Question

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．So B．And C．However D．For

【小題2】

A．brought B．invented C．came D．a(chǎn)ppeared

【小題3】

A．on B．a(chǎn)t C．in D．through

【小題4】

A．earliest B．latest C．nicest D．cheapest

【小題5】

A．knew B．wondered C．thought D．wrote

【小題6】

A．Because B．After C．So D．Since

【小題7】

A．time B．price C．a(chǎn)ddress D．number

【小題8】

A．repair B．steal C．make D．buy

【小題9】

A．hardworking B．strong C．forgetful D．clever

【小題10】

A．difficult B．hard C．glad D．successful

Answer 1

【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

解析試題分析：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。
考點(diǎn)：歷史類短文。