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1、齐齐哈尔市实验中学2017-2018学年度高三上学期期中考试英语命题人：2017.11.7第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）屮，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIntoday'sworldofsmartphonesandlaptops,mostpeoplehaveatleastonetime-tellingthingwithlhem.Sincethesedigitalproductsaresocommon,istimerunningoutforthe500-y
2、ear-oldwatch?Accordingtosomeconsumers,theanswerisyes.NewJerseyteenagerCharlieWolmansaysawatchis"anextrapieceofequipmentwithnonecessaryfimclionlManyyoungadultsthinksoandusetheirsmartphonestotelltime.Itissaidthatfeweryoungpeoplewearwatchestodaythantenyearsago.Asaresult,somepeoplesaythatt
3、hewatchindustryisatacrossroads.However,watchmakersoptimisticallysaythatwatchesredeem（弥补）popularitywhenconsumersreachtheir20sand30s.Bythen,theyarewillingtospendmoneyonaqualitywatchthatdoesn5tjustkeepgoodtime.Fiftyyearsago,watchmakerstookprideintheirproducts?accuracy.Butinrecentyears,the
4、watchindustryhaschangeditselfintoanaccessory（丙己饰）business.Andtoday,theimageawatchconveyshasbecomemoreimportantthanthetimeittells."Complications^—featuresthatgobeyondsimpletimekeeping—areanimportantpartofawatch'simage.Today'swatchesofferlotsoffeaturesthatmeetalmostanypersonality.Thesefe
5、aturesincludecompasses,USBdrivers,andevenotherfunctionsthatmeasuretheeffectivenessofgolfswings!Creativityalsoplaysakeyroleindesigningtodayswatches・Forexample,JapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashmakeswatchesthatdon'tevenlooklikewatches.Thecompany'spopularShinshokumodelusesdifferentcolorlightsto
6、telltime.Itlooksmorelikeafashionablebraceletthanawatch.Whetherawatchconveysfashionsense,creativetalentoraloveofsports,consumerswanttheirwatchestostandout.Nowadays,everyonehasthesamekindofgadgetintheirbags,sopeoplewanttomakeastatementwithwhat'sontheirwrists.Willthisinterestinwristfashio
7、nlast?Onlytimewilltell!1.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Asmostpeoplesee,watchesareoutoffashion.B・Somepeoplefeelthatwatcheshavebeenofnouse・C・Thewatchindustrywillclosedownsoonerorlater.D.Therearesomanychoicesofwatchesforteenagerstoday・2.Accordingtothepassage,whatimagedoesawatchco
