Question

    Little Mary is a good girl. She began to go to school last year and now she’s in Grade 2. Her home is not far from the school, but she is often late for class because she likes watching TV, and listening to the music in the evening and going to bed very late. So she can’t get up on time in the morning.

This term Mr. White, Mary’s uncle, works in her school. He teaches Grade 2 history. He is very strict with the students, of course, with Mary, too. He often tells Mary to follow the school rules and come to school on time. Today Mary got up late again. When she went to school, it was 8:15. Her uncle was waiting for（等待）her at the school gate（门口）. “You are ten minutes late for the first class.” Mr. White said angrily (生气地). “Why are you often late for class?” “Every time when I get to the street corner, I always see a sign（标志）. It says ‘SCHOOL-GO SLOW!’ ” said Mary.

1.Mary is often late for school because _______.

A.she stays up（熬夜）late B.she can’t sleep well at night C.she doesn’t want to go to school

2.The first class begins at _______.

A.8:15 B.8:00 C.8:05

3.The sign on the street corner is for _______.

A.drivers B.Mary C.students

4.What does “SCHOOL-GO SLOW!” mean?

A.学生慢行 B.学校慢行 C.前方学校，请慢行

5.Is Mr. White strict with Mary?

A.Yes, she is. B.No, he isn’t. C.Yes, he is.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

本文介绍了玛丽经常上学迟到，这一天被老师堵在了校门口，被问及为什么迟到，她狡辩路上标志写着“前方学校，请慢行！”。

1.细节理解题。根据“she likes watching TV, and listening to the music in the evening and going to bed very late.”她喜欢看电视，晚上听音乐，睡觉很晚。可知，玛丽上学经常迟到，因为她熬夜。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据“When she went to school, it was 8:15.”她到达学的时候是8点15分。以及“You are ten minutes late for the first class.”你第一节课迟到了十分钟。可知，第一节课是8:05上的。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据常识可知，道路上的标志通常是为行人和司机准备的，本文提到的‘SCHOOL-GO SLOW!’是为了提醒司机：前方是学校，要慢行！可以推知，这个标志是为了提醒司机的。故选A。

4.词义猜测题。根据“Every time when I get to the street corner, I always see a sign（标志）.”每次到街角，我总是看到一个标志。此处提到了关键词street corner街角，这是很容易出交通事故的地方，因此用标志“‘SCHOOL-GO SLOW!’”来提醒司机注意安全。因此‘SCHOOL-GO SLOW!’ 是“前方学校，请慢行！”的意思。故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据“He is very strict with the students, of course, with Mary, too.”他对学生很严格，当然，对玛丽也很严格。可知，怀特先生对玛丽要求很严格。因此是肯定的回答。Mr. White是男性。故选C。