Question

When I crossed a small road on my first day in Kolkata, I was surprised because I heard a bell-not a horn (喇叭). It was a tiny man pulling a rickshaw(黄包车，人力车). He stopped and picked up two children from the front door of their house and pulled them to school. For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages, When the traffic is bad, rickshaws find a way through the traffic. If your miss your bus and there aren't any taxis, you can always find a rickshaw in Kolkata. Rickshaws are from your house to the market and waits for you. Then he loads (装载)all your things, drops you off outside your home and helps you unload, No other type of public transport offers this kind of service.

From June to September, Kolkata gets heavy rain. Sometimes it rains for 48 hours without a break. In some parts of the city, the roads flood (水淹), and anything with an engine(发动机) is useless, But the rickshaw drivers never stop working, even with water all around them.

But not everyone thinks rickshaws are a good thing. The local government want to ban rickshaws. They believe it is wrong for one man to pull another person when there is modern transport in the city. However, there is a problem with this plan. Many of the rickshaw drivers come from the countryside. The only job they can find in Kolkata is pulling a rickshaw, If the city bans rickshaws, these men won't have a job. So for the moment, the people of Kolkata still go by rickshaw.

1. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A. The rickshaw drivers carry things for local people in Kolkata.

B. Parents need rickshaws for taking children to school in Kolkata.

C. Rickshaws can find a way through the bad traffic in Kolkata.

D. Rickshaws are very useful for the people's daily life in Kolkata.

【小题2 】Which type of transport may you take when the roads flood in Kolkata?

A. A bus. B. A taxi. C. A car. D. A rickshaw.

2.What does the underlined word "ban" mean?

A. 提倡 B. 增加 C. 禁止 D. 没收

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The rickshaws in Kolkata have loud horns.

B. The rickshaw is still a part of public transport in Kolkata.

C. The local government offer many other jobs to the rickshaw driven.

D. The people in Kolkata are supposed to take rickshaws instead of cars

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了人力车给Kolkata的人们带来了很多生活上的便利，但是政府想禁止的社会现象。

1.段落大意题。根据短文“For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages.”的描述可知，人力车对当地人的日常生活很有用，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段的描述可知，当地公路被水淹的时候，可以选择的交通工具是人力车。故选A。

3.词义猜测题。ban 禁止 make制造increase增加forbid禁止collect收集，根据前文“But not everyone thinks rickshaws are a good thing.”以及下文“They believe it is wrong for one man to pull another person when there is modern transport in the city”的描述可知，这里应该是指“禁止”。故选C。

4.主旨大意题。根据短文第一段“If your miss your bus and there aren't any taxis, you can always find a rickshaw in Kolkata.”的描述可知，当地的交通工具除了bus和taxi，还有rickshaw，故选B。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。