【創(chuàng)新設(shè)計】2021高考英語(四川專用)二輪復習-第4部分-閱讀理解解答技巧-專題2-

Ⅰ.體驗高考(2022·福建)ItwasMother'sDaymorninglastyearandIwasdoingshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldson，Tenyson.Aswewereleaving，wefoundthatonlyminutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherheadontheconcrete.Herhusbandwaswithher，buttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearlyinshock.Walkingtowardsthescene，Tenysonbecameveryupsetaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouple.Hesaidtome，“Mum，it'snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryone.”Atthefrontofthesupermarket，acharity(慈善)grouphadsetupastandsellingcookedsausagesandflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldbuytheladyaflower.“Itwillmakeherfeelbetter，”hesaid.Iwasamazedthathe'dcomeupwiththissweetidea.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.“Justtakeit，”shereplied.“Ican'ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesture.”Bynowparamedics(急救人員)hadarrived，andwereattendingtotheinjuredwoman.Aswewalkeduptoher，mysonbecameintimidatedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher.InsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman'shusbandandtoldhim，“Mysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.”Atthat，theoldmanstartedcryingandsaid，“Thankyousomuch，youhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother'sDaytoyou.”Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflower，tellingherwhoitwasfrom.Thoughbadlyhurtandshaken，theoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmile.【語篇導讀】本文是一篇記敘文，記述了五歲小男孩Tenyson為了使摔倒的老太太快活，向花攤買花并送給老太太的動人故事。1．Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Onecanneverbetoocareful.B．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C．Lovebeginswithalittlesmile.D．Asmallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.解析推理推斷題。盡管老人受傷嚴峻，但是仍舊向作者的兒子露出了微笑。由此可見一個小小的善舉都可帶來歡快。故選D項。答案D2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.B．Tenyson'sideaofbuyingaflowergainedhismother'ssupport.C．Tenyson'scarefortheelderlywomanpuzzledtheflowerseller.D．TheelderlywomanwasmovedtotearsbyTenyson'sgesture.解析事實細節(jié)題。依據(jù)第三段中sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.可知Tenyson的辦法獲得了他母親的支持，故選B項。答案B3．Theunderlinedword“intimidated”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans“________”．A．a(chǎn)stonished B．struckC．frightened D．excited解析詞義猜想題。依據(jù)hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher可猜出“intimidated”意思是“可怕的”。故選C項。答案C4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．FlowerPowerB．Mother'sDayC．AnAccidentalInjuryD．AnEmbarrassingMoment解析主旨大意題。盡管老人受傷嚴峻，但是仍舊向作者的兒子露出了微笑。所以最好的題目應當是鮮花的力氣，故選A項。答案AⅡ.仿真、模擬Passage1體裁：談論文話題：如何減壓時間：6分鐘Ourchildrenfeelstressedoutbyaneducationalsystemthatactuallyusesstressasaneducationaltechnique.It'saconstantpressureofhomeworkdeadlines，essaysandexams.Andourchildrenaretoldatayoungagethatfailingatestmeansthattheyarefailuresinlife.They'llendupnowhereiftheydon'tpassthisorthatexam.OureducationalsystemisbasedonaveryWesternideathatlifeisastruggleandyou'dbettermeasureup.It'ssurvivalofthefittest.Whilethereissometruthtothis，notasmuchaspeoplethink.Ourancestorsdidn'tdevelopaconstantstressenvironment.Backthen，stresscamequicklyandwasoverquickly，itwasn'tlikethestressofmoderneducation.Stresswasoriginallyjustashort-termbiologicalresponsetodanger；however，theconstantstressofmoderneducationrarelystops.It'slongterm，atleasttenyearsandusuallymore.Recentresearchhasshownthattheneurological(神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的)responsetostressisthesameresponsethatisfoundindepression.So，what'sthesolution?Anumberhavebeenproposed，includingbutnotlimitedtothefollowing.________.Exerciseconsumesenergythatwouldotherwisebuildupinthestressresponseandcouldcausephysicalandmentalproblems.Teachrelaxationexercises.Allowingthemindandbodytorelaxcutsoffthestressresponseandreducestheneurologicalfatigue，enablingtheindividualtorecoveratleastsomewhat.Payattentiontothinking.Trainingthestressedstudenttopayattentiontohisorherownmindtoapointwhereheorsheissufficientlyawaretoshutoffthestressresponsewhennecessary.Ofcourse，there'salogicalanswertotheproblem.Justrearrangeourteachingmethodstoencourage，ratherthanprevent，thenaturalcuriosityandjoyinlearningthatweareallbornwith.Thiswouldremovethestressandprobablycutlearningtimeinhalf.【語篇導讀】在現(xiàn)行訓練制度下，孩子們的壓力很大，已經(jīng)不堪重負了。作為家長和老師，應當怎樣有效的掛念孩子減壓呢？1．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Dealingwithstressinmoderneducation.B．Helpingchildrenliveahappylife.C．Gettingridofthemoderneducation.D．Takingmeasurestolearnatschool.解析主旨大意題。這是一篇談論文，敘述了現(xiàn)行訓練制度下，如何掛念孩子擺脫壓力。故選A項。答案A2．Childrenfeelstressedbecause______.A．theydisliketheeducationaltechniqueB．theyhavenoabilitytofinishtheirhomeworkC．theyareconvincedhighgradesareimportantD．theysuffernumbersoffailuresintheirlife解析細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章第一段的ourchildrenaretoldatayoungagethatfailingatestmeansthattheyarefailuresinlife可知，孩子們很小的時候就被告知考試失敗意味著他們生活中也會失敗。故選C項。答案C3．Howdidourancestorstreateducation?A．Theythoughteducationwastheonlywaytosuccess.B．Theyfelteducationcouldbringshort-termstress.C．Theybelievededucationcouldbringthebestout.D．Theyknewtheimportanceofgoodeducation.解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)文章其次段的Backthen，stresscamequicklyandwasoverquickly可知，我們的祖先那時候，在訓練方面壓力來得快，也很快結(jié)束，是短期行為，故選B項。答案B4．Whichofthefollowingisthebestfortheblank?A．Makesurethatkidsgetexercise.B．Quiteafewchildrenavoidexercise.C．Trytosaveenergyasmuchaspossible.D．Setafewlimitstoyourphysicalactivities.解析推理推斷題。運動消耗能量，否則這些能量引起壓力反應，可能會導致身體和心理問題。因此讓孩子們參與運動，這樣可以減壓。故選A項。答案A5．Ifyouareateacherinahighschool______.A．youshouldrelaxyourselfasfaraspossibleB．youshouldignorethestressedstudentC．youshouldleavestudentsinagoodmoodD．youshouldsticktoyourteachingmethods解析細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章尾段可知，老師應當鼓舞孩子們的古怪???心，讓孩子們在愉悅中學習。故選C項。答案CPassage2體裁：說明文話題：網(wǎng)絡時代時間：6分鐘Thinkabouthowmanywaysthereareforyoutocommunicatetoday.Youcansendaletterorpickupthephoneandmakeacall.Buttoday，oneofthemostpopularwaystocommunicateiscalledinstantmessaging(IM)．Inanyinstantmessagingsystem，youtypealittletextmessageonyourcomputer，pressthe“Send”button，andyourmessageinstantlyshowsuponyourfriend'sscreen.Buthowdoesitwork?Actually，thewholeprocessisverycool.Inthe1980s，youcouldsitdownatacomputeratanybiguniversity.Upto100peoplewouldbeloggedinandsharethecomputerbecausethesecomputerswereveryexpensive.Youcouldtypeacommandtosendaninstantmessagetoanyoneloggedinthesamecomputer.Itfeltlikeeveryonewasconnectedtogethernomatterwheretheyweresitting.Today，youcancommunicatewithanyoneintheworld.Allyouneedisaninstantmessagingprograminstalledonyourcomputer.Therearemanyprogramstochoosefrom.AOL'sinstantmessengerisprobablythemostpopularrightnow.MSNhasone.GooglehasGoogleTalk.Whenyou'reready，youcreateanaccount.Next，youneedtofigureouttheIMnamesyourfriendsuse.AddtheirIMnamestoyourIMprogram.Clickonthefriendyouwanttotalktoandthentypeaway.Whenyouclick“Send”，yourfriendgetsthemessageinstantly.Butbehindthescenes，amazingthingsarehappening.YourIMprogramiscommunicatingwithacomputer，calledaserver，whichcouldbejustdowntheroadoreveninsomeothercity.Allyourfriends'computersarecommunicatingwithaserver，too.Yourcomputerisconstantlychattingwithittomakeeverythinghappen.ThenetworkcalledtheInternetmakesitallpossible.【語篇導讀】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了目前網(wǎng)上最流行的溝通方式——即時通信。1．Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．DifferentWaysofCommunicationB．TheEasiestWaytoTalktoaFriendC．HowtoSendInstantMessagesD．DevelopmentofCommunication解析主旨大意題。依據(jù)第一段的后兩句及整篇文章的內(nèi)容可知，該文介紹的是如何發(fā)送即時消息，所以選C項作標題最合適。答案C2．Whydidsomanypeopleshareacomputerinthe1980s?A．Becausetheywantedtobeconnectedtoeachother.B．Becausefewpeoplecouldaffordtobuycomputers.C．Becausefewpeopleknewhowtousecomputers.D．Becausecomputersatthattimeweretoolarge.解析細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段的第三句“Upto100peoplewouldbeloggedinandsharethecomputerbecausethesecomputerswereveryexpensive.”可知，一百多個人使用一臺電腦是由于電腦太貴，很少有人買得起。答案B3．Fromthepassagewecanseethat“GoogleTalk”______．A．isakindofsearchengineB．referstoacomputercompanyC．isafamouswebsiteD．isanIMprogram解析細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知，要想進行即時談天，你需要在電腦上裝一個IM程序，并且有很多這樣的程序供你選擇，故GoogleTalk是一個IM程序。答案D4．Theunderlined“it”inthelastparagraphmostprobablyrefersto“______”．A．a(chǎn)server B．a(chǎn)nIMprogramC．a(chǎn)computer D．theInternet解析代詞指代題。依據(jù)上文中的“YourIMprogramiscommunicatingwithacomputer，calledaserver”以及“Allyourfriends'computersarecommunicatingwithaserver，too.”可知，此處的it指的就是前面提到的aserver。答案APassage3體裁：記敘文話題：慈善行為時間：6分鐘BasketballprofessionalTinaCharlesgrewupunderstandingtheimportanceofeducationandofgivingbacktoothers.WhentheWNBAstarandthe2022USOlympicWomen'sBasketballteamathleteheardaboutthechancetofundaschoolinanAfricanvillage，shemadesuretotakepart.Charlesfirstcameacrosstheopportunitywhileshewasasophomoreincollege.Atthattime，shedidn'thavethefundstohelpout，butallofthatchangedwhenshewasdrafted(選派)totheWNBA.Withthehelpoftwocharitableorganizations—OmniPeaceandbuildOn—Charlesfundedtheentire32,000costoftheschool.Theschool，completedearlierthisspring，wasbuiltinthesmallvillageofGanaleinwesternAfrica.BeforeCharles'contribution，childrenlivinginthevillagewereschooledintinymudhuts.Thelackofproperlightingandofproperairflowmadeitdifficultforthestudentstolearn.Thenewschoolbuildingisnearly3,000squarefeetandcontainsthreelargeclassrooms.Itcanfitupto150studentsatatimeandisalsousedforadultliteracy(讀寫力量)classesintheevenings.Theschoolwillbeasourceoflearningforgenerationstocome.CharlesundertookthischaritableactwhileplayingprofessionalbasketballandpreparingfortheLondonOlympics.TheOlympicGamesbegintoday，July27，andCharleswillplayforateamthathaswonthegoldmedalinthelastfourOlympicGames.Thefirst-timeOlympiccompetitorconsidersherpositionintheteam，alongwith12fellowfemalebasketballplayers，a“testamenttohowhardsheworks”．WhetheritisrepresentinghercountryintheOlympicGamesorgivingbacktothecommunity，Charlesisalwaysworkinghard.“Onceyoureceive，youhavetogive，”shetoldthereporter.“IwantedtogiveothersthesameopportunitiesIhadgrowingup.”【語篇導讀】首次參與奧運會的美國女子職業(yè)籃球運動員蒂娜·查爾斯出資32000美元，為非洲的一個村子援建了一所學校。1．Charlesdidn'thelpwiththebuildingofaschoolthefirsttimeshecameacrosstheopportunitybecause______.A．shewasbusywithherstudiesB．shecouldn'tmakethedecisionC．shedidn'thaveenoughmoneyD．shewasbusyplayingbasketball解析細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段可知，在上高校期間，蒂娜就聽說了為非洲援建學校的事情，但是，當時她沒有錢來供應掛念。故答案為C。答案C2．Theunderlinedword“testament”inParagraph6probablymeans“______”．A．proof B．guaranteeC．investigation D．devotion解析詞義猜想題。依據(jù)第六段可知，蒂娜認為自己在球隊里的位置是對自己努力的一個證明。由此可推斷畫線詞意為“證明”與proof同義。其他幾個詞代入原文均講不通。答案A3．Whatdothevillagersdointhenewschoolintheevening?A．WatchTVandmovies.B．Singanddancetohavefun.C．Learnhowtoreadandwrite.D．Helpchildrenwiththeirlessons.解析細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段其次句的內(nèi)容可知，成年人晚上到新學校來學識字。故答案為C。答案C4．Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．AnOlympianLendsaHandB．AfricanChildren'sNewLifeC．ANewSchoolforAfricanChildrenD．TheWomanOlympicCompetitor解析主旨大意題。依據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，本文主要敘述了首次參與奧運會的美國女子籃球運動員蒂娜為非洲捐款建學校的故事，因此A項作為本文的標題最合適。答案APassage4體裁：記敘文話題：學校生活時間：6分鐘Wouldyouwantadoctorwhogothighmarksinmedicalschooljustfortryinghard?Apparentlymanycollegestudentswouldhavenoproblemwiththat.Theybelievestudentsareowedagoodgradesimplybecausetheyputalotofeffortintoaclass.Theresearchersaskedover800undergraduatesiftheyagreedordisagreedwithsomestatements.Forexample：“IfIhavecompletedmostofthereadingforaclass，IdeserveaBinthatcourse.”“AprofessorshouldnotbeannoyedwithmeifIreceiveanimportantcallduringclass.”Just16%thoughtitwasOKtotakethatphonecall.But66%agreedthataprofessorshouldconsidereffortandnotjustthequalityofastudent'sworkwhendecidinggrades.And40%thoughttheyshouldgetaB，thesecondhighestmark，justbecausetheydidmostofthereadingforclass.Someexpertsaren'tsurprisedthatstudentsoftenseenodifferencebetweeneffortandresults.Socialcriticsliketosaythatinchildren'sactivitiesthesedays，everyonegetsanawardjustfortrying，sonoonewillfeelrejected.Yetcompetitiontogetintothebestcollegesisfiercerthanever.Studentsmayworrythatlowgradeswillkeepthemoutofgraduateschooloragoodjob.Andtheremaybeanotherexplanation:pressurefromparentstogetagoodreturnonthefamily'sinvestment.Thesedays,collegecancostmorethanahouse.AformerteachingassistantrecentlywrotetoTheNewYorkTimesabouthisexperiencewithgradeexpectations.Hewouldtrytoexplainitthiswaywhenstudentsaskedforatopgradejustforstudyinghardinchemistryclass.Whatifabaseballplayercametospringtrainingandworkedharderthanalltheothers，butstillcouldnotplaywell?Wouldtheteamaccepthimanyway，justbecausehetriedsohard?Thestudentswouldsayno.ButmostofthemwouldstillaskforanA.【語篇導讀】很多高校生認為只要他們努力學習，就應當?shù)玫礁叩姆謹?shù)，但是專家認為，努力和結(jié)果不能等同。1．Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Whetherstudentsdeservehighmarksjustfortryinghard.B．Whetherstudentsareallowedtoanswercallsinclass.C．Howstudentscangetagoodgradeinthecourse.D．Whystudentsputalotofeffortsintheirstudies.解析主旨大意題。依據(jù)全文內(nèi)容尤其是第一段中的“Theybelievestudentsareowedagoodgradesimplybecausetheyputalotofeffortintoaclass.”可知，文章主要爭辯的是“付出努力是否應當?shù)玫礁叻帧?。答案A2．Accordingtotheresearch，mostofthestudents______.A．thoughtitwasallrighttoanswerthecallduringclassB．objectedtodecidinggradesonlybythequalityofastudent'sworkC．thoughttheydidmostoftheworkforclassandshouldgetaBD．a(chǎn)greedthattheyshouldbegiventopgradesbecauseoftheirhardwork解析細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段的其次句“But66%agreedthataprofessorshouldconsidereffortandnotjustthequalityofastudent'sworkwhendecidinggrades.”可知，大多數(shù)的同學不同意教授只依據(jù)功課的質(zhì)量來打算分數(shù)。答案B3．Fromthesixthparagraphwecanlearnthat______.A．itcostsmuchmoretobuildacollegethantobuyahouseB．thecostsofstudyingatcollegearemuchmorethanstayingathomeC．thecostsofsendingachildtocollegearemuchmorethanbuyingahouseD．itisdifficultforparentstosendachildtocollege解析細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第六段中的“Thesedays，collegecancostmorethanahouse.”可知，如今供孩子上高校的費用比買房的費用還高。答案C4．Whatdoestheformerassistantwanttotellstudentswiththeexampleofthebaseballplayer?A．Effortcanleadtogoodresults.B．Effortisverynecessary.C．Effortandresultsarequitedifferent.D．Nogoodresults，effortisunnecessary.解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)倒數(shù)其次段中的“Wouldtheteamaccepthimanyway，justbecausehetriedsohard？”的反問來看，他想讓同學知道“努力不等于好結(jié)果”。答案CPassage5體裁：談論文話題：歐美風情時間：6分鐘Theycanbedampandcold.Butwithagrowingnumberofmenseeingtheshedasahomefromhome，researchclaimsthesolitude(獨處)itprovidesatthebottomofthegardencouldactuallybegoodfortheirhealth.AstudypublishedintheBritishMedicalJournalsuggeststhatthepeacefulretreat(退隱)mayhelplowerbloodpressure.Itsauthor，ProfessorAlanWhiteofLeedsMetropolitanUniversity，claimsthehoursspentpottering(閑逛)aboutinshedsdoingoddjobsalsohaveapositiveeffectonmen'sself-esteem.“Menfinddoingthingsrelaxingandthatinitselfisgoodfortheirhealth，”hesaid.“There'sasenseofachievementthatmengetfromstartingatasktoseeingitcompleted.Menknowwhatashedmeansandtheyfeelcomfortable.”Suchhasbeenthegrowthinitspopularitythatcommunal(共享的)shedsarebeingsetuptoenablementosharetheirloveofpotteringandDIY.The“Men'sSheds”initiativehasitsrootsinAustralia.But20communalshedshavealreadysprungupintheUKfromtheLakeDistricttoGreenwich.PeterBaker，chiefexecutiveoftheMen'sHealthForum，acharityinvolvedinthescheme，said,“They'vecaughtmen'simagination.Menliketopotter.”Thereareapproximately11.5milliondomesticshedsinBritain—ahigherconcentrationthananywhereelseintheworld—and1.5millionaresoldeveryyear.Furthermore，Britonsspendmorethan60millionhoursaweekinthem.OriginatingfromtheAnglo-Saxonword“scead”，meaningshade，thepeacefulretreatremainsaplaceforthelawnmowerandpottingbenchbuthasalsobeentransformedintoagamesroomandevenaminipub.【語篇導讀】庭院貯存室在英國很受男性的歡迎，由于它們不僅對男性的身體健康有好處，而且還可以提升他們的自尊。1．Communalshedsarepopularbecause______.A．mencansharetheirloveofpotteringandDIYthereB．mencankeepawayfromotherfamilymembersthereC．mencanstaythereforthegoodoftheirhealthD．mencancompleteanimportanttaskthere解析細節(jié)理解題。從文章第三段第一句可知，男人在庭院貯存室可以共享他們對閑逛的愛好以及自己動手做事情的樂趣。答案A2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutgardensheds?A．Menwillfeelrelaxedinthem.B．Menwillfeellonelystayinginthem.C．Theyonlybenefitmenphysically.D．Theycanhelpraisemen'sconfidence.解析細節(jié)理解題。綜合文章其次段所給的信息，庭院貯存室不僅對男性身體有好處，而且能夠提高他們的自尊，它們對男性的影響是樂觀的，而B項說明的是本文并未提及的庭院貯存室的負面作用，因此不對。答案B3．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Gardenshedsarejustaplaceformentowork.B．Gardenshedsarenotusedbymenonly.C．Gardenshedsaremainlyusedasastoreroom.D．Gardenshedsserveseveralpurposesformen.解析推理推斷題。文章最終一段說明，庭院貯存室不僅是存放割草機和盆栽長櫈的地方，而且還可作為玩耍室和迷你pub，由此推斷D項正確。答案D4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThepopularityofgardenshedsB．ThenewuseofgardenshedsC．HowtobuildgardenshedsD．Gardenshedsimprovemen'shealth解析主旨大意題。綜合全文，特殊是文章第一段可知，文章主要說明庭院貯存室對男性健康的好處。答案D【長難句解讀】原文Suchhasbeenthegrowthinitspopularitythatcommunal(共享的)shedsarebeingsetuptoenablementosharetheirloveofpotteringandDIY.譯文庭院貯存室如此受歡迎，以至于人們搭建起公用的貯存室，讓男人在里面共享他們對閑逛的愛好和自己動手的樂趣。分析本句是一個復合句，接受了倒裝形式。such...that...句式，假如把such置于句首，就要用倒裝語序。Passage6體裁：記敘文話題：公共服務時間：7分鐘Theworldoftaxidriversisdominatedbymen.ButthereisonesmalltaxicompanyinDelhi，whereallthedriversandpassengersarefemale.Women'ssafetyisahottopicinIndiaatthemoment，soit'sprovingaverypopularservice.“WhenI'montheroaddrivingourtaxiIfeelveryproud，becausethisisthefirsttaxiserviceonlyforwomen，”says31-year-oldShantiSharma，whoisoneofeightfemaledriverswithataxiservicecalledCabsforWomenbyWomen.Thelastcoupleofmonths，sincetherapeandmurderinthecityofacollegestudenttravellingonabus，havebeenparticularlybusyforherandhercolleagues.“Afterthiscase，ourworkloadhasincreasedsomuch，”saysSharma.“Womenwhousedothercabservicesarealsoturningtousnow.”MostwomeninDelhisaytheyroutinelyfaceharassment(騷擾)，andworse，especiallyonpublictransport.Sharma，asingleparentwiththreedaughters，hasbeenworkingasataxidriversince2011，whentheservicewasfirstsetup，andithaschangedherlife.Thisisthefirsttimethatshehasearnedenough—about250amonth—tosupportherfamily.Ofcourse，sheandtheotherfemaletaxidriversarecompletelyoutnumberedbymalecabbies.“WhenIparksomewheretherearealwaysmenthereandinevitablyfiveorsixofthemgettogetherandhangout，”shesays.“I'musuallytheonlywomanintheparkinglot，soIjuststayins