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【題目】Different people have different ideas about time. People in the USA think that it is______ to know the time. In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings. Radio announcers(播音員)______ you the correct time during the day. Most Americans also have______ with them______ 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. ______ you visit a country in South America, you will find that people there don't like to______. If you had an appointment(約會) with somebody, he could______ be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.

In South America, even the radio programs may not begin______. 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______. They think that you let a clock or a watch ______ your life if you do everything on time.

【1】A. realistic B. Familiar C. fair D. important

【2】A. take B. tell C. ask D. learn

【3】A. watches B. clocks C. radios D. books

【4】A. whenever B. Whatever C. wherever D. whichever

【5】A. Where B. Why C. When D. What

【6】A. come B. rush C. walk D. go

【7】A. probably B. Specially C. slowly D. certainly

【8】A. at a time B. in time C. at times D. on time

【9】A. steel B. toys C. machines D. metal

【10】A. grasp B. Catch C. control D. choose

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【9】C

【10】C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇說明文，作者以美國人和南美人對待時間的不同態(tài)度為例，說明了不同國家和地區(qū)的人對時間有不同的看法。

【1】句意：美國人認為知道時間是很重要的�？疾樾稳菰~辨析題。根據(jù)下一段的轉(zhuǎn)折But time is not so important to everybody in the world. 但是時間并不是對世界上的每個人來說都那么重要，可知選D。

【2】句意：廣播播音員告訴你白天的準確時間。考查動詞辨析題。A. take拿；B. tell告訴；C. ask問；D. learn學(xué)。根據(jù)句意語境和常識，可知tell符合句意，故選B。

【3】句意：大多數(shù)美國人都會隨身攜帶手表�？疾槊�詞辨析題。動詞have需接名詞做賓語；根據(jù)下文They want to do certain things at certain time.，可知手表是最方便的，故選A。

【4】句意：無論走到哪里，大多數(shù)美國人都會隨身攜帶手表�？疾檫B詞辨析題。本句是地點狀語從句，go需用地點副詞修飾，wherever用于強調(diào)；根據(jù)句意語境，可知選C。

【5】句意：當你訪問南美洲的一個國家時，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)那里的人們不喜歡匆忙�？疾檫B詞辨析題。where表地點方位；why表提問；when表時間；what表事物。本句是時間狀語從句，需用when引導(dǎo)；根據(jù)句意語境，可知選C。

【6】句意：當你訪問南美洲的一個國家時，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)那里的人們不喜歡匆忙�？疾閯釉~辨析題。根據(jù)下文If you had an appointment with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time.，可知南美人做事是不倉促的，rush急速行進，故選B。

【7】句意：如果你和某人約好了，他可能會遲到，因為他可能不想準時到達�？疾楦痹~辨析題。A. probably可能地；B. Specially特別地；C. slowly緩慢地；D. certainly當然地。本句是原因狀語從句，根據(jù)句意語境，可知probably合乎句意，故選A。

【8】句意：在南美洲，甚至廣播節(jié)目也不能準時開始�？疾榻樵~短語辨析題。A. at a time依次；B. in time及時，指不超時；C. at times有時；D. on time準時，強調(diào)正點。根據(jù)句意語境，可知廣播是要求準點開播的，故選D。

【9】句意：南美洲人認為鐘表只是機器�？疾槊�詞辨析題。A. steel鋼制品；B. toys玩具；C. machines機器；D. metal金屬。根據(jù)句意語境和鐘表的屬性，可知machines符合句意，故選C。

【10】句意：他們認為如果你按時完成一切，你就可以讓鐘或表控制你的生活�？疾閯釉~辨析題。A. grasp 急切（或貪婪）地抓住B. catch趕上；C. control控制；D. choose選擇。根據(jù)句意語境，可知ABD三項意思都與句意不合，故選C。

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