2.London taxis,with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going,are ranked best in the world,according to an annual taxi survey.
The survey by travel website hotels.com found London taxis,despite being the most expensive,beat rivals (對手) across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive (連續(xù)的) years,scoring a total of 59percent in votes on several categories by travelers.
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.
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 (打成平局) with Parisian taxi drivers as the rudest.
Travelers said New York had the most convenient taxis.
Taxi drivers in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world with almost one in ten travelers thinking the Italian capital had the world's worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving.
"Traveling 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 traveling from the airport to their hotel,"a spokesman for hotels.com said in a statement.
The global survey scored city based taxis for their levels of cleanliness,value,quality of driving,knowledge of the area,friendliness,safety and convenience.
Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with a total score of 26percent,Berlin with 17percent,and Bangkok famed for its tuktuks scoring 14percent.
The survey for hotels.com,part of the Expedia group,was conducted among over 1,900travellers between May 1128this year.
33.Which of the following about London's taxi drivers is wrong?D
A.They are the friendliest. B.They are the most knowledgeable.
C.They charge the most money. D.They drive fastest.
34.What does the underlined word"rigorous"mean in the third paragraph?A
A.strict B.important C.official D.lawful
35.Rome's taxi drivers are lack ofB.
A.good manners B.driving skills
C.the sense of cleanliness D.the sense of safety.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章講述了世界各地的出租車司機的排名問題,倫敦司機排名第一位,并分析了原因.
解答 33:D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章2,3段London taxi drivers were voted both friendliest and most knowledgeable.和The survey by travel website hotels.com found London taxis,despite being the most expensive說明ABC三項內(nèi)容都是倫敦司機的優(yōu)點,他們是友好的,他們是有知識的,他們掙了很多錢,而D在文章沒有提及.故選D.
34:A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)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.說明倫敦的司機都要通過這樣的一個嚴(yán)格的考試才能拿到駕駛證件,故A正確.
35:B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四段Taxi drivers in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world with almost one in ten travelers thinking the Italian capital had the world's worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving.說明涉及到駕駛技術(shù)的時候,羅馬的司機最糟糕.故B項正確.
點評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.