Americans think a great deal about time. From childhood they learn to value（珍惜）time. As children, they are taught to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed time. Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even Saturday and Sunday are filled with（充滿）activities. In the street you can hardly see a man who walks slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running. They love time because time brings them money, comforts and progress. But sometimes they also hate time, for they feel they have become servants（仆人）of the clock.
小題1:A working American has to work___ days a week in his working  
time.   
A. seven      B. six     C. five   
小題2:An American always walks____.
A. sadly       B. slowly    C. fast  
小題3:“He is living on borrowed time” means_____.
A. He has little money.
B. He has no time   
C. He is dying   
小題4:In his free time, an American usually_____.
A. plays cards with their friends
B. stays at home all day and watched TV.
C. gets more money by work.
小題5: Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. The Americans usually value time.
B. The Americans are often on time.
C. All Americans love time and don’t hate time.

小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:細節(jié)計算題。根據(jù)文中“A working American has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week.”可計算出一個美國工人每周工作五天。故選C。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“In the street you can hardly see a man who walks slowly.”可知美國人走路非常的快。故選C。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。通過文中“When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed time.”可知答案選C。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。通過文中“In his free time, he also works hard for more money.” 可知答案選C。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。通過文中“But sometimes they also hate time, for they feel they have become servants（仆人）of the clock.”可知C項描述的不正確。故選C。
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