单选题
According to the passage ,rickshaws are used in Kolkata mainly for the following purposes EXCEPT
A．taking foreign tourists around the city.
B．providing transport to school children.
C．carrying store supplies and purchases.
D．carrying people over short distances.
According to the passage ,rickshaws are used in Kolkata mainly for the following purposes EXCEPT
A．taking foreign tourists around the city.
B．providing transport to school children.
C．carrying store supplies and purchases.
D．carrying people over short distances.
参考答案A
解析:事实细节题。由题干中的rickshaws定位至第二段。首句“Rickshaws are not there to haul around tourists，”明确指出人力车并不是为了游客设置的。[A]不符合文意，故为答案。末句指出“Middleclass families contract with a puller to take a child to school and pick him up”，故[B]符合文意，排除倒数第三句“Proprietors of caf6s or corner stores send rickshaws to collect their supplies.”和第 四句提到的“An older woman with marketing to do”的例子表明[C]正确，排除；第三句指出“Theyare people who tend to travel short distances”表明[D]符合文意，排除。
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