Question

【題目】閱讀下列短文 ，從每題所給的四個選項 （A、B、C、和D）中 ，選出最佳選項。

What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is time the same all over the world?

That's an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that's why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."

Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it. People in the U.S. often attend seminars or read books on time management. It seems they all want to organize their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners — some in electronic form — to keep track of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to squeeze more time out of their time. The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: "Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of."

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people's time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology and an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation is, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time.

To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock. People in other cultures value relationships more than schedules. In these societies, people don't try to control time, but to experience it. Even Americans would admit that no one can master time. Time — like money — slips all too easily through our fingers. And time — like the weather — is very hard to predict. Nevertheless, time is one of life's most precious gifts. And unwrapping it is half the fun.

【1】What’s the main topic of this passage?

A. What is time? B. Time among Americans.

C. Make good use of time. D. How to control time?

【2】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “conserve”?

A. protect B. develop

C. produce D. assist

【3】The sentence "Americans seem tied to the clock" in paragraph 5 probably means ________.

A. Americans often carry a clock with them.

B. Americans can take control over time.

C. Americans often make full use of time.

D. Americans can not predict the time.

【4】We can safely draw a conclusion from this passage that _________.

A. Americans have more time than others

B. by using pocket planners, people can have more time

C. for informal meeting, Americans often arrive 30 minutes earlier

D. Americans often attend seminars, because they want to use time better

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析: 本文主要以美國人為例子，向我們重申了時間的重要性。對有些人來說，時間就是像錢一樣是用來花費的東西；對有些人來講，時間是像天氣一樣，不可掌控；可是對美國人來講，時間卻是一種十分寶貴的資源。

【1】B 主旨大意題。本文主要講的是美國人對待時間的態(tài)度，并且著重從美國人特別尊重他人的時間這一方面來說明，故選B項。

【2】A 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段提到Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it.美國人認為時間是一項有限的資源，所以他們試著去保存時間并加以管理，故A項protect與其意義最接近。

【3】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段提到To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock.可知，對外人而言,美國人似乎很依賴時鐘，也就是美國人很珍惜時間，總是要充分利用時間，故選C項。

【4】D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段提到People in the U.S. often attend seminars or read books on time management. It seems they all want to organize their time better.可知，美國人經(jīng)常參加有關(guān)時間管理的研習會或閱讀這方面的書籍,他們似乎都希望能把自己的時間安排得更好，故選D項。