Question

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。(请将答案写在答题卡上相应番号后的横线上) （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

When you take a taxi in the United States, if you sit in the front seat, the driver will be pleased and talk with you all the way. If you sit in the back seat, however, the driver may be unhappy and unwilling to speak.

At first, I thought that this had something to do with different characters (性格) of the drivers. Later, after I’d had more experiences with taxis, I found that it happened very often. Only when I arrived in San Francisco did I ____________.

I went to see Sonia in San Francisco. One day, Sonia drove the car while her husband, Ji An, sat beside her, and I sat behind Ji An. Later, Ji An got out of the car and suggested that I sit where he had been sitting. It’s not a long way, so I told him that it didn’t matter, but Ji An insisted. I had to move, feeling a little strange.

“Do you know why Ji An asked you to sit here?” Sonia asked me. I shook my head. “If you sit in the front, it means that you and I are friends. If you sit in the back, it seems that I’m just your driver and our relationship is of employer and employee.”

With those words, I understood at once why taxi drivers were so pleased when people sat in the front. On the face of it, the only issue was where one sat. As a matter of fact, where to sit also reflected (反映) the degree of one’s respect for the driver.

Although it is true that the relationship between driver and passenger is a business relationship, people still place an emphasis (强调) on respect and friendship beyond any monetary (金钱的) relationship.

1.What’s the best title for the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

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2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

It seemed that the problem was no more than the seat.

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3.Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words)

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4.What’s the culture of taking a taxi in the United States? (Please answer within 30 words.)

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5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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Answer

1.Where Should I Sit/ Tront Seat or Back Seat?

2.At face value, the only issue was where one sat.

3.did I find out

4. (One possible version) Sitting in the front means friendship, while sitting in the back means relationship between employer and employee.

5.虽然司机和乘客是雇佣关系，但是人们仍然重视金钱关系以外的尊重和友谊。

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了子啊美国坐在出租车不同的位置就说明你对司机的不同的看法。

1.Where Should I Sit/ Tront Seat or Back Seat?

主旨大意题。本文讲述了我在美国做出租车的经历，如果坐在司机的旁边说明你把司机当成朋友；如果坐在后面说明你只是当成生意的关系。

2. At face value, the only issue was where one sat.

原句中的no more than表示只是；说明问题就是在位置上，故可以转换成At face value, the only issue was where one sat.

3. did I find out

本句是一个部分倒装句。Only放在句首，强调的是状语的时候，后面的主句要使用部分倒装的形式。

4.(One possible version) Sitting in the front means friendship, while sitting in the back means relationship between employer and employee.

细节题。根据倒数第三段“If you sit in the front, it means that you and I are friends. If you sit in the back, it seems that I’m just your driver and our relationship is of employer and employee。

5.虽然司机和乘客是雇佣关系，但是人们仍然重视金钱关系以外的尊重和友谊。

翻译题。本题的关键在于对于“although”以及“beyond”的理解。

考点：考查文化类短文阅读