Question

【題目】 What is time？Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is time the same all over the world?

That's an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a _______ resource. Maybe that's why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."

Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it. People in the U.S. often attend seminars or read books on time_______. It seems they all want to organize their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners--some in electronic form--to keep track of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to squeeze more time out of their time. The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: "Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of."

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing _______for other people's time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology and an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation is, the less important it is to be exactly on time.

American lifestyles show how much people honor the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks_______ If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is suitable. Only very close friends will just "drop by" unannounced. Also, people_______ to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. The time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 p.m.

Even Americans would admit that no one can master time. Time--like money--slips all too easily through our fingers. And time--like the weather--is very hard to _______. Nevertheless, time is one of life's most precious gifts. And unwrapping it is half the fun.

【1】A.naturalB.valuableC.financialD.forceful

【2】A.managementB.establishmentC.experimentD.movement

【3】A.respectB.attitudeC.sympathyD.concern

【4】A.on averageB.in advanceC.for sureD.on purpose

【5】A.failB.tendC.hesitateD.hate

【6】A.captureB.predictC.announceD.promise

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】B

【解析】

這篇短文給我們講述的是美國人的時(shí)間觀念，他們很看重時(shí)間，覺得時(shí)間是寶貴的資源，他們很守時(shí)，因?yàn)樗麄冏鹬貏e人的時(shí)間，他們對時(shí)間是非常珍惜的。

【1】句意：但在美國，時(shí)間不止于此，美國人視時(shí)間為寶貴的資源。

A. natural自然的；B. valuable有價(jià)值的；C. financial財(cái)務(wù)的，金融的；D. forceful強(qiáng)有力的。根據(jù)下文Maybe that's why they are fond of the expression，"Time is money．"可知上文是說有價(jià)值的資源。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【2】句意：美國人經(jīng)常參加關(guān)于時(shí)間管理的研討會或閱讀書籍。

A. management管理；B. establishment建立；C. experiment實(shí)驗(yàn)；D. movement運(yùn)動(dòng)；根據(jù)下文It seems they all want to organize their time better．Professionals carry around pocket planners--some in electronic form--to keep track of appointments and deadlines．可知上文是說關(guān)于時(shí)間管理方面。根據(jù)句意，故選A。

【3】句意：對美國人來說，守時(shí)是一種尊重他人時(shí)間的方式。

A. respect尊重；B. attitude態(tài)度；C. sympathy同情；D. concern涉及；根據(jù)下文Being more than 10minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology and an explanation．People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay可知這里是說尊重他人的時(shí)間的方式。根據(jù)句意，故選A。

【4】句意：當(dāng)人們計(jì)劃一項(xiàng)活動(dòng)時(shí)，他們通常提前幾天或幾周確定時(shí)間。

A. on average平均；B. in advance提前；C. for sure確實(shí)；D. on purpose故意地；根據(jù)上文When people plan an event可知下文是說提前。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【5】句意：另外，人們在深夜給別人打電話時(shí)也會猶豫，怕他們在床上。

A. fail失��；B. tend趨向；走向；C. hesitate猶豫；D. hate討厭。根據(jù)下文for fear they might be in bed.可知這里是說猶豫。根據(jù)題意，故選C。

【6】句意：時(shí)間——就像天氣一樣——是很難預(yù)測的。

A. capture俘虜；捕獲；B. predict預(yù)測；C. announce宣布；D. promise許諾，承諾。根據(jù)上文And time--like the weather天氣本身就很難預(yù)測，可知下文是說時(shí)間很難預(yù)測。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

完形填空題與單項(xiàng)選擇題不同，它給出的是一篇意思較為完整的短文。做該題型試題時(shí)，首先應(yīng)跳過空格通讀全文，以全文為背景，聯(lián)系句子的上下文進(jìn)行推理和判斷，從4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一項(xiàng)進(jìn)行試填。考生可以從詞義用法、固定搭配、邏輯推理和上下文的聯(lián)系等方面去考慮。最后應(yīng)再把全文通覽一遍，細(xì)心檢查所選答案能否使短文上下連貫，前后呼應(yīng)，詞句通順，使短文意思完整。檢查時(shí)還應(yīng)從語法、慣用法、邏輯推理和事情發(fā)生的情節(jié)等方面進(jìn)行考慮，以達(dá)到準(zhǔn)確無誤之目的。如第5小題，考查動(dòng)詞辨析。句意：對美國人來說，守時(shí)是一種尊重他人時(shí)間的方式。A. respect尊重；B. attitude態(tài)度；C. sympathy同情；D. concern涉及；根據(jù)下文Being more than 10minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology and an explanation．People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay可知這里是說尊重他人的時(shí)間的方式。根據(jù)句意，故選A。