London taxis, with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going, are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi survey.
The survey by travel website hotels.com found London taxis, despite being the most expensive, beat rivals（对手）across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive（连续的）years, scoring a total of 59 percent in votes on several categories by travelers.
London taxi drivers were voted both friendliest and most knowledgeable. Drivers in the English capital must pass a rigorous examination called The Knowledge to earn their taxi license.
New York's yellow taxis came second in the list, scoring 27 percent which was up 10 percentage points from last year even though Manhattan's cab drivers tied （打成平局）with Parisian taxi drivers as the rudest.
Travelers said New York had the most convenient taxis.
Taxi drivers in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world with almost one in 10 travelers thinking the Italian capital had the world's worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving.
"Traveling by taxi is one of the first experiences that many travelers have upon arrival in a new city. In fact, the research found that cabs are by far the most popular method of traveling from the airport to their hotel," a spokesman for hotels.com said in a statement.
The global survey scored city based taxis for their levels of cleanliness, value, quality of driving, knowledge of the area, friendliness, safety and convenience.
Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with a total score of 26 percent, Berlin with 17 percent, and Bangkok famed for its tuk-tuks scoring 14 percent.
The survey for hotels.com, part of the Expedia group, was conducted among over 1,900 travelers between May 11-28 this year.
小题1:Which of the following about London’s taxi drivers is wrong?
A．They are the friendliest.
B．They are the most knowledgeable.
C．They charge the most money.
D．They drive fastest.小题2:What does the underlined word “rigorous” mean in the third paragraph? .
A．strict
B．important
C．official
D．lawful小题3:The writer introduced the result of the study by ___________.
A．interviewing city leaders
B．interviewing the taxi drivers
C．listing the ranks of cities concerned
D．reading forms concerned小题4:Rome’s taxi drivers are lack of __________.
A．good manners
B．driving skills
C．the sense of cleanliness
D．the sense of safety
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
题目分析：本文讲述了世界各地的出租车司机的排名问题，伦敦司机排名第一位，并分析了原因。
小题1:D 细节题。根据文章2,3段London taxi drivers were voted both friendliest and most knowledgeable.
和The survey by travel website hotels.com found London taxis, despite being the most expensive说明ABC三项内容都是伦敦司机的优点，D文章没有提及。
小题2:A 细节题。根据文章第三段1,2行London taxi drivers were voted both friendliest and most knowledgeable. Drivers in the English capital must pass a rigorous examination called The Knowledge to earn their taxi license.说明伦敦的司机都要通过这样的一个严格的考试才能拿到驾驶证件，故A正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据文章倒数第二行Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with a total score of 26 percent, Berlin with 17 percent, and Bangkok famed for its tuk-tuks scoring 14 percent.说明文章是对相关城市进行了排名，是通过这样的发生来介绍调查的结果，故C正确。
小题4:B 细节题。根据文章倒数第四段最后一行the Italian capital had the world's worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving.说明涉及到驾驶技术的时候，意大利的司机最糟糕。故B项正确。
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