Question

Can the time go slower?

— by Joanna Pitt

Can the time go slower?

I’m still thinking of

the answers.

Can the time go slower?

My head is not

yet clear.

Can the time go slower?

For me the rules of math are

too hard to remember.

Can the time go slower?

My grade is what my father

really cares about.

So can the time go slower?

My dear teacher,

I don’t want to run behind others.

Oh no!

There are still lots of questions

to be answered!

1.What is the poem about?

A. Learning math.    B. Taking a test.    C. Asking questions.    D. Running with others.

2.Why does the writer keep asking “Can the time go slower?”

A. She is missing her good old times.

B. She does not want to get old with time.

C. She is worried that there’s not enough time.

D. She is afraid that she will be later home than her father.

Answer

1.B

2.C

【解析】这篇短文是一首小诗，这首诗中作者在参加一次考试，她希望时间能过得慢一些，因为她还有很多题目要做，她希望自己能考一个好的成绩。

1.主旨大意题。根据这首诗中thinking of the answers, the rules of math, My grade以及There are still lots of questions to be answered这些词上，这里提到了问题、答案、成绩、数学等，由此我们可以知道，这首诗作者是讲述了一次考试，故应选B。

2.推理判断题。在这首诗中，作者多次用到了Can the time go slower?时间能不能更慢一些？作者想让时间过得慢一些，而且短文的最后一句话说到There are still lots of questions to be answered，她还有很多问题要回答。由此我们可以推断，她是担心自己的时间不够。故应选C。

点睛：这篇短文是一首诗，我们读这首诗关键要把握作者诗中主要想表达什么，这首诗的题目以及诗当中多次出现了Can the time go slower?，作者为什么想让时间更慢一些？诗中告诉我们I’m still thinking of the answers，她在思考答案；My head is not clear.我的头脑还不是很清楚；For men the rules of math are too hard to remember数学规则太难记；My grade is what my father really cares about她的父亲很关心她的成绩；I don’t want to run behind others她不想落后于其他学生；以及There are still lots of questions to be answered，她还有很多问题要回答。从这些表述上我们可以推测出作者是在参加数学考试，她希望时间能过得慢一些，让她能好好思考一下，能取得好成绩。这样我们就把握了文章的主题，做题也就很容易了。