London taxis, with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going, are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi survey.
The survey by travel website hotels.com found London taxis, despite being the most expensive, beat rivals (对手) across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive (连续的) years, scoring a total of 59 percent in votes on several categories by travelers.
London taxi drivers were voted both friendliest and most knowledgeable. Drivers in the English capital must pass a rigorous examination called The Knowledge to earn their taxi license.
New York's yellow taxis came second in the list, scoring 27 percent which was up 10 percentage points from last year even though Manhattan's cab drivers tied (打成平局) with Parisian taxi drivers as the rudest.
Travelers said New York had the most convenient taxis.
Taxi drivers in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world with almost one in ten travelers thinking the Italian capital had the world's worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving.
“Traveling by taxi is one of the first experiences that many travellers have upon arrival in a new city. In fact, the research found that cabs are by far the most popular method of traveling from the airport to their hotel,” a spokesman for hotels.com said in a statement.
The global survey scored city based taxis for their levels of cleanliness, value, quality of driving, knowledge of the area, friendliness, safety and convenience.
Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with a total score of 26 percent, Berlin with 17 percent, and Bangkok famed for its tuk?tuks scoring 14 percent.
The survey for hotels.com, part of the Expedia group, was conducted among over 1,900 travellers between May 11?28 this year.
1.Which of the following about London's taxi drivers is wrong?
A. They are the friendliest.
B. They are the most knowledgeable.
C. They charge the most money.
D. They drive fastest.
2.What does the underlined word “rigorous” mean in the third paragraph?
A. strict B. important
C. official D. lawful
3.Rome's taxi drivers are lack of ________.
A. good manners
B. driving skills
C. the sense of cleanliness
D. the sense of safety
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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2.A. waitingB. complainingC. exploringD. escaping
3.A. slightlyB. completelyC. hardlyD. frequently
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8.A. advisesB. refusesC. observesD. predicts
9.A. in detailB. on purposeC. in advanceD. by accident
10.A. easilyB. casuallyC. strangelyD. normally
11.A. convenientB. necessaryC. amazingD. obvious
12.A. acceptB. observeC. reflectD. pick
13.A. travelingB. speakingC. teachingD. dancing
14.A. changedB. separatedC. determinedD. replaced
15.A. difficultB. idealC. worthlessD. popular
16.A. discussionB. assignmentC. opportunityD. challenge
17.A. passionsB. regretsC. excusesD. requirements
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书面表达
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1．礼物选择：
2．你的理由；
3．其它和解建议。
注意：
1．词数100左右：
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：
3．开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I'm glad to hear that you are considering making up with Peter．
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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完成句子
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After the experiment, the plant is four times the _________ __________ what it was before.
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I __________ you _________ me out of the whole trouble.
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A. places more importance on entertainment
B. thinks more about foreign travelers
C. has more convenient public transport
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2.According to the passage, Switzerland is now visited by _____.
A. wealthy French people
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C. most of the hotels in Switzerland offer first class service
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删除: 把多余的词用斜线 ( \ ) 划掉。
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