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, others were walking around. There was a group of school girls. 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 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 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 went into the station café because__________.

A.Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B.he didn’t like to stay with the school girls

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

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

2.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.

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 faster D.it’s going backward

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the story?

A.The Mirror of the Station B.Not A Careful Man

C.The Clock In The Mirror D.Missing A Bus

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文为记叙文。文章讲述了一个人在等车时，由于没有地方坐，他去咖啡馆坐了一会，在这期间他从镜子里看表，最后耽误了搭车的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. 和Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.，可以推理汤姆到汽车站的时间早，但是那里没有地方坐，所以他走进咖啡馆想找个地方坐，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段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 on the wall.可知汤姆第一次看表不是通过镜子。根据第六段可知他只通过镜子看了一次表。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike.可知汤姆是从镜子里看到的表，所以是反着的，十二点半就看成了十一点半，故选D。

4.主旨大意题。联系上下文，本文主要讲述在镜子里看错表，从而导致耽误了搭车的故事，故选C。