职称英语综合类阅读理解练习题(21)
<p> <span word="Taxi">Taxi</span> <span word="Riding">Riding</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taxicab">Taxicab</span> <span word="Confessions">Confessions</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="documentaries">documentaries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unsuspecting">unsuspecting</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="riders">riders</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="varied">varied</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="announced">announced</span>: <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Reno">Reno</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="casually">casually</span>, <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="die">die</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Ghanaian">Ghanaian</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>: <span word="Reno">Reno</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span>? <span word="Taxi">Taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="uniformly">uniformly</span> <span word="sympathetic">sympathetic</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fired">fired</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Haitian">Haitian</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="open">open</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bosss">bosss</span> <span word="house">house</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>: <span word="he">he</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>, <span word="a">a</span> $20 <span word="trip">trip</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="there">there</span>? <span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relax">relax</span>. <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="weekday">weekday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="mask">mask</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="pillowcase">pillowcase</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="BANK">BANK</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="hailing">hailing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Guy">Guy</span>-<span word="Caaude">Caaude</span> <span word="Thevenain">Thevenain</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Haitian">Haitian</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="superb">superb</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="received">received</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="us">us</span>? <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rearview">rearview</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Lets">Lets</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="robbed">robbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> $25,000. $25,000? <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="work">work</span> 8 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> $70. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> 86<span word="th">th</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lexington">Lexington</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chemical">Chemical</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>. <span word="Hey">Hey</span>, <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>? <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>. <span word="Pay">Pay</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="reluctance">reluctance</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="money">money</span> -<span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="low">low</span> -<span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="robber">robber</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="unconditional">unconditional</span> <span word="support">support</span>. 1. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ghanaian">Ghanaian</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indifferent">indifferent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>. 2. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relax">relax</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span>. 3. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="reluctance">reluctance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chemical">Chemical</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="low">low</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="rider">rider</span> <span word="unconditionally">unconditionally</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relax">relax</span>. 4. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="They">They</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sympathetic">sympathetic</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="They">They</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="money">money</span>. 5. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="How">How</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="riders">riders</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="How">How</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="riders">riders</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="riders">riders</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="crises">crises</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>. <span word="KEYS">KEYS</span>: <span word="ADBCC">ADBCC</span></p>
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