For28years,threemonths,and12days,IdroveaNewYorkCitytaxi...

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For 28 years, three months, and 12 days, I drove a New York City taxi. Now, if you were to ask me what I had for breakfast yesterday, I probably couldn’t tell you. But the memory of one fare is so vivid. I’ll remember it all my days in this world.

It was a sunny Monday morning in the spring of 1966. I was cruising down York Avenue looking for a customer, but with the beautiful weather, it was kind of slow. I had stopped at a light just opposite New York Hospital when I spied a well-dressed man dashing down the hospital steps. He was greeting me.

Just then, the light turned green, the driver behind me honked(按喇叭) impatiently, and I heard a cop’s whistle. But I wasn’t about to lose this ride. Finally, the man reached the cab and jumped in. "LaGuardia Airport, please," he said. "And thanks for waiting."

Good news, I thought. On Monday morning, LaGuardia is hopping, and with a little luck, I could get back-to-back fares. That would make my day.

As always, I wondered about my passenger. Was this guy a talker, or a newspaper reader? After a few moments, he started a conversation. It began ordinarily enough, "How do you like driving a cab?"

It was an old question, and I gave him my old answer. "It’s OK," I said. "I make a living and meet interesting people sometimes. But if I could get a job making $100 a week more, I’d take it — just like you would."

His reply intrigued me. "I would not change jobs if it meant I had to take a cut of a hundred a week."

I’d never heard anyone say such a thing. "What do you do?"

"I’m in the neurology(神经学) department at New York Hospital."

I’ve always been curious about people, and I’ve tried to learn what I could from them. Many times during long rides, I’d developed a rapport (*)with my passengers — and quite often I’d received very good advice from accountants, lawyers, and plumbers. Maybe it was that this fellow clearly loved his work; maybe it was just the pleasant mood of a spring morning. But I decided to ask for his help.

8．What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A. The taxi driver was a green hand.

B. There were fewer customers near the hospital.

C. When the weather was fine, there were more customers.

D. The driver was greatly impressed by one customer.

9．Why did the driver behind the writer honk impatiently?

A. Because the light turned yellow.

B. Because the writer was about to lose his ride.

C. Because a cop whistled from behind.

D. Because the writer was in the way of him.

10．What does the underlined word in the passage mean?

A. Annoyed    B. Interested    C. Frightened   D. Inspired

11．Which of the following is true of the doctor?

A. He was not much of a talker.

B. He earned not so much as the taxi driver.

C. He loved his job very much.

D. He would go on business by train.

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