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（按鈕）and a voice told the time in Chinese . Lester continued ,“Its voice can be set（設置）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 .”
小題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

小題2:What was in the suitcases that Lester was carrying ?

A．Money .

B．Batteries .

C．Watches .

D．Paper .

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

A．engineer

B．sportsman

C．artist

D．doctor

小題4:The stranger paid _____ for the watch .

A．nothing

B．$ 1,000

C．$ 5,000

D．$ 4,000

小題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

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了雷斯特正帶著兩個大箱子走在大街上的時候，有陌生人向他打聽時間，他向陌生人展示了他花兩年時間自制的鐘表，陌生人對此很感興趣，并打算買下，雷斯特最終以5000美元的價格讓陌生人把鐘表帶走。
小題1:細節理解題。根據上文. A stranger walked up to him and asked ,“Have you got the time ?”的描述，可知，有陌生人向雷斯特打聽時間。故選D。
小題2:細節理解題。根據短文最后段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 .”的描述可知，雷斯特提著的是電池。故選B。
小題3:判斷推理題。根據短文 I have spent nearly two years making it的描述可以推測雷斯特有可能是一位機械師。故選A。
小題4:細節理解題。根據短文The stranger quickly gave him a check（支票）and said ,“$ 5,000 . Here it is .”
Lester finally agreed to sell the watch的描述可知，陌生人最終以5000美元的價格與雷斯特達成交易。故選C。
小題5:細節理解題。根據上下文的描述，這個鐘表用一個大箱子裝電池，可知是不易攜帶的。結合選項可知應選C。