Many people think New York is a noisy city, even inside the taxis. When you get into a taxi, you hear the voice of a well-known singer, a sport star or some other famous persons giving instructions. The voice of the famous person tells you what to do. One popular singer gives this message, “Cats have nine lives, but you have only one, so buckle your seat belt.” Other voices say things such as “Don’t forget to take your things when you leave.”
Many people get annoyed by the voices. Taxi drivers also don’t like the messages. “I play the messages 12 hours a day; I hear the same voice 60 times a day. It makes me mad,” says Air, a taxi driver. "But if I don’t play the messages, I’ll get fined(罚款)100 dollars.”
A lot of passengers complain(抱怨), too. “It’s too much noise,” says a passenger, “I asked the driver to turn off the message, but he said he couldn’t.”
Other people think the voices are a great idea. One taxi driver says, “People like to hear the voice, they put on their seat belts more often.” And passengers from out of the city really like the idea. “Most of the time taxi drivers are in bad mood,” says Melanie Benton, who visits New York often on business, “It’s nice to hear such a voice when you get into a taxi.”
1. Why should people buckle the seat belts in the taxi?
A. Because it can make people safe. B. Because people can hear the voices clearly.
C. Because people are afraid to be fined by the policemen. D. Because it can help not forget to take their things.
2. The underlined word “annoyed” means _______.
A. 悲伤 B. 着急 C. 忧愁 D. 厌烦
3. From the text we know _______.
A. Cats have nine lives but men have only one B. the voices make all the taxi drivers crazy
C. the voices can let you know many famous persons D. there is two different ideas about playing the messages
【答案与解析】本文主要介绍了不同的人对纽约的的士车上的广播的不同评价。
1. A。常识题。为什么搭taxi要系安全带?根据常识我们知道是为了我们的安全问题着想。
2. D。词义推测题。由第2段中的士司机的抱怨可以推断出annoy是“厌烦”的意思。
3. D。推断题。根据第2段和第3段中讲的司机和乘客的抱怨到第4段的有些人认为是a great idea可以推出：对于播放这种信息人们有两种不同的观点，由此可知答案是D。
