Who earns a living by driving his customers(顾客) away?
科目:初中英语 来源:2012-2013学年江苏扬州江都区麾村中学九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You need only to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highways and it will take you to where you wish. But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver has to have not only skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the smaller road to the most popular bar around. He has to be at service of all kinds of passengers at all times.
A certain London taxi driver told of his job as follows.
During the night it is quite usual for him to stop two or three times for some refreshments (提神). He said, “I never drink when I’m working --- I would lose my license.”
He usually goes home between 2 and 3 o’clock in the night. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make any money, no one is going to give it to you.”
London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of children from London will go for a day at the sea --- by taxi! Their rides are paid by the taxi drivers, and these all go to the “London Taxi for Underprivileged Children”. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长), and a lunch party is also held in honor of the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day running around the sea beaches and visiting the markets, the children go home again --- by taxi, and free of charge (支出), of course!
1.From the first paragraph, we can see that________.
A.highways are developing very fast and there are more and more taxis.
B.it is easy to get to any place of the country now
C.it is fun to travel everywhere in a car
D.the writer wants to tell us that a London taxi driver has many difficulties in his driving
2.It is not easy to be a taxi driver in London because ________.
A.he has to know all the places in the city and serve all kinds of passengers at all the time
B.there is much traffic in London and people there like traveling by taxi
C.he has to follow the bright traffic sighs
D.although he works hard he earns little money
3.The underlined phrase “Underprivileged Children” in the last paragraph is about the children ________.
A. who have little knowledge B. whose families are poor
C. who will go to sea C. who like taking a taxi
4.What is the passage about?
A.Traffic in London. B.London taxi for children
C.Taxi divers’ job in London. D.Drivers disliking taxis in London
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Taxes are a big part in the United States.Most Americans pay city taxes,state taxes,social security(安全)taxes,sales taxes…and the list seems endless.The biggest tax for most Americans is the incomes tax.The personal income tax is called a“progressive tax”.Because it takes more from those who earn(挣钱)most.For example,a person who earns about$3,500 a year,will pay a tax of only about 3.5%of earning,but if the same person earned$85,000 a year,he would pay an income tax of 35%.Over years the incomes tax has become more and more difficult for people to understand.Almost one half of all Americans now have to pay experts to prepare their tax reports.In fact,preparing taxes and giving tax have become a big industry(工业)in America.
( )1.Most Americans pay ________.
A.taxes which are too many to list
B.taxes either to the cities or the states they live in
C.several kinds of taxes
D.so many kinds of taxes that they even don’t know the names
( )2.Social security tax is collected from _______.
A.those who have broken the law
B.those who often make trouble
C.every people living in the area in question
D.every person in America
( )3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Americans have all kinds of taxes.
B.Personal income tax is the biggest tax in American.
C.The more a person earns,the more income tax he should pay.
D.Personal income tax can prevent the rich from getting richer.
( )4.The so-called“progressive tax”is the tax _________.
A.collected for social progress
B.that increases with each passing year
C.that is collected from those who earn most
D.that varies(变化)according to how much money a person earns
( )5.Why have preparing and giving tax become a big industry in America? Because______
A.the list of taxes seems endless
B.they would rather spend their time and energy elsewhere
C.they find their knowledge about taxes is too limited to write a tax report by themselves
D.paying experts to prepare their tax reports and asking for tax have been very popular
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