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．bosses want to make their stores beautiful

C．people think it important to know the time

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．“hurry”	D．“move”

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 forgot to have a look at a watch or a clock

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

D．he didn't like an appointment with someone

4. In some countries in South America ______.

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

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

C．many people think a clock has much power

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

5. From the passage we can see ______.

A. most Americans like to have an appointment with others

B. radio announcers all over the world give the correct time

C. people in some countries in the South America are very poor

D. people in the US value time more than those in some countries in South America

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题解析：

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。

2.推理题，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。

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。

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。

5.推理题，文章对美国人和南美人对时间的态度的描述可知，美国人比南美人更懂的珍惜时间。

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点评：文章描述了美国人和南美人对时间的态度，集中考查细节题，要求考生认真阅读，有较强的细节理解能力。做此类题首先要通读全文，然后再仔细阅读与问题有关的内容，然后做出正确判断。