阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（天津卷）
It was seven o'clock on the morning of August 29th. The Kelly family were going to Brighton, a town by the sea.
“Can we have breakfast 46 we leave？” asked Gina Kelly.
“No,” said her mother. “We must leave now, or the traffic will be 47 . We'll have breakfast when we 48 the seaside.”
Gina ran downstairs. “I'm ready,” she said.
The family climbed into the 49 , and Dad started driving. In the front of the car was Mike. He was eleven. He didn't talk but just 50 music. In the back of the car were Gina, her mother and Ellen. Gina was nine and Ellen was three.
Dad drove very fast. “You're driving too fast,” said Mum. “You don't have to drive so fast. It's 51 .”
Dad laughed and drove more slowly. There wasn't 52 traffic, and they reached Brighton at nine o'clock. It was a sunny day, and the sea 53 very blue.
“There's a café,” said Gina. “Can we have breakfast there？”
“Yes,” said Mum. They went into the café, and ate a very big breakfast.
“Oh dear, I am full,” said Gina. “ 54 can I swim when I've got all that food inside me？”
“Easy,” shouted Mike. “Just watch me!” He ran towards the sea, followed by Gina happily.
What a (n) 55 day it was going to be!
46．A. before B. after C. while D. when
47．A．wonderful B．safe C．terrible D．easy
48．A．move B．leave C．clean D．get to
49．A．bus B．car C．train D．ship
50．A．heard B．listened to C．listened D．heard of
51．A．late B．great C．busy D．early
52．A．too much B．much too C．too many D．many too
53．A．sounded B．tasted C．looked D．felt
54．A．Where B．How C．Whether D．Why
55．A．exciting B．boring C．useful D．noisy
文章大意：
8月29日的早上，Kelly一家准备到海边去玩，因为担心交通堵塞，他们没有吃早饭就出发了。路上很顺利，他们在九点到达了海边，吃了早饭，并度过了愉快的一天。
答案及解析：
46．A 考查理解判断。应该是出发前吃饭，所以选择A。
47．C 考查理解判断。根据上下句：他们决定不吃早饭就出发，因为担心交通堵塞，所以选择C。
48．D 考查细节判断。根据短文内容，到了海边后再吃饭，所以选择D。
49．B 考查细节判断，根据后面的“In the front of the car…”可知答案为B。
50．B 考查动词用法。根据后面的music可知是“听音乐”。listen为不及物动词，表达听音乐用listen to。
51．D 考查理解判断。根据“你没有必要开得那么快”判断，时间应该还早呢。
52．A 考查短语辨析。too much修饰不可数名词；much too修饰形容词、副词；too many修饰可数名词复数。traffic：是不可数名词，所以选择A。
53．C 考查理解判断。根据句意“海看起来是蓝的”，可知应选择C。
54．B 考查理解判断。本句意思：“刚吃饱怎么游泳呢？”所以选择B。本题较难。
55．A 考查理解判断。根据短文意思可知，他们度过了快乐的一天。
