250 a month—to support her family.
Of course,she and the other female taxi drivers are completely outnumbered by male cabbies.“When I park somewhere there are always men there and inevitably five or six of them get together and hang out,” she says.“I'm usually the only woman in the parking lot,so I just stay inside the car.”
It's not much better when she is out on the road.Sharma says the male drivers give her a hard time.“As soon as they see a woman at the wheel they start honking(按喇叭) for no reason.They'll try to overtake you.I'm always worrying about how to avoid getting hit by someone.”
The company behind Cabs for Women by Women,Sakha Consulting Wings,had a number of goals when it set up the service.It wanted to give women from poor backgrounds an opportunity to earn money.By putting women in charge of technologies,it also wanted to change people's attitudes,and open up boundaries for women.
【语篇导读】 德里一家出租车公司专门推出了女性司机只为女性乘客提供服务的Cabs for Women by Women 出租车业务。生意异常火爆。
1.The taxi service Cabs for Women by Women ______.
A.is greatly needed at present in India
B.causes a hot debate in India
C.was set up in 2017
D.is free of charge for women
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句中的“it's proving a very popular service”可知,这项女性出租车服务在现在有很大需求量。
【甘肃省兰州市2016届高考一轮英语阅读理解和短文改错自练(4)及答案】相关文章:
★ 江苏省扬州市2014高考英语一轮 阅读理解暑假练习题(10)
★ 河南省三门峡市2014高考英语一轮(暑假)基础训练(4)附答案
★ 浙江省湖州市2014高考英语完形填空一轮(暑假)精炼(11)含答案
★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (9)
★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (8)
★ 贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语(新人教版)一轮阅读训练(23)附答案
★ 贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语(新人教版)一轮阅读训练(21)附答案
★ 河南省三门峡市2014高考英语一轮(暑假)基础训练(5)附答案
★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍阅读理解七选五:体验真题(含解析)
最新
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-24
2017-04-21
2017-04-21