Question

Most of the taxi drivers in Beijing can speak some simple English, so western tourists can communicate (交流) with them. If a foreigner is in a street in Beijing, and he wants to take a taxi, the friendly taxi driver will stop near him and ask him in a friendly way. Here is the usual dialogue in English between them.

The taxi driver:” Can I help you?”

The foreigner: “Yes, please.”

The taxi driver:” Please get on the taxi.”

The foreigner: “Thank you.”

The taxi driver: “Can you tell me where you would like to go?”

The foreigner: “I’d like to go to Tian Qiao Street.”

The taxi driver: “OK, I see.”

During the ride, the driver will play the western music for the foreigner, and the driver will also begin the conversation with a small talk like the weather or the fashion.

After getting off the taxi, the foreigner will give the driver some tips (小费) like the way in his country, however, the driver will say politely, “Thank you, but I only take what the ride costs.”

1.Beijing taxi drivers speak to western tourists____________.

A. in Chinese B. in Spain C. in Russian D. in English

2.When Beijing taxi drivers see foreigners, they will say“___________” firstly.

A. Please get on the taxi. B. Can I help you?

C. Can you tell me where would you like to go? D. Do you like Beijing?

3.During the ride, A Beijing taxi driver won’t____________.

A. play the western music for the foreigner

B. talk about the weather with the foreigner

C. ask the foreigner’s age

D. talk about the fashion with the foreigner

4.As for a foreigner’s tip, Beijing taxi drivers____________.

A. won’t accept it B. will get it

C. hate it very much D. have to exchange (找零) it

5.The passage mainly tells us_____________.

A. western tourists like Beijing very much

B. how to learn English well

C. Beijing taxi drivers can communicate (交流) with western tourists in simple English

D. western tourists are very polite and friendly to Beijing taxi drivers

Answer 1