职称英语综合类阅读理解练习题16
<p> <span word="PASSAGE">PASSAGE</span> 34</p><p> <span word="Taxi">Taxi</span> <span word="Riding">Riding</span></p><p> <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>.</p><p> <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>?</p><p> <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>.</p><p> <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>.</p>
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