Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up every morning and brought them back to their every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents to go to work, she always went on this bus.
Mary’s parents always their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be . But one morning the alarm to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly , looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then into Mary’s room to wake her up.
“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “ you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even break-fast and then I’ll you to school on my way to the office.”
“But how can you find the , Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”
“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”
“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she . In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.
“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most way?” her mother asked her.
“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to the other children to school.
1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:B
试题分析：本文讲述了Mary一家来到一个新城市开始新的生活，有一天闹钟没有响，妈妈开车送她上学，结果他们绕了很多的路才来到学校，原来Mary只认识校车的路线。
小题1:C 考查形容词和上下文串联。A. big大的，B. nice好的，C. different不同的，D. distant遥远的，他们来到了一个新的城市，那么太要来到一个与以前不一样的学校。所以选C。
小题2:A 考查名词和上下文串联。A. pupils学生，B. teachers老师，C. parents父母，D. passengers乘客，根据上下文的school bus那么校车应该是来接学生的。所以选A。
小题3:D 考查名词和常识题。A. offices办公室，B. towns城镇，C. classrooms教室，D. homes家，校车每天下午都送学生回家。所以选D。
小题4:B 考查动词和上下文串联。A. seemed似乎，B. had有，C. refused拒绝，D. used使用，下文she went on this bus说明父母不能送她上学，是因为他们要上班。所以选B。
小题5:B 考查动词和固定词组。A. found 发现，B. set 设置，C. cleaned 干净，D. fixed 安装，修理，Set the alarm设定闹钟。所以选B。
小题6:A 考查形容词和上下文串联。A. late迟了，B. ready 准备好的，C. lazy 懒惰的，D. asleep睡着的，人们在早晨设闹钟主要就是为了防止早晨无法准时起床而迟到。所以选A。
小题7:C 考查动词和上下文串联。A. started开始，B. stopped停止，C. failed失败，D. continued继续，根据下文可知闹钟没有响，他们迟到了。Fail to do sth未能做某事。所以选C。
小题8:D 考查短语辨析。A. stood up站立；B. stayed up熬夜；C. put up搭建，留宿；D. woke up苏醒；妈妈突然醒了过来。所以选D。
小题9:A 考查动词辨析。A. rushed冲；B. stepped踏； C. escaped逃跑；D. jumped跳；妈妈冲进她的房间把她叫醒。所以选A。
小题10:A 考查连词。A. but但是，B. and并且，C. so因此，D. then 然后，I am sorry, but…对不起…;所以选A。
小题11:B 形容词辨析。A. later更晚；B. quicker更快；C. easier更容易；D. heavier更重；她要更快点吃早饭。所以选B。
小题12:D 考查动词和上下文串联。A. bring 带来，B. fetch去拿，C. leave离开，D. drive驾驶，根据下文内容可知妈妈开车送她上学。所以选D。
小题13:C 名词辨析。A. truth真相；B. bus公交车； C. way路，方法；D. guide导游；她问妈妈她怎么会认识去学校的路。所以选C。
小题14:C 考查名词辨析。A. homework家庭作业；B. shopping购物；C. trip旅行；D. reading阅读；指她乘车上学的旅行已经好多次了。所以选C。
小题15:B 考查动词和上下文串联。A. rose升起，上升，B. dressed穿衣，C. moved移动，D. showed展示，她同意妈妈的安排很快就穿好衣服，吃好饭了。所以选B。
小题16:C 考查动词辨析。A. wondered想知道；B. realized意识到 ；C. recognized 认出；D. designed设计；每次她认识的地方都让妈妈转弯。所以选C。
小题17:D 考查连词辨析。A. unless除非，B. after 在…后面，C. if如果，D. before在…之前，在她们到达学校之前把城市绕了一大半了。所以选D。
小题18:D 形容词辨析。A. comfortable舒服；B. helpful有助于； C. important 重要；D. direct直接；妈妈问她为什么不走直接的路。所以选D。
小题19:A 句意分析。她不知道走别的地方如何能到这里，因为校车就是走那条路线的。所以选A。
小题20:B 句意分析。A. look for寻找，B. pick up 捡起，C. drop by随便拜访，D. deal with处理，这条路就是校车每天接学生多走的路线。pick up用车接某人。所以选B
