题文

阅读理解。

From the early days of history people looked for ways of telling the time, but it was not until the thirteenth century that machines for telling the time were invented.These first clocks were very big. They had no faces or hands but they did have a bell. It rang every hour.      In the seventeenth century, people began to use clocks with faces and hands and to carry small clocks with them.      For a long time after that, men and women had pocket watches. These were usually tied (检) to a button (纽扣) on the person's clothes.      It is strange that wristwatches were not used until about 1914. The man who made the first popular watch was walking in a park one day. There he saw a woman with a pocket watch tied to her wrist (手腕) , she was feeding her baby and she needed to have both hands free to hold the child.      Now nearly everybody wears a watch all the time. If you have a "waterproof"  watch, you don't even have to take it off when you go swimming. Aboul 80 million wat-ches are made every year.

1. The first clock was invented___________.

A. in the seventeenth century B. in the thirteenth century C. in the early days of history D. before the thirteenth century

2. Before the watches came into use,________.

A. the pocket watches were popular B. people didn't use any watches C. the clocks they used had no faces and hands D. people used bells

3. Which is the correct order of the invention according to the time?

A. Clock without faces and hands, wristwatch, pocket watch B. Pocket watch , clock without faces and hands , wrist-watch C. Wristwatch, pocket watch, clock without faces and hands D. Clock without faces and hands, pocket watch , wristwatch

4. The underlined word "waterproof"means_______.

A.无水的       B.含水的       C.防水的       D.浸水的

5. Which of the following is the best title?

A. The Invention of Watches B. How to Tell the Time C. From Clocks to Watches D. Watches Are Better Than Clocks

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

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历史文化类阅读

考点名称：历史文化类阅读

• 历史文化类阅读：
  本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。
  阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。

• 初中英语阅读理解的解题技巧：
  一、要注意养成良好的阅读心理，阅读时要去掉杂念，心绪要安定，精神要专一，要形成一种惬意的顺向心理。
  切不可一遇到几个生词难句，就心烦意乱，失去自控能力。心理学家告诉我们，任何恐慌，过分紧张的情绪都会形成一种消极因素妨碍大脑的正常思维功能。
  因此，遇到困难一定要从容不迫，心无旁骛。这样才能对所读的文章印象清晰，理解深刻。
  
  二、要提高视读的速度，考阅读理解，从另一个方面来说，考的是考试速度。因此做阅读理解时，要注意培养自己快速阅读的习惯。
  切不可在个别难懂的词句上磨蹭，只要全篇理解了，个别难懂的词句可以根据上下文和构词法去猜测，去推断。
  
  三、对文章的评价分析，一定要坚持“词不离句，句不离篇”，要理解文章作者的原意，而不能按你自己的意愿去想当然。
  切记：一想当然，就会出错。