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| 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 |