资源描述:
《湖北黄冈市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮精练(52)及(解析)答案解析.docx》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、湖北黄冈市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮精练(52)及(解析)答案阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。体裁:记叙文话题:公共服务时间:7分钟Theworldoftaxidriversisdominatedbymen.ButthereisonesmalltaxicompanyinDelhi,whereallthedriversandpassengersarefemale.Women'ssafetyisahottopicinIndiaatthemoment,soit'sprovingaveryp
2、opularservice.“WhenI'montheroaddrivingourtaxiIfeelveryproud,becausethisisthefirsttaxiserviceonlyforwomen,"says31-year-oldShantiSharmawhoisoneofeightfemaledriverswithataxiservicecalledCabsforWomenbyWomen.Thelastcoupleofmonths,sincetherapeandmurderinthecityofacol
3、legestudenttravellingonabus,havebeenparticularlybusyforherandhercolleagues.“Afterthiscaseourworkloadhasincreasedsomuch,"saysSharma."Womenwhousedothercabservicesarealsoturningtousnow.”MostwomeninDelhisaytheyroutinelyfaceharassment(骚扰),andworse,especiallyonpublic
4、transport.Sharma,asingleparentwiththreedaughters,hasbeenworkingasataxidriversince2011,whentheservicewasfirstsetup,andithaschangedherlife.Thisisthefirsttimethatshehasearnedenough—about$250amonth—tosupportherfamily.Ofcourse,sheandtheotherfemaletaxidriversarecompl
5、etelyoutnumberedbymalecabbies."WhenIparksomewheretherearealwaysmenthereandinevitablyfiveorsixofthemgettogetherandhangout,"shesays."I'musuallytheonlywomanintheparkinglotsoIjuststayinsidethecar.”It'snotmuchbetterwhensheisoutontheroad.Sharmasaysthemaledriversgiveh
6、erahardtime."Assoona)theyseeawomanatthewheeltheystarthonking(按喇叭)fornoreason.They'lltrytoovertakeyou.I'malwaysworryingabouthowtoavoidgettinghitbysomeone.”ThecompanybehindCabsforWomenbyWomen,SakhaConsultingWings,hadanumberofgoalswhenitsetuptheservice.Itwantedtog
7、ivewomenfrompoorbackgroundsanopportunitytoearnmoney.Byputtingwomeninchargeoftechnologies,italsowantedtochangepeople'sattitudes,andopenupboundariesforwomen.【语篇导读】德里一家出租车公司专门推出了女性司机只为女性乘客提供服务的CabsforWomenbyWomen出租车业务。生意异常火爆。1.ThetaxiserviceCabsforWomenbyWomen.A.i
8、sgreatlyneededatpresentinIndiaB.causesahotdebateinIndiaC.wassetupin2012D.isfreeofchargeforwomen解析细节理解题。根据第一段第三句中的"it'sprovingaverypopularservice可知,这项女性出租车服务在现在有很大需求量。答案A92.W