TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyforParisbus.ThebusforPariswouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelve.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginline(排队),otherswerewalkingaround.Therewasagroupofschoolgir
TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyforParisbus.ThebusforPariswouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelve.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginline(排队),otherswerewalkingaround.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.Theirteacherwastryingtokeeptheminline.Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnoplaceforhimtosit.
Hewalkedintothestationcafe(咖啡馆).helookedupattheclockthere.Itwasonlytwentytotwelve.Hefoundaseatandsatdownbeforealargemirror(镜子)onthewall.Justthen,Mike,oneofTom’sworkmatescameinandsatwithTom.
“Whattimeisyourbus?”askedMike.
“There’splentyoftimeyet,”answeredTom.
“Well,I’llgetyousomemoreteathen,”saidMike.
Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain.“Oh!It’sgoingbackward(倒行)!”hecried.“Afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelveandnowit’shalfpasteleven.”
“You’relookingattheclockinthemirror.”saidMike.Tomwassosad(难过).Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.SincethenTomhasneverlikedmirrors.
根据以上短文内容,从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项.
1、Tomwentintothestationcafebecause______.
A.Mikeaskedhimtohaveacupoftea
B.itwasquiteearlyandhecouldfindaseatthere
C.hedidn’tliketostaywiththeschoolgirls
D.hewantedtohaveadrinkwithhisworkmatethere
2、WhattimewasitinfactwhenTomlookedattheclockinthemirror?
A.HalfpasttwelveB.Twentytotwelve
C.HalfpastelevenD.Halfpastone
3、Fromthestoryweknowthatwhenwelookataclockinamirror,wewillfind_______.
A.thetimeisrightB.it’sgoingslower
C.it’sgoingbackwardD.it’sgoingfaster
4、Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.TomarrivedinParisontime
B.Thenextbuswouldleaveinhalfanhour
C.AfterthatTomdidn’tlikeclocksanylonger
D.Tomlookedattheclockinthemirroronlyonce
5、Whichofthefollowingisthetitle(题目)ofthestory?
A.TheMirroroftheStation
B.NotACarefulMan
C.MissingABus
D.TheClockInTheMirror