Tom was a good boy. He was seven years old, and he was going to school soon.

　　But Tom had a shortcoming（缺点）. He could not get up early. He often slept（睡）until nine or ten o'clock in the morning. His mother didn't want him to be late for school. So she bought him an alarm clock（闹钟）. She said to Tom, “You must get up when you hear the clock ring.”

　　“Yes, Mum.” Tom said. And from then on. Tom got up when he heard the clock ring at six thirty every morning.

　　One day his mother forgot to ring up（上发条）the clock. And the next morning Tom didn't get up at six thirty. It was time for breakfast. Mother went to wake（叫醒，过去式woke） him up. Tom was in bed and his eyes were open. He said to his mother, “I woke up very early.”

　　“Then why didn't you get up?” Mother asked. “You told me that I must get up when I hear the clock ring, so I am now waiting for the clock to ring.”

(1)Tom couldn't get up early in the morning _____________.

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A．so he was a bad boy

B．but he was still（仍然）a good boy

C．so he was often late for school

D．but he went to school on time（按时）

(2)Before Tom's mother bought a clock for him, he always _________.

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A．got up early	B．got up late
C．went to bed late	D．went to bed early

(3)Tom usually got up ______________ after he had a clock.

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A．early	B．late
C．at nine	D．earlier than his mother

(4)One day, the clock didn't ring, _______________.

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A．but Tom still got up early

B．so Tom didn't wake up early

C．so Tom slept late

D．but Tom still woke up early

(5)Tom didn't get up early one day, because ________________.

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A．his mother didn't wake him up

B．he went to bed too late

C．the clock didn't ring

D．he didn' t want to go to school

阅读下面短文，根据上下文意义和所给单词首字母，写出标有题号的每小题空白处适当单词的完全、正确形式。（每空一词）

Joe was a good boy．He was seven years old，and he was going to school soon．B  1    Joe had a shortcoming（缺点）．He could not get up early．He often slept until（直到）nine or ten o’clock in the morning．

His mother didn’t want him to be l  2   for school．S  3   she bought him an alarm clock（闹钟）．She s  4   to Joe．“You must get up when you hear the clock ring（响）．”

“Yes，Mum．”Joe said．From then on，Joe got up at six thirty e  5   morning when he heard the clock ring．

One day，his mother f  6   to wind up（上发条）clock．And the next morning Joe didn’t get up at six thirty．It was time for breakfast．Mother went to w  7   him up．Tom was in bed and his eyes were open．He said to his mother，“I woke up very early．”

“Then w  8   didn’t you get up?” Mother a  9  ．“You told me that I must get up w 10  I hear the clock ring．So I am now waiting for the clock to ring．”

Some people remember the things by writing notes to themselves．Then they leave the notes in obvious（明显）places，such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room．I don’t think I like to write notes to myself．Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it’s too late．I prefer to use an alarm clock f闹钟）to tell me what I should do．I have ten alarm clocks in my house．They could tell me about things．For example，if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time，I’ll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone．Or if I want to watch a certain television program，I’ll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set．I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks．However，sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it means．I always remember setting it，but not why I set it．If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone，but I can’t be sure．I might have set it to tell

myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time．

1．Some people like to write notes to themselves SO that they can________

A．1eave them in obvious places                   B．remember what to do at a certain time

C．watch a certain program                      D．make a phone call at a certain time

2．I don’t like to write notes to myself because_________

A．they are easy to lose or I can’t always remember to look

B．I don’t know where to put them

C．my handwriting is poor

D．it gives me too much trouble

3．I often use___________ to help me remember things．

A．a notebook         B．a computer          C．telephone calls       D．alarm clocks

4．Sometimes an alarm clock can’t help me because

A．I put the clock in a wrong place             B．the clock goes wrong

C．the clock goes off, I forget why I set it      D．I’m not sure whom I should call

5．In this passage, “go off’ means

A．set off                B．get off                C．go away       D．make a sudden noise

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

A young man was going to spend his holiday in a mountain village. That night he  1 at a small hotel ( 旅馆 ) near the train station.  2 going to bed, he went to the owner of the hotel and said, “ Excuse me, sir. Will you please   3  me up at four forty-five tomorrow morning? I’ll take the five o’clock   4  .”

“ Oh, sorry, ” the owner said in a hurry. “ I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so 5  . ”

The young man was going to return to his room   6  he stopped and asked, “ Have you got an alarm clock ( 闹钟 )? Maybe it can help me.”

“ Yes, here you are, young man, ” said the owner.

The young man thanked the owner  7  . But as he looked at the alarm clock closely, it seemed there was   8   wrong with it.

“ Will it  9  on time? ” he asked.

“ Sure! You just give it a good shake ( 摇晃 ) at a quarter  10  five, and it will do! ”

1.A. worked             B. stayed              C. studied

2.A. Before              B. After                C. While

3. A. wash               B. beat                 C. wake

4. A. ship                B. plane                C. train

5.A. early               B. late                  C. quickly

6. A. when               B. because               C. until

7.A. angrily              B. happily               C. sadly

8. A. something           B. nothing               C. anything

9. A. shout               B. cry                   C. ring

10. A. past               B. to                    C. of

 

  I was in my third year of teaching writing at Ralph High School in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mikey, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence from class the day before:

    "Dear Mr. McCort, Mikey's grandmother, who is eighty years of age, fell down the stairs from too much coffee and I kept Mikey at home to take care of her and his baby sister so I could go to my job. Please excuse Mikey and he'll do his best in the future. P.S. His grandmother is OK."

    I had seen Mikey writing the note at his desk. l said nothing. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my students. The writers of those notes didn't realize that honest excuse notes were usually boring: "Peter was late because the alarm clock didn't go off."

    The students always said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject, but when they produced excuse notes, they were excellent. So I decided to give the first class to study the art of the excuse note.

    “Today I'd like you to write 'An Excuse Note from Adam to God' or 'An Excuse Note from Eve to God'. "Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. They had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.[来源:学|科|网Z

    The next day everyone had excuse notes. Heated discussions followed. But suddenly I saw the headmaster at the door. He entered the classroom and walked up and down, looking at papers, and then said. "I'd like you to see me in my office." My heart sank,

    When I stepped into his office, he came to shake my hand and said, "I just want to tell you that lesson, that task, was great. Those kids were writing on the college level. Thank you."

1.What did the writer do when he found the students dishonest?

A. He reported them to the headmaster.

B. He lectured them hard on honesty.

C. He had them take notes-n class.

D. He helped improve their writing skills.

2.We can learn that when Mikey was absent from the class, he was____.

A. somewhere enjoying himself

B. taking care of his baby sister

C. looking after his grandmother

D. studying the art of the excuse note

3.How did the writer usually find out his students' parental excuse notes were dishonest?

A. They were written in boring words.

B. He called their parents and found out the truth.

C. They were more like stories than facts.

D. The handwriting clearly looked like children's.

4.Which of the following is true?

A. The writer has many years of teaching experience.

B. The students are good at writing excuse notes.

C. The headmaster was angry with the writer.

D. Most of the excuse notes were written by the parents.

5.Which of the following best describes the writer as a teacher?

A. Honest.               B. Strict.                   C. Hardworking.    D. Wise.