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　　Mr Brown went to London by train with his friend, Fred Brook. They got out at Victoria Station. Mr Brown was late, so he took a taxi from the station to his office. He works in a bank in London.

　　The taxi came round a comer and a car ran into it. A window broke and a wheel came off. Mr Brown fell and hit his head on the door. The car did not stop. It drove away. A policeman shouted, but the car did not stop.

　　Mr Brown got out of the taxi. The policeman spoke to Mr Brown and the taxi-driver. He was very angry. He wrote the number of the car in his little black book. The taxi-driver was angry, too. He shouted and waved his arms.

　　The policeman asked many questions. Then Mr Brown walked to his bank. There he sat on a chair and had a cup of tea. He did not work that morning.

1．Where did Mr Brown get out of his train?

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2．What hit the taxi at the corner?

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3．What did the policeman write in his little book?

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A．The number of the car.

B．The number of the taxi.

C．The number of the bus.

D．The number of the train.

4．Why were the policeman and the taxi-driver angry?

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A．Because Mr Brown was late.

B．Because Mr Brown got out of the taxi.

C．Because the policeman couldn't stop the car.

D．Because Mr Brown fell and hit his head on the door.

5．How did Mr Brown go to his bank after that? He went to his bank ________.

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It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger（乘客） all day. When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked，“Where are you going，sir?”
“To the Red Hotel，” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this， he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly， he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time， they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars， please，” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week，I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”
【小题1】The story probably happened _______ .
A. on a winter morning        B. on a winter night
C. on a rainy day             C. on a rainy night
【小题2】When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was
_____ .

A．happy

B．not happy

C．angry

D．disappointed

【小题3】The driver was not happy any more because ________ .

A．the young man didn’t want to take the taxi

B．the young man wouldn’t give him money

C．the young man was carrying two big bags

D．the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars

【小题4】Maybe the taxi driver got _______ dollars at last.

A．3

B．2

C．13

D．15

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The two taxi drivers were both honest.

B．The two taxi drivers cheated the young man.

C．It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.

D．The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel.

It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger（乘客） all day. When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked，“Where are you going，sir?”

“To the Red Hotel，” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this， he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly， he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.

After a long time， they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars， please，” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week，I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”

1.The story probably happened _______ .

A. on a winter morning        B. on a winter night

C. on a rainy day             C. on a rainy night

2.When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was

_____ .

A．happy            B．not happy         C．angry             D．disappointed

3.The driver was not happy any more because ________ .

A．the young man didn’t want to take the taxi

B．the young man wouldn’t give him money

C．the young man was carrying two big bags

D．the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars

4.Maybe the taxi driver got _______ dollars at last.

A．3                B．2                C．13               D．15

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The two taxi drivers were both honest.

B．The two taxi drivers cheated the young man.

C．It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.

D．The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel.

 

阅读短文，按短文后的要求答题，请把答案写在答题卡相应的位置。(每小题2分，共10分)
It was a dark and cold night．The taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger all day．When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands．So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked，“Where do you want to go，sir?”
“To Star Hotel，”the young man answered．When the taxi driver heard this，he didn’t feel happy any more．He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station．But suddenly，he had an idea．He took the passenger through many streets of the big city．
After a long time，the car arrived at the hotel at last．“You should pay me fifteen dollars，”the driver said to the young man．“What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars．I know how much I have to pay for the trip．I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week．”
任务一：回答问题
【小题1】How did the taxi driver feel when he knew where the young man wanted to go?
【小题2】Who cheated(欺骗) the young man，the first taxi driver or the second one?
【小题3】How much did the young man want to pay?
【小题4】What do you think of the two taxi drivers?
任务二：翻译
【小题5】将文中划线部分的句子翻译成汉语。

It was a dark and cold night．The taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger all day．When he went by the railway station，①he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands．So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked，“Where do you want to go，sir?”
“To Star Hotel，”the young man answered．When the taxi driver heard this，he didn’t feel happy any more．He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station．But suddenly，he had   ②  idea．He took the passenger through many streets of the big city．
After a long time，the car arrived at the hotel at last．“You should pay me fifteen dollars，”the driver said to the young man．“What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars．I know how much I have to pay for the trip．I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week．”
1. 请将句中①处句子译为汉语。                                                
2. The young man wante to go to the               .
3. 请在②处填入一个正确的冠词。                                           
4. 请在文章中找出和下面的句子意思相同的句子。
The hotel is near the station.
                                             
5. How much will the young man pay the taxi driver ?