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 popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers (乘客) 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’m working, otherwise I’d lose my license (駕駛執(zhí)照).”
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 going 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! There 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 prefer to work for themselves
C．they want to help more passengers
D．they are used to working deep into the night
小題2: How do London taxi drivers “give”?
A．They give the poor children a lunch party at he sea each summer.
B．They give poor children the chance to meet the maor.
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 careful.B．Rich and 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1:C
小題1:D
小題1:C

小題1:根據(jù)常識可推知司機是為了生活，故選A。
小題1:根據(jù)最后一段第三句There rides are paid by the taxi drivers.可知司機免費接送貧窮的孩子，故選C。
小題1: 通讀全文可知，倫敦出租車司機的工作很辛苦，但他們很和藹，故選D。
小題1:通讀全文可知，這篇短文主要介紹了倫敦出租車司機的生活，故可推知這篇應(yīng)該是出現(xiàn)在關(guān)于介紹倫敦出租車司機的網(wǎng)頁上。
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