In today’s world of cell phones, mini laptops and MP5 players, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them. Since these devices are so common, is time running out for the 500-year-old watch? According to some consumers, yes. New Jersey teenager Charlie Wollman says a watch is “an extra piece of equipment with no necessary function”. Many young adults agree and use their cell phones to tell time. It is said that fewer young people wear watches today than five years ago. As a result, some people claim that the watch industry is at a crossroads.
However, watchmakers optimistically say that watches redeem popularity when consumers reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they are willing to spend money on a quality watch that doesn’t just keep good time. Fifty years ago, watchmakers boasted about their products’ accuracy. But in recent years, the watch industry has transformed itself into an accessory（飾品）business. And for many today, the image a watch communicates has become more important than the time it tells.
“Complications” --- features that go beyond simple timekeeping--- are an important part of a watch’s image. Today’s watches offer lots of features that meet almost any personality. These features include compasses, lunar calendars, USB drives, and even devices that measure the effectiveness of golf swings（揮棒方式）!
Creativity is also a key element in today’s watches. For example, Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash makes watches that don’t even look like watches. The company’s popular Shinshoku model uses different color lights to tell the time. It looks more like a fashionable bracelet (手鐲) than a watch.                   
Whether a watch communicates fashion sense, creative flair or a love of sports, consumers want their timepieces to stand out. Nowadays, everyone has the same kind of gadget(小玩意兒) in their bags,  so people want to make a statement with what’s on their wrists. Will this interest in wrist fashion last?  Only time will tell!
小題1:The underlined word “redeem” in Paragraph 2 can be best replaced by “__________”.
A．enlargeB．regainC．proveD．lose
小題2:According to the passage, a multi-function watch can _________.
A．store the list of phone numbersB．remind you of your daily affairs
C．be used as a calculatorD．show the direction
小題3:In Paragraph 4, Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash is mentioned to _________.
A．prove today’s watches are fashionable
B．compare a watch with a cool bracelet
C．show how popular Shinshoku watches are.
D．stress it’s Tokyoflash that makes Shinshoku watches
小題4:What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A．Japanese watches stand out
B．Watches tell more than time
C．Watch industry is in a bad situation
D．Watches are becoming less popular

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：文章告訴我們 以前人們戴手表只是為了報(bào)時(shí) 他們追求的是手表報(bào)時(shí)的精確性而現(xiàn)在的年輕人戴手表更多的是在乎手表的款式 而不太關(guān)注它報(bào)時(shí)是否準(zhǔn)確因?yàn)槭直砜梢哉故救说膫�(gè)性。
小題1:猜詞題：從第二段的句子：By then, they are willing to spend money on a quality watch that doesn’t just keep good time. 可知現(xiàn)在年輕人愿意花錢買不僅僅報(bào)時(shí)準(zhǔn)的高質(zhì)量的手表�？芍直碇匦芦@得年輕人的青睞。Redeem=regain，選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Today’s watches offer lots of features that meet almost any personality. These features include compasses, lunar calendars, USB drives, and even devices that measure the effectiveness of golf swings（揮棒方式）! 從compass可知現(xiàn)在多功能的手表還可以辨別方向。選D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash makes watches that don’t even look like watches. The company’s popular Shinshoku model uses different color lights to tell the time. It looks more like a fashionable bracelet (手鐲) than a watch. 可知文章提到Tokyoflash 是為了表明現(xiàn)在的手表是時(shí)尚的，選A
小題4:主旨大意題。B 項(xiàng)的意思是“手表不僅能報(bào)時(shí)”，符合語境。由此可以推知 B項(xiàng)作為標(biāo)題最貼切。
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Hawley is a winner． But he didn’t become a winner by concentrating on winning． He did it by concentrating on playing well．
“The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part,” said the founder of the modern Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin．“The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle．The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well．”
A characteristic of high performers is their intense, pleasurable concentration on work, rather than on their competitors or future glory or money, says Dr．Charles Garfield, who has studied 1,500 achievers in business, science, sports, the arts, and professions．“They are interested in winning, but they’re most interested in self-development, testing their limits．”
One of the most surprising things about top performers is how many losses they’ve had and how much they’ve learned from each． “Not one of the 1,500 I studied defined losing as failing,” Garfield says．“They kept calling their losses ‘setbacks’．”
A healthy attitude toward setbacks is essential to winning, experts agree．
“The worst thing you can do if you’ve had a setback is to let yourself get stuck in a prolonged depression． You should analyze carefully what went wrong, identify specific things you did right and give yourself credit for them．” Garfield believes that most people don’t give themselves enough praise． He even suggests keeping a diary of all the positive things you’ve done on the way to a goal．
小題1:Hawley won the contest because _______．
A．he put all his mind to his performance
B．he cared much about the judges’ feelings
C．he tried his best to avoid making mistakes
D．he paid close attention to the people around
小題2:High performers is that they tend to give priority to _______．
A．gloryB．wealthC．pleasureD．work
小題3:According to the passage, successful people concentrate on _______．
A．challenging their own limitsB．learning from others
C．defeating their opponentsD．a(chǎn)voiding setbacks
小題4: It can be learned from the passage that top performers are not _______．
A．interested in winningB．free of losses
C．a(chǎn)ccustomed to failuresD．concerned about setbacks
小題5:The passage tells us that “praise” in times of trouble _______．
A．helps people deal with their disappointment
B．makes people forget their setbacks
C．makes people regret about their past
D．helps people realize their goals

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