Question

“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 Flik Flak, made by a famous Swiss watch company． 　　The Flik 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 Flik．Flik 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 Flik 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． (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 Flik Flak watch (2) The author doesn’t seem to believe ________． [　　] A． children will be on time if they have not learnt how to tell time B． a Flik Flak can help parents teach their children how to tell time C． the Flik Flak can take children’s imagination D． children usually have trouble telling time if they don’t wear watches (3) The underlined word handicap(Para．1)means ________． [　　] A． displeasure B． discouragement C． disappointment D． disadvantage (4) The United State sales manager calls the new watch“childproof”because ________． [　　] 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

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．C;
解析：

(1)	见文章的parents don’t really know how to teach them time．
(2)	见文章的第一段。
(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。
(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。