Time is a problem for children, states a news report for a new Swiss watch. Children in some countries learn time slowly because they don’t wear watches and parents don’t really know how to teach them timeThe children grow up with this handicap and bee adults (成人) —and then can’t get to work on time. Is there an answer to this problem? Of course — it’s the Flik Flak, made by a famous Swiss watch pany.
The Flik Flak is being marketed as something teaching watch for children aged 4 to 10. The watch itself does not teach children how to tell time, of course; it merely takes their imagination by presenting the hour hand as a beautiful red girl named Flak and the minute hand as a tall blue boy named Flik. Flik points to related blue minutes on the dial, while Flak points to red hour numbers. The characters and colors bined with parental help, are supposed to teach young children how to tell time.
The watch es equipped with a standard battery (电池) and a nylon band (尼龙表带). Peter Lipkin, the United States sales manager for the Flik Flak, calls it childproof if it gets dirty you can throw the whole watch in the washing machineThe product is being sold in select department stores in Europe, Asia and the United States for a suggested price of $25. Parents who buy the watch may discover that it is one thing to tell time; it’s quite another for them to be on time.
1. From the news report we know that .
A. parents are patient when teaching children time
B. parents have little idea of how to teach children time
C. children are likely to learn time quickly
D. children enjoy wearing the Flik Flak watch
2. The author doesn’t seem to believe .
A. children will be on time if they have learnt how to tell time
B. a Flik Flak can help parents teach their children how to tell time
C. the Flik Flak can take children’s imagination
D. children usually have trouble telling time if they don’t wear watches
3. The underlined word handicap in Para. 1 means
A. displeasure B. discouragement C. disappointment D. disadvantage
4. The United State sales manager calls the new watch childproof because .
A. it is designed to teach children to be on time
B. it proves to be effective in teaching children time
C. it is made so as not to be easily damaged by children
D. it is the children’s favorite watch1-4 BADC
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(答案→)1-4 BADC
解析：1. B 细节题。由文中的parents don’t really know how to teach them time可知。
2. A 主旨题。由第一段内容可知。
3. D 词义题。handicap意为“障碍、不利条件”，它与disadvantage的意思一致，故正确答案为D。
4. C 细节题。从第三段中的销售人员把它叫作childproof及后面的解释可让if it gets dirty you can throw the whole watch in the washing machine就知道这种表是不容易被毁坏的。