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.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：我们经常说：一寸光阴一寸金，时间是非常宝贵的。而这篇短文给我们介绍的是美国人的时间观念，他们觉得时间非常重要，时间就是金钱，就是一切，因此他们的生活节奏非常的快。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文第二段的内容可知，美国人觉得时间就是金钱，因为人们可以花费时间去努力工作，这样他们就可以赚钱。故应该选D。

2.C推理判断题。根据短文的大意可知，美国人非常重视时间，他们觉得时间就是金钱，时间就是知识，时间就是一切。因此他们的时间观念很重，所以他们会觉得上学迟到是不对的。故选C。

3.B 细节理解题。根据短文第一段中When a person is dying（死亡）, they say he is living on a borrowed time.可知，当一个人快要死亡的时候，他们会说他们在苟延残喘的活着。由此可知选B。

4.C 细节理解题。根据短文第二段中In the street you seldom see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast.可知，美国人非常重视时间，在大街上你可以看到美国人走得都非常快，可见他们的生活节奏非常快，故选C。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们介绍的是美国人的时间观念，他们觉得时间非常重要，时间就是金钱，就是一切，因此他们的生活节奏非常的快。故A选项美国人的时间观念这个题目最符合文章的大意，故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。