Have you ever dreamed of having a fashionable watch of great value?

A small watchmaker in Switzerland in 1922 designed the first automatic(自动的)watch to show the day, month, and date, Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made and these watches were almost lost to history. Today, it is so hard to get an original (首批的) watch that some watch historians are even willing to offer $ 200,000 for one.

These watches attracted a lot of people for their splendid color, fashionable style, and new uses in the 1920s. The owners of the watches were admired and set apart from the crowd. Because the number of the original watches is very limited, owning such a watch will make you feel very special.

Today, you are offered the same kind of watch with improvement. It has a 24-jewel mechanical(机械的) movement, the kind desired by  watch collectors, The watchmaker has made the movement of the watch much more modern with an automatic rotor(上弦装置) so that the watch never needs to be wound by hand. The watches come in a very beautiful case with a crocodile design on it. To get a watch in such a perfect design means to get a chance             to know a piece of watch-making history and to wear such a watch will show your personal taste and social position.           

 You can get the watch either in person or by mail all an affordable price. You will also receive good service from the watch seller. If you are not satisfied with the watch after you get it, you may simply return it within 30 days. Don’t miss the chance to realize your dream.

1.The original automatic watches are valuable because           .

    A. the watches were made many years ago

B. the watches were made by a Swiss watchmaker

C. only rich people can afford the watches

D. only a few watches of the kind were made

2.Watch collectors want to get the improved watch, especially for its      

       .

A. mechanical movement

B. splendid color

C. fashionable style

D. new uses

3.The purpose of the passage is to encourage the readers to            .

A. buy the watch

B. return the watch

C. wear the watch

D. receive the service

4.The passage is probably taken from a             .

A. report

B. magazine

C. text book

D. science book

Have you ever dreamed of having a fashionable watch of great value?

A small watchmaker in Switzerland in 1922 designed the first automatic（自动的）watch to show the day, month, and date. Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made and these watches were almost lost to history. Today, it is so hard to get an original watch that some watch historians are even willing to offer $ 200,000 for one.

These watches attracted a lot of people for their splendid color, fashionable style, and new uses in the 1920s. The owners of the watches were admired and set apart from the crowd. Because the number of the original watches is very limited, owning such a watch will make you feel very special.

Today, you are offered the same kind of watch with improvement. It has a 24-jewel mechanical(机械的) movement, the kind desired by  watch collectors, The watchmaker has made the movement of the watch much more modern with an automatic rotor(上弦装置) so that the watch never                .The watch comes in a very beautiful case with a crocodile design on it. To get a watch in such a perfect design is to get a chance to know a piece of watch-making history and to wear such a watch will show your personal taste and social status.         

You can get the watch either in person or by mail all an affordable price. You will also receive good service from the watch seller. If you are not satisfied with the watch after you get it, you may simply return it within 30 days. Don’t miss the chance to realize your dream.

1．What is the purpose of this passage? (Please answer within 10 words）

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Wearing such a watch made a person special and well respected.

3．Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. （Please answer within 10 words）

4．Would you like to buy such a watch? Why or why not? （Please answer within 30 words）

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

   Have you ever dreamed of having a fashionable watch of great value?

    A small watchmaker in Switzerland in 1922 designed the first automatic watch to show the day，month，and date．Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made and these watches were almost lost to history．Today，it is so hard to get an original watch that some watch historians are even willing to offer $ 200，000 for one．

    These watches attracted a lot of people for their splendid color，fashionable style，and new uses in the 1920s．The owners of the watches were admired and set apart from the crowd．Because the number of the original watches is very limited，owning such a watch will make you feel very special．

    Today，you are offered the same kind of watch with improvement．The watch has a 24-jewel mechanical(机械的)movement，the kind desired by watch collectors．The watchmaker has made the movement of the watch much more modern with an automatic rotor(上弦装置)so that the watch never needs to be wound by hand．The watch comes in a very beautiful case with a crocodile design on it．To get a watch in such a perfect design means to get a chance to know a piece of watch making history and to wear such a watch will show your personal taste and social position．

    You can get the watch either in person or by mail at an affordable price．You will also receive good service from the watch seller．If you are not satisfied with the watch after you get it，you may simply return it within 30 days．Don’t miss the chance to realize your dream．

41．The original automatic watches are valuable because           .  

       A．the watches were made many years ago

       B．the watches were made by a Swiss watchmaker

       C．only rich people can afford the watches

       D．only a few watches of the kind were made

42．Watch collectors want to get the improved watch，especially for its          ．

       A．mechanical movement                             B．splendid color

       C．fashionable style                                            D．new uses

43．The purpose of the passage is to encourage the readers to           .

       A．buy the watch                                             B．return the watch

       C．wear the watch                                              D．receive the service

44．The passage is probably taken from a            ．

       A．novel    B．magazine                 C．text book                    D．science book

Have you ever dreamed of having a fashionable watch of great value?

A small watchmaker in Switzerland in 1922 designed the first automatic(自动的)watch to show the day, month, and date, Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made and these watches were almost lost to history. Today, it is so hard to get an original (首批的) watch that some watch historians are even willing to offer $ 200,000 for one.

These watches attracted a lot of people for their splendid color, fashionable style, and new uses in the 1920s. The owners of the watches were admired and set apart from the crowd. Because the number of the original watches is very limited, owning such a watch will make you feel very special.

Today, you are offered the same kind of watch with  improvement. It has a 24-jewel mechanical(机械的) movement, the kind desired by  watch collectors, The watchmaker has made the movement of the watch much more modern with an automatic rotor(上弦装置) so that the watch never needs to be wound by hand. The Design on it. To get a watch in such a perfect design to know  history and to wear such a watch will show your            

You can get the watch either in person or by mail all an affordable price. You will also receive good service from the watch seller. If you are not satisfied with the watch after you get it, you may simply return it within 30 days. Don’t miss the chance to realize your dream.

1.The original aulomatic watches are valuable because           .

A.the watches were made many years ago

B.the watches were made by a Swiss watchmaker

C.only rich people can afford the watches

D.only a few watches of the kind were made

2.Watch clooectors want to get the improved watch, especially for its             .

A.mechanical movement

B.splendid color

C.fashionable style

D.new uses

3.The purpose of the passage is to encourage the readers to            .

A.buy the watch

B.return the watch

C.wear the watch

D. receive the service

4.The passage is probably taken from a             .

A.report

B.magazine

C.text book

D.science book

 (06·辽宁A篇)

Have you ever dreamed of having a fashionable watch of great value?

A small watchmaker in Switzerland in 1922 designed the first automatic（自动的）watch to show the day, month, and date, Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made and these watches were almost lost to history. Today, it is so hard to get an original（首批的）watch that some watch historians are even willing to offer $ 200,000 for one.

These watches attracted a lot of people for their splendid color, fashionable style, and new uses in the 1920s. The owners of the watches were admired and set apart from the crowd. Because the number of the original watches is very limited, owning such a watch will make you feel very special.

Today, you are offered the same kind of watch with improvement. It has a 24-jewel mechanical（机械的）movement, the kind desired by  watch collectors, The watchmaker has made the movement of the watch much more modern with an automatic rotor（上弦装置）so that the watch never needs to be wound by hand. The watch comes in a very beautiful case with a crocodile design on it. To get a watch in such a perfect design to know history and to wear such a watch will show your personal taste and social position.

You can get the watch either in person or by mail all an affordable price. You will also receive good service from the watch seller. If you are not satisfied with the watch after you get it, you may simply return it within 30 days. Don’t miss the chance to realize your dream.

56. The original automatic watches are valuable because _______.

A. the watches were made many years ago

B. the watches were made by a Swiss watchmaker

C. only rich people can afford the watches

D. only a few watches of the kind were made

57. Watch collectors want to get the improved watch, especially for its_______.

A. mechanical movement                             B. splendid color

C. fashionable style                                       D. new uses

58. The purpose of the passage is to encourage the readers to_______.

A. buy the watch                                          B. return the watch

C. wear the watch                                         D. receive the service

59. The passage is probably taken from a _______.

A. report                           B. magazine          C. text book                     D. science book

第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)

第一节：(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项。

    Have you ever dreamed of having a fashionable watch of great value?

    A small watchmaker in Switzerland in 1922 designed the first automatic watch to show the day，month，and date．Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made and these watches were almost lost to history．Today，it is so hard to get an original watch that some watch historians are even willing to offer $ 200，000 for one．

    These watches attracted a lot of people for their splendid color，fashionable style，and new uses in the 1920s．The owners of the watches were admired and set apart from the crowd．Because the number of the original watches is very limited，owning such a watch will make you feel very special．

    Today，you are offered the same kind of watch with improvement．The watch has a 24-jewel mechanical(机械的)movement，the kind desired by watch collectors．The watchmaker has made the movement of the watch much more modern with an automatic rotor(上弦装置)so that the watch never needs to be wound by hand．The watch comes in a very beautiful case with a crocodile design on it．To get a watch in such a perfect design means to get a chance to know a piece of watch making history and to wear such a watch will show your personal taste and social position．

    You can get the watch either in person or by mail at an affordable price．You will also receive good service from the watch seller．If you are not satisfied with the watch after you get it，you may simply return it within 30 days．Don’t miss the chance to realize your dream．

41．The original automatic watches are valuable because           .  

      A．the watches were made many years ago

      B．the watches were made by a Swiss watchmaker

      C．only rich people can afford the watches

      D．only a few watches of the kind were made

42．Watch collectors want to get the improved watch，especially for its          ．

      A．mechanical movement                       B．splendid color

      C．fashionable style                                 D．new uses

43．The purpose of the passage is to encourage the readers to           .

      A．buy the watch                                  B．return the watch

      C．wear the watch                                   D．receive the service

44．The passage is probably taken from a            ．

      A．novel                         B．magazine             C．text book                      D．science book