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Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to      the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.

But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good       of the city of London, from the      street to the most popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service(服务) of all kinds of passengers(乘客) at all times.

A London taxi driver said the following about his job.

During the night it is       for him to stop two or three times for some food.He said, “I never________when I’m working, otherwise, I’d lose my license (驾驶执照).”

He usually goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning.

There are times he has to stay________  and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to  ________  it to you. ” London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor ________  from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! Their rides are   ________ by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the  ________ and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!

1.A. catch        B. meet          C. follow       D. throw

2.A. taste        B. knowledge    C. dream        D. teacher

3.A. noisiest     B. coldest     C. dirtiest     D. loneliest

4.A. usual        B. strange      C. dangerous   D. impossible

5.A. speak        B. sing         C. run          D. drink

6.A. shorter      B. longer       C. earlier      D. higher

7.A. give         B. lend         C. send         D. return

8.A. elderly      B. farmers      C. patients    D. children

9.A. paid         B. borrowed    C. sent       D. spent

10.A. buildings  B. mountains   C. beaches    D. roads

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了在伦敦当出租车司机是一件很辛苦的事。他不仅每天要工作到很晚，而且还要对这个城市的街道非常了解。甚至当出租车司机不光会赚钱，有时候还需要往外拿钱。

1.C考查动词辨析及语境理解。本句的意思是你只需在高速公路的旁边跟随一个明亮的交通标志。A. Catch捉住；B. meet 见面；C. Follow跟随；D. Throw乱扔。在高速公路旁边站着看交通标志；故选C。

2.B考查动词及语境理解。A. Taste尝起来；B. Knowledge知识；C. dream 梦想；D. Teacher老师；本句的意思是出租车司机不仅要有良好的驾驶技能，而且还需要伦敦城市的知识。出租车司机不仅需要驾驶技能还需要对整个城市的了解。所以本题选B。

3.A考查形容词最高级及语境理解。A. Noisiest最吵闹的；B. Coldest最冷的；C. dirtiest 最脏的 ； D. Loneliest最孤单的；本句的意思是从最吵闹的街到最受欢迎的餐馆。根据题意故选A。

4.D考查形容词及语境理解。A. Usual通常；B. strange 奇怪的；C. Dangerous危险的；D. Impossible不可能；对于他来说他通常停下两三次来寻找食物是不可能的。对于出租车司机来说不可能有时间买东西。故选D。

5.D考查动词及语境理解。A. Speak说；B. sing 唱歌； C. Run跑步；D. drink喝酒；

；本句的意思是他说，“我从来没不喝酒当我在工作的时候。开车是绝不能喝酒的。故选D。

6.B考查形容词的比较级及语境理解。 A. Shorter更短的；B. Longer更长的；C. Earlier更早的 ； D. higher更高的；结合句意：他必须待的时间更短，设法让更多的行程。根据语境故选B。

7.A考查动词的辨析及语境理解。A. give 给；B. Lend借出；C. Send发送；D. Return归还；意思是如果你不赚钱，没有人会把给你。根据题意可知你要自己挣钱别人不会给你。所以本题选A。

8.D考查名词的辨析及语境理解。A. Elderly老年人；B. Farmers农民；C. Patients病人；D. Children孩子们；本句的意思是每年夏天，成百上千的穷孩子们从伦敦坐一天的出租车到海边。故选D。

9.A考查动词短语及语境理解。 A. Paid支付；B. Borrowed借进；C. sent 发送；D. Spent花费；本处应该是“他们的行程是由出租车支付的”。故选A。

10.C考查名词的辨析及语境理解。A. Buildings建筑物；B. Mountains山区；C. beaches 沙滩；D. Roads道路。本句的意思是“在海滩上跑了愉快的一天之后，去参观那里的市场。故选C。

考点：日常生活类短文。