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【题目】 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。

【1】

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？

【4】

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。

【7】

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】时尚感

【2】The popular model uses different color lights to tell the time.　

【3】A “handless” watch uses a ring of circles to keep time.

【4】When people reach their 20s and 30s, watches get popular.

【5】B

【6】C

【7】All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了现在人们认为手表不是那么重要了，现在人们尽量创造新型种类的手表。

【1】根据下文creative ability or a love for sports, people want their time－telling tools to be beautiful, fashionable and practical.可知上文中fashion sense的意思是“时尚感”，根据题意，故填时尚感。

【2】根据文中Their popular model uses different color lights to tell the time.可知，流行的型号用不同的彩灯来显示时间。这里是一种，故填The popular model uses different color lights to tell the time.

【3】根据文中Another watchmaker business, makes a “handless” watch, using a ring of circles to keep time.可知，一只“赤手空拳的”的手表用一圈圈来计时。故填A “handless” watch uses a ring of circles to keep time.

【4】根据文中However, watchmakers say that watches get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s.可知，当人们20到30岁时，手表就流行起来。故填When people reach their 20s and 30s, watches get popular.

【5】根据文中However, watchmakers say that watches get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s.可知，选项B是正确的，故选B。

【6】根据文中For this reason, the watch industry has become an accessory business(配件业) in recent years. 近年来，钟表业已成为一个配件行业。故选C。

【7】通读整篇短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了手表已经变得比它显示的时间更重要。故填All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.

结合近几年的中考试题来看，我们会发现，材料后的题目设计并不是很难，但是同学们在实际做题过程中，经常会犯一些小错误，导致不必要的失分。因此我们有必要让同学们掌握一些解题方法。大家在做这类题的时候可以从以下几点入手：

1.明确阅读任务

同学们在做题的时候，首先要先阅读所给的任务，明确任务是什么，再带着任务去阅读，这样就能做到心中有数，有针对性地去读，才能提高阅读效率。

2.读全文，了解大意

明确任务后，要迅速阅读全文来了解文章主要内容，以及文章的感情基调、作者的意图等。因为大家知道在材料后的问题设置中，经常有对文章大意的考查。对于概括大意的题目，需要全篇考虑，这类题目有时可以从文中直接找到答案，但有时需要用自己的话来概括。这类题难度较大，对文章还得再读一读，才能总结出来。

除此之外，还经常考查给文章拟标题。这类题目可以通过寻找主题句和高频词来完成。主题句往往是首句或尾句，但如果没有主题句，就可以从短文中去提炼、概括。确定标题同学们必须遵循两个原则，第一个是标题要有概括性，就是说标题应在最大程度上覆盖全文，体现文章的中心大意；第二个是标题要醒目，即标题要吸引读者的注意力。

3. 再次阅读，逐题突破

第一遍泛读之后，同学们对后面的问题，已经有所了解，然后大家就可以用跳读的方式来寻找答案。还有一类情况大家要注意，就是要求同学们要解读深层含义的题。这一类题属于难度较大的题。在做这一类型题的时候，同学们要捕捉文章中有关的信息，把握文章的内在逻辑关系，立足原文，从字里行间捕捉一些线索，悟出作者想表达的深层含义。

4.通读全文，仔细检查

在完成所有任务后，同学们还应结合题目再把全文通读一遍，认真核实答案，同时必须检查一下书写是否规范，句子的时态、人称、单复数、语态、词性、主谓搭配等是否正确，这是答题的最后一步，也是很关键的一步。

完成上面的答题程序后，我们还要注意下面三点: 第一个是能简略回答，尽量简略回答。第二要记住，句子开头首字母要大写；标点符号要规范；单词拼写要正确无误，书写要认真。第三点同学们切记，要对照题目，根据需要对句子的人称，时态，单复数，主谓搭配等方面进行核对。