Question

【題目】

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 tells the correct time during the day. Most Americans also have watches with them wherever they go. They want to do certain things at certain time.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 with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.

In South America, even the radio program 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 your life if you do everything on time.

【1】Time is very important to ________.

A. people in America B. people in South America

C. the men on the radio D. everybody in the world

【2】The underlined word “appointment” probably means ________ in Chinese.

A. 計劃 B. 采訪 C. 等待 D. 約見

【3】People in South America think ________.

A. they wouldn’t like to meet friends in public places

B. they don’t have to do certain things at certain time

C. it’s wrong of a radio station to tell wrong time

D. it’s their habit to be a little earlier

【4】If you meet up with somebody in South America ________.

A. you must arrive on time B. he may not arrive on time

C. he has to rush to meet you D. you must know time is important to him

【5】What is the best title of the passage?

A. Is your life relaxing? B. Must radio tell the exact time?

C. Different ideas about time. D. Differences between North and South America.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

短文大意：本文以美國和南美為例，說明不同國家和地區(qū)的人們對時間有著不同的看法。

【1】題意：時間 是非常重要的。考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)People in the USA think that it is important to know the time. 美國人認為知道時間是很重要的，可知選A。

【2】題意：加下劃線單詞“appointment”的漢語意思是 。考查細節(jié)理解題。本句是if條件句，根據(jù)下文he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.，可知appointment是約定的意思，故選D。

【3】題意：南美洲的人們認為 。考查文意理解題。A. they wouldn’t like to meet friends in public places他們不愿意在公共場所見到朋友。B. they don’t have to do certain things at certain time 他們不必在特定的時間做某些事情。C. it’s wrong of a radio station to tell wrong time廣播電臺講錯時間是不對的。D. it’s their habit to be a little earlier他們的習慣是早一點。根據(jù)文中的舉例If you had an appointment with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.和In South America, even the radio program may not begin on time.，可知南美人并不守時，故選B。

【4】題意：如果你在南美與某人見面 。考查綜合理解題。A. you must arrive on time你必須準時到達。B. he may not arrive on time他可能不能準時到達。C. he has to rush to meet you他必須趕快去見你。D. you must know time is important to him你必須知道時間對他來說很重要。根據(jù)People in South America think that clocks or watches are just machines. They think that you let a clock or a watch control your life if you do everything on time.，可知南美人不必在特定的時間做某些事情，結合舉例If you had an appointment with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.，故選B。

【5】題意：這篇文章最好的題目是什么？考查標題歸納題。A. Is your life relaxing? 你的生活輕松嗎？B. Must radio tell the exact time?收音機必須告訴準確時間嗎？C. Different ideas about time. 關于時間的不同看法。D. Differences between North and South America. 美國北部和南部的差異。根據(jù)短文內容，可知談論的是不同地區(qū)的人們對時間的不同看法，故選C。

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