Ⅸ.阅读理解。(5%)

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A traveller(旅行者) came out of the airport(飞机场) There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi-driver his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars(美元) from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” the man asked. “100 dollars, ” said the taxi-driver. This was very dear, but the man said it was OK.

The taxi-driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel(旅馆). The traveller gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow? ”The taxi-driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow? It's another 100 dollars. ” But the man said, “That's OK! See you tomorrow. ” The taxi-driver was very pleased.

The next day the taxi-driver took the traveller everywhere again. They visited(参观)all the parks and museums again. And in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars again and said, “I'm going home tomorrow. ”The taxi-driver was sorry because he liked the traveller and, above all, 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you're going home. Where do you come from?” he asked. “I come from New York.” “New York! ” said the taxi-driver, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susannah. Do you know her?” “Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you! ”

( )1.Where did the traveller come from?

A.England B.America C.Canada D.France

( )2.Why did the traveller take the third taxi? Because ____.

A.the other taxi-driver asked for more money

B.the third taxi-driver was a kind-hearted(热心肠的) man

C.he didn't want to spend his own money on the coming visit

D.the other driver didn't like him

( )3.Usually the cost of the travelling one day may be ____.

A.$ 100 B.$ 200

C.less than$ 100 D.more than $ 200