填空题

第三节 短文理解 2
阅读下列短文,从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。
Dr Hill was travelling around the country, and one day he was at a hotel in a small town. Lunch was served from twelve thirty to one thirty. Dr Hill went out for a walk in the morning but he forgot to put on his watch. He walked for a long time, and then he saw a young girl in the street, so he said to her, "Excuse me, would you please tell me the time"
The young girl looked at her watch and then answered, "It’s twelve o’clock."
Dr Hill wasn’t happy when he heard this, and said, "Isn’t it later (后来,过一会儿) than that" He was hungry and Wanted his lunch.
"No," the young girl answered. "It never gets later than twelve o’clock in our town."
Dr Hill was surprised and said, "That’s interesting. What do you mean"
"Well," the young girl answered, "whenever it becomes twelve o’clock, we always start from the beginning (开始,起源) again... one o’clock, two o’clock..."
How was Dr Hill when he heard the young girl’s answer

【参考答案】

A