单选题
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, and 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 on the wall. Just then, Mike, one ofTom'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!" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven. "He was puzzled on that. "You're looking at the clock in the mirror." said Mike. Tom was so sorry for that. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
单选题
Tom went into the station cafe because______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析:事实细节题。由第一段的第一句和最后一句可知,时间尚早(quite early)且没有空位可坐(no place for him to sit),因此他走进了车站咖啡厅。故选C。
单选题
What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析:推理判断题。由倒数第二段可知,汤姆在镜子中看到的时间是half past eleven(11:30),根据镜面成像原理可知,实际时间应是12:30(half past twelve)。
单选题
From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find______.