Question

John is 6 years old. He can read and write very well, but he can't tell time. He doesn't say "eight o'clock", "twelve o'clock" or "four o'clock in the afternoon". He says "breakfast time", "lunchtime" or "teatime"
His aunt thinks she can teach him to read a clock.
"Can you count （数数）, John?"
"Yes. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve…"
"That's fine. Now, if I put the long hand of the clock on 'twelve' and the short one on 'one'-that is one o'clock. If I put the short hand on 'two', what's that?"
"Two o'clock. "
"Good. And on three?"
"Three o'clock. "
It is four o'clock in the afternoon, and John's aunt looks at him and asks: "What time is it, now?"
"Teatime, Aunt, and I'm hungry. "
小题1:John is ________ years old.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

小题2:His aunt teaches him ________.

A．to read books	B．to count numbers
C．to write stories	D．to tell time

小题3:His aunt will probably feel ________ in the end.

A．bored

B．excited

C．silly

D．sorry

Answer 1

小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了一个汤姆的姑姑教汤姆说时间的故事.
小题1:根据第一段John is 6 years old.描述,可知约翰今年六岁.故选D.
小题2:根据短文第三行His aunt thinks she can teach him to read a clock.及下文描述,可知他的姑姑教他说时间.故选D.
小题3:根据短文第一句He says "breakfast time", "lunchtime" or "teatime"及短文最后一句"Teatime, Aunt, and I'm hungry. "可知他的姑姑最终没能教会他说时间,故她有可能很烦恼.选A.
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。