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.
【小题1】Tom went into the station café because _______.

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
It was a winter afternoon．Some friends and l were eating at a restaurant and talking．We talked and talked and soon   36  became the topic．Suddenly I   37  upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be fun to go swimming ? Others go   38  in winter，but why couldn’t we ?   39  , we could be healthier if we did．”I told them about this , and they all said it was a good idea   40 .
Early the next morning , we four were standing at the bus stop，with bags in our hands  41   
for a bus to take us to the  42 ．The sky was clear；the sun was shining，but it was very cold all the same．  43 0ur heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us wall．We all felt we should go ___44__ but no one wanted to speak out .
We soon reached the sands．There was nobody there，but we were not discouraged．Instead we were   45  that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather．  46  we changed our clothes quickly．
But things were not going so  47 ．The freezing sea wind was blowing．We left very cold and  48 all over．At last we made up our minds to   49 into the water．We put our feet in first,   __50__ to take them back very quickly．The water was unbelievably cold．
Then I suggested we all jump in．We all went back ten steps .  I gave the  51 ，and we all rushed forward and jumped in．I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up __52__and rushed again to the shore．So it was with my friends．We   53  0ur clothes as quickly as possible．
On the way back home，we talked about this unforgettable   54 ．The four of us did not __55____ school for the following three days．We all suffered a lot from a very bad cold，but we thought it was all worth it．

You speak, write a letter, make a telephone. Your words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad.
When you put up your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying "No". You nod and people know you are saying "Yes". Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door helps you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.
【小题1】People communicate ________.

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.
【小题1】、Tom went into the station cafe because           .

John waited at the bus-stop for nearly half an hour           the bus finally arrived .

A．when                        B．as                      C．before                D．while