Question

Waking up is terrible. Getting out of the bed is awful. So why on the earth would people sell a thing that cause you to do both? It’s simply because being late can cause a lot of troubles. It is said president Reagan almost missed his inauguration(就职典礼) because of a broken clock.

There are many special clocks for anyone who’s unable to get up in the morning.

Bomb Alarm Clock

Flying Alarm Clock

Puzzle(拼图) Alarm Clock

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。

1. If we don’t have an alarm clock which can wake us up, we’ll__________.

A. get up             B. get more trouble

C. miss inauguration  D. become lazy

2. According to the article, the loudest alarm clock is __________.

A. Bomb Alarm Clock      B. Puzzle Alarm Clock

C. Flying Alarm Clock    D. an usual clock

3. In the three clocks, you can turn off ___________ without going out of the bed.

A. Flying Alarm Clock   B. Puzzle Alarm Clock

C. Bomb Alarm Clock     D. all of them

4. What’s the meaning of the underline word “decibels”?

A. 纳米    B. 分贝    C. 光年     D. 纬度

5. The Puzzle Alarm Clock is sure to wake you up, because _____________.

A. you have to get up find the propeller and put it in the clock.

B. it’s too noisy and it can shake

C. it won’t stop ringing until you turn it off

D. you have to find the 4 pieces and put them into it. After that, you won’t feel sleepy.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是如果我们起床晚而迟到的话，会带来很多的麻烦，如果有一个闹钟把我们叫醒就再好不过了。短文中给我们介绍了三种有趣的闹钟，它们都各有特色，而且一定能把你叫醒。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中It’s simply because being late can cause a lot of troubles.可知，如果没有闹钟，起床就可能晚，迟到会带来很大麻烦。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中Bomb Alarm Clock中This clock had adjustable volume（音量）with a loudest sound of 113 decibels. That’s louder than a helicopter可知，这种闹钟可以调节音量，最大的声音可以达到113分贝，比直升飞机的声音还要大。所以它是声音最大的闹钟。故选A。

3. Alarm clock 中the only way to turn off the alarm is to get out of bed and find the key!可知，这种闹钟需要下床把它关掉；根据Puzzle Alarm clock中Because it won’t stop ringing until you correctly put the four pieces into it which fly out every time the alarm clock goes off.可知，这种闹钟也需要下床去关掉。故排除A、B和D，选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据文意和划线单词所在的句子This clock had adjustable volume（音量）with a loudest sound of 113 decibels.可知，这种闹钟可以调节音量，最大的声音可以达到113分贝。decibels是声音的单位分贝。故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据短文最后一段中关于Puzzle Alarm Clock的介绍It is sure to wake you up. Because it won’t stop ringing until you correctly put the four pieces into it which fly out every time the alarm clock goes off.可知，这是一种拼图闹钟，你只有把四块拼图放在它里面，它才停止响。因此当你完成这个拼图的时候，你肯定就不困了，所以说这个闹钟一定能把你叫醒。故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。