Question

Lester was walking in the street with two huge and heavy suitcases. A stranger walked up to him and asked ,“Have you got the time ?”

Lester stopped , put down the suitcases and looked at his watch .“It’ s five fifteen ,”he said .

“Hey , what a nice watch !”said the stranger .

Lester smiled a little and said ,“Yes , it’ s not bad . Look at this .”Then he showed the stranger a time display for the 86 largest cities in the world .

He hit a few buttons（按钮）and a voice told the time in Chinese . Lester continued ,“Its voice can be set（设置）for different languages .”

The stranger seemed very interested in the watch .

“That’ s not all ,”said Lester . He then pushed a few more buttons and a small map appeared on the watch .“The map can show where we are ,”explained Lester .

“I want to buy this watch !”said the stranger .

“Oh , no , I’ m not selling it . I have spent nearly two years making it ,”said Lester .

“I’ ll give you $ 1,000 for it !”

“Oh , no , I’ ve already spent more than that .”

“I’ ll give you $ 5,000 for it !”

Lester stopped to think . The stranger quickly gave him a check（支票）and said ,“$ 5,000 . Here it is .”

Lester finally agreed to sell the watch . When the stranger was going to leave with the watch , Lester pointed to the two huge suitcases and said ,“Hey , wait a minute . Don’ t forget your batteries .”

1.Lester stopped in the street because _____ .

A．the suitcases were very heavy

B．he felt very tired

C．a stranger wanted to buy his watch

D．someone asked him what the time was

2.What was in the suitcases that Lester was carrying ?

A．Money .B．Batteries .C．Watches .D．Paper .

3.We can infer from the passage that Lester was a(n) _____ .

A．engineerB．sportsmanC．artistD．doctor

4.The stranger paid _____ for the watch .

A．nothingB．$ 1,000C．$ 5,000D．$ 4,000

5.Which of the following is NOT true about the watch ?

A．It can tell the time in different languages .

B．It can tell you where you are .

C．It is easy to wear and carry .

D．It can show a time display for many large cities around the world .

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了Lester一天提着两个大箱子在路上走，一个陌生人向他问时间，Lester看了他的手表，并告诉陌生人他的手表有多种语言功能和地图功能。陌生人花了5000美元向Lester买下了手表，临走时，Lester指着两个大箱子告诉陌生人别忘了带走手表的电池。

1.细节理解题。根据文中描述A stranger walked up to him and asked ,“Have you got the time ?”

Lester stopped , put down the suitcases and looked at his watch一个陌生人走过了问他：“你知道几点钟了吗？” Lester停下来，放下箱子去看手表；故选D。

2.判断推理题。根据文中最后描述Lester pointed to the two huge suitcases and said ,“Hey , wait a minute . Don’ t forget your batteries .” Lester指着两个大箱子说：“嗨，等等，别忘了你的电池。”故选B，这两个大箱子是电池。

3.判断推理题。根据文中描述“Oh , no , I’ m not selling it . I have spent nearly two years making it ,”said Lester .“不，我不会卖它的，我花了差不多两年时间来制作它”， Lester说。故判断选A，工程师。

4.细节理解题。根据文中描述The stranger quickly gave him a check（支票）and said ,“$ 5,000 . Here it is .”陌生人快速地给了他一张支票，说：“这是5000美元，给你。”故选C。

5.判断推理题。根据文中描述得知，这个手表的电池有两个箱子那么大，并不容易携带，故判断C错误。

考点：故事类短文阅读。