In a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question and found the answers interesting.

　 One morning I got into three different taxis and announced, “Well, it’s my first day back in New York in seven years. I’ve been in prison.” Not a single driver replied, so I tried again. “Yeah, I shot a man in Reno.” I explained, hoping the driver would ask me why, but nobody asked. The only response came from a Ghanaian driver, “Reno? That is in Nevada?”

　 Taxi drivers were uniformly sympathetic when I said I’d just been fired. “This is America,” a Haitian driver said. “One door is closed. Another is open.” He argued against my plan to burn down my boss’s house. A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope; he refused to take me to the middle of George Washington Bridge—a $20 trip. “Why you want to go there? Go home and relax. Don’t worry. Take a new job.”

　 One very hot weekday in July, while wearing a red ski mask and holding a stuffed pillowcase with the word “BANK” on it, I tried calling a taxi five times outside different banks. The driver picked me up every time. My ride with a Haitian driver was typical of the superb assistance I received.

　 “Let’s go across the park.” I said. “I just robbed the bank there. I got $25,000.”

　 “$25,000?” he asked.

　 “Yeah, you think it was wrong to take it?”

　 As we approached 86th and Lexington, I pointed to the Chemical Bank.

　 “Hey, there’s another bank,” I said, “Could you wait here a minute while I go inside?”

　 “No, I can’t wait. Pay me now.” His reluctance may have something to do with money—taxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too low—but I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber can’t expect unconditional support.

61. From the Ghanaian driver’s response, we can infer that ____.

　 A. he was indifferent to the killing　　　　 B. he was afraid of the author

　 C. he looked down upon the author　　　　 D. he thought the author was crazy

62. Why did the Pakistani driver refuse to take the author to the middle of the George Washington Bridge?

　 A. Because he was able to help the author to find a new job.

　 B. Because he wanted to go home and relax.

　 C. Because it was far away from his home.

　 D. Because he thought that the author would commit suicide.

63. What is the author’s interpretation of the driver’s reluctance “to wait outside the Chemical bank”?

　 A. The driver was too busy to wait.

　 B. The driver thought it wrong to support a taxi rider unconditionally.

　 C. The driver was frightened and wanted to leave him as soon as possible.

　 D. The driver did not want to help a suspect to escape from a bank robbery.

64. Which of the following statements is true about New York taxi drivers?

　 A. They are ready to help you do whatever you want to.

　 B. they often refuse to pick up those who would kill themselves.

　 C. They are sympathetic with those who are out of work.

　 D. They work only for money.

65. The passage mainly discusses ____.

　 A. how to please taxi drivers.

　 B. how to deal with taxi drivers

　 C. the attitudes of taxi drivers towards riders with problems

　 D. the attitudes of taxi drivers towards their work

It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, “I'll send Mum some roses(玫瑰).”While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, madam?” he asked. The assistant(店员) was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen(一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said. “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses as rose is her favourite.”
After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty－five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery(墓地). Crying, the young man carefully put down the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.
46. The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because_________ .
A. carnations were nicer than roses
B. roses were saved for John
C. roses were more expensive than carnations
D. carnations were special flowers for Mother's Day
47. John spent _________ altogether(总共) in the flower shop that day.
A.$5                     B.$25             C.$30             D.$55
48. The young man cried at the cemetery because he
A. had spent all his money on the roses
B. wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself
C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers
D. hadn't got enough money for his sick mother
49. At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to
A. tell his mother he loved her himself
B. ask his mother for more money
C. tell his mother the young man's story
D. ask his mother if she liked roses
50. The writer writes the passage in order to tell us
A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill
B. Let your mother know how much you love her
C. Work hard to get more money for your mother
D. Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day

       It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, “I'll send Mum some roses(玫瑰).”While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, madam?” he asked. The assistant(店员) was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen(一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).

       “No, I have to have red roses,” he said. “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses as rose is her favourite.”

       After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty－five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.

       As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery(墓地). Crying, the young man carefully put down the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”

       Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.

46. The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because_________ .

       A. carnations were nicer than roses

       B. roses were saved for John

       C. roses were more expensive than carnations

       D. carnations were special flowers for Mother's Day

47. John spent _________ altogether(总共) in the flower shop that day.

       A.$5                     B.$25             C.$30             D.$55

48. The young man cried at the cemetery because he

       A. had spent all his money on the roses

       B. wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself

       C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers

       D. hadn't got enough money for his sick mother

49. At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to

       A. tell his mother he loved her himself

       B. ask his mother for more money

       C. tell his mother the young man's story

       D. ask his mother if she liked roses

50. The writer writes the passage in order to tell us

       A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill

       B. Let your mother know how much you love her

       C. Work hard to get more money for your mother

       D. Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day

It was Mother’s Day．John was so busy with his work that he couldn’t go back home．When he passed by a flower shop in the evening，an idea came to his mind．“I’ll send Mum some roses．”

    While John was picking his flowers，a young man went inside．“How many roses can I get for only five dollars，Madam?”he asked the assistant was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen．Maybe he would be happy with carnations（康乃馨）．

    “No，I have to have red roses．”He said，“My Mum was badly ill last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her．Now I want to get something special．it has to be roses as rose is her favorite．

    After hearing it，John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man．Moved by both of them，the assistant said，“Well，lovely young men，thirty dollars a dozen，only for you．”Taking the roses，the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop．It was well worth twenty—five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment．Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother．

    As he walked out，he felt nice．Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going  into a park．But soon he realized it was not a park ,but a cemetery．Crying．the young man carefully laid the roses，“Mum，oh，Mum，why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you ?Cod．please help me find my mum and tell her I love her．”

    Seeing this，John turned and quickly walked to the shop．He would take the flowers home himself．

1．the assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses，because________．

    A．carnations were nicer than roses

    B．the roses were saved for John

    C．roses were more expensive than carnations

    D．carnations were special flowers for Mother’s Day

2．John paid _____ for the young man because of the roses．

    A．$5                       B．$25              C．$30        D．$55

3．the young man cried at the tomb because he ___________．

    A．had spent all his money on the roses

    B．wasn’t able to tell his mother he loved her himself

    C．felt sorry to ask John to Day for his flowers

    D．hadn’t got enough money for his sick mother

 4．At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to ______

    A．tell his mother he loved her himself

    B．ask his mother for more money

  C．tell his mother the young man’s story

    D．ask his mother if she liked roses

5．the writer writes the passage to tell us“__________”．

    A．Buy roses for your mother when she is ill

    B．Let your mother know how much you love her

    C．Work hard to get more money for your mother

    D．Send your mother flowers on Mother’s Day