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This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver.

"I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."

"It's a nice job most of time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."

"I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."

"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."

"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.

Luckily the woman came downstairs.She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"

1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.

A．make money                           B．drive

C．climb in through the window               D．meet a lot of people

2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.

A．she wanted to have a sleep

B．her husband didn't open the door for her

C．she didn't want to pay the driver

D．she couldn't find her key

3.The story happened _____.

A．early in the morning                     B．late at night

C．20 miles outside London                  D．near the police station

4.Which of the following is wrong?

A．The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.

B．The police made a mistake.

C．The woman had no money to pay the driver.

D．The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.

5.The driver climbed in through the window to

A．get money from the woman               B．return the dog to the woman

C．phone the police                        D．see what was happening in the house

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了伦敦的一位出租车司机遇见的一件奇怪的事情。

1.B 推理题。根据文章3,4行"It's a nice job most of time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day.可知白天伦敦的交通很拥挤，他就在晚上出来工作，故B正确。

2.D 细节题。根据she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows." 可知她没有带钥匙，所以只好翻墙而进。故D正确。

3.B 细节题。根据"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows." 可知他是在讲述一件夜里发生的事情。故B正确。

4.C 细节题。根据文章最后"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.

Luckily the woman came downstairs.She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"

说明ABD三项内容是正确的，这个女的不是没有钱，而是睡着了。故C项内容错误。

5.D 细节题。根据文章倒数第四行"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .可知他翻墙而入是想知道里面发生了什么事情。故D正确。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读

点评：本文讲述了伦敦的一位出租车司机遇见的一件奇怪的事情。本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。