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【題目】 In today's world of mobile phones, MP3 players and mini computers, most people have at least one time－telling tool with them. Since these small machines are so common, will people stop wearing the 500－year－old watches? According to some people, yes. A teenager says it's unnecessary to wear a watch. Many young people agree and use their mobile phones to tell time. Louis Galie, a president, said that fewer young people wear watches today than five years ago.

However, watchmakers say that watches get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they want to spend money on a nice time－telling tool which doesn't just keep good time. For this reason, the watch industry has become an accessory business(配件業(yè)) in recent years.

Today's watches offer a lot of uses that meet the need of almost any personality(個性). They can be used as compasses(指南針), calendars, and even USB drives...

People are always trying their best to create new kinds of watches. A certain watchmaker business makes watches that don't even look like watches. Their popular model uses different color lights to tell the time. Another watchmaker business, makes a “handless” watch, using a ring of circles to keep time. This watch makes people talk a lot about modern watches.

Whether a watch expresses fashion sense, creative ability or a love for sports, people want their time－telling tools to be beautiful, fashionable and practical. All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.

任務(wù)一　將畫線短語fashion sense譯為漢語。

【1】

任務(wù)二　列舉制造商制造的兩種新款手表。

1). 【2】

2). 【3】

任務(wù)三　回答問題。When do watches get popular again according to watchmakers？

【4】

任務(wù)四　選出手表制造商對手表的態(tài)度。

A. They think that it is not necessary for people to wear a watch.

B. Watches get popular when young people reach their 20s and 30s.

C. The watch industry has become an accessory business in recent years.

D. They needn't make new watches to meet the need of any personality.

1). 【5】　2). 【6】

任務(wù)五　找出最能表達(dá)文章主題的句子。

【7】

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】時尚感

【2】The popular model uses different color lights to tell the time.　

【3】A “handless” watch uses a ring of circles to keep time.

【4】When people reach their 20s and 30s, watches get popular.

【5】B

【6】C

【7】All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了現(xiàn)在人們認(rèn)為手表不是那么重要了，現(xiàn)在人們盡量創(chuàng)造新型種類的手表。

【1】根據(jù)下文creative ability or a love for sports, people want their time－telling tools to be beautiful, fashionable and practical.可知上文中fashion sense的意思是“時尚感”，根據(jù)題意，故填時尚感。

【2】根據(jù)文中Their popular model uses different color lights to tell the time.可知，流行的型號用不同的彩燈來顯示時間。這里是一種，故填The popular model uses different color lights to tell the time.

【3】根據(jù)文中Another watchmaker business, makes a “handless” watch, using a ring of circles to keep time.可知，一只“赤手空拳的”的手表用一圈圈來計時。故填A “handless” watch uses a ring of circles to keep time.

【4】根據(jù)文中However, watchmakers say that watches get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s.可知，當(dāng)人們20到30歲時，手表就流行起來。故填When people reach their 20s and 30s, watches get popular.

【5】根據(jù)文中However, watchmakers say that watches get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s.可知，選項B是正確的，故選B。

【6】根據(jù)文中For this reason, the watch industry has become an accessory business(配件業(yè)) in recent years. 近年來，鐘表業(yè)已成為一個配件行業(yè)。故選C。

【7】通讀整篇短文可知，這篇短文主要講述了手表已經(jīng)變得比它顯示的時間更重要。故填All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.

結(jié)合近幾年的中考試題來看，我們會發(fā)現(xiàn)，材料后的題目設(shè)計并不是很難，但是同學(xué)們在實際做題過程中，經(jīng)常會犯一些小錯誤，導(dǎo)致不必要的失分。因此我們有必要讓同學(xué)們掌握一些解題方法。大家在做這類題的時候可以從以下幾點入手：

1.明確閱讀任務(wù)

同學(xué)們在做題的時候，首先要先閱讀所給的任務(wù)，明確任務(wù)是什么，再帶著任務(wù)去閱讀，這樣就能做到心中有數(shù)，有針對性地去讀，才能提高閱讀效率。

2.讀全文，了解大意

明確任務(wù)后，要迅速閱讀全文來了解文章主要內(nèi)容，以及文章的感情基調(diào)、作者的意圖等。因為大家知道在材料后的問題設(shè)置中，經(jīng)常有對文章大意的考查。對于概括大意的題目，需要全篇考慮，這類題目有時可以從文中直接找到答案，但有時需要用自己的話來概括。這類題難度較大，對文章還得再讀一讀，才能總結(jié)出來。

除此之外，還經(jīng)�？疾榻o文章擬標(biāo)題。這類題目可以通過尋找主題句和高頻詞來完成。主題句往往是首句或尾句，但如果沒有主題句，就可以從短文中去提煉、概括。確定標(biāo)題同學(xué)們必須遵循兩個原則，第一個是標(biāo)題要有概括性，就是說標(biāo)題應(yīng)在最大程度上覆蓋全文，體現(xiàn)文章的中心大意；第二個是標(biāo)題要醒目，即標(biāo)題要吸引讀者的注意力。

3. 再次閱讀，逐題突破

第一遍泛讀之后，同學(xué)們對后面的問題，已經(jīng)有所了解，然后大家就可以用跳讀的方式來尋找答案。還有一類情況大家要注意，就是要求同學(xué)們要解讀深層含義的題。這一類題屬于難度較大的題。在做這一類型題的時候，同學(xué)們要捕捉文章中有關(guān)的信息，把握文章的內(nèi)在邏輯關(guān)系，立足原文，從字里行間捕捉一些線索，悟出作者想表達(dá)的深層含義。

4.通讀全文，仔細(xì)檢查

在完成所有任務(wù)后，同學(xué)們還應(yīng)結(jié)合題目再把全文通讀一遍，認(rèn)真核實答案，同時必須檢查一下書寫是否規(guī)范，句子的時態(tài)、人稱、單復(fù)數(shù)、語態(tài)、詞性、主謂搭配等是否正確，這是答題的最后一步，也是很關(guān)鍵的一步。

完成上面的答題程序后，我們還要注意下面三點: 第一個是能簡略回答，盡量簡略回答。第二要記住，句子開頭首字母要大寫；標(biāo)點符號要規(guī)范；單詞拼寫要正確無誤，書寫要認(rèn)真。第三點同學(xué)們切記，要對照題目，根據(jù)需要對句子的人稱，時態(tài)，單復(fù)數(shù)，主謂搭配等方面進(jìn)行核對。