My aunt works in a hospital in the centre of the city. The hospital is not far from her home. It’s about one kilometre away, so she seldom （很少） goes to work by bus. She usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot. It takes her twenty-five minutes to get there by bike, and fifty minutes on foot. Today her bike is broken. She wants to walk there. Now she’s having some food. She usually leaves home at five to eight, but today she needs to walk twenty minutes earlier. She starts to work at half past eight in the morning and finishes at five in the afternoon.
1.The writer’s aunt is a _______.
A. student B. doctor C. bookseller D. teacher
2. The writer’s aunt sometimes goes to work_______.
A. by bus B. by bike C. on foot D. by subway
3.How long does it take her to get there by bike?
A. Fifteen minutes. B. Fifty minutes.
C. Twenty minutes. D. Twenty-five minutes.
4.She needs to walk to work today, because_______.
A. she is ill B. she likes walking
C. her bike is broken D. the weather is fine
5. How long does she have to work a day?
A. 8.5 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 7.5 hours. D. 7 hours.
参考答案：
1.B 由第一句可知作者的姑妈在医院工作，再结合选项可以推断出她是个医生。
2.C 由第四句可知作者的姑妈有时步行去上班。
3.D 由第五句可知作者的姑妈骑自行车要花25分钟到达医院。
4.C 由第六句可知因为自行车坏了，所以作者的姑妈想要步行去上班。
5.A 由最后一句可知她在早晨八点半上班，下午五点下班，共工作8.5个小时。
