Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a 36 school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up 37 every morning and brought them back to their 38 every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents 39 to go to work, she always went on this bus.
Mary’s parents always 40 their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be 41 . But one morning the alarm 42 to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly 43 , looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then 44 into Mary’s room to wake her up.
“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “ 45 you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even 46 breakfast and then I’ll 47 you to school on my way to the office.”
“But how can you find the 48, Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”
“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the 49 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 50 and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she 51 .In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town 52 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 53 way?” her mother asked her.
“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know 54 else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to 55 the other children to school.
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】C 上下文串联。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。
【小题2】A 上下文串联。根据上下文的school bus那么校车应该是来接学生的。
【小题3】D 考查常识题。校车每天下午都送学生回家。
【小题4】B 上下文串联。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。
【小题5】B 固定词组。Set the alarm设定闹钟。
【小题6】A 上下文串联。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。
【小题7】C 上下文串联。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。
【小题8】D 短语辨析。A站立B熬夜C搭建，留宿D苏醒；妈妈突然醒了过来。
【小题9】A 动词辨析。A冲B踏C逃跑D跳；妈妈冲进她的房间把她叫醒。
【小题10】A 固定搭配。I am sorry, but…对不起…;
【小题11】B 形容词辨析。A更晚B更快C更容易D更重；她要更快点吃早饭。
【小题12】D 上下文串联。根据下文内容可知妈妈开车送她上学。
【小题13】C 名词辨析。A真相B公交车C路D导游；她问妈妈她怎么会认识去学校的路。
【小题14】C 名词辨析。A家庭作业B购物C旅行D阅读；指她乘车上学的旅行已经好多次了。
【小题15】B 上下文串联。她同意妈妈的安排很快就穿好衣服，吃好饭了。
【小题16】C 动词辨析。A想知道B意识到C认出D设计；每次她认识的地方都让妈妈转弯。
【小题17】D 连词辨析。在她们到达学校之前把城市绕了一大半了。
【小题18】D 形容词辨析。A舒服B有助于C重要D直接；妈妈问她为什么不走直接的路。
【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。
【小题20】B 句意分析。这条路就是校车每天接学生多走的路线。Pick up用车接某人。