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13．London taxis，with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going，are ranked best in the world，according to an annual taxi poll （民意调查）．
The survey by travel website hotels．com found London taxis，despite being the most expensive，beat others across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive （连续的） years，scoring a total of 59 percent in votes on several categories by travelers．
London taxi drivers were voted both friendly and most knowledgeable，Drivers in the English capital must pass an examination called The Knowledge to earn their taxi license．
New York's yellow taxis came second in the list，scoring 27 percent which was up 10 percentage points from last year even though Manhattan's cab drivers were tied with Parisian taxi drivers as the rudest．Travelers said New York had the most available taxis．
Cabbies in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world with almost one in 10 travelers thinking the Italian capital had the world's worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving．
"Traveling by taxi is one of the first experiences that many travelers have upon arrival in a new city．In fact，the research found that cabs are by far the most popular method of traveling from the airport to their hotel．"a spokesman for hotels．com said in a statement．
The global poll scored city taxis for their levels of cleanliness，value，quality of driving，knowledge of the area，friendliness，safety and availability．
Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with total score of 26 percent，Berlin with 17 percent，and Bangkok famed for its scoring 14 percent．
68．Why were London taxi drivers voted the best in the world？BecauseA．
A．they were the friendliest                                
B．taxi'fares were the lowest there
C．London had the most available taxis          
D．they were the most hardworking
69．What was the score of New York's yellow taxis last year？A
A.17 percent                
B.26 percent        
C.27 percent         
D.59 percent
70．The worst drivers in the world were from Rome because ofC．
A．being dirty                                         
B．irregular charges
C．the poor quality of driving                       
D．lacking knowledge of the area．
71．What are the top five in the annual taxi poll？B
A．London--New York--Rome--Tokyo--Berlin
B．London--New York-Tokyo--Berlin--Bangkok
C．London--New York--Tokyo--Paris--Bangkok
D．London--New York--Tokyo--Bangkok--Berlin．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读，文章主要讲述了世界各地的出租车司机的排名问题，伦敦司机排名第一位，并分析了原因．所以本文实际上讲述的一个网址进行的一项调查，调查的内容是世界各地的出租车的服务水平．

解答 AACB
68．A细节判断题．根据第一段London taxis，with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going，are ranked best in the world，according to an annual taxi poll （民意调查）．可知根据一年一度的出租车民意调查，伦敦出租车司机很友好，知道乘客们要去哪里，他们是世界上最好的出租车司机．由此可知，伦敦的出租车司机获评世界最佳是因为他们是最友好的．故选A．
69．A理解判断题．根据第四段New York's yellow taxis came second in the list，scoring 27 percent which was up 10 percentage points from last year可知纽约黄色出租车位居榜单第二，得分27%，比去年上升了10个百分点．由此可知，去年的得分是17%．故选A．
70．C细节判断题．根据第五段Cabbies in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world with almost one in 10 travelers thinking the Italian capital had the world's worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving．可知在罗马的出租车司机被评为最糟糕的司机，他们的驾驶水平是最差的；其原因是他们的驾驶质量．故选C．
71．B细节理解题．根据最后一段Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with total score of 26 percent，Berlin with 17 percent，and Bangkok famed for its scoring 14 percent．可知排在前五名的是东京，总得分为26%，柏林为17%，而曼谷以得分14%而闻名；根据前文伦敦和纽约分别居第一和第二．由此可知，在每年的出租车民意调查中，前五名是伦敦--纽约--东京--柏林--曼谷．故选B．

点评 本文实际上讲述的一个网址进行的一项调查，调查的内容是世界各地的出租车的服务水平．本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体．搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息．在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节．做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案．