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【題目】It was 7:00 am in Kyoto, Japan, and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they couldn’t find my house. Once again I spelt out directions even a blind person could follow. I glanced impatiently at my watch, and waited. Only two hours remained until my flight left—and it was an hour and a half trip to the airport.

Outside, heavy rains were pouring down. My house was so far north in the city that buses pass only here times a day.

The telephone rang again. “Terribly sorry,” began the man at the taxi company. Then I realized that the taxi company, flooded with calls, could only offer in-city runs. I had heard this happens when the weather gets bad. I shouted into the phone that I had a plane to catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house.

Standing in the wind-driven rain, I looked up and down the road. No taxi. A car went by, the driver and passenger staring at the crazy foreigner in the downpour.

Finally a white car appeared and pulled to a stop. A young man threw open the door, waving for me to get in. Shaking with cold and anger, I climbed in.

In the most polite Japanese, the man said he was called Mike, with who I had spoken three times that morning. He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car. He apologized again, but didn’t explain why a taxi would not pick me up. Delivering me straight to the airport, he refused the 2,000 yen I pressed into his hand.

A few hours later, as the storm-delayed 727 took off, I opened the newspaper. On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article: Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.

【1】Why did the writer call a taxi early in the morning?

A. He wanted to catch a plane.

B. He as unable to find the airport.

C. There were few taxis in town.

D. All the buses stopped because of the rain.

【2】What was the reason for the taxi company not being able to pick him up?

A. More people were riding in taxis on rainy days.

B. The writer didn’t give the correct address.

C. The taxi drivers refused to work.

D. The taxi drivers didn’t like to drive long distance.

【3】The writer got to the airport ____________.

A. by riding in Mike’s car from the taxi company

B. with the help of Mike from the post office

C. by getting a lift in a passing car

D. with the help of a taxi driver sent by his company

【4】We can learn from the text that the driver was _____________.

A. quick-minded at taking action

B. a self-employed driver

C. unwilling to drive to the airport

D. warm-hearted toward people

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是作者急著趕飛機叫出租車，那天出租車司機在罷工。一個叫邁克的出租車司機，開自己的車送作者。因而說明司機對顧客的熱心和責(zé)任。

【1】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干意為“作者為什么要在清早叫一輛出租車?”文章的第一段最后一句話說Onlytwohoursremaineduntilmyflightleft--anditwasanhour-and-a-halftriptotheairport．由此可見，作者急著趕飛機。所以本題的正確答案為A。

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.今天早上出租車司機在罷工。故選C。

【3】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二句前兩句the man said he was called Mike, with who I had spoken three times that morning. He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car.這個人叫邁克，那天早上我和他通話三次。他離開他的辦公室，開自己的車來到這里。故選A。

【4】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第二句He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car. 他離開他的辦公室，開自己的車來到這里。故選D。

【名師點撥】

直接信息題

1.對此類題型，考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。 比如第1小題，細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干意為“作者為什么要在清早叫一輛出租車?”文章的第一段最后一句話說Onlytwohoursremaineduntilmyflightleft--anditwasanhour-and-a-halftriptotheairport．由此可見，作者急著趕飛機。所以本題的正確答案為A。

2.間接信息題

做這類題目時，考生需要對原文信息進(jìn)行加工處理，然后再進(jìn)行進(jìn)一步的推理或鑒別，這是介于事實細(xì)節(jié)題和推理判斷題之間的一種題型，對考生來說有一定難度。比如第2小題，細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.今天早上出租車司機在罷工。故選C。