单选题
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单选题
[A] bus [B] taxi [C] train [D] plane
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义衔接。从文中第三段第一句...got her to the train on time可知,这位女商人正在赶火车。所以本题的正确答案选C。
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查副词词义。jokingly意为“开玩笑地”,angrily意为“生气地”,anxiously意为“焦急地;,curiously意为“好奇地”。从司机说You don't think I know the best way to go?可知他对她的建议很不满意,肯定是生气了。所以本题的正确答案为B。