北邮英语二阶段2作业.docxVIP

一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共25.0分） ??? Driving a car at 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 good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the smallest lane to the most popular bar around. He has to be at the 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. He said, “I never drink when I’m driving―I would lose my license.”???? He normally goes home between 2 and 3 o’clock in the morning. There are other 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 the 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 fares all go to the “London Taxi Fund for Underprivileged Children”. At the sea, they are met by the mayor, 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 market, the children go home again---by taxi, and free of charge, of course. To be a London taxi driver is not easy because _____. he has to follow the bright traffic signs he has to have good driving skills and know all the places in the city he has to serve all kinds of passengers at all times both B and C The London taxi drivers____. work hard because no one would give them money for doing nothing never stop driving in the city only work between 2 and 3 o’clock in the night are very rich The author of the passage says that___. the taxi driver works longer than is nece