In today's world of mobile phones, MP3 players and mini computers, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them. Since these small machines are so common, will people stop wearing the 500-year-old watches? According to some people, yes. A teenager says it's unnecessary to wear a watch. Many young people agree and use their mobile phones to tell time. Louis Galie, a president, said that fewer young people wear watches today than five years ago.

However, watchmakers say that watches get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they want to spend money on a nice time-telling tool which doesn't just keep good time. For this reason, the watch industry has become an accessory business(配件业) in recent years.

Today's watches offer a lot of uses that meet the need of almost any personality(个性). They can be used as compasses(指南针), calendars, and even USB drives...

People are always trying their best to create new kinds of watches. A certain watchmaker business makes watches that don't even look like watches. Their popular model uses different color lights to tell the time. Another watchmaker business, makes a “handless” watch, using a ring of circles to keep time. This watch makes people talk a lot about modern watches.

Whether a watch expresses fashion sense, creative ability or a love for sports, people want their time-telling tools to be beautiful, fashionable and practical. All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.

任务一 将画线短语fashion sense译为汉语。

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任务二 列举制造商制造的两种新款手表。

1). 2.

2). 3.

任务三 回答问题。When do watches get popular again according to watchmakers?

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任务四 选出手表制造商对手表的态度。

A. They think that it is not necessary for people to wear a watch.

B. Watches get popular when young people reach their 20s and 30s.

C. The watch industry has become an accessory business in recent years.

D. They needn't make new watches to meet the need of any personality.

1). 5. 2). 6.

任务五 找出最能表达文章主题的句子。

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Mrs. Smith asks some friends to her house for dinner. She wants to cook a good dinner of meat and soup.

She has five daughters. They are busy all day. Mrs. Smith is cleaning the house. Her hands are dirty. Suddenly(突然) she thinks of the soup. She forgets to put any salt(盐)into it.So she calls one of her daughters to help her.

“Mary, ”she says, “please put some salt into the soup. My hands are very dirty now.”

“ I can’t, Mom. I’m washing my hair,” Mary says.

“Jane, go and put some salt into the soup.” “Sorry, Mom,” Jane answers. “I’m washing my dress.”

Mrs. Smith asks the other girls, but gets the same answer. So she washes her hands and puts some salt into the soup. Then she begins to clean the house again.

Now Mary thinks that she should help her mother, so she goes quietly into the kitchen and puts some salt into the soup. Then Jane begins to feel sorry, too. So she goes to put some salt into the soup, too. One by one, the other three girls do the same thing.

When the friends come and sit at the table, the soup smells(闻起来) good. But when the friends have a little soup, their faces look strange. They put down the spoons(汤匙) and drink a lot of water. Nobody says a word. They just look at each other. “Why…?”

1.Mrs. Smith can’t put any salt into the soup because .

A. her hands are dirty B. she is talking to her friends

C. she wants to test her daughters D. she knows her daughters can do it

2.The underlined word “strange” means “ ” in Chinese.

A. 平静的 B. 奇怪的 C. 快乐的 D. 激动的

3. put(s) some salt into the soup.

A. Mrs. Smith B. Nobody C. Five daughters D. Six people

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The soup smells good and tastes good.

B. The soup smells bad and tastes good.

C. The soup smells bad but tastes good.

D. The soup smells good but tastes bad.

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