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，because 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 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 instead of watches to tell the time.

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.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

4.In this passage，watches can be used as different kinds of things except________.

A. compasses B. calendars

C. USB drives D. wallets

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.

1.A 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 【解析】 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)韵矚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)生了很大變化，它已經(jīng)不只是一個報時的工具了。 1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中According to a surve...
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