九年级英语阅读理解

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(排队), 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(镜子) 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(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

根据以上短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的.一项。

1、Tom went into the station cafe because .

asked him to have a cup of tea

was quite early and he could find a seat there

didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

2、What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?

past twelve ty to twelve

past eleven past one

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

.

time is right ’s going slower

’s going backward ’s going faster

4、Which of the following is true?

arrived in Paris on time

next bus would leave in half an hour

r that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer

looked at the clock in the mirror only once

5、Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?

Mirror of the Station

A Careful Man

ing A Bus

Clock In The Mirror

二、

When Mr. David retired(退休),he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.

But to his great surprise, many tourists(游客)came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心), came in and look round. Price(价格): twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide(导游).” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。

1、Mr. David’s house was that many tourists came to see it.

small quiet interesting interesting

2、Mr. David put a notice on the window in order .

drive the visitors away

satisfy the visitor’s curiosity

let visitors come in and look round

get some money out of the visitors

3、The notice made the visitors .

interested in his house

interest in his house

y at the unfair price

happy about the price

4、After Mr. David put up the notice .

visitors didn’t come any longer

r and fewer visitors came to see his house

and more tourists came for a visit

tourist would pay the money for a visit

5、At last he had to sell his house and move away because .

did not like it at all

could not work as a guide

made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house

could not live a quiet life in it