单选题 请根据下面短文回答:
Mary is a beautiful girl. She studied in a college in London a year ago. When she left London, she returned to the town where she was born. And she found work in a middle school. She teaches her students French there. She sings and dances well and she likes her work. So she makes friends soon and most people in the town know her. She often takes part in all kinds of meetings and parties and she always sings or dances for the people. She spends a lot of time on it. Sometimes she goes to bed late and can't get up on time. Of course she's often late to go to work. Mr. Read, the headmaster(校长), is strict(严格)with everybody. He always stands by the school gate when the first bell rings. Mary has to tell him that her watch is slow. She got home late last night, and this morning she got up late again. She hurried to school without breakfast, but Mr. Read was waiting for her at the gate.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Read."said Mary, "My watch…"
"Your watch is slow again, isn't it?" the old man said angrily, "I have to say: You'd better change your watch, or I'll change you./

单选题 Mary is______now.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[句意] 玛丽现在是…。细节题。从文中第二、三行“And she found work in a middle school. She teaches her students French there.”她现在在一所中学里教法语。故[B]项正确。
单选题 Most people in the town know the girl because______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[句意] 镇上的大多数人都认识这个女孩子,因为…。细节题。从文中第三、四行“She likes her work and sings and dances well. So she makes friends soon and most people in the town know her.”人们认识她是因为她喜欢唱歌跳舞。故[C]项正确。
单选题 ______, so she's very busy after work.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[句意] ______,所以她下班后非常忙。细节题。从文中第五、六行“She often takes part in all kinds of meetings and parties and she always sings or dances for the people. She spends a lot of time on it.”可知玛丽把很多业余时间花在参加各种聚会上了。故[A]项正确。
单选题 Mary often goes to work late because______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[句意] 玛丽上班经常迟到,因为…。细节题。从文中第六、七行“Sometimes she goes to bed late and can't get up on time. Of course she's often late to go to work.”可知玛丽因为睡得晚,所以不能按时起床。故[A]项正确。
单选题 What do Mr. Read's last words mean?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[句意] 瑞得先生最后一句话的意思是…。推理题。从文中可知玛丽迟到时总是以手表慢为借口,因此,瑞得先生不再相信这个理由了,故[A]项排除。瑞得先生说这句话是警告玛丽不能再迟到了。故[C]项正确。