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In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it's a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A.guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example, if people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business friend waiting for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

1."The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 pm." (Line 3, Para. 1) Here"attached" means______.

A.taken　　B.drawn　　C.given　　D.shown

2.Supposing one wants to make a telephone call at midnight, this would mean_______.

A.the matter is less important　　　　　　B.the matter is somewhat important

C.the matter requires immediate attention　　D.it is a matter of life and death

3.According to this passage, time plays an important role in_______.

A.everyday life　　B.private life　　C.communications　　D.transmission

4.The best title for this passage is "_______".

A.The Voices of Time　　　　　　　　B.The Saving of Time

C.The Importance of an Announcement　　D.Time and Tide Wait for No Man

5.According to the passage, the author of the article may agree with which of the following statements?

A.It is appropriate to send your invitation cards three of four days before a dinner party date in the U.S.

B.It may be appropriate to send your invitation cards to your guests three or four days before a

dinner party date in some cultures.

C.It is best for one to make telephone calls at night because it costs much less.

D.If one is less than 5 minutes late, he has to make a short apology.

長(zhǎng)難例句分析

［長(zhǎng)難例句］In other areas of the world it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten.

［結(jié)構(gòu)分析］本句中，主干是it may be considered foolish to...。because...是原因狀語(yǔ)從句，其主干是plans... tend to be forgotten，中間加入了由which引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句修飾plans。In other areas of the world是地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)。

［參考譯文］在世界上的其他地區(qū)，太早與人約定有可能被認(rèn)為是愚蠢的，原因是為一個(gè)多星期以后的某個(gè)時(shí)間作出的計(jì)劃很可能會(huì)被忘掉。

［長(zhǎng)難例句］Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently.

［結(jié)構(gòu)分析］本句中，主干是misunderstandings arise...。between people from cultures that treat time differently作為misunderstandings的后置定語(yǔ)，因?yàn)樘L(zhǎng)而被放到了謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞arise后面。

［參考譯文］所以，來(lái)自不同文化的人們對(duì)待時(shí)間也不盡相同，誤解就會(huì)產(chǎn)生。

全文參考譯文

在美國(guó)，清晨很早打電話是不禮貌的。若你一大早給某人打電話，而他正在刮胡子或吃早餐，則這個(gè)時(shí)間打電話就說(shuō)明事情非常重要，需要立刻關(guān)注。晚上11點(diǎn)以后的電話也具有同樣的意思。如果有人在睡覺(jué)時(shí)間接到電話，他肯定會(huì)認(rèn)為是有生死攸關(guān)的大事。打電話所選擇的時(shí)間和它的重要性有關(guān)。

時(shí)間在社交生活中也扮演著重要的角色。若宴會(huì)的邀請(qǐng)只提前三、四天送出，客人可能會(huì)感到他們沒(méi)有受到尊重。不過(guò)并不是在所有的國(guó)家情形都這樣。在世界上的其他地區(qū)，太早與人約定可能會(huì)被認(rèn)為是愚蠢的，原因是為一個(gè)多星期以后的某個(gè)時(shí)間作出的計(jì)劃很可能會(huì)被忘掉。時(shí)間的意義因地而異。所以來(lái)自不同文化的人們對(duì)待時(shí)間也不盡相同，誤解就會(huì)產(chǎn)生。在美國(guó)生活中，準(zhǔn)時(shí)是非常重要的。舉例來(lái)說(shuō)，如果一些人不準(zhǔn)時(shí)，他們就會(huì)被認(rèn)為是不懂禮貌或不很負(fù)責(zé)。在美國(guó)沒(méi)有人會(huì)考慮讓一位生意上的朋友等一個(gè)小時(shí)，這是非常不禮貌的。一個(gè)人遲到5分鐘，就應(yīng)該做簡(jiǎn)短的道歉。若他遲到的時(shí)間沒(méi)有5分鐘，即使無(wú)法自圓其說(shuō)，他也會(huì)稍做解釋。

題目答案與解析

1.在The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 pm.（第一段第三行）中，attached的意思是_________。

A.帶走　　B.拔去　　C.給予　　D.顯示

【答案】C

【解析】attached to的意思是“把……給予，歸于”，因此C項(xiàng)為正確答案。

2.假如有人想要半夜三更打電話，這意味著_________。

A.事情不重要　　B.事情有點(diǎn)重要　　C.事情需要馬上關(guān)注　　D.事情生死攸關(guān)

【答案】D

【解析】本題的依據(jù)是文章第一段的倒數(shù)第二句If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it's a matter of life and death，從中可知正確答案為D項(xiàng)。

3.按照本篇文章，時(shí)間在_________ 中扮演了重要角色。

A.日常生活　　B.個(gè)人生活　　C.交流　　D.傳播

【答案】C

【解析】本題的依據(jù)是第一段的最后一句The time chosen for the call communicates its importance，從中可知本題的正確答案為C項(xiàng)。

4.本篇文章最好的題目是“_________”。

A.時(shí)間的聲音　　B.節(jié)約時(shí)間　　C.公告的重要性　　D.時(shí)不我待

【答案】A

【解析】從文中內(nèi)容可知，作者是在講時(shí)間的含義。voice此處意為meaning，因此A項(xiàng)為正確答案。

5.按照本篇文章，作者最可能贊成以下哪項(xiàng)描述？

A.在美國(guó)，提前三、四天送出宴會(huì)邀請(qǐng)卡是合適的。

B.在某些文化中，提前三、四天給客人送出宴會(huì)邀請(qǐng)卡可能是合適的。

C.最好在半夜三更打電話，因?yàn)榭梢怨?jié)省費(fèi)用。

D.如果一個(gè)人遲到了不到5分鐘，他必須簡(jiǎn)單地道個(gè)歉。

【答案】B

【解析】本題的依據(jù)是第二段的第四句In other areas of the world...tend to be forgotten，從中可知B項(xiàng)是正確答案。