Americans think much about time .From children they learn to value( 珍惜) time .As children , they are taught 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 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 American has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week.This is the working time.In his spare time , he also works hard for money .Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual . In the street you can hardly see that a man walks slowly . They walk very fast.In fact , they are running.
They love time because time can bring money and a lot of things .But sometimes they also hate time , because they feel they have become servants of the clock.
1.What do the Americans teach their children to do on time? .
A. To go to school B. To work
C. Both A, B and D D. To do everything
2.In the working people’s spare time , they may .
A. work hard for more money B. play football
C. go out for a trip D. drink beer
3.How many days may a working American work in a week? .
A. 6 B. 7 C. 5 D. 2
4.The writer mainly talks about in the passage.
A. children B. money C. life D. time
On the very first day, God created the cow and said to him, “As a cow, you must go to the field, working under the sun all day long! And I will give you 40 years to live.” The cow bjected, “What? You want me to live such a tough life for 40 years? Let me have 20 years, and I’ll give the rest back to you.” So God agreed.
On the second day, God created the dog and said, “You’ll be man’s best friend, guarding his house and eating his leftovers. I’ll give you a life span of 30 years.” The dog shook his head. “Eating leftovers for 30 years? No way! I’ll give half back to you!” So God agreed.
Then, God created the monkey, saying, “Your job is to entertain people. You’ve got to do monkey tricks and make them laugh. And you’ll live 20 years.”“ Do monkey tricks to make them laugh? 10 years will do.” the monkey said. So God agreed.
Finally, God created the man. “You will be the man. All you need to do is to sleep, eat, and play, simply enjoying your life. And I’ll give you 20 years to live.” Thinking for a while, the man replied, “I can be the man, but I want to take all the years that the cow, the dog and the monkey didn’t want.” So God agreed.
Since then, man eats, sleeps and plays in the first 2 decades, marries and spends the next 2 decades like a cow, working very hard to support his family. Then when he has children, he lives 15 years like a dog, taking care of the house and eating whatever is given to him. And when he is old, he retires and lives 10 years like a monkey, doing tricks to amuse his grandchildren.
1.The cow refused God because he .
A. wanted to take the monkey’s job
B. thought 40 years was too much
C. hoped God could rethink about his offer
D. disliked the life God arranged for him
2.We can know from the dog’s words that .
A. he was very lazy B. he liked leftovers
C. he could live for 15 years D. he hated to be man’s friend
3.How long would the man live according to the passage?
A. 20 years. B. 65 years. C. 27 years. D. 90 years.
4.The tone of the passage is .
A. light B. objective C. serious D. critical
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What do we know about the “dream” wedding of Ms. Cummings’?
A. She worked overtime for it. B. She planned it for 3 years. C. It cost her about $13,000.
2.Why did Ms. Cummings cancel her wedding?
A. She got sick. B. She had to postpone it. C. It was not mentioned.
3.What was still kept at the reception?
A. The couple’s table. B. The cake table. C. The wedding cake.
4.How did Ms. Cummings contact the homeless people?
A. She called some shelters.
B. She put ads on newspapers.
C. She asked the hotel for help
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What does the woman think of the new movie?
A. Terrible. B. So-so. C. Good.
2.Where did the people keep those things for sale?
A. At a Christmas market. B. At the back of their cars. C. In their wooden trunks.
3.What does the man’s kid love the most among the presents?
A. A plastic train. B. A robot soldier. C. An old silver coin.
4.What will the man do with the mini motorbike?
A. Replace its engine. B. Change its color. C. Sell it
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What did the woman suggest the man drink?
A. Black coffee. B. Green tea. C. Coke.
2.What did the chemist try to cure?
A. Stomachache. B. Cold. C. Headache.
3.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What was the actress known for according to the woman?
A. Her six marriages. B. Her help for people with HIV. C. Her expensive clothes.
2.What was the most expensive one among the jewelry?
A. The necklace. B. The ring. C. The bracelet.
