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【题目】任务型阅读
It was a dark and cold night.The taxi driver didn't have even one passenger all day.When he went by the railway station,he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands.So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked,“Where do you want to go,sir?” “To Star Hotel,”the young man answered.When the taxi driver heard this,he didn't feel happy any more.He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station.But suddenly,he had an idea.He took the passenger through many streets of the big city.
After a long time,the car arrived at the hotel at last.“You should pay me fifteen dollars,”the driver said to the young man.“What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I'm a fool? Only last week,I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars.I know how much I have to pay for the trip.I won't pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week.”
（1）How did the taxi driver feel when he knew where the young man wanted to go?

（2）Did the first taxi driver cheat the young man?

（3）How much did the young man want to pay?

（4）What do you think of the two taxi drivers?

（5）将文中的画线部分翻译成汉语。

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）Unhappy.
（2）Yes,he did.
（3）Thirteen dollars.
（4）Dishonest./They are not honest.
（5）他看见一个年轻人拎着两个袋子走出来。
【解析】文章大意：文章讲述了一个出租车司机宰客的故事。
（1）句意：当他知道这个这个年轻人要去哪里的时候，出租车司机感觉怎样？根据When the taxi driver heard this,he didn't feel happy any more.故回答Unhappy.
（2）句意：第一个出租车司机欺骗年轻人了吗？根据He knew the young man could give him only three dollars和Only last week,I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars可知回答Yes,he did.
（3）句意：这个年轻人想付多少钱。根据Only last week,I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars和 I won't pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week.”故回答Thirteen dollars.
（4）句意：你认为这两个出租车司机怎样？根据文章中的He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station.和You should pay me fifteen dollars和I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars.可知他们都不诚实。故回答Dishonest./They are not honest.
（5）Come out with带着......走出来；in one;s hands在某人的手里；故答案：他看见一个年轻人拎着两个袋子走出来。