题文
When I was seven, my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices (装置) tell the time — which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists (手腕); sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.But while these wise people have realized that they don’t need them, others — including some distinguished ones of our time — are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to £ 250.000 for a piece.
This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days, all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Yes, you may say expensive watches will come with some extra functions — but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea to test its function of waterproof, or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole by using its compass? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?
If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead, the Swiss re-invented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man —— usually a famous star, wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.
Watches are classified as “investment items” (投资项目) now. A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly £ 350, 000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from 15, 000 to 30, 000 plus in a year. But, to some wealthy people, a watch is more than an investment. It’s a valuable toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up — they’ve been rising for fifteen years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that £ 350, 000 treasured object will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times.
小题1:The sales of watches to young people have fallen because ______. A．they have other devices to tell the timeB．they think watches are too expensive C．they have little sense of time nowD．they prefer to wear an iPod on their wrists小题2:It seems ridiculous to the writer that ______. A．some people often dive 300 metres deep into the sea B．expensive clothes sell much better than cheap ones C．cheap cars usually don’t run as fast as expensive ones D．expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell小题3:What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage? A．It targets rich people as its potential customers.B．It seems hard for the industry to beat its competitors.C．It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.D．It is easy for the industry to re-invent cheap watches.小题4:Which would be the best title for the passage? A．Timex Being better than RolexB．My Expensive Childhood Timex C．Super-level Watches? Not for Me! D．Watches — a Valuable Collection 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
解析
小题1:细节理解题。在文中第一段就提到，身边最来越多的年轻人不再使用手表，而是使用手机，iPod或是类似的产品来报时。选项B，D在文中没有提及，选项C只提到单一的替代品，不完整。所以选A
小题2:细节理解题。选项A在文中第三段提到，但作者嘲笑的并不是有人潜入300米深的海底，属于偷换概念，故不选；选项B，C作者只描述了社会现象并未加入自己的评论，故不选。所以选D
小题3:推理判断题。选项A是反复在文中反应出的观点；选项B在文中并未提到；选项C，答案曲解了作者的意思，作者并未觉得这个行为是一种巨大的浪费；选项D文中没有提及到。综上，选A
小题4:文章标题题。本文主旨在批判手表作为奢侈品在销售的一种现象，选项A形式像是比较两种表的优劣，选项B明显示意这是篇描述物品或童年的记叙文，选项D与文章主旨矛盾，三选项皆与主旨不符。所以选C
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“When I was seven, my.....”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。
