Question

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 America 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.

1.A working American has to work___ days a week in his working time.

A. seven B. six C. five D. four

2. An American always walks____.

A. sadly B. slowly

C. fast D. not very fast

3.“He is living on borrowed time” means_____.

A. He is dead B. He has little money.

C. He has no time D. He is dying

4.In his free time, an American usually_____.

A. has a good rest.

B. plays cards with their friends

C. stays at home all day and watched TV.

D. gets more money by work.

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.

D. Sometimes the Americans hate time.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：美國人認為時間重要。他們從小學會珍惜時間。 作為孩子, 他們被教導要準時上學, 要做的工作和做所有的事。一個美國人已經(jīng)努力工作了8小時一天或一周40小時。這是工作時間。在空閑時間, 他也為了錢而努力工作。

1. working America has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week.句意：一個美國工人每天工作八小時，或者一個星期四十個小時，分析：40除以8等于5，因此明確一個星期工作五天。故選C

2. walk very fast. In fact, they are running.句意：他們走的非�？�。事實上，他是在跑。明確答案第三項。故選 C

3. a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed time. 句意： 當一個人死去, 他們說他生活在借來的時間里。明確這個人已經(jīng)死去了。故選D

4. his free time, he also works hard for more money. 句意：在他的空閑時間，他也為了錢而努力工作。結合選項第四項正確。故選D

5. 舒適和進步。但有時他們也恨時間, 因為他們覺得他們已經(jīng)成為時鐘的仆人。故選C

考點：社會現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀。