A special watch was sold at an auction (拍卖) in Hong Kong, China. Swiss company Patek Philippe made the watch.

The last emperor (皇帝) of China’s Qing Dynasty wore the watch. His name is Aisin-Gioro Puyi. We do not know when and how the emperor got the watch. But this type of watch went on sale in the year 1937. The emperor gave the watch to Georgy Permyakov when they were in the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1950.

The watch was sold for 6.2 million dollars. The auction lasted about seven minutes.

1.Where was the auction?

A In Canada.

B In the UK.

C In America.

D In China.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段第一句的“A special watch was sold at an auction in Hong Kong, China.”可知，这块手表在中国香港被拍卖。故选D。

2.How did Puyi get the watch?

A He found it in a park.

B We don’t know.

C His teacher gave him.

D His friend gave him.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“We do not know when or how the emperor got the watch.”可知，溥仪何时或如何得到这块手表现在不得而知。故选B。

3.How many years did Puyi stay in the Soviet Union?

A 2 years.

B 3 years.

C 5 years.

D 7 years.

解析：选C。C 数字计算题。根据第二段最后一句的“when they were in the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1950”可知，溥仪于1945年至1950年待在苏联，即5年。故选C。

4.How long did the auction last?

A For about seven minutes.

B For about five minutes.

C For about seventeen minutes.

D For about fifteen minutes.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句的“The auction lasted about seven minutes.”可知，拍卖会持续约七分钟。故选A。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a newspaper.

B In a diary.

C In a postcard.

D On a map.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了末代皇帝溥仪的百达翡丽手表被拍卖的相关情况，属于新闻报道，我们可以在报纸读到。故选A。