Question

_______1._______. You need only to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highways and it will take you to where you wish.

But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver has to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of a London, from the smallest lane(小巷) to the most popular bar around. ________2._______

A certain London taxi driver told of his job as follows.

During the night it is quite usual for him to stop two or three times for some refreshments. He said. “I never drink when I’m working ---- I would lose my licence.”

He normally goes home between 2 and 3 O’clock in the night. _________3.__________ He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make the money, no one is going to give it to you.”

_____4._____________. Every summer hundreds of children from London will go for a day at the sea--- by taxi! Their rides are paid by the taxi drivers, and these fares all go to the ‘London Taxi Fund for Underprivileged Children.’ _______5.______ Also a lunch party is held there in honor of the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day running around the sea beaches and visiting the market, the children go home again-- by taxi, and free of charge, of course!

A. There are always complains about taxi drivers bad service.

B. Driving a car at high speed along a highway seems to be fun.

C. Recently the working conditions for taxi drivers have greatly improved.

D. London taxi drivers not only ‘take’ but also ‘give’.

E. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers at all times.

F. At the sea, they are met by the mayor.

G. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.E

3.G

4.D

5.F

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了倫敦出租車司機的工作，他們必須對倫敦這個城市有個很好的了解，還要服務(wù)于各種各樣的人，每年夏天要免費帶一些貧困的孩子去海邊玩。

1.But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. ”中的but所表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，可知第一段講述的是“司機這份工作并不難�！鼻矣稍摽蘸笠痪渲小癰eside the highways”可推知B選項最為合適，既符合語意又對應(yīng)了highway，故正確答案為B.

2.

3.

4.Their rides are paid by the taxi drivers, and these fares all go to the ‘London Taxi Fund for Underprivileged Children.’”及“the children go home again-- by taxi, and free of charge, ”可知，該空所在的段落講述的是司機們的奉獻（give），故正確答案為D.

5.

根據(jù)該空的后一句“Also a lunch party is held there in honor of the taxi drivers and the children. ”（那兒會有個午宴聚會來歡迎司機和孩子們。）“Also”表明所填的句子講述的也是對司機免費帶貧困的孩子去海邊玩的褒獎，故正確答案為F.

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