题目内容
“Time is a problem for children,” states a news report for a new Swiss watch. Children in some countries “learn time slowly” because “they don’t wear watches” and “parents don’t really know how to teach them time.” The children grow up with this handicap and become adults-and then can’t get to work on time. Is there an answer to this problem? Of course-it’s the Flick Flak, made by a famous Swiss watch company.
The Flick Flak is being marketed as something teaching watch for children aged 4 to 10. The watch itself does not teach children how to tell time, of course; it merely “takes their imagination” by presenting the “hour” hand as a beautiful red girl named Flak and the “minute” hand as a tall blue boy named Flick. Flick points to related “blue” minutes on the dial, while Flak points to “red” hour numbers. The characters and colors combined with parental help, are supposed to teach young children how to tell time.
The watch comes equipped with a standard battery and a nylon band (尼龙表带). Peter Lipkin, the United States sales manager for the Flick Flak, calls it “childproof: if it gets dirty you can throw the whole watch in the washing machine.” The product is being sold in select department stores in Europe, Asia and the United States for a suggested price of $25. Parents who buy the watch may discover that it is one thing to tell time; it’s quite another for them to be on time.
【小题1】From the news report we know that ______.
| A．parents are patient when teaching children time |
| B．parents have little idea of how to teach children time |
| C．children are likely to learn time quickly |
| D．children enjoy wearing the Flick Flak watch |
| A．children will be on time if they have not learnt how to tell time |
| B．a Flick Flak can help parents teach their children how to tell time |
| C．the Flick Flak can take children’s imagination |
| D．children usually have trouble telling time if they don’t wear watches |
| A．displeasure | B．discouragement | C．disappointment | D．disadvantage |
| A．it is designed to teach children to be on time |
| B．it proves to be effective in teaching children time |
| C．it is made so as not to be easily damaged by children |
| D．it is the children’s favorite watch |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】C
解析试题分析：这篇文章是说明文，根据现在的孩子不认识时间而推出的新型的手表，及它的优点。
【小题1】见文章的parents don’t really know how to teach them time.可知答案是B
【小题2】见文章的第一段The children grow up with this handicap and become adults-and then can’t get to work on time.可知答案是A
【小题3】handicap的意思为“障碍、不利条件”，它与disadvantage的意思一致，故正确答案为D。
【小题4】从文章第三段中的销售人员把它叫作childproof及后面的解释if it gets dirty you can throw the whole watch in the washing machine就知道这种表是不容易被毁坏的。可知答案是C
考点：考查说明文
点评：这篇文章对于细节题的考查很细致，考生要注意迅速抓住关键句子。
There is famous story about British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge．He was writing a poem when he was interrupted by a knock at the door．
This was an age before telephones．Someone was delivering a message．When Colcridge got back to his poem, he had lost his inspiration．His poetic mood had been broken by the knock on his
door．His unfinished poem, which could otherwise have been a masterpiece, would now never be more than a fragment(碎片,片段)．
This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which brings us to the cell phone．
The most common complaint about cell phones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them．But marc damaging may be the cell phone’s disruption of our thoughts．
We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our call phones, and this is by and large a healthy, productive development．" I didn't hear it ring" or " I didn't realize my cell phone had shut off" arc among the lies we tell to give ourselves space where we’re beyond reach．
The notion or idea of being unreachable is not a new concept-we havoc "Do Not Disturb" signs on the doors of hotel rooms． So why must we feel guilty when it comes to cell phones? Why must we apologize if we decide to shut off the phone for a while?
The problem is that we come from a long-established tradition of difficulty with distance communication．Until the recent mass deployment of cell phones, it was easy to communicate with someone next to us or a few feet away, but difficult with someone across town, the country or the
globe．We came to take it for granted．
But cell phones make long-distance communication common, and endanger our time by ourselves．Now time alone, or conversation with someone next to us which cannot be interrupted by a phone, is something to be cherished．Even cell phone devotees, myself usually included, can't help at times wanting to throw their cell phone away, or curse the day they were invented．
But we don't and won't, and there really is no need．All that's required to take back our private time is a general social recognition that we have the right to it．
In other words, we have to develop a healthy contempt for the rings of our phones．Given the case of making and receiving cell phone calls, if we don-t talk to the caller right now, we surely will shortly later．
A cell phone call deserves no greater priority than a random word from a person next to us．Though the call on my cell phone may be the one-in-a-million from Steven Spielberg-who has finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie．But most likely it is not, and I'm better
off thinking about the idea I just had for a new story, or the pizza I’ll eat for lunch．
1.What's the point of the anecdote about poet Coleridge in the first three paragraphs?
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A．To direct readers' attention to the main topic． |
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B．To show how important inspiration is to a poet． |
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C．To emphasize the disadvantage of not having a cell phone． |
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D．To encourage readers to read the works of this poet． |
2.What does the writer thinks about people telling "white lies" about their cell phones?
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A．It is a way of signaling that you don-t like the caller． |
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B．It is natural to tell lies about small things． |
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C．It is basically a good way to protect one's privacy． |
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D．We should feel guilty when we can't tell the truth． |
3.According to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cell phones?
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A．People get so bothered by the cell phone rings that they fail to notice anything else. |
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B．People feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cell phones. |
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C．Cell phones interrupt people’s private time. |
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D．With cell phones it is no longer possible to be unreachable. |
4.What does the underlined word “contempt” probably mean?
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A．Habit. |
B．Disrespect. |
C．Like. |
D．Value. |
5.What does last paragraph suggest?
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A．A person who calls us from afar deserves more of our attention. |
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B．Steven Spielberg once called the author to talk about the author’s novel. |
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C．You should always finish your lunch before you answer a call on the cell phone. |
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D．Never let cell phones interfere too much with your life. |