| 阅读理解。 |
| Americans think much about time . Form childhood they learn to value (珍视) time .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 goes easily . When a person is dying , they say he is living on a borrowed time . Time is money . Time is knowledge . Time is everything in America . A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week . This is the working time . In his free time, he also works hard for more money . Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly . They walk very fast . In fact , they are running . They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things . But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they have become 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 |