It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger（乘客） all day. When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked，“Where are you going，sir?”“To the Red Hotel，” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this， he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly， he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.After a long time， they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars， please，” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week，I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”小题1:The story probably happened _______ .A. on a winter morning B. on a winter nightC. on a rainy day C. on a rainy night小题2:When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was _____ . A．happy B．not happy C．angry D．disappointed 小题3:The driver was not happy any more because ________ . A．the young man didn’t want to take the taxi B．the young man wouldn’t give him money C．the young man was carrying two big bags D．the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars 小题4:Maybe the taxi driver got _______ dollars at last. A．3 B．2 C．13 D．15 小题5:Which of the following is TRUE? A．The two taxi drivers were both honest. B．The two taxi drivers cheated the young man. C．It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel. D．The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel.
| 小题1:B 小题2:A 小题3:D 小题4:C 小题5:B |
| 试题分析：这篇短文主要记述了两个司机为了多收费，故意拉着乘客跑远路的故事。 小题1:根据第一段It was a cold night.可知可能是冬季的晚上，故选B。 小题2:根据第二段When the taxi driver heard this， he didn’t feel happy any more.推理可知他在这之前很高兴，故选A。 小题3:根据第二段The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. 描述，可知选D。 小题4:根据最后一段Only last week，I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”描述，可知选C。 小题5:通过阅读短文可知，这个乘客先后被两个司机欺骗了，故选B。 点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。 |