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 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. 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. 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 slower

C. it’s going backward

D. 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

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了汤姆在等车时，由于没有地方坐，他便去咖啡馆坐了一会，在这期间他遇到了他的工友迈克，两人在咖啡馆边喝咖啡边聊天。由于汤姆从镜子里看表，最后耽误了搭车的故事。

1.根据短文“Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.”的描述可知，因为没有地方坐，因此汤姆进入了咖啡馆。故应选B。

2.结合短文“A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”的叙述可以推知，当时的时间是12点半。故选A。

3.根据短文“twenty to twelve”和“Half past twelve”的描述可以推知，镜子里的时间是往回走的，因此镜子里的时间是慢的。故应选C。

4.根据短文的描述可知，A、B、D的叙述不符合原文内容，结合短文最后一段最后一句“Since then Tom has never liked mirrors”的描述可知，汤姆再也不喜欢镜子了。故应选C。

5.根据短文主要讲述的是在镜子里看错表的故事。结合选项可知，最能概括文章大意的是“镜子里的钟表”，故应选D

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。

考点分析： 考点1：人物传记/故事阅读类

人物传记故事类阅读理解：

    阅读能力是中学生学习英语应具备的一种基本能力。学习英语的一个重要目的在于获取信息。通过阅读这一重要手段，我们可以大量地获取知识，拓展知识面，还可以增强语感，培养敏捷的思维能力。

阅读理解也是各地中考试题的必考题型之一，在中考试题中占有较大比例，主要考查学生通过文字获取信息的能力。在中考中，阅读的篇数一般是三到四篇，选材范围越来越广，除故事、幽默、人物轶事外，科普性文章也多了起来。体裁也趋于多样化，有记叙文、说明文、应用文等。还要求学生能理解及解释图表多提供的简单信息等。三四篇短文中有的难度跨度较大，以便拉开档次，体现选拔功能。并且扩大了选材范围，主要考查考生阅读所给材料，理解其中词语、句子或片段含义的能力。有时涉及对全文意思和篇章结构的理解，对一些问题作出推理和判断。阅读理解的考核中包括了对词汇、语法等语言知识的考查，要求学生具备一定的背景知识、各种常识、科普知识和一定的分析及逻辑推理能力；要求学生具有归纳段落大意、中心思想的能力。测试的方向由时间、地点、身份、人物等一些细节问题，改为测试对全文整体意义的理解程度；由考查短文的表层现象改为考对文章深层含义的理解和逻辑推断能力。另外，任务型阅读形式灵活多样，内容丰富多彩，联系实际，易考查学生的灵活运用能力和对语言的综合运用能力。在中考中占30-40分。

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