Question

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 .”

1.Lester stopped in the street because _____ .

A．the suitcases were very heavy

B．he felt very tired

C．a stranger wanted to buy his watch

D．someone asked him what the time was

2.What was in the suitcases that Lester was carrying ?

A．Money .B．Batteries .C．Watches .D．Paper .

3.We can infer from the passage that Lester was a(n) _____ .

A．engineerB．sportsmanC．artistD．doctor

4.The stranger paid _____ for the watch .

A．nothingB．$ 1,000C．$ 5,000D．$ 4,000

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 .

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：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。

1.. 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。

2.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。

3. 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。

4.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。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。