(B) A Careful or Careless Timekeeper?
A clockmaker has a shop in a busy town. Every day he sees a man stop by, look into the window and then walk away as fast as he can.
One day the clockmaker asks the man, "Why don't you come into the shop? Come in, please. Shall I show you my clocks?"
The man says, "No, thank you. I don't want to buy your clock. I'm the timekeeper of the town. I have to ring the bell at twelve o'clock. Sometimes my watch is faster than yours. So I have to come here to look at your clocks."
"Ah!" says the clockmaker. "You are a very careful timekeeper. But I set my clock every day when I hear your bells."
生词积累
careful /'keəfl/ adj. 仔细的;小心的 careless /'keələs/ adj. 不小心的;不仔细的 timekeeper /'taɪmki:pə(r)/ n. 计时员 clockmaker /'klɒk,meɪkə(r)/ n. 钟表匠 as fast as 尽可能快 ring the bell 摇铃;鸣钟 faster than... 比……更快
(一)根据短文内容,选择正确的答案。
()1. Every day a ______ stops by and looks into the window of the shop.
A. clockmaker B. timekeeper C. woman D. child
()2. The timekeeper looks at the clocks in the shop to ______.
A. buy a clock B. steal a clock C. set his watch D. go home
()3. The timekeeper has to ______ for the town at twelve o'clock.
A. cook lunch B. ring the door C. make a phone D. ring the bell
()4. Which of the statements is true?
A. The timekeeper wants to buy a clock.
B. Sometimes the watch of the timekeeper is faster than the clocks.
C. The time of the bell is accurate(准确的).
D. The time of the clocks in the shop is accurate.
(二)新考法 开放式谈观点 根据你对短文的理解,你认为文中的报时员是个怎样的人,简单说明理由。
I think the timekeeper ______.

(一)1~4 BCDB
(二)I think the timekeeper is careless. He sets the time according to the clocks in the clockmaker's shop. (答案不唯一)