河北省沧州市颐和中学高中英语 Unit 3 Computers 阅读理解学案 新人教版必修 2【合作探究】阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOn Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was t he last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “It’s two minutes pas t twelve! The clock has stopped!” I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh.56. The crowd gathered under the clock because ________.A. it was twenty to twelve B. it was Wednesday eveningC. they wanted to welcome the New Year D. the clocked had stopped57. They realized the clock had stopped _______.A. before midnight B. after midnight C. at midnight D. just in time58. After some shouted the clocked had stopped, ________.A. the crowd began to laugh and sing.B. the crowd got a little angryC. the crowd went homeD. the crowd refused to welcome the New year.BLast week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends. My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome and successful man devoted to his family and work, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and a young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with m...
