题文
“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 Flick Flak, made by a famous Swiss watch company.The Flick 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 Flick. Flick 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 Flick 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.
小题1:From the news report we know that ______.A．parents are patient when teaching children timeB．parents have little idea of how to teach children timeC．children are likely to learn time quicklyD．children enjoy wearing the Flick Flak watch小题2:The author doesn’t seem to believe ______.A．children will be on time if they have not learnt how to tell timeB．a Flick Flak can help parents teach their children how to tell timeC．the Flick Flak can take children’s imaginationD．children usually have trouble telling time if they don’t wear watches小题3:The underlined word handicap (Para. 1) means ______.A．displeasureB．discouragementC．disappointmentD．disadvantage小题4:The United State sales manager calls the new watch “childproof” because ______.A．it is designed to teach children to be on timeB．it proves to be effective in teaching children timeC．it is made so as not to be easily damaged by childrenD．it is the children’s favorite watch 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
这篇文章是说明文，根据现在的孩子不认识时间而推出的新型的手表，及它的优点。
小题1:见文章的parents don’t really know how to teach them time.可知答案是B
小题2:见文章的第一段The children grow up with this handicap and become adults-and then can’t get to work on time.可知答案是A
小题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。
小题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。可知答案是C
点评：这篇文章对于细节题的考查很细致，考生要注意迅速抓住关键句子。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题““Time is a problem f.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
