Question

Different people have different ideas about time. People in the USA think that it is important to know the time. In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings. Radio announcers (播音員) give you the correct time during the day. Most Americans also have watches with them wherever they go. They want to do certain (特定的) things at certain time, so they don’t like to be late.

But time is not so important to everybody in the world. When you visit a country in South America, you will find that people there don’t like to rush. If you had an appointment (約會) with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.

In South America, even the radio programs may not begin on time. The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact time. People in South America think that clocks or watches are just machines. They think that you let a clock or a watch control (控制) your life if you do everything on time.

1.You can see clocks in stations, factories and other buildings in the USA because ________.

A.Americans want to make these places beautiful.

B.Americans want to sell these clocks.

C.Americans think that it is important to know the time.

D.Americans always forget about time.

2.Americans don’t want to be late because ________.

A.they go to stations, factories or other buildings B.they do certain things at certain time

C.they are free D.they listen to radio announcers

3.The underlined word “rush” most probably means “________”.

A.jump B.hurry C.run D.have a watch

4.If you have an appointment with someone in South America, he may not arrive on time, and this is because ________.

A.he doesn’t have a watch B.he forgets to have a watch with him

C.he doesn’t think it is important to arrive on time D.he doesn’t like to meet you

5.In this passage, we can see that time is very important to ________.

A.people in the US B.people in South America

C.everybody in the world D.children in school

Answer 1