When you walk along a street in a big city in the United States， you may see clocks in most stores. Radio announcers give the correct time during the day. People there think that it is important to know the time. Most Americans have watches. They want to do certain things at certain times. They do not want to be late. Not all people all over the world value time. Suppose you visit a certain country in South America. You would find that people living there do not like to rush. If you had an appointment（約會）with someone， he would probably be late. He would not care for arriving on time. In some countries in South America， even the radio programs may not begin right on time， nor do the radio announcers think it important to announce the right time. Many people regard a clock as a machine. It seems to them that a person who does everything on time is controlled（控制）by a machine. They do not want a clock or any machine to have that much power over their lives.
小題1:There are clocks in most stores in the US cities because ______.
A．people in the stores want to sell these clocks
B．people think it important to know the time
C．bosses want to make their stores beautiful
D．they needn't wear watches when they are away from home
小題2:The underlined word “rush” in the passage most probably means ______.
A．“run”B．“race”C．“move”D．“hurry”
小題3:If you had an appointment with someone in some place in South America,he might not arrive on time，and this is because ______.
A．he didn't have a watch with him
B．he didn't think it important to arrive on time
C．he forgot to have a look at a watch or a clock
D．he didn't like an appointment with someone
小題4:In some countries in South America ______.
A．the radio programs many start a bit early or late
B．the radio announcers do think it important to announce the exact time
C．many people think a clock has much power
D．most people do not want to be controlled by others

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：本文描述了美國人和南美人對時間的不同態(tài)度。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：由第三行people there think that it is important to know the time.可知這里的人認(rèn)為時間很重要，故選B。
小題2:推斷題：有下面的內(nèi)容可知南美一些國家的人不太守時，他們的生活節(jié)奏很慢，故do not like to rush意思是不喜歡快速，所以rush意思是hurry快速的，故選D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：由第七行he would not care for arriving on time可知他們認(rèn)為準(zhǔn)時是不重要的。故選B。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：第八行even the radio programs may not begin right on time,可知他們的廣播節(jié)目播出不準(zhǔn)時。故選A。
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