Americans think much about time. From childhood (童年) ,they learn to value (珍視) time. As children,they should 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 (垂死) ,he says he is living on borrowed time.
Time is money. Time is knowledge (知識(shí)). Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time,he also works hard for more money. Even (甚至) on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly (幾乎不) see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact,they are running. They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time because they feel they are servants (仆人) of the clock.
() 1. Which is RIGHT according to (根據(jù)) the first paragraph?
A. All Americans go to work on time.
B. Americans usually have a good time.
C. Even children value time in America.
D. Time is the most important thing in Americans' life.
() 2. What do the Americans mean by “Time is money”?
A. If someone has time and works hard,he can make a lot of money.
B. It takes a lot of time to make money.
C. Working hard can bring people health.
D. It is not easy to make money.
() 3. The passage says that a dying person .
A. is having a good time B. thinks time goes easily
C. is living on borrowed time D. is saving (節(jié)約) time
() 4. From this passage we can be sure that .
A. Americans live in a fast rhythm (節(jié)奏)
B. Americans live a hard life
C. Americans are good at saving time
D. Americans always walk fast
() 5. Which of the following is the best title (題目) for this passage?
A. Time Is Money B. Americans’ Ideas about Time
C. Never Waste (浪費(fèi)) Any Time D. Learn to Be on Time