Question

A tourist comes out of the airport．There are a lot of taxis，but the tourist asks every taxi—driver his name．He takes the third taxi．It costs￡5 from the airport to the hotel．“How much does it cost for the whole day?” the tourist asks．“￡100”，says the taxi-driver．This is very expensive，but the tourist accepts the price．

The taxi—driver takes the tourist everywhere．He shows him all monuments and all the museums．In the evening they go back to the hotel．The tourist gives the taxi-driver￡100 and says，“What about tomorrow?” The taxi-driver looks at the tourist．“ Tomorrow? It’s another ￡100 tomorrow” But the tourist says，“That’s OK．If that’s the price，that is the price．See you tomorrow．”The taxi—driver is very pleased．

The next day the taxi-driver takes the tourist everywhere again．They visit all the museums and all the monuments again．And in the second evening they go back to the hotel．The tourist gives the taxi—driver another￡100 and says，“I’m going home tomorrow．”The taxi-driver is sorry．He likes the tourist and，above all，￡100 a day is good money．“So you are going home．Where do you come from?” he asks．

“I come from New York．”

“New York!” says the taxi-driver，“I have a sister in New York．Her name is Susannah．Do you know her?”

“Of course I know her．She gave me ￡200 for you．”

1.The tourist is__ __．

A．an Englishman B．an American

C．a Chinese D．a Frenchman

2.The tourist asks every taxi-driver his name because_____ _．

A．he knows of one of the taxi-drivers

B．he wants to remember all of the taxi-drivers’ names

C. he is afraid of being cheated

D．there is a friend of his among the taxi drivers

3.Why is the taxi-driver very pleased with the tourist?

A．His sister has brought so much money to him．

B．His sister knows the tourist．

C．None but the tourist agrees to the price given without arguing with him．

D．He wants to be the guide of the tourist．

4.We can conclude that _____ _．

A. the tourist will give the taxi-driver another￡200

B．the taxi-driver insists that the tourist should pay him another￡200

C．the tourist will give the taxi—driver half of the sum

D．the tourist makes fun of the taxi—driver

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析: 文讲述了一则荒诞幽默的故事。一个人花200美元雇一辆出租车在城市中游览了两天，最后付款时却告诉司机这200美元是司机的姐姐请他交给这位司机的

1.B细节理解题，根据文中语句“He asked. “I come from New York.””理解可知。这位游客来自美国，故选B。

2.A 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到Of course I know her．She gave me ￡200 for you可知他姐姐认识这个司机，故选A项。

3.C 细节理解题。旅行者对司机提出的价格能接受，这当然使司机很高兴，故选C项。

4.D 推断题。出租车司机本想要高价赚一笔钱，但没想到这笔钱正是出租车司机的姐姐让旅行者给他捎来的钱，旅行者是在拿这笔钱来取笑她，故选D项。

考点：故事类阅读。