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1、阅读理解提分特训(三)A【社会文化类】Intoday’sworldofsmartphonesandnotebookcomputers,mostpeoplehaveatleastonetime-tellingthingwiththem.Sincethesedigitalproductsaresocommon,istimerunningoutforthe500-year-oldwatch?Accordingtosomeconsumers,theanswerisyes.NewJerseyteenagerCharli
2、eWollmansaysawatchis“anextrapieceofequipmentwithnonecessaryfunction.”Manyyoungadultsthinksoandusetheirsmartphonestotelltime.Itissaidthatfeweryoungpeoplewearwatchestodaythantenyearsago.Asaresult,somepeoplesaythatthewatchindustryisatacrossroads.However,watchm
3、akersoptimisticallysaythatwatchesredeempopularitywhenconsumersreachtheir20sand30s.Bythen,theyarewillingtospendmoneyonaqualitywatchthatdoesn’tjustkeepgoodtime.Fiftyyearsago,watchmakerstookprideintheirproducts’accuracy.Butinrecentyears,thewatchindustryhaschan
4、geditselfintoanaccessorybusiness.Andtoday,theimageawatchcommunicateshasbecomemoreimportantthanthetimeittells.“Complications”—featuresthatgobeyondsimpletimekeeping—areanimportantpartofawatch’simage.Today’swatchesofferlotsoffeaturesthatmeetalmostanypersonalit
5、y.Thesefeaturesincludecompasses,USBdrivers,andevenotherfunctions.Creativityalsoplaysakeyroleindesigningtoday’swatches.Forexample,JapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashmakeswatchesthatdon’tevenlooklikewatches.Thecompany’spopularShinshokumodelusesdifferentcolorlightsto
6、telltime.Itlooksmorelikeafashionablebraceletthanawatch.Whetherawatchcommunicatesfashionsense,creativetalentofalovesports,consumerswanttheirwatchestostandout.Nowadays,everyonehasthesamekindofgadgetintheirbags,sopeoplewanttomakeastatementwithwhat’sontheirwris
7、ts.Willthisinterestinwristfashionlast?Onlytimewilltell!1.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Asmostpeoplesee,watchesareoutoffashion.B.Thewatchindustrywillclosedownsoonerorlater.C.Somepeoplefeelthatwatcheshavebeenofnouse.D.Therearesomanychoicesofwatchesfort
8、eenagerstoday.2.JapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashismentionedinParagraph4to . A.tellthattoday’swatchesneedmoreimaginationB.showwhyShinshokuwatchesarepopularC.advertiseShinshokuwatchesmadebyTokyoflashD.make