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閱讀理解 　　Different people have different ideas about time．People in the USA think that it is important to know the time．In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings．Radio announcers(播音員)give you the correct time during the day．Most Americans also have watches with them wherever they go．They want to do certain(一定)things at certain time．They don’t like to be late． 　　But time is not so important to everybody in the world．When you visit a country in South America, you will find that people there don’t like to rush．If you had an appointment(約會)with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time． 　　In South America, even the radio programs may not begin on time．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 machines．They think that you let a clock or a watch control(控制)your life if you do everything on time． (1) You can see clocks in stations, factories and other buildings in the USA because ________． [　　] A． Americans want to make these places beautiful B． Americans want to sell these clocks． C． Americans think that it is important to know the time D． Americans don’t think that it is important to know the time． (2) Americans don’t want to be late when ________． [　　] A． they go to stations, factories or other buildings B． they do certain things at certain time C． they are free D． their children go to school． (3) The underlined word “rush” most probably means ________ [　　] A． jump B． hurry C． run D． have a watch (4) If you have an appointment with someone in South America, he may not arrive on time, and this is because ________． [　　] A． he doesn’t have a watch B． he forgets to have a watch with him C． he doesn’t think it is necessary to arrive on time D． he doesn’t like to meet you (5) In this passage, we can see that time is very important to ________． [　　] A． people in the USA． B． people in South America C． everybody in the world． D． children in school．

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答案：1．C;2．B;3．B;4．C;5．A;