单选题
Dr Hill was travelling around the country, and one day he was at a hotel in a small town. Lunch was served from twelve thirty to one thirty. Dr Hill went out for a walk in the morning but he forgot to put on his watch. He walked for a long time, and then he saw a young girl in the street, so he said to her, "Excuse me, would you please tell me the time?" The young girl looked at her watch and then answered, "It's twelve o'clock." Dr Hill wasn't happy when he heard this, and said, "Isn't it later (后来,过一会儿) than that?" He was hungry and Wanted his lunch. "No," the young girl answered. "It never gets later than twelve o'clock in our town." Dr Hill was surprised and said, "That's interesting. What do you mean?" "Well," the young girl answered, "whenever it becomes twelve o'clock, we always start from the beginning (开始,起源) again... one o'clock, two o'clock.../
单选题
What was Dr Hill doing?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】文章的第一句就是答案。
单选题
What time was lunch in the hotel?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】文章说到,Lunch Was served from twelve thirty to one thirty 午餐时间从十二点半到一点半。
单选题
What did Dr Hill ask the young girl to do?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】从第一段的最后一句对话可以直接得出答案。
单选题
How was Dr Hill when he heard the young girl's answer?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】答案的线索在第三段的第一句。
单选题
Which of the following (接着的,在…以后) sentences is right?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】首先排除A,因为Dr Hill 并未理解“小女孩天真的认为本镇的时间跟其他地方不一样,没有晚于十二点的”这个观点;排除B,因为如果晚于十二点,按照小女孩的逻辑她一定会说出当时时间是。点多或1点多。