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【题目】Different people have different ideas about time. People in the USA think that it is important to know the time. In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings. Radio announcers give 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 programs 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.

66题完成句子；67~68题简略回答问题；69题找出并写下文章的主题句；70题请将文中画线句子译成汉语。

【1】In this passage, we can see that time is very important to __________.

【2】Where can you find clocks in America?

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【3】Why do many people in South America think time is not important?

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【4】______________________________________________________

【5】But time is not so important to everybody in the world.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 people in the USA

【2】 In stations, factories and other buildings.

【3】 They don’t want a clock or a watch to control their life

【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重要。

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍的是人们关于时间的观念。在美国，人们认为准时很重要，所以在公共场合到处都安装着钟表。而对于在南美洲的居民来说，准时并不会那么重要，即使是约会，也有可能会迟到，因为他们认为钟表只是一个机器，不应该成为它们的奴隶，不能被它们束缚。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中的句子People in the USA think that it is important to know the time.可知，时间对于美国人来说是非常重要的，故答案填people in the USA.

【2】细节理解题。根据文中的句子People in the USA think that it is important to know the time. In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings.可知，生活在美国的人们认为时间很重要，所以在美国的城市里，车站、工厂和其他建筑物里都有钟；故答案填In stations, factories and other buildings.

【3】细节理解题。根据文中的句子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.可知，南美人认为钟表只是机器，他们认为如果按时做每件事情，就会让钟表控制自己的生活，所以他们是为了不想让钟表或手表控制他们的生活，才认为时间不重要。故答案填They don’t want a clock or a watch to control their life.

【4】主题归纳题。通读全文可知本文主要讲述了不同的人对时间有不同的看法：美国人认为时间很重要，但对于生活在南美洲的居民来说他们认为时间并不重要。所以文章的第一句Different people have different ideas about time.可以概括本文的主题，故答案为：Different people have different ideas about time.

【5】翻译题。要求把画线的英文句子“But time is not so important to everybody in the world.”翻译成汉语。“but”但是，转折连词；“time”时间，在句中作主语；谓语动词is“是”；“not so important”并非那么重要；“to everybody in the world”对世界各地的每个人；故答案为：但是时间并非对世界各地的每个人都重要。