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Creative alarm clocks
Dumbbell（哑铃） alarm clock
It is not a real dumbbell, but you have to shake it up and down 30 times to stop the alarm clock. And there is no stop button. Of course you will be totally refreshed by then. Don’t be lazy and take some exercise in the morning.
Target alarm clock
The alarm is ringing at the time you set it for！Do you see the target？Then hit it to stop the sound with a laser gun（激光枪）. Of course you have to be fully awake if you don’t want to miss the target.
Flying alarm clock
I’m sure you won’t be able to simply ignore this alarm as you usually do, because it flies！Its propeller（螺旋桨）flying off the alarm is the key. Before the frightening alarm sounds drive you crazy， you’d better quickly put the key back.
Banclock
Have you been keeping a pocketful of change for some time without knowing what to do with it？Maybe you can put those coins in your alarm. This is both an alarm clock and a money box. It only stops ringing if you put a coin in it.
IQ alarm clock
What about a brain workout in the morning？ IQ alarm will go off and ask you a set of IQ questions. Don’t even think about removing the battery, because it is hard to open. The only way to shut it off is to answer all questions correctly.
Mr. Bump-off-the-wall alarm clock
An alarm clock is so annoying when you are too tired and sleepy to get up. You can release your anger on Mr. Bump. It looks like a blue ball covered with “bandages（绷带）”. Just throw this alarm at the wall to silence it.
1. How can we turn off Target alarm clock？
A. By shooting at it. B. By shaking it 30 times.
C. By putting the key back on it. D. By answering questions shown on.
2. What is another function of Banclock？
A. Improving people’s sleep. B. Asking people to do exercise.
C. Testing people’s intelligence. D. Helping people to save money.
3. What can we infer about Mr. Bump-off-the-wall alarm clock?
A. It hangs on the wall. B. It is difficult to break.
C. It was invented by Mr. Bump. D. It rings louder than any other clocks.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了几个有创意的闹钟。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据 Target alarm clock部分中的 Then hit it to stop the sound with a laser gun然后用激光枪击中它来停止声音。可知，要关掉这个闹钟需要向闹钟射击，故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据 Banclock部分中的Maybe you can put those coins in your alarm. This is both an alarm clock and a money box. 也许你可以把这些硬币放在你的闹钟里。这是一个闹钟和一个储蓄罐。可知，这个闹钟也是一个储钱罐，能帮助人们存钱，故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据Mr. Bump-off-the- wall alarm clock部分中的It looks like a blue ball covered with “bandages（绷带）”. Just throw this alarm at the wall to silence it. 它看起来像一个蓝色的覆盖着“绷带”的球。把闹钟往墙上扔，它就会静音。可推断，这个闹钟很难摔破，故选B。
【点睛】应用文多是细节理解题。一般定位关键词适用于解答细节理解题。通过定位关键词解题，考生在阅读题干时，把题干中有标记意义的词或词组划记出来，或者选项中的关键词，然后用这个词回到原文当中定位。如小题1题干中的Target alarm clock，再如小题2题干中的Banclock，回到原文中描述它们的部分，可以帮助快速找出答案。
