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A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked(敲) at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch: “It’s 8:05,” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up(被叫醒) again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight. In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note(纸条) and stuck(贴) it on the window for all to see. It said, “I don’t know the time.” Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” he said. “It’s a quarter to nine.”

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

1.How many persons asked the driver about the time?

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Four.

2. The first person knocked at the window of the car _________.

A.at five to eight

B.at half past eight

C.at five past eight

D.at a quarter to nine

3. Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window?

A.Because he didn’t want anybody to trouble him.

B.Because he didn’t know the time.

C.Because he needed somebody to wake him up.

D.Because he wanted somebody to tell him the time.

4. The third person knocked at the window to __________.

A.tell him what time it was

B.ask him not to sleep

C.see if the driver was sleeping

D.ask him the time

5.  The driver ________ in his car.

A.had a good sleep

B.had no seat

C.didn’t have a good rest

D.always closed his eyes

 

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

【解析】

1.根据对短文理解可知一共有两人来问时间

2.从短文的整体理解来判断,第一个人来问时间时很早,是五点零八分

3.根据短文the driver thought he could not have a good rest可知

4.根据短文可知,第二个人告诉他时间

5.考查对短文的理解,根据短文内容可知司机没有休息好

 

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