【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 f time differs in different parts of the world. C. it makes no difference in the . whether you are early or late for a business party. D. if a person is late for a date, he needn’t make some explanation. 世界各地的時(shí)間觀念是不同的。 Passage 3A foreigner39。s first impression of the . is likely to be that everyone is in a rushoften under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to plete their errands(任務(wù)). Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. 一個(gè)外國人對于美國的第一印象很有可能是每個(gè)人都在壓力下匆匆忙忙。城市里的人總是表現(xiàn)得匆匆忙忙不知疲倦的，為了盡快做完一件事情，他們會(huì)在店里拼命引起店員的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡別人。白天匆忙就餐也是這個(gè)國家生活節(jié)奏的一個(gè)部分。Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don’t, waiters will hurry you.工作時(shí)間被認(rèn)為是很珍貴的。在一些公共飲食場所，其他人會(huì)等在你旁邊等你吃完，這樣大家都可以得到服務(wù)，并趕在規(guī)定的時(shí)間內(nèi)回去工作。每個(gè)人都會(huì)盡快給下一個(gè)人騰出地方。如果你不這樣，侍者會(huì)催促你的。You also find drivers will be abrupt and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don39。t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else wasting it beyond a certain courtesy point. 你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)司機(jī)也都很匆忙，人們從你身邊匆匆走過。你會(huì)錯(cuò)過一些微笑，簡短的交談和一些與陌生人的小禮節(jié)。不要在意，這是因?yàn)樗麄兎浅Ｕ湎r(shí)間，而且他們認(rèn)為一旦太注重這些社交禮節(jié)就是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those ing from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life. 對時(shí)間的觀念還會(huì)影響到我們對耐心的理解。在美國價(jià)值體系中，耐心并不是首要要考慮的。我們中的很多人被稱為”短保險(xiǎn)絲”。如果我們覺得時(shí)間在毫無意義的溜走，既沒有娛樂價(jià)值，工作價(jià)值，也不在休息，那就會(huì)開始不停地徘徊。那些來自時(shí)間觀念不同的國家的人發(fā)現(xiàn)他們在商業(yè)和日常生活中最困難的就是對時(shí)間節(jié)奏的適應(yīng)。 Many newers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, They will miss the ritual interaction that goes with a weling cup of tea or coffee that may be a convention in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a caf233。 or coffee house. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly.(348 words)許多剛到美國來的人都會(huì)想念他們在商業(yè)會(huì)談中一些開場禮節(jié)。舉個(gè)例子，他們會(huì)想念因歡迎你到來而泡的一杯茶或咖啡這樣的社交禮儀，這在他們國家是常規(guī)禮儀。他們會(huì)想念在咖啡屋悠閑的會(huì)談。而通常，美國人不會(huì)與來訪者在這么悠閑的環(huán)境中進(jìn)行一些冗長的小會(huì)談。對于同事，我們總是看他過去的表現(xiàn)而不是與他的社交禮儀。因?yàn)槲覀円话愣际歉⒅貙I(yè)性的，而不是社交性的，因此我們總是很快進(jìn)入正題。21. Which of the following statements is wrong? _________ 以下哪項(xiàng)陳述是錯(cuò)誤的？ A. Americans seem to be always under pressure. B. Americans attach less importance to patience. C. Americans don’t care much about ritual socializing. D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.美國人對他們的同事不禮貌。22. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means _________ 第四段中的“a high priority”是什么意思？ A. a less important thing B. a first concern C. a good business D. an attractive gift要首要考慮的。23. Americans evaluate a business colleague ___________ 美國人評價(jià)他們的同事是根據(jù) A. through social courtesy B. through prolonged business talks C. by establishing business relations D. by learning about their past performance他們過去的表現(xiàn)。24. This passage mainly talks about ___________ 本文主要講了 A. how Americans treasure their time B. how busy Americans are every day C. how Americans do business with foreigners D. what American way of life is like美國人是怎樣珍惜時(shí)間的。25. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is _______________ 從本文我們可以看出作者寫作的口吻是 A. critical B. ironical C. appreciative D. objective欣賞的。三、詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)（1’*20）26. Professor Smith promised to look ________ my paper, that is, to read it carefully before the defence. A. after B. over C. on D. into史密斯教授已經(jīng)答應(yīng)幫我看一下我的論文，這就是說要在答辯前在仔細(xì)看一下。27. Our house is about a mile from the railway station and there are not many houses __________ A. in between B. far apart C. among them D. from each other我們家離火車站大概一英里左右，而且中間房子不多。28. As the bus came round the corner, it ran ________ a big tree by the roadside. A. into B. on C. over D. up汽車開到轉(zhuǎn)角時(shí)撞到了路邊的一棵大樹。29. On average, a successful lawyer has to talk to several ________ a day. A. customers B. supporters C. guests D. clients一般一個(gè)成功的律師一天要接待好幾個(gè)客人。30. What is the train ___________ to Birmingham? A. fee B. trip C. fare D. cost到伯明翰的火車票多少錢？31. The student were all entertained in a Mexican restaurant, at Professor Brian’s ________ A. money B. pay C. expense D. loss布朗教授在一家墨西哥餐廳請學(xué)生吃飯。32. Tom, what did you do with my documents? I have never seen such a ________ and disorder! A. mass B. mess C. guess D. bus湯姆，你拿你的文件在干什么？我從來沒見到這么亂過。33. If she wants to stay thin, she must make a __________ in her diet. A. change B turn C. run D. go如果她想保持身材苗條，就必須在飲食有所改變。34. _________ the War of Independence, the United States was an English colony. A. Before B. At C. In D. Between在獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭以前，美國時(shí)英國的一個(gè)殖民地。35. You shouldn’t ________ your time like that, Bob。 you have to finish your school work tonight. A. cut B. do C. kill D. kick鮑勃，你不該那樣浪費(fèi)時(shí)間；你今晚得完成學(xué)校得作業(yè)。36. When Lily came home at 5 pm yesterday, her mother ______dinner in the kitchen. A. c