What time is it? There are many ways you can find out   46  . You may have a watch on your wrist(手腕). You can look at the clock on the wall. You can listen to   47  or call a number on the telephone to get the time.

It has not always been easy to know the time. A long time ago people looked at the

  48   to tell the time. They could tell the time by looking at it in the sky:morning,noon or afternoon.

Around the year 1400, people began to use the hourglass(沙漏). It was made   49   glass with sand in it. It was wide at both ends, but  50   in the middle. The sand ran from one end to     51  in one hour. At the end of every hour people turned the glass over and  52  began to run again.

Hundreds of years later a machine called   53   was invented. After that people made small clocks so that they could bring them in their  54  . These pocket clocks were called watches. Then, during the First World War men   55  wearing their watches on their wrist. It was easier and faster to tell the time.

46. A. the people       B. the time         C. the man 

47. A. teacher          B. music            C. radio

48. A. sun              B. moon             C. earth 

49. A. of               B. in               C. by    

50. A. wide             B. short            C. narrow

51. A. other            B. the other        C. another

52. A. the time         B. the glass        C. the sand

53. A. radio            B. clock            C. watch 

54. A. pockets          B. bags             C. hands 

55. A. hated            B. stopped          C. started 

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排隊(duì)), 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(咖啡館), then looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror (鏡子) 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 (難過(guò)). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

46. Tom went into the station cafe because       .

A. Mike asked him to have a cup of tea.

B. it was quite early and he could find a seat there.

C. he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirl.

D. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there.

47. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock?

A. Half past twelve                                      B. Twenty to twelve

C. Half past eleven                                      D. Half past one

48. From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find    .

A. the time is right                           B. it’s going slower

C. it’s going backward                       D. it’s going faster

49. Which of the following is true?

A. Tom arrived in Paris on time  

B. The next bus would leave in half an hour

C. After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer

D. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

50. Which of the following is the title (題目) of the story?

A. The Mirror of the Station                   B. Not A Careful Man

C. Missing A Bus                            D. The Clock In The Mirror

從II欄找出與I欄各句相對(duì)應(yīng)的答語(yǔ).

               I                                           II

1.How were the patato chipa invented?         A.In a bank.

2.Why were you late?                          B.Yes.sure.

3.Could you please sweep the floor?           C.It’s eight thirty.

4.What time is it?                            D.By mistake.

5.Where does your sister work?                E.I overslept.

 

情景對(duì)話（5分）

A: Hi, Li Lei, what are you going to do this Friday evening?

B:   1   

A: What’s the name of the movie?

B: Real Steel.   2   The scenes are beautiful and the music is pleasant.

A: Really?  3 

B: At 7:00 p.m.   4  

A: I’d love to, but my grandma is ill, I have to    stay at home to look after her.

B：  5     I hope your grandma will get well soon.

A: Thank you, Miss Liu.

A. What time is it going to start?

B. Why not go with me?

C. What a pity!

D. I’m going to see a movie.

E. I hear it’s very exciting.

1.__________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4 __________ 5. __________

 

閱讀下面對(duì)話，從方框內(nèi)7個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇5個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)木渥油瓿纱藢?duì)話。

A．This way，please． B．What can I do for you? C．Do you live here? D．5 yuan each. E．What time is the last one? F．It's my pleasure． G．It takes forty minutes．

A: Excuse me, sir?

B: Yes?   73 

A: I want to go to the train station, but I don't know how to get the ticket from the TVM  (自動(dòng)售票機(jī)).

B:   74   Well, just press here.

A: How much is the ticket?

B:   75  

A: All right. By the way, how often do the trains come?

B: About every six minutes.

A:   76  

B: At 11:00 pm.

A: OK. Got it. Thanks for your help.

B:    77 

A: Goodbye!

B: Bye- bye !