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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. Well, maybe. 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."

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 maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation, 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. But they usually don't try that at work.

American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is suitable. Only very close friends will just "drop by" unannounced. Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. The time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 p.m.

1.Why are the Americans fond of the expression “ Time is money.”?

A．Because they can’t control time.

B．Because they is the same all over the world.

C．Because they consider time as a thing like money.

D．Because they consider time as a valuable resource.

2.In America, if you are more than 10 minutes late to an appointment,

A．it doesn’t matter

B．it is necessary for you to make an apology

C．you needn’t say anything about your delay

D．you needn’t call ahead to let others know you will be late.

3.What does the last paragraph mainly discuss?

A．The reasons why Americans value time.

B．The ways to show their respect to the time of others.

C．Being on time is highly valued in the USA.

D．Never drop in on others unless you are their close friends.

4.We can infer that .

A．you mustn’t be on time when you attend an informal get-together.

B．you can’t change the time of an appointment once you fix it.

C．Americans never call up others after 10 p.m.

D．Americans think highly of punctuality at work.

5.The main idea of the passage is .

A．that Americans value punctuality

B．that in the USA time is limited and valuable.

C．the Americans attitude towards time.

D．the Americans’ control over time.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇議論文。主要講的是時間，對有些人來說，時間就是像錢一樣用來花費(fèi)的東；對有些人來講，時間是像天氣一樣，不可掌控的；可是對美國人來講，時間卻是一種十分寶貴的資源。本文主要以美國人為例子，向我們重申了時間的重要性。

1. 細(xì)節(jié)題。從第一段“But in America, Americans see time as a valuable resource”，但是在美國，美國人把時間視為一項(xiàng)寶貴的資源，故選D。

2. 細(xì)節(jié)題。從第二段“Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation.”超過十分鐘的約會遲到會需要道歉，并且還可能需要一個解釋，故選B。

3. 主旨題�？疾閷ψ詈笠欢蔚睦斫�。從最后一段第一句“American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others.”美國人的生活方式能表明他們有多么的尊重他人的時間，故選B。

4. 推斷題。從第二段“…people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time. But they usually don't try that at work.”人們經(jīng)常在約會時間過去三十分鐘后才到，可是在工作中他們幾乎從不那樣，故選D。

5. 主旨題。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C。

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