Question

It was a dark and cold night . The taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger (乘客) all day . when he went by the bus station . He saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands . So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked , “Where do you want to go ,sir ?”

“ To Star Hotel ,” the young man answered . When the taxi driver heard this , he didn’t feel happy any more . He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the bus station . But suddenly (突然地) he had an idea . He took the passenger through many streets of the big city .

After a long time , the car arrived at the hotel at last . “ You should pay me fifteen dollars .” the driver said to the young man “What ? Fifteen dollars ! Do you think I’m a fool (傻子) ？ Only last week , I took a taxi from the bus station to the same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars . I know how much I have to pay for the trip.I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week . ”

1.. When did the story happen ?

A. in the morning B. at noon

C.in the afternoon D. on a cold night

2.The driver felt very ___ when he saw the young man coming out of the bus station

A. unhappy B. worried

C. sad D. excited

3.From the passage we know that the young man ____

A. didn’t want to stay in the city

B. knew clearly how far it was from the bus station to the hotel

C He didn’t know the city well

D He came to the city by plane

4.What do you think of the driver ?

A. He was a kind and helpful man

B. He was good at driving

C. He was a dishonest man

D. He was good and clever

5.The taxi driver took the young man through many street to _____

A. make the young man happy

B. get more than twenty dollars

C. let the young man think it was very far from the bus station to the hotel

D.let the young man have a good look at the city

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了在一个又黑又冷的天，出租司机没有载到一个乘客。当他去车站遇到一个手拿袋子的年轻人时，他快速打开车门询问乘客去哪儿，年轻人去的地方实际离车站很近，结果年轻人被出租司机忽悠，转了好多地方。

1. was a dark and cold night .”可知时间是晚上，故选D。

2. taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger (乘客) all day .”以及最后一句So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked , “Where do you want to go ,sir ?”可知他太高兴了。由此可知答案应选D。

3.

4.】细节理解题。 根据文章第二段He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the bus station . He took the passenger through many streets of the big city .可知司机不诚实，故选C。

5. 根据文中第二段可知年轻人要去的地方不远，司机穿过很多街道只是为了让年轻人相信他去的地方离车站很远，故选C。

考点：故事类阅读。