Question

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. 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(排队), 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(咖啡馆). 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(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

1.Tom went into the station cafe because     .

A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea.

B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there.

C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirl.

D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there.

2. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock?       .

A．Half past twelve     B．Twenty to twelve

C．Half past eleven     D．Half past one

3.From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find        .

A．the time is right     B．it’s going slower

C．it’s going backward  D．it’s going faster

4.Which of the following is true?       .

A．Tom arrived in Paris on time

B．The next bus would leave in half an hour

C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer

D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

5. Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?

A．The Mirror of the Station

B．Not A Careful Man

C．Missing A Bus

D．The Clock In The Mirror

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍的是汤姆去车站坐车，可是他看的时间是从镜子中看到的时间，导致他没能按时到达巴黎的故事。

1.1】B细节理解题。根据Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve.he 和He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). 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.可知因为汤姆到站到的非常早，并且他在车站咖啡厅能够找到个座位，故选B。

2.2】A 推理判断题。阅读全文可知他是从镜子中看的时间，镜中的时针、分针与闹钟上的时针、分针是关于12与6的连线对称，那么11：40对称到对称轴的右边就是12：20，同样11：30对称到右边就是12：30，所以他后来看到的时间是12：30，这道题拿个表对着镜子一看就知道了，不妨试一试。故选A。

3.3】C细节理解题。根据Oh! It’s going backward!可知选项C正确，故选C。

4.4】D推理判断题。根据Since then Tom has never liked mirrors可知Tom从此以后再也不会从镜子中看时间了，由此判断Tom就这一次是在镜子中看的时间，故答案选D。

5.综合理解题。本文主要介绍的是汤姆去车站坐车，可是他看的时间是从镜子中看到的时间，导致他没能按时到达巴黎的故事。故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。