Now, most people have watches. As we know, Switzerland（瑞士） is famous for its watches. ___ , the watch was not _ in this country. It was the British who did. Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he went     a small town in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage（馬車） inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the __ kind of watch. A blacksmith’s（鐵匠） assistant hoped to see the watch. He __ what it was. __ he asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the Englishman. “ This machine can tell the ___ but now it isn’t working.”
At once the blacksmith’s assistant decided to try to __ it. So the traveler handed him the watch. He was very __. So it was not surprising that he was __ in showing it right. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone, he made a watch of exactly the same kind.
So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold all over the world.
小題1:
A．SoB．AndC．HoweverD．For
小題2:
A．broughtB．inventedC．cameD．a(chǎn)ppeared
小題3:
A．onB．a(chǎn)tC．inD．through
小題4:
A．earliestB．latestC．nicestD．cheapest
小題5:
A．knewB．wondered C．thoughtD．wrote
小題6:
A．BecauseB．AfterC．SoD．Since
小題7:
A．timeB．priceC．a(chǎn)ddressD．number
小題8:
A．repairB．stealC．makeD．buy
小題9:
A．hardworking B．strongC．forgetfulD．clever
小題10:
A．difficultB．hardC．gladD．successful

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:B
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:D

試題分析：短文大意：大多數(shù)人有手表。眾所周知，瑞士因手表而著名。但你是否知道：手表并不是瑞士人發(fā)明的而是英國人發(fā)明的。
小題1:考查連詞及語境理解。句意：然而，這手表不是這個(gè)國家發(fā)明的。而是英國人發(fā)明的。So 所以； And和； However 然而； For為。根據(jù)上句Switzerland is famous for its watches.和后文the watch was not invented in this country.可知選C。
小題2:考查動(dòng)詞及語境理解。句意：這手表不是這個(gè)國家發(fā)明的。brought 帶來，拿來； invented 發(fā)明； came 來； appeared出現(xiàn)。 故選B。
小題3:考查介詞及語境理解。句意：許多年前，一個(gè)英國人前往意大利途中他去了瑞士的一個(gè)小城鎮(zhèn)。on 在…上； at 在；in 在…里； through 穿過。In town在鎮(zhèn)上，所以選D。
小題4:考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：這是最早的手表。earliest 最早的；latest 最遲的； nicest 最好的； cheapest最便宜的。 故選A。
小題5:考查動(dòng)詞及語境理解。句意：他想知道那是什么。Knew知道； wondered 想知道；thought 想，認(rèn)為；wrote寫。故選B。
小題6:考查介詞及語境理解。句意：所以他就問那個(gè)英國人。Because 因?yàn)椋?After 在…后，So 所以；Since 自從。故選C。
小題7:考查名詞及語境理解句意：這機(jī)器可以告訴時(shí)間，但是現(xiàn)在它壞了。time 時(shí)間； price 價(jià)格；address 地址；number數(shù)量。所以選 A。
小題8:考查動(dòng)詞及語境理解。句意：鐵匠的助手決定嘗試修理它。repair 修理； steal 偷；make 制造；buy 買。所以選A。
小題9:考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：他非常聰明。hardworking 辛勤的； strong 強(qiáng)壯的； forgetful健忘的； clever 聰明的。D
小題10:考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：所以這毫不奇怪，他成功地顯示是正確的。difficult 困難的； hard 硬的，困難的； glad 高興的； successful 成功的。所以選D。
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