Question

People often like collecting things. Collecting stamps， books， pictures and pens are some common hobbies. I know many kinds of collections. but do you know the collection of clocks? My friend Mr. Clock， a short man， has the hobby. He has one thousand five hundred clocks.

There are clocks here and there in his house. You can see lots of clocks on shelves. As there is not enough room for so many clocks， the man has to put clocks into some boxes under the beds in his house.

Mr. Clock likes his large collection of clocks， but his wife，Mrs. Clock does not enjoy them at all. She complains（抱怨）every day because she has to do much work，for it is not easy to clean hundreds of clocks. She also complains about the noise. Each clock keeps a different time. So she can hear the chimes almost any time day and night. There is something even worse. With so many clocks around， she is never able to know the correct time!

1.Mr. Clock likes collecting ________.

A．stamps        B．pictures

C．watches        D．clocks

2.Mr. Clock collected about ________ clocks.

A．1，050         B．1，500

C．1，550         D．5，010

3.Mrs. Clock complains every day because ______.

A．she has to clean many clocks

B．she can hear the chimes any time at home

C．she can’t know the correct time

D．A， B and C

4.From the passing we know ______.

A．all the clocks in Mr. Clock’s home tell the same time

B．Mr. Clock enjoys collecting the clocks， but Mrs. Clock doesn’t like it at all

C．no clock works well in their house

D．Mr. Clock only put the clocks on the shelves

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍的是一个奇怪的收藏爱好：收藏钟。作者的朋友Mr.Clock收藏有一千五百只钟，占居了他家里的所有空间也给他家人的生活带来了影响：钟发出的噪声影响家人，钟面的时间不同，使得家人也不知道准确的时间。

1.D细节理解题。题意：Mr. Clock喜欢收藏什么？A．stamps邮票；B．pictures图片；C．watches手表；D．clocks钟。由第一段里的： but do you know the collection of clocks? My friend Mr. Clock， a short man， has the hobby. 可知Mr Clock喜欢收藏钟。故选D。

2.2】B 细节理解题。题意：Mr. Clock收藏了大约多少只钟？A．1，050；B．1，500；C．1，550； D．5，010。根据第一段最后一句：He has one thousand five hundred clocks.他有一千五百只钟。故选B。

3.3】D推理判断题。题意：Mrs. Clock 为什么每天抱怨？A．she has to clean many clocks她必须打扫所有的钟；B．she can hear the chimes any time at home她在家随时都可以听到报时声；C．she can’t know the correct time她不知道准确的时间；D．A， B and C以上都对。根据最后一段可知：Mrs Clock抱怨每天要打扫钟、家里时时都可以听到报时声，很吵闹，她甚至不知道准确的时间了。故选D。

4.4】B 推理判断题。题意：从本文中我们知道什么？A．all the clocks in Mr. Clock’s home tell the same time他家里的所有钟的时间一致；B．Mr. Clock enjoys collecting the clocks， but Mrs. Clock doesn’t like it at all. Mr Clock喜欢收藏钟，但是Mrs Clock不喜欢；C．no clock works well in their house他们家里没有钟时间准确。D．Mr. Clock only put the clocks on the shelves Mr Clock只把钟放在架子上。由第三段开头：Mr. Clock likes his large collection of clocks， but his wife，Mrs. Clock does not enjoy them at all可知，Mr. Clock喜欢收藏钟，但是Mrs. Clock不喜欢。故选B。

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。