Question

Americans think a great deal 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 do work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed time. Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working America has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even Saturday and Sunday are filled with（充满）activities. In the street you can hardly see a man who walks slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running. They love time because time brings them money, comforts and progress. But sometimes they also hate time, for they feel they have become servants（仆人）of the clock.

1.A working American has to work___ days a week in his working time.

A. seven   B. six   C. five   D. four

2. An American always walks____.

A. sadly   B. slowly

C. fast   D. not very fast

3.“He is living on borrowed time” means_____.

A. He is dead      B. He has little money.

C. He has no time    D. He is dying

4.In his free time, an American usually_____.

A. has a good rest.

B. plays cards with their friends

C. stays at home all day and watched TV.

D. gets more money by work.

5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. The Americans usually value time.

B. The Americans are often on time.

C. All Americans love time and don’t hate time.

D. Sometimes the Americans hate time.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：美国人认为时间重要。他们从小学会珍惜时间。 作为孩子, 他们被教导要准时上学, 要做的工作和做所有的事。一个美国人已经努力工作了8小时一天或一周40小时。这是工作时间。在空闲时间, 他也为了钱而努力工作。

1. working America has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week.句意：一个美国工人每天工作八小时，或者一个星期四十个小时，分析：40除以8等于5，因此明确一个星期工作五天。故选C

2. walk very fast. In fact, they are running.句意：他们走的非常快。事实上，他是在跑。明确答案第三项。故选 C

3. a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed time. 句意： 当一个人死去, 他们说他生活在借来的时间里。明确这个人已经死去了。故选D

4. his free time, he also works hard for more money. 句意：在他的空闲时间，他也为了钱而努力工作。结合选项第四项正确。故选D

5. 舒适和进步。但有时他们也恨时间, 因为他们觉得他们已经成为时钟的仆人。故选C

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。