Question

【題目】Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, this country didn’t invent the watch. It was the British who did. Here is a story of how the watch was brought to Switzerland.

Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy. This Englishman traveled in a carriage. On his way, he stopped in s small town called Geneva in Switzerland.

There was a carriage watch in it. This was the earliest kind of watch. A blacksmith’s assistant happened to see the watch. He wanted to know what it was and asked the Englishman about it. “It is a carriage watch,” said the man. “This machine can tell the time but it isn’t working now.”

The blacksmith’s assistant wanted to try to repair so the traveler handed him the watch. The assistant was a very clever man, so it was easy for him to repair it. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone on his way, he made a watch of exactly the same type.

So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today, Swiss watches are sold in countries all over the world.

【1】What is Switzerland famous for?

A. TVs. B. Pens. C. Watches. D. Shoes.

【2】What can the carriage clock tell?

A. A story. B. A joke. C. The time. D. A lie.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The blacksmith’s assistant didn’t want to have a look.

B. The blacksmith’s assistant wanted to wear the watch.

C. The blacksmith’s assistant wanted to repair the watch for the man.

D. The blacksmith’s assistant only wanted to keep the watch.

【4】From the passage, we know that _____.

A. Japan started the watch-making.

B. Swiss watches are sold only in Switzerland.

C. the English traveler was the inventor of the watches.

D. Swiss watches are sold all over the world.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 C

【3】 C

【4】 D

【解析】

瑞士以其手表而聞名。然而，這個國家沒有發(fā)明手表，其實是英國人發(fā)明的，這篇文章就是一個關(guān)于手表如何被帶到瑞士的故事。

【1】句意：瑞士以什么著名？A.電視B.鋼筆C.手表D.鞋子。原文“Switzerland is famous for its watches.”（瑞士以其手表而聞名。），故選C。

【2】句意：馬車時鐘能講什么？A.一個故事B.一個笑話C.時間D.謊言。原文“This machine can tell the time but it isn’t working now”（這臺機器可以告訴時間但現(xiàn)在不能正常工作）說明馬車時鐘是能報時的，故選C。

【3】句意：以下哪項是正確的？A.鐵匠的助手不想看B.鐵匠的助手想戴手表C.鐵匠的助手想為這個男人修理手表D.鐵匠的助手只想留著手表。原文“The blacksmith’s assistant wanted to try to repair so the traveler handed him the watch.”（鐵匠的助手想要修理，所以旅行者把手表遞給他。）說明鐵匠助手是想為這個男人修理手表的，故選C。

【4】句意：從這篇文章中，我們知道瑞士手表銷往世界各地。A.日本開始制表B.瑞士手表僅在瑞士銷售C.英國旅行者是手表的發(fā)明者D.瑞士手表銷往世界各地。原文“Today, Swiss watches are sold in countries all over the world.”（今天，瑞士手表在世界各國銷售。）說明選項D的陳述是正確的，故選D。