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【題目】Americans think much about time. From 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．If 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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述美國人對待時間的觀念問題。文章介紹，美國人對時間非常重視，他們認為時間就是金錢，時間就是知識，時間就是一切。因此他們每天工作8小時，業(yè)余時間也努力工作去掙錢，甚至走路都是奔跑的。但是有時美國人也討厭時間，因為他們覺得成了時間的奴隸。

【1】D細節(jié)理解題。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. ”的描述可知，美國人認為的時間就是金錢即是工作時間和業(yè)余時間都努力工作去掙錢。故應(yīng)選D。

【2】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段“Americans think much about time. From 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.”的描述可知，美國人認為上學遲到是不對的。結(jié)合選項可知應(yīng)選C。

【3】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段“When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.”的描述可知。一個將死之人其實就是在借時間。結(jié)合選項可知應(yīng)選B。

【4】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段及“They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.”的描述，可知，美國人的生活節(jié)奏很快。結(jié)合選項可知應(yīng)選C。

【5】A標題歸納題。根據(jù)短文的描述可知，文章主要介紹了美國人的時間觀念問題。結(jié)合選項可知應(yīng)選A。