Question

Now, most people have watches. As we know, Switzerland（瑞士） is famous for its watches. ___ , the watch was not _ in this country. It was the British who did. Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he went     a small town in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage（马车） inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the __ kind of watch. A blacksmith’s（铁匠） assistant hoped to see the watch. He __ what it was. __ he asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the Englishman. “ This machine can tell the ___ but now it isn’t working.”

At once the blacksmith’s assistant decided to try to __ it. So the traveler handed him the watch. He was very __. So it was not surprising that he was __ in showing it right. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone, he made a watch of exactly the same kind.

So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold all over the world.

1.A. So          B. And       C. However   D. For

2.A. brought       B. invented   C. came      D. appeared

3.A. on           B. at         C. in        D. through

4.A. earliest       B. latest       C. nicest     D. cheapest

5.A. knew         B. wondered   C. thought   D. wrote

6.A. Because      B. After      C. So        D. Since

7.A. time          B. price      C. address    D. number

8.A. repair         B. steal      C. make      D. buy

9.A. hardworking B. strong     C. forgetful   D. clever

10.A. difficult      B. hard       C. glad        D. successful

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.A

9.D

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：大多数人有手表。众所周知，瑞士因手表而著名。但你是否知道：手表并不是瑞士人发明的而是英国人发明的。

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考点：历史类短文。