题文
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 .”
小题1:Lester stopped in the street because _____ .A．the suitcases were very heavyB．he felt very tiredC．a stranger wanted to buy his watchD．someone asked him what the time was小题2:What was in the suitcases that Lester was carrying ?A．Money .B．Batteries .C．Watches .D．Paper .小题3:We can infer from the passage that Lester was a(n) _____ .A．engineerB．sportsmanC．artistD．doctor小题4:The stranger paid _____ for the watch .A．nothingB．$ 1,000C．$ 5,000D．$ 4,000小题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 .
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:C
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解析
这篇短文主要讲述了雷斯特正带着两个大箱子走在大街上的时候，有陌生人向他打听时间，他向陌生人展示了他花两年时间自制的钟表，陌生人对此很感兴趣，并打算买下，雷斯特最终以5000美元的价格让陌生人把钟表带走。
小题1:细节理解题。根据上文. 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听时间。故选D。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文最后段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，雷斯特提着的是电池。故选B。
小题3:判断推理题。根据短文 I have spent nearly two years making it的描述可以推测雷斯特有可能是一位机械师。故选A。
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文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，陌生人最终以5000美元的价格与雷斯特达成交易。故选C。
小题5:细节理解题。根据上下文的描述，这个钟表用一个大箱子装电池，可知是不易携带的。结合选项可知应选C。
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