Americans think much about time. Form childhood they learn to value (珍視)
time. They are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time,  they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying,   they say he is living on a borrowed time.
Time is money.  Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week.  This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money.  Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual.   In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly.  They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.
They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time,  because they feel they have become servants (仆人)of the clock.
1. What do the Americans mean by "Time is money"?
A. It is not easy to make money.
B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.
C. Working hard can bring people health.
D. ff someone has time and works hard, he can make much money.
2. Americans think it wrong _____________.
A. to work late                B. to get up early
C. to be late for school
D. to be on time to do everything
3. This passage says that a dying person___________.
A. is having a good time
B. is living on a borrowed time
C. thinks time goes easily
D. is saving time
4. From this passage we can be sure that
A. Americans live a hard life
B. Americans always walk fast
C. Americans live in a quick rhythm (節(jié)奏)
D. Americans are good at saving time
5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. Americans’ ideas about time
B. Never waste time
C. Time is money
D. Learn to be on time
DCBCA

小題1:根據(jù)下文A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week.  This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. 描述，可知選D
小題2:根據(jù)第一段They are taught to be on time to go to school,可知美國人認為上學(xué)遲到是錯誤的。故選C
小題3:根據(jù)第一段When a person is dying,   they say he is living on a borrowed time.描述，可知選B
小題4:根據(jù)短文第二段及They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.描述，可知美國人的生活節(jié)奏很快，故選C
小題5:這篇短文主要介紹了美國人的時間觀念，故選A，美國人的時間觀念
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