Lester was walking in the street with two huge and heavy suitcases . A stranger

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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 .”
小题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

小题2:What was in the suitcases that Lester was carrying ?

A．Money .

B．Batteries .

C．Watches .

D．Paper .

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

A．engineer

B．sportsman

C．artist

D．doctor

小题4:The stranger paid _____ for the watch .

A．nothing

B．$ 1,000

C．$ 5,000

D．$ 4,000

小题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 .

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题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。
小题1:细节理解题。根据上文. 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。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文最后段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。
小题3:判断推理题。根据短文 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。
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文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。
小题5:细节理解题。根据上下文的描述，这个钟表用一个大箱子装电池，可知是不易携带的。结合选项可知应选C。