初二英语阅读理解
Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabouttime.PeopleintheUSAthinkthatitisimportanttoknowthetime.InAmericancities,thereareclocksinstations,factoriesandotherbuildings.Radioannouncers(播音员)giveyouthecorrecttimeduringtheday.MostAmericansalsohavewatcheswiththemwherevertheygo.Theywanttodocertain(一定的)thingsatacertaintime.Theydon'tliketobelate.
Buttimeisnotsoimportanttoeverybodyintheworld.WhenyouvisitacountryinSouthAmerica,youwillfindthatpeopletheredon'tliketorush.(匆忙行事)Ifyouhaveanappointment(约会)withsomebody,hecanprobablybelate,becausehemaynotwanttoarriveontime.
InSouthAmerica,evenradioprogramsmaynotbeginontime.Themenontheradiomaynotthinkitisimportanttotelltheexacttime.PeopleinSouthAmericathinkthatclocksorwatchesarejustmachines.Theythinkthatyourlifeiscontroled(控制)byaclockorawatchifyoudoeverythingontime.
1.Youcanseeclocksinstations,factoriesandotherbuildingsintheUSAbecause_?
A.Americanswanttomaketheseplacesbeautiful
B.Americanswanttoselltheseclocks
C.Americansthinkthatit'simportanttoknowthetime
2.Americansdon'twanttobelatewhen____.
A.theygotostations,factoriesandotherbuildings
B.theydocertainthingsatcertaintime
C.theyarefree
3.IfyouhaveanappointmentwithsomebodyinSouthAmerica,hemaynotarriveontime,anditisbeause____.
A.hedoesn'thaveawatch
B.heforgetstohaveawatchwithhime
C.hedoesn'tthinkitisnecessarytoarriveontime
4.Inthispassage,wecanseethattimeisveryimportantto___.
A.peopleintheUSA
B.peopleinSouthAmerica
C.everybodyintheword