【听英文对话做选择】乘出租车

原文：

Passenger: Hey Taxi! Ah great. Thanks for pulling over.

Driver: Where to?

 

Passenger: Well, I'm going to the National Museum of Art, and . . . .

 

Driver: Sure. Hop¹ in. No problem. Hang on!

 

Passenger: Uh. Excuse me. How long does it take to get there?

 

Driver: Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn't take more than twenty minutes for the average driver. [Oh]. And I'm not average. I have driving down to an art, so we should be able to cruise² through traffic and get there in less than twelve minutes.

 

Passenger: Okay. Uh, sorry for asking [Yeah?], but do you have any idea how much the fare will be?

 

Driver: Oh, it shouldn't be more than 18 dollars . . . not including a . . . uh-hum . . . a tip of course.

 

Passenger: Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?

 

Driver: Well, I would guess around 6:00 O'clock.

 

Passenger: Uh, do you have the time?

 

Driver: Yeah. It's half past four. [Thanks] Uh, this IS your first time to the city, right?

 

Passenger: Yeah. How did you know?

 

Driver: Well, you can tell tourists from a mile away in this city because they walk down the street looking straight up at the skyscrapers³.

 

Passenger: Was it that obvious?

 

Driver: Well . . .

 

Passenger: Oh, before I forget, can you recommend⁴ any good restaurants downtown that offer meals at a reasonable price?

 

Driver: Umm . . . Well, the Mexican restaurant, La Fajita, is fantastic. [Oh] It's not as inexpensive⁵ as other places I know, but the decor is very authentic⁶, [Okay] and the portions⁷ are larger than most places I've been to.

 

Passenger: Sounds great! How do I get there from the museum?

 

Driver: Well, you can catch the subway right outside the museum. There are buses that run that way, but you would have to transfer⁸ a couple of times. And there are taxis too, but they don't run by the museum that often.

 

Passenger: Okay. Thanks.

1. Where is the man going? 

A. to a museum 

B. to a movie theater 

C. to a musical 

D. to a park

2. How long will it take to get to his destination? 

A. under five minutes 

B. under ten minutes 

C. under fifteen minutes 

D. under twenty minutes

 

3. What time does the place in Question 1 close? 

A. at 4:30 PM 

B. at 5:00 PM 

C. at 6:00 PM 

D. at 6:30 PM

 

4. Where is the man going later downtown? 

A. to a party 

B. to a restaurant 

C. to a play 

D. to a business meeting

 

5. How much will the fare be for the taxi ride, not including a tip? 

A. between five and ten dollars 

B. between ten and fifteen dollars 

C. between fifteen and twenty dollars 

D. more than twenty dollars

 

正确答案：

1. to a museum

2. under fifteen minutes

3. at 6:00 PM

4. to a restaurant

5. between fifteen and twenty dollars

 

1 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

2 cruise   

v.巡航，航游，缓慢巡行；n.海上航游

参考例句：

• They went on a cruise to Tenerife.他们乘船去特纳利夫岛。
• She wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge.她想乘驳船游览法国的运河。

3 skyscrapers   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• A lot of skyscrapers in Manhattan are rising up to the skies. 曼哈顿有许多摩天大楼耸入云霄。
• On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth. 四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。

4 recommend   

vt.推荐，介绍；劝告，建议；使成为可取，使受欢迎

参考例句：

• Can you recommend me a good book?你能给我介绍一本好书吗？
• I can recommend this play to all lovers of good theatre.我把这个剧推荐给所有爱好优秀戏剧的人。

5 inexpensive   

adj.花费不多的，费用不昂贵的

参考例句：

• Those shoes are very inexpensive.那些鞋子很便宜。
• This kind of car is inexpensive.这种汽车便宜。

6 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

7 portions   

一部分( portion的名词复数 )； 一份遗产（或赠与的财产）； 分享的部份； 嫁妆

参考例句：

• Three portions of fish and chips, please. 请来三份炸鱼薯条。
• supersize portions of fries 超大份炸薯条

8 transfer   

n. 迁移, 移动, 换车; v. 转移, 调转, 调任

参考例句：

• He has been kicking against this transfer for weeks. 几周以来他一直反对这次调动。
• I intend to transfer the property to my son. 我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。