[专四试题]2005英语专业四级考试参考答案

The Wrist Watch

It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception / to the normal sequence in the evolution of man''s jewelry. / Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, / and then adopted by men. / In the old days, queens included wrist watches among their crown jewelry. / Later, they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers. / Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters. / Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch was most practical for active combat. / Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches, / and pilots found them most useful while flying. / Soon men dared to wear wrist watches without feeling self-conscious. / By 1924, some 30 percent of man''s watches were worn on the wrist. / Today, the figure is 90 percent. / And they are now worn by both men and women / for practical purposes rather than for decoration.

1-10 CABAD BACBA

11-20 CBDBD BDBAB

21-30 DBBCA CBDCA

31-40 AABAA CCABD

41-50 BDBAD DDBCB

51-60 AABBD ACBBB

61-70 ADCCD BDBBC

71-80 DABAC ACDCB

81-90 CADBC ABDAB

91-100 ADCCB DACBB

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