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.
【小題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
【小題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.
【小題3】Which of the following words can be used to describe London taxi drivers?
A．Brave and cheerfulB．Rich an generous
C．Modest and easy-goingD．Hard-working and kind.
【小題4】The passage is most likely to be found from_______.
A．a(chǎn)n advertisement of a taxi company
B．a(chǎn)n online travel guide
C．a(chǎn) website about the taxi drivers in London
D．a(chǎn) report about living conditions in London


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：這篇文章主要講述了在倫敦當(dāng)出租車司機(jī)是一件很辛苦的事。他不僅每天要工作到很晚，而且還要對(duì)這個(gè)城市的街道非常了解。甚至當(dāng)出租車司機(jī)不光會(huì)賺錢，有時(shí)候還需要往外拿錢。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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(jī)之所以每天工作到很晚是因?yàn)樗麄儾坏貌贿@樣做，因?yàn)樗麄兙褪且源藶樯�。故選A。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知，在倫敦當(dāng)出租車司機(jī)，不僅會(huì)賺錢，還要往外拿錢，這是因?yàn)槊磕晗奶焖麄円赓M(fèi)搭載貧窮的孩子去海邊。故選C。
【小題3】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章中對(duì)出租司機(jī)的描述我們可知倫敦的出租車司機(jī)工作很辛苦，這一點(diǎn)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。
【小題4】主旨大意題。這是一篇介紹出租車司機(jī)工作的文章，讓我們了解了倫敦出租車司機(jī)的工作情況，所以我們應(yīng)該是可以從一個(gè)關(guān)于倫敦出租車司機(jī)的網(wǎng)站上看到這篇文章。故選C。
考點(diǎn)：文化類短文閱讀。

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