Question

Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a 36   school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up 37 every morning and brought them back to their  38  every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents  39 to go to work, she always went on this bus.

Mary’s parents always 40  their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be 41   . But one morning the alarm  42  to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly 43  , looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then 44   into Mary’s room to wake her up.

“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “ 45 you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even  46 breakfast and then I’ll  47  you to school on my way to the office.”

“But how can you find the   48, Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”

“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the   49   several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”

“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and  50  and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she 51  .In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town   52  they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.

“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most    53    way?” her mother asked her.

“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know   54  else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to   55   the other children to school.

1.	A．big B．nice C．different D．distant

2.	A．pupils B．teachers C．parents D．passengers

3.	A．offices B．towns C．classrooms D．homes

4.	A．seemed B．had C．refused D．used

5.	A．found B．set C．cleaned D．fixed

6.	A．late B．ready C．lazy D．asleep

7.	A．started B．stopped C．failed D．continued

8.	A．stood up B．stayed up C．put up D．woke up

9.	A．rushed B．stepped C．escaped D．jumped

10.	A．but B．and C．so D．then

11.	A．later B．quicker C．easier D．heavier

12.	A．bring B．fetch C．leave D．drive

13.	A．truth B．bus C．way D．guide

14.	A．homework B．shopping C．trip D．reading

15.	A．rose B．dressed C．move D．showed

16.	A．wondered B．realized C．recognized D．designed

17.	A．unless B．after C．if D．before

18.	A．comfortable B．helpful C．important D．direct

19.	A．how B．when C．what D．which

20.	A．look for B．pick up C．drop by D．deal with

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.C 上下文串联。他们来到了一个新的城市，那么太要来到一个与以前不一样的学校。

2.A 上下文串联。根据上下文的school bus那么校车应该是来接学生的。

3.D 考查常识题。校车每天下午都送学生回家。

4.B 上下文串联。下文she went on this bus说明父母不能送她上学，是因为他们要上班。

5.B 固定词组。Set the alarm设定闹钟。

6.A 上下文串联。人们在早晨设闹钟主要就是为了防止早晨无法准时起床而迟到。

7.C 上下文串联。根据下文可知闹钟没有响，他们迟到了。Fail to do sth未能做某事。

8.D 短语辨析。A站立B熬夜C搭建，留宿D苏醒；妈妈突然醒了过来。

9.A 动词辨析。A冲B踏C逃跑D跳；妈妈冲进她的房间把她叫醒。

10.A 固定搭配。I am sorry, but…对不起…;

11.B 形容词辨析。A更晚B更快C更容易D更重；她要更快点吃早饭。

12.D 上下文串联。根据下文内容可知妈妈开车送她上学。

13.C 名词辨析。A真相B公交车C路D导游；她问妈妈她怎么会认识去学校的路。

14.C 名词辨析。A家庭作业B购物C旅行D阅读；指她乘车上学的旅行已经好多次了。

15.B 上下文串联。她同意妈妈的安排很快就穿好衣服，吃好饭了。

16.C 动词辨析。A想知道B意识到C认出D设计；每次她认识的地方都让妈妈转弯。

17.D 连词辨析。在她们到达学校之前把城市绕了一大半了。

18.D 形容词辨析。A舒服B有助于C重要D直接；妈妈问她为什么不走直接的路。

19.A 句意分析。她不知道走别的地方如何能到这里，因为校车就是走那条路线的。

20.B 句意分析。这条路就是校车每天接学生多走的路线。Pick up用车接某人。

考点：考查故事类完型