Question

【題目】 Time speaks louder than words. Time communicated in many ways.

Think of the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event. In the United States, it is unusual to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and required immediate attention. The same meaning is given to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receive a call during sleeping hours, he may assume it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

In daily life, time plays a very important part. In the United States, guests will feel they are less important if the invitation to a dinner party is received only three or four days before the party date. But this is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away are likely to be forgotten. The meaning of time varies in different parts of the world.

In the western world, especially in the United States, people think of time as something fixed in nature, something from which one cannot escape. As a result, American think of time as a road into the future, along which one progresses. Those who can plan their time wail are more likely to achieve success.

Since time has such different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind.

【1】If you just want to say hello to your friends, you can phone them ________.

A.very early in the morningB.when they are having breakfast

C.during sleeping hoursD.during the lunch break

【2】The underlined word "assume" in Paragraph 2 probably means "________".

A.suggestB.sayC.thinkD.wonder

【3】In the USA guests feel ________ if they are invited only three days before the party date.

A.foolishB.unhappyC.importantD.forgettable

【4】Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to Paragraph 4?

A.We must save time for the future.

B.We can't escape from time.

C.Time is a road into the future.

D.Time is something in nature.

【5】In order to communicate with people from other countries, we must ________.

A.learn how to draw a plan for the future

B.learn how to invite people to a party

C.choose the right person to communicate

D.learn the meaning of time in different cultures

【6】What can be the best title for this passage?

A.Voiced of Time.B.Time to Telephone.

C.Time and Space.D.Progress and Time.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】A

【解析】

本文介紹了時間的重要性，時間在不同的文化中有不同的含義。因此想要與人良好的溝通，一定要把這點記在心中。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“If you telephone him early in the day, while he is having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and required immediate attention.”可知如果你在早晨、吃早飯的時候打電話，一定是非常重要和緊急的事情。根據(jù)“If someone receive a call during sleeping hours, he may assume it is a matter of life or death.”可知如果是夜里睡覺時間打電話，也一定是有關生死的大事。因此可推斷如果你只是問好，不要選擇早晨、吃早飯的時候或者晚上。故選D。

【2】詞義推斷題。suggest建議；say說；think認為；wonder驚訝。結合“If someone receive a call during sleeping hours, he may assume it is a matter of life or death.”句意可知如果你在睡覺時間接到電話，他可能“認為”它是一件生死攸關的事。C選項符合句意。故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“In the United States, guests will feel they are less important if the invitation to a dinner party is received only three or four days before the party date.”可知在美國，如果客人僅僅在派對之前三四天收到邀請，那他會覺得自己沒那么重要，因此可推斷客人會不開心。故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Those who can plan their time wail are more likely to achieve success.”可知此段主要介紹計劃時間更有可能通向成功，而非A選項“我們必須為了未來節(jié)約時間”，因此A選項是錯誤的；根據(jù)“…something from which one cannot escape.”可知沒有任何事是可以逃脫時間的，因此B選項是正確的；根據(jù)“…American think of time as a road into the future…”可知時間是通往未來的路，因此C選項是正確的；根據(jù)“…time as something fixed in nature…”可知時間在自然界中是固定的，因此D選項是正確的。故選A。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Since time has such different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind.”可知時間在不同的文化中有不同的含義，因此想要與人良好的溝通，一定要把這點記在心中。故選D。

【6】主旨大意題。文章開頭“Time speaks louder than words. Time communicated in many ways.”以及結尾“Since time has such different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind.”起總結全文的作用，并結合全文內(nèi)容可知，本文主要介紹了時間在不同文化中的重要性。因此A選項符合文意。故選A。

閱讀理解一般考查學生的細節(jié)理解能力、主旨理解能力和推理判斷能力。做閱讀理解題，首先要準確理解題意，然后根據(jù)題意和短文內(nèi)容選出正確的答案。（1）考查細節(jié)理解能力，此類型題較簡單，學生準確理解題意后，直接到文中找出答案。本閱讀理解4、5題為細節(jié)理解題，應該做的就是回文中找答案，不要憑自己的記憶。（2）考查猜詞能力。做這種題型時，學生要根據(jù)上下文意思準確猜出詞義。3）考查推理判斷能力，此類題型較難，學生要準確理解題意后，在文中找出相關的內(nèi)容做出合理的推斷。本文主要考查學生的細節(jié)理解能力。準確理解題意后，到文中找出相關的敘述，做出正確的判斷。