11.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 60seconds,an hour is 60minutes,a day is 24hours,and so forth.But in America,time is more than that.Americans see time as a valuable 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 management.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 respect for other people's time.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.Of course,the less formal the situation is,the less important it is to be exactly on time.At informal get-togethers,for example,people often arrive as much as 30minutes past the appointed time.
To outsiders,Americans seem tied to the clock.People in other cultures value relationships more than schedules.In these societies,people don't try to control time,but to experience it.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 predict.Nevertheless,time is one of life's most precious gifts.And unwrapping it is half the fun.
4.What's the main topic of this passage?B
A.What is time?
B.Time among Americans.
C.Make good use of time.
D.How to control time?
5.What's the meaning of the underlined word"conserve"?A
A.protect
B.develop
C.produce
D.a(chǎn)ssist
6.The sentence"Americans seem tied to the clock"in paragraph 5probably meansC.
A.Americans often carry a clock with them.
B.Americans can take control over time.
C.Americans often make full use of time.
D.Americans can not predict the time.
7.We can safely draw a conclusion from this passage thatD.
A.Americans have more time than others.
B.by using pocket planners,people can have more time.
C.for informal meeting,Americans often arrive 30minutes earlier.
D.Americans often attend seminars,because they want to use time better.
分析 本文主要以美國人為例子,向我們重申了時間的重要性.對有些人來說時間就是像錢一樣是用來花費的東西;對有些人來講,時間是像天氣一樣,不可掌控;可是對美國人來講,時間卻是一種十分寶貴的資源.
解答 BACD
4 B 主旨大意題. 通讀全文可知本文主要以美國人為例子,向我們重申了時間的重要性.故選B.
5 A 猜測詞義題. 根據(jù)文章第三 段 Because Americans believe time is a limited resource,they try to conserve and manage it.可知對美國人來講,時間卻是一種十分寶貴的資源,所以他們試著去保存時間并加以管理,故A項意義最接近,故選A.
6 C 推理判斷題. 根據(jù)文章第五 段To outsiders,Americans seem tied to the clock. 可知對外國人來說,美國人似乎依賴時鐘,也就是美國人很珍惜時間,應(yīng)該充分利用,故選C.
7 D 推理判斷題. 根據(jù)文章第三 段People in the U.S.often attend seminars or read books on time management.It seems they all want to organize their time better. 可知美國人經(jīng)常參加有關(guān)時間管理的研習(xí)會或閱讀這方面的書籍,他們似乎希望能把自己的時間安排的更好,故選D.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.