Question

【题目】阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

I love travelling so you can imagine my disappointment when I know that my local train station would be closed for five months. Unfortunately I do not have a car but I realized that I could start carpooling.

Carpooling is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car. As a result, carpooling can be a cheaper choice than public transport because everyone in the car shares the cost of petrol (汽油). I recently did carpooling for the first time and it was very easy to find a driver. I used a website which lists drivers’ descriptions and found someone who was going to the same place as me. The descriptions provided a lot of information such as the driver’s first name, age and gender as well as reviews form previous (以前的)passengers. I decided to travel with a lady who had very good reviews. I paid for my share of the petrol through the website and planned to meet her in the town center.

It may seem quite dangerous to travel with strangers but there are some safety actions. Firstly, the driver cannot receive your money until you text him or her a code (密码) at the end of your journey. This means that if you are unsatisfied with your trip, the driver will not be paid. Secondly, it is important to read quite a number of the drivers’ descriptions and reviews when you choose a driver. Lastly, I would suggest travelling with a friend so that you will feel safer and less lonely.

I had a very good experience of carpooling. Not only was the trip very cheap, but the driver and the other passengers were really friendly. They were all French so I had the chance to practice speaking some French. As train and petrol prices are rising, both drivers and passengers can benefit from this cheaper form of travel. More importantly,, carpooling provides a fantastic opportunity to meet interesting people on your travels.

【1】How did the writer usually travel before starting carpooling?

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【2】Who pays for the petrol when people do carpooling?

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【3】When can the driver receive the money from a passenger?

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【4】To keep safe, what does a passenger need to do when choosing a driver?

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【5】In the writer’s opinion, what are the advantages of carpooling?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】By train

【2】Everyone in the car.

【3】When the passenger texts him or her a code at the end of the journey.

【4】The passenger needs to read quite a number of the drivers’ descriptions and reviews.

【5】It’s cheap for both the driver and the passengers and it provides a fantastic opportunity to meet interesting people on your travels.

【解析】

本文作者介绍了拼车，以及描述了自己的拼车经历和感受。

【1】题意：在作者开始拼车之前，作者通常是如何旅行的？

根据文中句子 “I love travelling so you can imagine my disappointment when I know that my local train station would be closed for five months（我喜欢旅行，所以当我知道我当地的火车站将关闭五个月时，你可以想象我的失望）可知“在作者开始拼车之前，作者通常是坐火车旅行。”故答案为By train.。

【2】题意：当人们拼车时谁付汽油费？

根据文中句子 “As a result, carpooling can be a cheaper choice than public transport because everyone in the car shares the cost of petrol (因此，拼车可能是比公共交通更便宜的选择，因为车上的每个人都要分担汽油的费用。).”可知“当人们拼车时，车上的每个人共同分担汽油费”，故答案为Everyone in the car.。

【3】题意：司机什么时候能收到乘客的钱？

根据 文中句子“Firstly, the driver cannot receive your money until you text him or her a code (密码) at the end of your journey.（首先，除非你在旅程结束时给司机发密码短信，否则他/她无法收到你的钱。）”可知“当乘客在旅程结束时给他或她发短信时，司机才可以从乘客那里得到钱。”故答案为When the passenger texts him or her a code at the end of the journey.。

【4】题意：为了安全起见，乘客在选择司机时需要做些什么？

根据 文中句子“it is important to read quite a number of the drivers’ descriptions and reviews when you choose a driver.（当你选择一个司机时，阅读很多司机的描述和评论是很重要的。）”可知“为了安全起见，乘客在选择司机时需要阅读很多司机的描述和评论”，故答案为The passenger needs to read quite a number of the drivers’ descriptions and reviews.。

【5】题意：在笔者看来，拼车有什么好处？

根据 文中句子“As train and petrol prices are rising, both drivers and passengers can benefit from this cheaper form of travel. More importantly,, carpooling provides a fantastic opportunity to meet interesting people on your travels.（随着火车和汽油价格的上涨，司机和乘客都可以从这种更便宜的旅行中受益。更重要的是，拼车提供了在旅途中结识有趣的人一个绝佳的机会。）”可知“在笔者看来，拼车对司机和乘客来说都很便宜，而且它提供了让你在旅途中结识有趣的人一个极好的机会。”故答案为It’s cheap for both the driver and the passengers and it provides a fantastic opportunity to meet interesting people on your travels.。