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【题目】Different people have different ideas about time. People in the USA think that it is______ to know the time. In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings. Radio announcers(播音员)______ you the correct time during the day. Most Americans also have______ with them______ 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. ______ you visit a country in South America, you will find that people there don't like to______. If you had an appointment(约会) with somebody, he could______ be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.

In South America, even the radio programs may not begin______. 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______. They think that you let a clock or a watch ______ your life if you do everything on time.

【1】A. realistic B. Familiar C. fair D. important

【2】A. take B. tell C. ask D. learn

【3】A. watches B. clocks C. radios D. books

【4】A. whenever B. Whatever C. wherever D. whichever

【5】A. Where B. Why C. When D. What

【6】A. come B. rush C. walk D. go

【7】A. probably B. Specially C. slowly D. certainly

【8】A. at a time B. in time C. at times D. on time

【9】A. steel B. toys C. machines D. metal

【10】A. grasp B. Catch C. control D. choose

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【9】C

【10】C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇说明文，作者以美国人和南美人对待时间的不同态度为例，说明了不同国家和地区的人对时间有不同的看法。

【1】句意：美国人认为知道时间是很重要的。考查形容词辨析题。根据下一段的转折But time is not so important to everybody in the world. 但是时间并不是对世界上的每个人来说都那么重要，可知选D。

【2】句意：广播播音员告诉你白天的准确时间。考查动词辨析题。A. take拿；B. tell告诉；C. ask问；D. learn学。根据句意语境和常识，可知tell符合句意，故选B。

【3】句意：大多数美国人都会随身携带手表。考查名词辨析题。动词have需接名词做宾语；根据下文They want to do certain things at certain time.，可知手表是最方便的，故选A。

【4】句意：无论走到哪里，大多数美国人都会随身携带手表。考查连词辨析题。本句是地点状语从句，go需用地点副词修饰，wherever用于强调；根据句意语境，可知选C。

【5】句意：当你访问南美洲的一个国家时，你会发现那里的人们不喜欢匆忙。考查连词辨析题。where表地点方位；why表提问；when表时间；what表事物。本句是时间状语从句，需用when引导；根据句意语境，可知选C。

【6】句意：当你访问南美洲的一个国家时，你会发现那里的人们不喜欢匆忙。考查动词辨析题。根据下文If you had an appointment with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.，可知南美人做事是不仓促的，rush急速行进，故选B。

【7】句意：如果你和某人约好了，他可能会迟到，因为他可能不想准时到达。考查副词辨析题。A. probably可能地；B. Specially特别地；C. slowly缓慢地；D. certainly当然地。本句是原因状语从句，根据句意语境，可知probably合乎句意，故选A。

【8】句意：在南美洲，甚至广播节目也不能准时开始。考查介词短语辨析题。A. at a time依次；B. in time及时，指不超时；C. at times有时；D. on time准时，强调正点。根据句意语境，可知广播是要求准点开播的，故选D。

【9】句意：南美洲人认为钟表只是机器。考查名词辨析题。A. steel钢制品；B. toys玩具；C. machines机器；D. metal金属。根据句意语境和钟表的属性，可知machines符合句意，故选C。

【10】句意：他们认为如果你按时完成一切，你就可以让钟或表控制你的生活。考查动词辨析题。A. grasp 急切（或贪婪）地抓住B. catch赶上；C. control控制；D. choose选择。根据句意语境，可知ABD三项意思都与句意不合，故选C。

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