Question

Americans think much about time. From childhood they learn to value(珍惜)time. As children they are taught to be on time to go to school, to go 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 more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. He walks very fast. In fact, he is 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(奴隶) of the clock.

1.parents in America teach their children to go to school _______.

early B. sometimes C. on time D. late

2.What does “Time is money” mean in America?

A .If someone saves time and works hard, he can make a lot of money.

B. It takes quite a lot of tme to make money.

C. working hard can bring people wealth.

D. It is not easy to make money.

3.The passage says that a dying person ________.

A. is having a good time.

B. thinks time goes easily.

C. is living on a borrowed time.

D. is saving time.

4.From this passage we can be sure that ______.

A. Americans live in a quick rhythm(节奏)

B. Americans live a hard life.

C. Americans are good at wasting time.

D. Americans always walk fast.

5.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. Time is money.

B. Americans’s ideas about time.

C. Never waste any time.

D. Learn to be on time

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述了美国人的时间观念，他们非常重视时间，从小就被教育要按时上学、上班，做一切事情。对于他们来说，时间就是一切。时间能给他们带来钱财和很多东西，但是有时候他们也感觉自己成了时间的奴隶。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的开头可知，美国人很注意时间，而且As children they are taught to be on time to go to school当他们还是孩子的时候，父母就告诉他们要按时上学。由此可知选C。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段的内容可知，对于美国人来说，时间就是金钱，时间就是知识，时间是一切。他们可以努力工作，来赚更多的钱。因此时间就是金钱，意思是说美国人可以节约时间，努力工作，从而赚很多的钱。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.可知，当一个人快要死去的时候，他们说他们比预料的活得更长。由此可知选C。

4.推理判断题。根据短文的大意我们可以知道，美国人非常重视时间，对于他们来说时间就是一切，他们会抓紧每一刻，努力工作。而且短文第二段中提到，我们很少会看到有人在慢慢地走，他们走得很快，甚至在跑。由此我们可以看出，美国人的生活节奏非常快。故选A。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述了美国人的时间观念，他们非常重视时间，从小就被教育要按时上学、上班，做一切事情。对于他们来说，时间就是一切。由此可见，B选项美国人的时间观念这个题目最能概括短文大意，故选B。

考点：文化类短文阅读。