Question

【題目】 In modern world, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them, such as mobile phones, MP5 players and mini computers. Since these small machines are so common, will people stop wearing the 500-year-old watches? Maybe the answer is “yes”. According to a survey, most teenagers say it’s unnecessary to wear a watch, they usually use their mobile phones to tell the time.

However, watchmakers say that watches will get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they want to spend money on a creative(有創(chuàng)意的) time-telling tool because they think it’s not enough if a watch can just keep good time, so watchmakers are trying their best to create new kinds of watches. Recently, a new kind of watches has been invented. It can use different color lights to tell the time. This kind of watches makes people talk more about modern watches again.

Also people want their time-telling tools to be beautiful, fashionable and practical(實用的), so watches are designed(設計) to meet the need of almost any personality(個性). Now more and more watches can be used as compasses(指南針), calendars and even USB drives …

All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.

【1】According to the survey, ________ use mobile phones to tell the time instead of watches.

A. most teenagers B. the old people

C. watchmakers D. most people

【2】Watches will get ________ again when people reach their 20s and 30s.

A. expensive B. small C. popular D. cheap

【3】In this passage, watches can be used as different kinds of things except _______.

A. compasses B. calendars

C. USB drives D. wallets

【4】Recently, a new kind of watches uses ________ to tell the time according to the passage.

A. different color lights B. sound

C. pictures D. music

【5】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Most people want to spend money on mobile phones.

B. A watch has become more important than the time it tells.

C. Many watchmakers are worried about their products.

D. Fewer and fewer people use watches to tell the time.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文給我們講述的是手表的發(fā)展。雖然現(xiàn)在的青少年們不喜歡用手表，但是手表這一個悠久歷史的發(fā)明物并不會退出人們的生活舞臺。很多二、三十歲的人們?nèi)匀幌矚g用手表，而且現(xiàn)在的手表不管是從外形，還是從功能上，都發(fā)生了很大的變化，它已經(jīng)不只是一個報時的東西了

【1】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文However, watchmakers say that watches will get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. 可知，手表制造商們說，當人們二、三十歲的時候，手表會變得又受歡迎起來。那個年齡的人們是青年，故選A。

【2】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文However, watchmakers say that watches will get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. 可知，手表制造商們說，當人們二、三十歲的時候，手表會變得又受歡迎起來。故選C。

【3】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文Now more and more watches can be used as compasses(指南針), calendars and even USB drives …現(xiàn)在手表為人們提供很多用途，來滿足不同個性的人們的需求。他們可以用作指南針、日歷，甚至磁盤驅動器�？芍獩]有錢包的用途，故選D。

【4】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文Recently, a new kind of watches has been invented. It can use different color lights to tell the time.，故選A。

【5】B主旨大意題。根據(jù)短文最后總結性的段落All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.，可知手表已經(jīng)不只是一個報時的東西了，比報時更重要，故選B。