题目

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阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。(请将答案写在答题卡上相应番号后的横线上) （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
When you take a taxi in the United States, if you sit in the front seat, the driver will be pleased and talk with you all the way. If you sit in the back seat, however, the driver may be unhappy and unwilling to speak.
At first, I thought that this had something to do with different characters (性格) of the drivers. Later, after I’d had more experiences with taxis, I found that it happened very often. Only when I arrived in San Francisco did I ____________.
I went to see Sonia in San Francisco. One day, Sonia drove the car while her husband, Ji An, sat beside her, and I sat behind Ji An. Later, Ji An got out of the car and suggested that I sit where he had been sitting. It’s not a long way, so I told him that it didn’t matter, but Ji An insisted. I had to move, feeling a little strange.
“Do you know why Ji An asked you to sit here?” Sonia asked me. I shook my head. “If you sit in the front, it means that you and I are friends. If you sit in the back, it seems that I’m just your driver and our relationship is of employer and employee.”
With those words, I understood at once why taxi drivers were so pleased when people sat in the front. On the face of it, the only issue was where one sat. As a matter of fact, where to sit also reflected (反映) the degree of one’s respect for the driver.
Although it is true that the relationship between driver and passenger is a business relationship, people still place an emphasis (强调) on respect and friendship beyond any monetary (金钱的) relationship.
小题1:What’s the best title for the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
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小题2: Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
It seemed that the problem was no more than the seat.
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小题3:Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words)
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小题4:What’s the culture of taking a taxi in the United States? (Please answer within 30 words.)
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小题5: Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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答案

小题1:Where Should I Sit / Front Seat or Back Seat？
小题2:At face value, the only issue was where one sat.
小题3:did I find out
小题4:（One possible version）Sitting in the front means friendship, while sitting in the back means relationship between employer and employee. 
小题5:虽然司机和乘客是雇佣关系，但是人们仍然重视金钱关系以外的尊重和友谊。

解析

小题1:文章主要通过讨论坐车时的位置，看出美国的一种文化，文章就是围绕做位置来讨论，所以标题是：Where Should I Sit / Front Seat or Back Seat？是问句更能吸引读者的兴趣。
小题2:It seemed that the problem was no more than the seat.意思是：好像问题不仅仅是位置问题。和文章里的：At face value, the only issue was where one sat.表面看，唯一的问题是坐在哪里的问题，两句话是一致的。
小题3:上面说了：I found that it happened very often. 我发现这是经常发生的。说明下面想说：Only when I arrived in San Francisco did find out it happened very often。只有当我到达San Francisco我才发现它经常发生。
小题4:从第四段的句子：“If you sit in the front, it means that you and I are friends. If you sit in the back, it seems that I’m just your driver and our relationship is of employer and employee.”可以归纳出答案来Sitting in the front means friendship, while sitting in the back means relationship between employer and employee. 
小题5:按照文章的字面意思可理解为：虽然司机和乘客是雇佣关系，但是人们仍然重视金钱关系以外的尊重和友谊。