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【题目】Ⅷ. 任务型阅读

Different people have different ideas about time. People in the U.S. think that it is important to know the time. In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings. Radio announcers (播音员) tell you the correct time during the day. Most Americans also have watches with them wherever they go. They want to do certain things at certain time. They don’t like to be late.

But time is not so important to everybody in the world. When you visit a country in South America, you will find that people there don’t like to rush. If you had an appointment with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.

In South America, even the radio program may not begin on time. The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact time. People in South America think that clocks or watches are just machines. They think that you let a clock or a watch control your life if you do everything on time.

【1】完成句子Time is very important to ________________________________．

【2】完成句子People in South America think that ____________________________ are machines that can control your life.

【3】简略回答问题Where can you find clocks in America?

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【4】找出并写下全文的主题句_______________________________________________________________________________

【5】将文中画线句子译成汉语 ____________________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】people in America/the U.S.

【2】clocks or watches

【3】In stations, factories and other buildings.

【4】Different people have different ideas about time.

【5】但是时间并非对世界各地的每个人都如此重要。

【解析】

本文介绍了不同的人对时间有不同的看法。

【1】根据“People in the U.S. think that it is important to know the time.”可知，对于美国人来说，时间是非常重要的。the US=America“美国”，故填people in America/the U.S.。

【2】根据“People in South America think that clocks or watches are just machines.”可知，南美洲的人认为时钟或手表只是机器。故填clocks or watches。

【3】根据“In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings.”可知，在美国的城市里，在车站、工厂和其他建筑物里都能看到时钟。故填In stations, factories and other buildings.

【4】本文介绍了美国人对时间的看法和南美洲的人对时间的看法不同，因此全文介绍了不同人对时间有不同的看法。故填Different people have different ideas about time.

【5】be not so important to sb“对某人并非如此重要”，in the world“世界各地”，故填：但是时间并非对世界各地的每个人都如此重要。