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Differentpeoplehavedifferent
ideasabouttime.PeopleintheUSA
thinkthatitisimportanttoknowthetime.IncitiesinAmerica,there
areclocksinstations,factoriesandotherbuildings.Radioannouncers(播音员)giveyouthecorrecttimeduringtheday.
MostAmericansalsohavewatcheswiththemwherevertheygo.Theywanttodo
certainthingsatcertaintime.Theydon’tliketobelate.
Buttimeisnotsoimportantto
everybodyintheworld.WhenyouvisitacountryinSouth
America,youwillfindthatpeopletheredon’tliketorush.
Ifyouhadanappointment(约会)
withsomebody,hecouldprobablybelate,becausehemaynotwanttoarriveon
time.
InSouth
America,eventheradioprogramsmaynotbeginontime.Themenon
theradiomaynotthinkitisimportanttotelltheexacttime.PeopleinSouthAmericathinkthatclocksorwatchesarejust
machines.Theythinkthatyouletaclockorawatchcontrol(控制)yourlifeifyoudoeverythingontime.
()1.Youcanseeclocksinstations,factoriesandotherbuildingsintheUSAbecause.
A.Americanswanttomaketheseplacesbeautiful
B.Americanswanttoselltheseclocks
C.Americansthinkthatitisimportanttoknowthetime
D.Americansdon’tthinkthatitisimportanttoknowthetime
()2.Americansdon’twanttobelatewhen.
A.theygotostations,factories
orotherbuildingsB.theyare
free
C.theydocertainthingsat
certaintimeD.theirchildren
gotoschool
()3.Theunderlinedword“rush”mostprobablymeans.
A.jump
B.hurry
C.run
D.haveawatch
()4.Ifyouhaveanappointmentwithsomeone
inSouthAmerica,hemaynotarriveontime,
andthisisbecause.
A.hedoesn’thaveawatchB.heforgetstohaveawatchwithhim
C.hedoesn’tthinkitis
necessarytoarriveontimeD.he
doesn’tliketomeetyou
()5.Inthispassage,wecanseethattimeisveryimportantto______.
A.peopleintheUSAB.peopleinSouthAmer