Question

Americans think much about time. From childhood(童年)they learn to value(珍视)time. As children their parents and teachers ask them to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying（死亡）, they say he is living on a borrowed time.

Time is money. Time is knowledge（知识）. Time is everything in America. A working American often works hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time or on Saturday and Sunday, he also works hard for more money. In the street you seldom see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast.

They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they are the servants(仆人) of the clock.

1.What do the Americans mean by "Time is money"?

A. It is not easy to make money.

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

C. Working hard can bring people health.

D. If someone has time and works hard, he can make much money.

2.Americans think it wrong _____________.

A. to work late

B. to get up early

C. to be late for school

D. to be on time to do everything

3.This passage says that a dying person___________.

A. is having a good time

B. is living on a borrowed time

C. thinks time goes easily

D. is saving time

4.From this passage we can be sure that

A. Americans live a hard life

B. Americans always walk fast

C. Americans live in a quick rhythm (节奏)

D. Americans are good at saving time

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

A. Americans’ ideas about time

B. Never waste time

C. Time is money

D. Learn to be on time

Answer 1