Question

When Mary was seven, her family moved to a new town. She usually went to school by bus, for it was not near her house.

One morning , their family clock stopped and when they got up, it was too late for Mary to catch the school bus. Her mother said she would drive Mary to school on her way to the office.

“ But how can you find the way, Mum ?” Mary asked . “ You have only been to my school once. “

“ Yes, “ her mother answered . “ But you’ve been there by school bus seven times , you know the way. “ “ Oh, yes. “ said Mary.

They started out and Mary asked her mother to turn one way or another on their way to school, so she made her mother drive round most of the town before they got there. When they arrived , her mother found it was not really very far from their house.

“ Why did you make me go such a long way?” her mother asked her . “ Well, Mum.” answered Mary . “ I know only this way . The bus always goes like this, so the other children can take it to school.

1.Mary usually went to school. __________________.

A. by can    B. by bike

C. on foot    D. by school bus.

2.One morning Mary got up late because _____________.

A. her mother forgot to wake her up

B. the family clock stopped

C. She was not feeling well

D. She wanted to sleep more.

3.Mary ___________to her school.

A. knew only one way

B. didn’t know the way

C. knew the shortest way

D. knew many ways

4.Mary made her mother go a long way because ______________.

A.she wanted to stay with her mother longer

B.the school bus always went that way

C. she didn’t want to get to school to early

D. she want to take other children to school.

5.From this story we know that __________.

A. Mary was a kind –hearted girl.

B. Mary’s mother had never been to the school.

C. the school wasn’t very far from Mary’s house

D. Mary enjoyed going to school in her mother’s car

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：当玛丽七岁时，全家搬到了一个新的城市。她通常乘公共汽车去上学, 因为它不是距离她家很近。

一天早上，她们家的时钟停了。当她们起床的时候，对于玛丽乘坐早班车是太晚了。妈妈开车去送玛丽去上学，结果发现她们的家离学校不远。

1. She usually went to school by bus 句意：她通常乘公共汽车去上学。联系下文，明确说明她是乘学校的公共汽车去上学的。故选D

2. morning , their family clock stopped and when they got up, it was too late for Mary to catch the school bus. 句意：一天早上，她们家的时钟停了。当她们起床的时候，对于玛丽乘坐早班车是太晚了。明确指出是她家的时钟停止工作了。故选 B

3. Well, Mum.” answered Mary . “ I know only this way.” 句意：玛丽回答：好的，妈妈。我知道这唯一的一条路。明确答案为第一项。故选A

4. bus always goes like this, so the other children can take it to school. 句意：公共汽车总是这样行驶，所以其他的孩子可以乘它去上学。原来这是学校公共汽车行驶的路线。故选B

5.

考点：故事类短文阅读。