Question

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem! Here is how it works.

　　The bed is connected to an alarm clock(闹钟). First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispered in a soft voice, “Wake up, darling, please.” After minutes later, Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss shouts, “Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!”

If you don’t get up after the second recording, a mechanical(机械的) “foot” in the bed will kick you in the head. The bed waits a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally you slide(滑落) off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed awake!

　　Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores. There is only one bed — the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest(比赛). Maybe someday a company will make Hiroyuki’s bed and sell it in stores. Maybe people will buy millions of beds. Then Hiroyuki will be rich. If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich, he won’t need to work, and he won’t need to get up early!

1. The bed is useful to the people ________.

A. who can’t sleep well      

B. who can’t get up early     

C. who go to bed late

2. The bed is not connected to ________.

A. an alarm clock             B. a tape recorder            C. a TV

3.What will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he doesn’t get up?

A. He will slide onto the floor.

B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss.

C. A mechanical “foot” will kick him in the head.

4. Which is TRUE of the following sentences?

A. Hiroyuki’s company has made many such beds.

B. Hiroyuki’s bed is the only one made for a contest.

C. Hiroyuki has made a lot of money.

5.The word “whisper” in the second paragraph means “________”.

A. speak loudly         

B. speak angrily         

C. speak quietly

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一种新型的能在早晨叫醒你的床。这种床连接了闹钟和录音机，还有机械脚。如果你总是不起床，最后床会慢慢的竖起，你就被滑落在地板上。但是这种床只是用于比赛还没有公司生产。

1.Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem!描述，可知这种床是为起床晚的人设计的，故选B

2.归纳理解题。根据第二段The bed is connected to an alarm clock(闹钟). First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music.可知床连接了闹钟和录音磁带，故选C

3.Finally you slide(滑落) off the bed and onto the floor.可知最后人就会从床上滑落到地板上。故选A

4.最后一段Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores. There is only one bed — the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest(比赛).可知他的床是唯一的一个，它是用来比赛的。故选B

5.】词义猜测题。根据She whispered in a soft voice, “Wake up, darling, please.’可知 in a soft voice用轻柔的声音，故选C。

考点：创新发明类短文阅读。