Question

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the London bus. The bus for London would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in lines, others were walking about. There was a group of school-girls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in order. Tom looked around but there was nowhere 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, facing a large mirror on the wall. Just then, John, one of Tom’s friends, came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked John.
“Oh, there is plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Oh, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said John.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again.
“Good heavens! It’s going back-ward!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.” “You are looking at the clock in the mirror,” said John.
Tom wanted to kick himself for being so foolish. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. He has never liked mirror since then.
【小題1】Tom went into the station café because _______.

A．John asked him to have a cup of tea

B．he wanted a drink there

C．he would meet a friend of his

D．it was early yet and he could find a place to sit

【小題2】What time was it in fact when he looked at the clock in the mirror?

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

【小題3】When we look at a clock in the mirror we’ll see _______.

A．the right time	B．it is going slower
C．it is going backward	D．it is going fast

【小題4】Which of the following is true?

A．Tom missed his bus.

B．He liked mirror even before.

C．The next bus would leave soon.

D．Tom arrived in London on time.

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。從Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the Paris bus, and Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit可知他去咖啡館是為了找個(gè)座位坐一坐，故答案選B。
【小題2】推斷題。閱讀全文可知他是從鏡子中看的時(shí)間，鏡中的時(shí)針、分針與鬧鐘上的時(shí)針、分針是關(guān)于12與6的連線對(duì)稱，那么11：40對(duì)稱到對(duì)稱軸的右邊就是12：20，同樣11：30對(duì)稱到右邊就是12：30，所以他后來看到的時(shí)間是12：30，這道題拿個(gè)表對(duì)著鏡子一看就知道了，不妨試一試。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題。從Oh! It’s going backward!可知選項(xiàng)C正確。
【小題4】推斷題。從Since then Tom has never liked mirrors可知Tom從此以后再也不會(huì)從鏡子中看時(shí)間了，由此判斷Tom沒有錯(cuò)過了汽車沒能按時(shí)到，故答案選A。