Americans think much about time. From childhood(童年)they learn to value(珍视)time. As children their parents and teachers ask them 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(死亡), they say he is living on a borrowed time.

Time is money. Time is knowledge(知识). Time is everything in America. A working American often works hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time or on Saturday and Sunday, he also works hard for more money. In the street you seldom see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast.

They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they are the 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

Earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. When some plates(板块) of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. They often happen near the mountains (山脉), too.

During an earthquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crack(断裂) open. Houses fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes the whole villages or cities are destroyed(破坏).

Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and made maps that show the “earthquake belts”. In areas in these belts, it’s possible for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we should build strong houses to fight against (对抗) earthquakes.

In the future, scientists will be able to tell when and where an earthquake will be before they happen. They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.

1.The reason for an earthquake is _________________.

A. that some plates move suddenly

B. that the sea is too deep

C. Rocks’ cracking open

D. that the mountains are too high

2. A lot of earthquakes often happens _________________.

A. in the area B. next to mountains

C. at night D. in the morning

3. A map showing the earthquake belts will tell people _________________.

A. what kind of houses to build

B. what kind of houses can stay up in an earthquake

C. where earthquakes may happen

D. when earthquakes may happen

4. Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. During an earthquake few people are killed or hurt.

B. The scientists can tell when and where an earthquake is now.

C. We should build strong houses to fight against earthquakes.

D. Earthquakes all happen near the mountains.

5.In the future, we’ll be no longer so afraid of earthquakes _________________.

A. with the help of scientists’ exact prediction(预测)

B. because of a map showing the “earthquake belts”

C. because we can guess the date and place of earthquakes

D. because no earthquakes will happen around us

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