阅读下面短文，从短文后给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　This autumn was the wettest since records began in the UK. Floods  1 large parts of the country. In Australia floods have covered an area the  2 of the whole of the Britain. How does it happen? Cars, factories and power stations  3 carbon dioxide() into the air. This gas 4 the atmosphere and causes the polar ice to  5 . Sea levels across the world  6 . What are we going to do about it? In 1990, leaders of all the big nations met in Japan and agreed to reduce  7 they put into the atmosphere. Ten years  8 , in Nov. 2000, they met again in Holland to assess (评估) the situation and decide what to do next. Maybe the following is one of the ways.

　　The village of Yaluma  9 in the mountains of Chiapas, a province of Southern Mexico.  10 people are Mayan Indians. They are some of the poorest people in a poverty stricken country.  11 now they have an extra source of income. They are being  12 to grow, develop and  13 forests by the organization  14 Formula One racing(一级方程赛车).

　　Every year, the global Formula Once racing pumps 5500 tons of into the atmosphere. The idea is that the forests being planted around Yaluma will absorb this amount. It will also provide local people  15 money while  16 out motor racing's environmental debt.

　　Projects  17 this go under the name of “Carbon trading”. The basic  18 is that governments and companies can buy the  19 to pump into the air by investing (投资) in green  20 that take it out again.

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In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very urgent and requires immediate attention. It is the same with telephone calls made after 11: 00 p. m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hour, he probably thinks it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

The meanings of time differ in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstanding arises (出现)between people from cultures that treat time differently. In the United States, people tend to think of time as something fixed in nature, something from which one can not escape. As a rule, Americans think of time as a road into the future, along which one progresses. The road has many sections, which are to be kept separate...“one thing at a time”. Thus, an American may feel angry when he has made an appointment with someone and then finds a lot of other things happening at the same time.

Americans look ahead and are concerned (与……有关) almost entirely with the future. The American idea of the future is limited, however. It is the foreseeable future and not the future of involving(牵连) many centuries.

Since time has much different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little if we can keep this fact in mind.

1. According to the passage an announcement made during the day in a factory must be very important because________.

A. it interrupts the work of all employees

B. it is made by the manager

C. it makes everyone lose his job

D. it communicates in many ways

2. In the United States, a phone call made after 11: 00 p. m. is considered________, in the view of the writer.

    A. as important as one made in the morning.

    B. Impolite since it disturbs the receiver’s sleep

    C. To be a threat (恐吓) to the receiver’s life

    D. Even more urgent than one made early in the morning

3. The expression “the foreseeable future” could be most suitably replaced by________.

    A. the future that will not be far away

    B. the future that one makes progress

    C. the future toward which one makes progress

    D. the future which involves centuries

4. The writer concludes that people of different countries will understand each other better if________.

    A. they know how to communicate with each other

    B. they are concerned with the future

    C. they learn the way time communicates

    D. they keep in mind that different cultures treat time differently

Time talks. It speaks more plainly (明白地) than words. Time communicates in many ways. Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event. Factory managers in the United States fully realize the importance of an announcement made during the middle of the morning or afternoon that takes everyone away from his work.

In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very urgent and requires immediate attention. It is the same with telephone calls made after 11: 00 p. m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hour, he probably thinks it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

The meanings of time differ in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstanding arises (出现)between people from cultures that treat time differently. In the United States, people tend to think of time as something fixed in nature, something from which one can not escape. As a rule, Americans think of time as a road into the future, along which one progresses. The road has many sections, which are to be kept separate...“one thing at a time”. Thus, an American may feel angry when he has made an appointment with someone and then finds a lot of other things happening at the same time.

Americans look ahead and are concerned (与……有关) almost entirely with the future. The American idea of the future is limited, however. It is the foreseeable future and not the future of involving(牵连) many centuries.

Since time has much different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little if we can keep this fact in mind.

1. According to the passage an announcement made during the day in a factory must be very important because________.

A. it interrupts the work of all employees

B. it is made by the manager

C. it makes everyone lose his job

D. it communicates in many ways

2. In the United States, a phone call made after 11: 00 p. m. is considered________, in the view of the writer.

    A. as important as one made in the morning.

    B. Impolite since it disturbs the receiver’s sleep

    C. To be a threat (恐吓) to the receiver’s life

    D. Even more urgent than one made early in the morning

3. The expression “the foreseeable future” could be most suitably replaced by________.

    A. the future that will not be far away

    B. the future that one makes progress

    C. the future toward which one makes progress

    D. the future which involves centuries

4. The writer concludes that people of different countries will understand each other better if________.

    A. they know how to communicate with each other

    B. they are concerned with the future

    C. they learn the way time communicates

    D. they keep in mind that different cultures treat time differently

　　Time talks. It speaks more plainly (明白地)than words. Time communicates (交流) in many ways.

　　Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event. Factory managers in the United States fully realize the importance of an announcement made during the middle of the morning or afternoon that takes everyone away from his work.

　　In the United States, it is not customary (通常的，习惯的) to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving(刮脸) or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very urgent(紧急的) and requires immediate attention. It is the same with telephone calls made after 11:00 p. m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he probably thinks it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates is important.

　　The meanings of time differ in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstanding arises (出现) between people from cultures(文化) that treat time differently. In the United States, people tend (趋向于) to think of time as something fixed in nature, something from which one can not escape. As a rile, Americans think of time as a road into the future, along which one progresses. The road has many sections(段) , which are to be kept separate…“one thing at a time”. Thus, an American may feel angry when he has made an appointment (约会) with someone and then finds a lot of other things happening at the same time.

　　Americans look ahead and are concerned(与……有关系)almost entirely with the future. The American idea of the future is limited, however. It is the foreseeable future and not the future of involving(牵连) many centuries.

　　Since time has much different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind.

(1)According to the passage, an announcement made during the day in a factory must be very important because ________.

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A．it interrupts the work of all employees

B．it is made by the manager

C．it makes everyone lose his job

D．it communicates in many ways

(2)In the United States, a phone call made after 11:00 p. m. is considered ________, in the view of the writer.

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A．as important as one made in the morning

B．impolite since it disturbs the receiver's sleep

C．to be a threat (恐吓) to the receiver's life

D．even more urgent than one made early in the morning

(3)An American may feel angry if ________.

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A．he is to deal with many things at one appointed time

B．people from different cultures misunderstand him

C．he cannot escape from something fixed in nature.

D．others do not keep things separate

(4)The expression “the foreseeable future” could be most suitably replaced by ________.

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A．the future that will not be far away

B．the future that one looks forward to

C．the future toward which one makes progress

D．the future which involves centuries

(5)The writer concludes that people of different countries will understand each other better if ________.

[　　]

A．they know how to communicate with each other

B．they are concerned with the future

C．they learn the way time communicates

D．they keep in mind that different cultures treat time differently

　　Time talks. It speaks more plainly (明白地)than words. Time communicates (交流) in many ways.

　　Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event. Factory managers in the United States fully realize the importance of an announcement made during the middle of the morning or afternoon that takes everyone away from his work.

　　In the United States, it is not customary (通常的，习惯的) to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving(刮脸) or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very urgent(紧急的) and requires immediate attention. It is the same with telephone calls made after 11:00 p. m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he probably thinks it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates is important.

　　The meanings of time differ in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstanding arises (出现) between people from cultures(文化) that treat time differently. In the United States, people tend (趋向于) to think of time as something fixed in nature, something from which one can not escape. As a rile, Americans think of time as a road into the future, along which one progresses. The road has many sections(段) , which are to be kept separate…“one thing at a time”. Thus, an American may feel angry when he has made an appointment (约会) with someone and then finds a lot of other things happening at the same time.

　　Americans look ahead and are concerned(与……有关系)almost entirely with the future. The American idea of the future is limited, however. It is the foreseeable future and not the future of involving(牵连) many centuries.

　　Since time has much different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind.

(1)According to the passage, an announcement made during the day in a factory must be very important because ________.

[　　]

A．it interrupts the work of all employees

B．it is made by the manager

C．it makes everyone lose his job

D．it communicates in many ways

(2)In the United States, a phone call made after 11:00 p. m. is considered ________, in the view of the writer.

[　　]

A．as important as one made in the morning

B．impolite since it disturbs the receiver's sleep

C．to be a threat (恐吓) to the receiver's life

D．even more urgent than one made early in the morning

(3)An American may feel angry if ________.

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A．he is to deal with many things at one appointed time

B．people from different cultures misunderstand him

C．he cannot escape from something fixed in nature.

D．others do not keep things separate

(4)The expression “the foreseeable future” could be most suitably replaced by ________.

[　　]

A．the future that will not be far away

B．the future that one looks forward to

C．the future toward which one makes progress

D．the future which involves centuries

(5)The writer concludes that people of different countries will understand each other better if ________.

[　　]

A．they know how to communicate with each other

B．they are concerned with the future

C．they learn the way time communicates

D．they keep in mind that different cultures treat time differently