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(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. 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 cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) 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(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

1.Tom went into the station cafe because .

  A. Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

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

  C. he didn't like to stay with the schoolgirls

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

2.What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror

  A. Half past twelve B. Twenty to twelve  C. Half past eleven     D. Half past one

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 slowerC. it's going backwardD. it's going faster

4.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

5.Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story

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

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题解析：

1.细节题，由第一段最后一句Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.可知选B

2.推理题，由常识可知，（自己画个表，反过来就行，在镜子里左右反，上下不反）所以选A

3.推理题，由twenty to twelve和Half past twelve可以知道镜子里时间慢，所以选C

4.推理题，由最后一段最后一句Since then Tom has never liked mirrors可知选D

5.推理题，本文主要讲述在镜子里看错表可知选D

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点评：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。本文主要考察推理题，要求考生在阅读时体会字里行间的言外之意。