Question

阅读下列短文, 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger all day. When he went by the railwaystation, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked, “ whereare you going ,sir?

“To the Red Hotel,” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy anymore. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. Butsuddenly, 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, Itook a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how muchI have to pay for the trip.”

1. The story probably happened _______.

A. on a winter morning .    B. on a winter night .

C. on a rainy day.           D. on a rainy night .

2. When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was ______.

A. happy               B. annoyed

C. disappointed       D. sad

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.

4. Maybe the taxi driver got ________dollars at last.

A. 3                   B.  2

C. 13                D. 15

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.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲的是一个很冷的夜晚乘客要去红色酒店，出租车司机故意兜圈多要乘客钱的故事，乘客不认路怕被骗，少说还是被骗了。

1. 根据故事开头 It was a cold nigh这句话，可知故事发生在冬天的夜晚。故选B。

2. 当司机看到年轻人走出车站时，根据上下文意思知他一天都没拉到客人了，应该是高兴的。故选A。

3. 从这句话知The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station.司机不高兴的原因应该是D。故选D。

4. 根据短文意思，乘客自己说了13元，司机应该要了13元。故选C。

5. A．The two taxi drivers were both honest.两个司机都诚实 B．The two taxi drivers cheated the young man.两个司机都骗了年轻人

C．It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel． 红色酒店里车站很远

D．The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel.年轻人知道车站离酒店有多远。 根据短文意思，只有B是正确的。

考点：人物传记／故事类阅读