Question

【题目】 Tom is an engineer in a small town near Paris One day, Tom arrived at the bus station quite early. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror（镜子） on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom's workmates came in and sat with Tom.

"What time is your bus?" asked Mike. "There's plenty of time yet," answered Tom."Well, I'll get you some more tea then," said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. "Oh! It's going backward（倒行）!" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven."

"You're looking at the clock in the mirror." said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

【1】Tom was going to .

A.the bus stationB.the station caféC.ParisD.the clock shop

【2】What did Tom see people doing in the station?

A.Some people were waitingB.Some people were walking around

C.A teacher was keeping the schoolgirls in lineD.All of A, B and C

【3】Tom went into the station cafe because .

A.Mike asked him to have a cup of teaB.it was quite early and he could find a seat there

C.he didn't like to stay with the schoolgirlsD.he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

【4】Which of the following is True?

A.Tom arrived in Paris on timeB.The next bus would leave in half an hour

C.After that Tom didn't like clocks any longerD.Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

【5】Which of the following is the title of the story?

A.The Mirror of the StationB.Not A Careful Man

C.Missing A BusD.The Clock In The Mirror

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】

文章讲述了Tom看镜子里的钟的时间，而错过了上车时间，从此他再也不喜欢镜子了.

【1】细节理解题，根据Tom arrived at the bus station quite early，The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve汤姆很早就到达了汽车站。去巴黎的公共汽车要到11：55才开。可知Tom打算去巴黎，故选C。

【2】细节理解题，根据He saw a lot of people waiting in the station.Some were standing in line， others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls.Their teacher was trying to keep them in line.他看见许多人在车站等着。一些人站在队伍中，另一些人在四处走动。有一群女学生，她们的老师试图让她们站成一队，故选D。

【3】细节理解题，根据He walked into the station café. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror（镜子） on the wall.他走进了车站的咖啡馆。他抬头看了看那里的钟。当时只有11：40，他找到了一个座位，可知选项B叙述正确，故选B。

【4】细节理解题，根据He walked into the station café. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror（镜子） on the wall.可知他找到一个座位，他走进了车站的咖啡馆。他抬头看了看那里的钟。当时只有11：40，他找到了一个座位，坐在大镜子前，可知他只看了一次镜子里的钟的时间，故选D。

【5】主旨大意题，根据文章内容，Tom看镜子里的钟的时间，导致误了上车时间的故事，所以"镜子里的钟"符合文章大意，故选D。