Standing in the wind-driven rain,I looked up and down the road.No taxi.A car went by,the driver and the passenger staring at the crazy foreigner in the downpour.

　　Finally a white car appeared and pulled over.A young man threw open the door,waving to me to get in.Shaking with cold and anger,I climbed in.

　　In the most polite Japanese,the man said he was called Mike,with whom I had spoken three times that morning.He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car.He apologized again,but didn't explain why a taxi would not pick me up.Delivering me straight to the airport,he refused the 2,000 yen I pressed into his hand.

　　A few hours later,as the storm-delayed 727 took off,I opened the newspaper.On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article:Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.

1.Why did the writer call a taxi early in the morning?

A.He wanted to catch a plane.

B.He was unable to find the airport.

C.There were few taxis in town.

D.All the buses stopped because of the rain.

答案:A

解析:细节理解题。根据文中的"Only two hours remained before my flight left and it was an hour and a half's trip to the airport."可知答案。

2.What was the reason for the taxi company not being able to pick him up?

A.More people were riding in taxis on rainy days.

B.The writer didn't give the correct address.

C.The taxi drivers refused to work.

D.The taxi drivers didn't like to drive long distance.

答案:C

解析:细节理解题。根据文中的"On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article:Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto."可知答案。

3.The writer got to the airport 　　　.

A.by riding in Mike's personal car

B.with the help of Mike from the post office

C.by getting a lift in a car from the taxi company

D.with the help of a taxi driver sent by his company

答案:A

解析:细节理解题。根据文中的"In the most polite Japanese...in his personal car."可知答案。

4.We can learn from the text that the driver was 　　　.

A.quick-minded at taking action

B.a self-employed driver

C.unwilling to drive to the airport

D.warm-hearted toward people

答案:D

解析:推理判断题。根据文中的"He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car...Delivering me straight to the airport,he refused the 2,000 yen I pressed into his hand."可知答案。

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