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5.London taxis,with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going,are ranked best in the world,according to an annual taxi poll(调查).
The survey by travel website hotels.com found London taxis,despite being the most expensive,beat rivals across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive years,scoring a total of 59percent in votes on several categories by travellers.
London taxi drivers were voted both friendliest and most knowledgeable.Drivers in the English capital must pass a rigorous  examination called The Knowledge to earn their taxi licence.
New York's yellow taxis came second in the list,scoring 27percent which was up 10percentage points from last year even though Manhattan's cab drivers tied with Parisian taxi drivers as the rudest.
Travellers said New York had the most available taxis.
Cabbies in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world with almost one in 10travellers thinking the Italian capital had the world's worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving.
"Travelling by taxi is one of the first experiences that many travellers have upon arrival in a new city.In fact,the research found that cabs are by far the most popular method of travelling from the airport to their hotel,"a spokesman for hotels.com said in a statement.
The global poll scored city based taxis for their levels of cleanliness,value,quality of driving,knowledge of the area,friendliness,safety and availability.
Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with a total score of 26percent,Berlin with 17percent,and Bangkok famed for its tuk-tuks scoring 14percent.
Madrid's taxis were ranked sixth in the poll,followed by Copenhagen and Dublin with 11percent and Frankfurt and Paris with 10percent.
Taxis in Sydney fell short of the top 10,scoring badly in the areas of value for money,availability and knowledge of the area.
The survey for hotels.com,part of the Expedia group,was conducted among over 1,900travellers between May 11-28this year.

56.What does the underlined word"rigorous"in the third paragraph meanC?
A.official    
B.lawful    
C.strict    
D.important
57.The writer introduced the result of the survey byB.
A.listing the ranks of the taxi service of the European cities
B.listing the ranks of the taxi service of the cities concerned
C.different kinds of reading forms and famous travel websites
D.interviewing the taxi drivers and travellers of the cities
58.Rome's taxi drivers are lack ofA.
A.driving skills                   
B.good manners
C.the sense of cleanliness         
D.the sense of safety
59.What does the writer want to tell us?D
A.The global taxi drivers should be trained strictly.
B.The global taxi drivers should be given an exam.
C.The global taxi drivers have different driving skills.
D.The global big cities'taxis service is scored by a travel website.

分析 文章大意:本文讲述了世界各地的出租车司机的排名问题,伦敦司机排名第一位,并分析了原因.

解答 56.C 细节理解题.根据文章第三段1,2行London taxi drivers were voted both friendliest and most knowledgeable.Drivers in the English capital must pass a rigorous examination called The Knowledge to earn their taxi license.说明伦敦的司机都要通过这样的一个严格的考试才能拿到驾驶证件,故C正确.
57.B 细节理解题.根据文章倒数第二行Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with a total score of 26 percent,Berlin with 17 percent,and Bangkok famed for its tuk-tuks scoring 14 percent.说明文章是对相关城市进行了排名,是通过这样的发生来介绍调查的结果,故B正确.
58.A 细节理解题.根据文章倒数第四段最后一行the Italian capital had the world"s worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving.说明涉及到驾驶技术的时候,意大利的司机最糟糕.故A项正确.
59.D 写作意图题.通过整篇文章理解来看,本文主要讲的是世界各地的出租车司机的排名,这一排名是有一家旅游网站进行评分的,因此答案选D.

点评 本文是政治经济类阅读理解.题目考查了很多的细节题,要求考生仔细阅读短文,对于文章中的细节题,要注意文本内容的理解.关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查题支和原文的异同,常犯错误有:绝对化语言,范围扩大或缩小,以偏概全,张冠李戴等.带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读.

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