Question

Tony is six years old. He is a good boy. But he can’t get up early. He sleeps until nine or ten o’clock in the morning. He is often late for school.
Tony’s mother doesn’t want him to be late for school. So she buys him an alarm clock. She tells Tony, ‘ you must get up when you hear the clock ring.’
‘Yes, Mum,’ said Tony. After that Tony get up at seven thirty when he hears the clock ring.
One day his mother forgets (忘記）to make the clock ring. And the next morning Tony doesn’t get up at seven thirty. It’s time for breakfast. Mother goes to see him. Tony is in bed and his eyes are open.
‘Why don’t you get up?’ His mother is angry.
‘I am waiting for the bell.’
1. Tony’s mother buys him a clock, because ________.
A. he can’t get up early in the morning           B. the clock is good
C. Tony likes it                             D. she wants to give her son a present
2. This article（文章） is ________.
A. a piece of news     B. a joke        C. a letter  D. an introduction（介紹）

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:B

小題1:根據文章第一段中的他不能早起，他經常遲到，所以第二段介紹他媽媽
讓他上學遲到，給他買了鬧鐘，故本題選A。
小題2:Tony每天鈴聲響才起床，但有天鈴聲不響，他還是呆在床上，媽媽生氣
跑到樓上，問他為什么?他說按照媽媽要求在等鈴聲，根據最后一句可以判斷這是
一則笑話，故選B，a joke。