【正文】 to stop two or three times for some food. He said, “I never drink when I’m working, otherwise I’d lose my license ( 駕駛執(zhí)照 ).” He normally goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to give it to you. ” London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! There rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市長 ) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course! 33. London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because __________. A. they make a living by driving B. they prefer to work for themselves C. they want to help more passengers D. they are used to working deep into the night 34. How do London taxi drivers “give”? A. They give the poor children a lunch party at he sea each summer. B. They give poor children the chance to meet the maor. C. They pay for some poor children’s rides for a day’s tour each summer. 用心 愛心 專心 6 D. They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer. 35. Which of the following words can be used to describe London taxi drivers? A. Brave and careful. B. Rich and generous C. Modest and easygoing D. Hardworking and kind. 36. The passage is most likely to be found from __________. A. an advertisement of a taxi pany B. an online travel guide C. a website about the taxi drivers in London D. a report about living conditions in London D Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have bee very important. Many foreign panies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners. The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He does not want to wait. The Japanese businessman, on the other hand, likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society(社會 ), Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly. In the USA, it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do. But in Japan, it is very difficult to say “No”. To refuse an invitation or a request( 請求 ) with “No” is felt to be impo lite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying “No” directly, the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid(避免 ) saying “No”. These can help them avoid hurting other people’s feelings. However, this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow. 37. What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan? A. Their different ways of doing business. B. Their different lifestyles. C. The fact that the Japanese never say “No”. D. The fact that the Japanese are slow to take action. 38. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression “bewilder foreign businessmen” in Paragraph One? A. cause foreign businessmen to change their minds. B. give a feeling of surprise to foreign businessmen. C. attract foreign businessmen’s attention. D. make foreign businessmen think wrongly. 39. What fact does the passage lead you to believe? A. American businessmen do things more slowly than Japanese ones. B. American businessmen like to say “Yes” and “No”. C. Americans usually say what they are thinking. 用心 愛心 專心 7 D. Americans do not say what they think or feel clearly.