Question

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(市長),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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講述了在倫敦當出租車司機是一件很辛苦的事。他不僅每天要工作到很晚，而且還要對這個城市的街道非常了解。甚至當出租車司機不光會賺錢，有時候還需要往外拿錢。

1.細節理解題。根據文章第五段If you don't make money, no one is gong to give it to you可知出租車司機之所以每天工作到很晚是因為他們不得不這樣做，因為他們就是以此為生的。故選A。

2.細節理解題。根據文章最后一段可知，在倫敦當出租車司機，不僅會賺錢，還要往外拿錢，這是因為每年夏天他們要免費搭載貧窮的孩子去海邊。故選C。

3.主旨大意題。根據文章中對出租司機的描述我們可知倫敦的出租車司機工作很辛苦，這一點可以從第四、五段中看出；而且他們很善良，這可以從最后一段的描述中看出。所以他們是hard-working and kind。故選D。

4.主旨大意題。這是一篇介紹出租車司機工作的文章，讓我們了解了倫敦出租車司機的工作情況，所以我們應該是可以從一個關于倫敦出租車司機的網站上看到這篇文章。故選C。

考點：文化類短文閱讀。