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【題目】 The Cool Taxi is a Hackney Carriage that was changed into a freezer on wheels, using dry ice to keep the inside cool for passengers. It has a number of features designed to keep riders cool, including a freezer filled with ice lollies (冰棍)and a state-of-the-art air conditioning system.

A spokesperson for Andrews Air Conditioning said，“Britain has become a hot country, and the British are feeling the heat. For commuters(通勤者）there is nothing worse on a hot day than getting into a hot taxi, so we wanted to help to avoid this experience with Cool Taxi.

Cool Taxi driver Tony，who has driven a taxi for 11 years, said, “I have done 10 London summers in the taxi and I know you need some good air conditioning. It would be impossible to work without it. You need to keep cool and stay hydrated (水分)，and sometimes in a typical taxi this is difficult to keep. ”

Elizabeth Ann Iliffe，who was paying a visit to London from the South East，said，“It is amazing. It feels just like a scene(場境)from Frozen. It’s nice to step in just for a few minutes to have a break from the heat and cool off. ”

The Cool Taxi in running for a limited(有限的）lime at present time, However，it has proved popular with passengers and could he considered for full-time operation across the summer months in the future.

【1】What can we learn from what Tony said?

A.He finds it hard to keep the taxi well air-conditioned.

B.He thinks it impossible to provide good air conditioning.

C.He is used to driving taxis in hot summer for a long time.

D.He will try his best to improve the conditions of the taxi.

【2】What does the underlined “It” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Having a break.B.Taking die cool taxi.

C.A scene from Frozen.D.Her journey in London.

【3】What is the text mainly about?

A.The popularity of London’s taxis.

B.The future of taxi industry in London.

C.London’s Cool Taxi filled with dry ice.

D.The management of the Cool Taxi in London.

【4】We can infer from the passage that the author is about the future of Cool Taxi.

A.pessimisticB.optimistic

C.uncertainD.careful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文屬于說明文閱讀。作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了倫敦推出了涼爽的出租車，給市民更好的體驗。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段I have done 10 London summers in the taxi and I know you need some good air conditioning. It would be impossible to work without it. You need to keep cool and stay hydrated （水分），and sometimes in a typical taxi this is difficult to keep. 可知，我在倫敦開出租車度過了10個夏天，我知道你們需要一些好的空調(diào)設(shè)備。沒有它是不可能工作的。你需要保持涼爽和水分，有時在標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的出租車?yán)锸呛茈y做到的。由此判斷出，Tony將盡最大努力改善出租車的狀況，故選D。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章第四段Elizabeth Ann Iliffe，who was paying a visit to London from the South East，said，"It is amazing. It feels just like a scene（場境）from Frozen. It's nice to step injust for a few minutes to have a break from the heat and cool off.伊麗莎白安伊利菲，正在倫敦進(jìn)行東南方的訪問，她說，“這真是太棒了，感覺就像一場冰凍的景象”。由此推知，劃線詞的意思是“乘坐涼爽的出租車”。故選B。

【3】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段The Cool Taxi is a Hackney Carriage that was changed into a freezer on wheels， using dry ice to keep the inside cool for passengers. 酷出租車是一輛哈克尼馬車，被改造成一個帶輪子的冰箱，使用干冰為乘客保持內(nèi)部涼爽。所以短文主要是關(guān)于裝滿干冰的倫敦出租車。故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段 However，it has proved popular with passengers and could he considered for full-time operation across the summer months in the future.然而，已經(jīng)證明它在乘客中很受歡迎，他是否可以考慮在整個夏天的幾個月里進(jìn)行全時運營。由此判斷出，作者對已涼爽的出租車的未來是樂觀的。故選B。