单选题
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。
{{B}}第一篇{{/B}}

{{B}}Taxi Riding{{/B}}
In a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question after watching the "Taxicab Confessions," a series of documentaries in which hidden cameras record the secrets of unsuspecting taxi riders. I found the results varied.
One morning I got into three different taxis and announced: "Well, it's my first day back in New York in seven years. I've been in prison." Not a single driver replied, so I tried again. "Yeah, I shot a man in Reno," I explained, hoping the driver would ask me why, so I could say casually, "Just to watch him die." But nobody asked. The only response came from a Ghanaian driver:" Reno? That is in Nevada?"
Taxi drivers were uniformly sympathetic when I said I'd just been fired. "This is America," a Haitian driver said. "One door is closed. Another is open." He argued against my plan to bum down my boss's house: "If you do something silly and they put you away, you cannot look for another job." A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope: he refused to take me to the middle of the George Washington Bridge, a $20 trip. "Why you want to go there? Go home and relax. Don't worry. Take a new job."
One very hot weekday in July, while wearing a red ski mask and holding a stuffed pillowcase with the word "BANK" on it, I tried hailing a taxi five times outside different banks. The driver picked me up every time. My ride with Guy-Caaude Thevenain, a Haitian driver, was typical of the superb assistance I received.
"Is anyone following us?"
"No," said the driver, looking in his rearview mirror at traffic and me.
"Let's go across the park," I said. "I just robbed the bank there, I got $25,000."
"$25,000?" he asked.
"Yeah, you think it was wrong to take it?"
"No, man. I work 8 hours and I don't make almost $70. If I can do that, I do it too."
As we approached 86th and Lexington, I pointed to the Chemical Bank.
"Hey, there's another bank," I said, "could you wait here a minute while I go inside?"
"No, I can't wait. Pay me now." His reluctance may have had something to do with money—taxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too low—but I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber can't expect unconditional support.

单选题 From the Ghanaian driver's response, we can infer that

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题答案可在文章第二段中找到，当作者分别坐进三辆出租车并重复地说：“Well, it's my first day back in New York in seven years. I've been in prison. ”“Yeah, I shot a man in Reno.”“噢，这是我七年里第一次回纽约，我一直关在监狱里。”“对了，我在里诺把一个男人杀了。”没有人回答，仅有一个加纳司机问了他一句：“Reno? That's in Nevada?”“里诺?在内华达州吧。”由此，可以看出这个司机对杀人漫不经心的态度。因此，A应为正确选项。

单选题 Why did the Pakistani driver refuse to take the author to the middle of the George Washington Bridge?

单选题 What is the author's interpretation of the driver's reluctance "to wait outside the Chemical bank"?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】题干问的是作者是如何解释司机不愿意在化学银行外边等。答案可以在文章的最后一句话中找到。这句话是这么说的：His reluctance may have had something to do with money — taxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too low — but I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber can't expect unconditional support. 他不愿意可能跟钱有关——出租车司机都觉得等车的价格太低——但是我认为他想要我知道即使抢劫银行的人也休想得到无条件的支持。不消多说，“但是”后面的句子才是作者对司机不愿意等车的解释。可以看出，尽管这位司机也说过一些同情抢劫银行人的话，也由于自己的收入低而说了些气话，但在关键时刻还是能明辨是非的。因此，B是正确答案。

单选题 Which of the following statements is true about New York taxi drivers?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】A说的是：他们随时都会帮助你干你想干的事，这显然不符合文章所提供的事实。B说的是：他们拒载想要自杀的人。尽管司机捉摸到了作者有跳河自杀的动机因而拒载，但在一般情况下，谁要去自杀你是不可能知道的。D说的是：他们只是为钱而工作。这也不符合文章提供的事实。C说的是：他们同情那些失业的人。这是正确的答案。该答案可以从第三段第一句话中找到根据：Taxi drivers were uniformly sympathetic when I said I'd just been fired. 当我说我刚被解雇，出租车司机都表示同情。