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【題目】閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

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 (密碼) 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】

本文作者介紹了拼車，以及描述了自己的拼車經(jīng)歷和感受。

【1】題意：在作者開(kāi)始拼車之前，作者通常是如何旅行的？

根據(jù)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（我喜歡旅行，所以當(dāng)我知道我當(dāng)?shù)氐幕疖囌緦㈥P(guān)閉五個(gè)月時(shí)，你可以想象我的失望）可知“在作者開(kāi)始拼車之前，作者通常是坐火車旅行�！惫蚀鸢笧�By train.。

【2】題意：當(dāng)人們拼車時(shí)誰(shuí)付汽油費(fèi)？

根據(jù)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，拼車可能是比公共交通更便宜的選擇，因?yàn)檐嚿系拿總�(gè)人都要分擔(dān)汽油的費(fèi)用。).”可知“當(dāng)人們拼車時(shí)，車上的每個(gè)人共同分擔(dān)汽油費(fèi)”，故答案為Everyone in the car.。

【3】題意：司機(jī)什么時(shí)候能收到乘客的錢？

根據(jù) 文中句子“Firstly, the driver cannot receive your money until you text him or her a code (密碼) at the end of your journey.（首先，除非你在旅程結(jié)束時(shí)給司機(jī)發(fā)密碼短信，否則他/她無(wú)法收到你的錢。）”可知“當(dāng)乘客在旅程結(jié)束時(shí)給他或她發(fā)短信時(shí)，司機(jī)才可以從乘客那里得到錢�！惫蚀鸢笧�When the passenger texts him or her a code at the end of the journey.。

【4】題意：為了安全起見(jiàn)，乘客在選擇司機(jī)時(shí)需要做些什么？

根據(jù) 文中句子“it is important to read quite a number of the drivers’ descriptions and reviews when you choose a driver.（當(dāng)你選擇一個(gè)司機(jī)時(shí)，閱讀很多司機(jī)的描述和評(píng)論是很重要的。）”可知“為了安全起見(jiàn)，乘客在選擇司機(jī)時(shí)需要閱讀很多司機(jī)的描述和評(píng)論”，故答案為The passenger needs to read quite a number of the drivers’ descriptions and reviews.。

【5】題意：在筆者看來(lái)，拼車有什么好處？

根據(jù) 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.（隨著火車和汽油價(jià)格的上漲，司機(jī)和乘客都可以從這種更便宜的旅行中受益。更重要的是，拼車提供了在旅途中結(jié)識(shí)有趣的人一個(gè)絕佳的機(jī)會(huì)。）”可知“在筆者看來(lái)，拼車對(duì)司機(jī)和乘客來(lái)說(shuō)都很便宜，而且它提供了讓你在旅途中結(jié)識(shí)有趣的人一個(gè)極好的機(jī)會(huì)�！惫蚀鸢笧�It’s cheap for both the driver and the passengers and it provides a fantastic opportunity to meet interesting people on your travels.。