Americans think much about time. Form childhood they learn to value (珍视)

time. They are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time,  they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying,   they say he is living on a borrowed time.

Time is money.  Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week.  This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money.  Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual.   In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly.  They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.

They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time,  because they feel they have become servants (仆人)of the clock.

 

 1. What do the Americans mean by "Time is money"?

    A. It is not easy to make money.

    B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.

C. Working hard can bring people health.

  D. ff someone has time and works hard, he can make much money.

2. Americans think it wrong _____________.

   A. to work late                 B. to get up early

   C. to be late for school

   D. to be on time to do everything

3. This passage says that a dying person___________.

A. is having a good time

B. is living on a borrowed time

C. thinks time goes easily

D. is saving time

4. From this passage we can be sure that

   A. Americans live a hard life

   B. Americans always walk fast

   C. Americans live in a quick rhythm (节奏)

   D. Americans are good at saving time

5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

  A. Americans' ideas about time

  B. Never waste time

  C. Time is money

  D. Learn to be on time

 

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Americans think much about time.   1.  As children，they are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything.   2.   When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.

Time is money. Time is knowledge. 3.  A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. 4.   In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.

　 5.  But sometimes they also hate time, because they become servant (佣人) of the clock.

A. Time is important to everyone.

B. Time is everything in America.

C. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily.

D. From childhood they learn to value (珍视) time.

E. To be worse, They have no time for their families on weekdays.

F. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual.

G. They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things.

 

 

  Look at Li Ping’s timetable, and then choose the right answer to each question.
Timetable

Day Time		Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1	8:00---8:45	Chinese	English	Math	Physics	Chinese
2	8:55---9:40	Chinese	Chinese	English	Math	Chemistry
3	10:00---10:45	English	Math	English	English	Math
4	10:55---11:40	Math	Math	Chinese	Chinese	English
5	14:30---15:15	History	P.E.	Physics	History	Politics
6	15:25---16:10	Physics	Chemistry	Art	P.E.	Computer
	16:20---17:05	Classmeeting	Music	Politics	Chemistry
Outdoor Activities

【小题1】 How many subjects does Li Ping have?

A．Nine

B．Ten

C．Eleven.

D．Twelve.

【小题2】 How many classes does he have every week?

A．Five

B．Seven

C．Thirty-five

D．forty

【小题3】How often does he do outdoor activities?

A．Every day

B．Every weekday

C．Every afternoon

D．After school

【小题4】What subject does he have only on Wednesday?

A．Physics

B．Politics

C．English

D．Art

【小题5】 It’s 9:00 on Thursday morning now. What class is he having?

A．Math

B．Chinese

C． English

D．Chemistry

Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. He was working on an important painting for a church at the time, but the church painting was not going well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of the businessman’s second wife. This is the woman who can be seen in the Mona Lisa.
All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci’s work. Da Vinci uses darkness and light in a clever way in the painting.
Da Vinci loved science and math. Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry (几何) in the Mona Lisa. The face of Mona Lisa is made of many circles and round shapes like balls. Even her smile can be seen as a small part of a large circle.
The woman in the painting is sitting on a balcony, and mountains can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains, so these can be seen over and over again in his other paintings.
The woman is sitting with her knees to the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are held together in front of her. This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or woman today.
【小题1】Who painted the Mona Lisa?

A．A businessman.

B．The second wife.

C．A man in the church.

D．Da Vinci.

【小题2】The woman in the painting is           .

A．standing in a garden	B．sitting on a balcony
C．standing in front of her house	D．at the foot of a mountain

【小题3】Da Vinci loved to study all of the following things except            .

A．the way people sit

B．science and math

C．mountains

D．rocks

There are two deaf(聋的) men in a small village. One is Mr. White and the other is Mr. Black. They live near to each other. They are good friends.

Mr. White and Mr. Black often talk together. They talk about all kinds of things. Sometimes they are worried about their hearing. But one thinks the other is much deafer.

One day Mr. Black comes to see Mr. White. Mr. White is sitting on a chair, He is having a rest. Mr. Black stops at the door and asks, “Can you hear me?” There is no answer. Mr. Black goes nearer and asks again, “Can you hear me?” Again he doesn’t hear any answer. Mr. Black is quite pleased. Still he goes nearer and asks for the third time, “Can you hear me?” Still there is no answer. At last Mr. Black goes up to Mr. White and calls, “Now I know you are much deafer than me. You don’t hear my questions.” “I’m much deafer?” says Mr. White. “No, I answer you three times. But you do not hear my answer.”

1. Mr. White and Mr. Black are               .

A．brothers	B．in the city
C．not near to each other	D．in the same village.

2.Mr. White and Mr. Black often            together.

A．talk

B．have a rest

C．sit at home

D．go out for a walk

3. One day Mr. Black talks with Mr. White                  .

A．in Mr. Black’s house	B．in the street
C．at the door of Mr. White’s house	D．happily

4. Which one is right?                

A．Mr. White doesn’t answer Mr. Black’s question.

B．Mr. Black doesn’t hear Mr. White’s answer.

C．Mr. White is deafer than Mr. Black

D．Mr. White wouldn’t like to answer Mr. Black’s question

5.Mr. Black and Mr. White are           men, I think.

A．interesting

B．good

C．bad

D．blind