Question

When you walk along a street in a big city in the United States， you may see clocks in most stores. Radio announcers give the correct time during the day. People there think that it is important to know the time. Most Americans have watches. They want to do certain things at certain times. They do not want to be late. Not all people all over the world value time. Suppose you visit a certain country in South America. You would find that people living there do not like to rush. If you had an appointment（约会）with someone， he would probably be late. He would not care for arriving on time. In some countries in South America， even the radio programs may not begin right on time， nor do the radio announcers think it important to announce the right time. Many people regard a clock as a machine. It seems to them that a person who does everything on time is controlled（控制）by a machine. They do not want a clock or any machine to have that much power over their lives.

1.There are clocks in most stores in the US cities because ______.

A. people in the stores want to sell these clocks

B. people think it important to know the time

C. bosses want to make their stores beautiful

D. they needn't wear watches when they are away from home

2.The underlined word “rush” in the passage most probably means ______.

A. “run”        B. “race”      C. “move”      D. “hurry”

3.If you had an appointment with someone in some place in South America,he might not arrive on time，and this is because ______.

A. he didn't have a watch with him

B. he didn't think it important to arrive on time

C. he forgot to have a look at a watch or a clock

D. he didn't like an appointment with someone

4.In some countries in South America ______.

A. the radio programs many start a bit early or late

B. the radio announcers do think it important to announce the exact time

C. many people think a clock has much power

D. most people do not want to be controlled by others

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文描述了美国人和南美人对时间的不同态度。

1.细节题：由第三行people there think that it is important to know the time.可知这里的人认为时间很重要，故选B。

2.推断题：有下面的内容可知南美一些国家的人不太守时，他们的生活节奏很慢，故do not like to rush意思是不喜欢快速，所以rush意思是hurry快速的，故选D。

3.细节题：由第七行he would not care for arriving on time可知他们认为准时是不重要的。故选B。

4.细节题：第八行even the radio programs may not begin right on time,可知他们的广播节目播出不准时。故选A。

考点：考查对比描述性文章。