文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了出租车司机Mansoor Khalid通过在乘客座位上放一些糖果,来让乘客高兴。文章讲述了他这么做的起因经过以及人们对此的反响。
New York City streets are full of similar-looking yellow cabs (出租车). Among them, however, there is the Candy Cab—a free candy store on wheels.
Mansoor Khalid, a taxi driver, started handing out candy in 2012, following the death of his one-year-old son, who suffered from a serious heart disease. While his son was in hospital, Mansoor often took coffee and candy for the nurses and saw how happy these small gestures made them.
Wanting to feel some joy again, he began putting a couple pieces of candy on the passenger seats, just to see their faces light up. Those few pieces soon became piles and piles of candy, as Mansoor Khalid realized that the candy made everyone smile and “Candy Cab” was born! The kind man, who spends over $300 each month on the candy, says that seeing his customers happy makes his job more fun.
There is a sign in the cab that reads, “No eating or drinking inside this car except candies.” The driver even offers a free ride to any passenger that can finish all the candy that he puts in front of them—So far, no one has been able to meet the challenge.
Not surprisingly, Mansoor Khalid gets plenty of smiles and hugs and also thousands of warm messages and videos on his overflowing Twitter, and Facebook accounts. But the best part about the Candy Cab is that you don’t need to rely on luck. Interested passengers can simply call it by sending him a message via one of his social media pages and they will be picked up at no extra cost.
4. Why did Mansoor put some candy on the passenger seats?
A.To show his generosity. | B.To remind himself of his son. |
C.To attract more passengers. | D.To make his passengers happy. |
5. How do passengers react to Mansoor’s candy cab?
A.Reliable and proud. | B.Warm and inspired. |
C.Strange and shocked. | D.Ridiculous and confused. |
6. What can we learn from the text?
A.Mansoor’s son died of a serious brain disease. |
B.Mansoor is so kind as to often offer a free ride to passengers. |
C.Mansoor finds more fun in his job by treating passengers to candy. |
D.Mansoor will charge less for the cab called via his social media pages. |
7. What is the best title of the passage?
A.A Candy Cab Driver | B.A Warm Sign in the Cab |
C.A Present of a Cab Driver | D.A Free Ride to Passengers |