaper. On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article: Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.

【1】Why did the writer call a taxi early in the morning?

A. He wanted to catch a plane.

B. He as unable to find the airport.

C. There were few taxis in town.

D. All the buses stopped because of the rain.

【2】What was the reason for the taxi company not being able to pick him up?

A. More people were riding in taxis on rainy days.

B. The writer didn’t give the correct address.

C. The taxi drivers refused to work.

D. The taxi drivers didn’t like to drive long distance.

【3】The writer got to the airport ____________.

A. by riding in Mike’s car from the taxi company

B. with the help of Mike from the post office

C. by getting a lift in a passing car

D. with the help of a taxi driver sent by his company

【4】We can learn from the text that the driver was _____________.

A. quick-minded at taking action

B. a self-employed driver

C. unwilling to drive to the airport

D. warm-hearted toward people

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是作者急着赶飞机叫出租车，那天出租车司机在罢工。一个叫迈克的出租车司机，开自己的车送作者。因而说明司机对顾客的热心和责任。

【1】A细节理解题。题干意为“作者为什么要在清早叫一辆出租车?”文章的第一段最后一句话说Onlytwohoursremaineduntilmyflightleft--anditwasanhour-and-a-halftriptotheairport．由此可见，作者急着赶飞机。所以本题的正确答案为A。

【2】C细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.今天早上出租车司机在罢工。故选C。

【3】A推理判断题。根据倒数第二句前两句the man said he was called Mike, with who I had spoken three times that morning. He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car.这个人叫迈克，那天早上我和他通话三次。他离开他的办公室，开自己的车来到这里。故选A。

【4】D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二句He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car. 他离开他的办公室，开自己的车来到这里。故选D。

【名师点拨】

直接信息题

1.对此类题型，考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。 比如第1小题，细节理解题。题干意为“作者为什么要在清早叫一辆出租车?”文章的第一段最后一句话说Onlytwohoursremaineduntilmyflightleft--anditwasanhour-and-a-halftriptotheairport．由此可见，作者急着赶飞机。所以本题的正确答案为A。

2.间接信息题

做这类题目时，考生需要对原文信息进行加工处理，然后再进行进一步的推理或鉴别，这是介于事实细节题和推理判断题之间的一种题型，对考生来说有一定难度。比如第2小题，细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.今天早上出租车司机在罢工。故选C。