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The clock in the mirror

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would leave at 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.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.How did Tom go to Paris one day?

2.Were there many people in the station?

3.What time was it when he looked up at the clock for the first time?                

4.Who was Mike?

5. How did Tom feel when he knew he had missed the bus?

Answer

1.By bus

2.Yes, there were

3.Twenty to twelve

4.One of Tom’s workmates

5.He felt sad.

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了汤姆在车站等车的时候，看见车站人多就进了一家咖啡馆里的镜子前，他当时看了一下表，时间是11点40分钟，就在那时有一个同事过来了，他们边喝咖啡边聊天，过了一会儿，再看表的时候，汤姆发现已经11点半了，他的同事告诉他，那是镜子里的时间，从此汤姆再也不看镜子里的表了。

1.By bus 根据Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus.可知，汤姆每天坐车去巴黎，故用By bus。

2.Yes, there were根据Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.可知，车站有许多人，故用Yes, there were。

3.Twenty to twelve根据He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve.可知，他第一次看表示11：40.故用Twenty to twelve。

4.One of Tom’s workmates根据Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.可知，迈克是汤姆的同事。故用One of Tom’s workmates。

5.He felt sad. 根据Tom was so sad(难过).可知，汤姆很伤心，故用He felt sad.。

考点：阅读表达。