首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Americans think a great deal about time. They constantly refe
[originaltext] Americans think a great deal about time. They constantly refe
游客
2024-01-27
83
管理
问题
Americans think a great deal about time. They constantly refer to time and the value of keeping busy. From childhood, they learn to value time, and[23]their language reflects this preoccupation with it As children, they are taught to be on time for events and to do work on time. They learn that the price of committing a crime is to do time in prison. When they are having a good time, they say that time flies; they say sadly of someone who is dying that he is living on borrowed time. From the time of its beginning, American English has reflected this preoccupation with time. Nowhere can this sense of time be seen more clearly than in the working place. Working Americans are bound to the clock. It is a commonly held belief that one should balance work against a set time, for example an 8 hour day or a 40 hour week. Anything over these time limits is overtime, and the worker should receive more money per hour for work done during overtime. Time during nonworking hours is also considered very precious. Some Americans feel they have a love/hate relationship with time. They love the comforts that progress has brought through work,[25]but they hate the bondage to the clock and the pressures of a time-oriented society. There is little doubt that many Americans feel they have become servants of the clock.
23. What does the speaker say about American English?
24. What will Americans commonly agree on according to the passage?
25. What do Americans dislike about their time-oriented society?
选项
A、It influences Americans’ value of life.
B、It expresses Americans’ feelings vividly.
C、It evolves with the development of America.
D、It reflects Americans’ preoccupation with time.
答案
D
解析
time为本文高频核心词,从原文开头就提到time可知,该题答案一定也与“时间”有关。D基本上是原文的再现。且此句在录音中间部分再次明确重述。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3398907.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]W:So,you’llbegettingdresseduplater—beforeyougototheBB
[originaltext]W:So,you’llbegettingdresseduplater—beforeyougototheBB
[originaltext]W:So,you’llbegettingdresseduplater—beforeyougototheBB
[originaltext]W:So,you’llbegettingdresseduplater—beforeyougototheBB
[originaltext]W:Excuseme.MywatchstoppedrunningandI’mnotsurewhat’s
[originaltext]Morethan22millionpeoplewholiveintheUniteStatedon’t
[originaltext]Morethan22millionpeoplewholiveintheUniteStatedon’t
[originaltext]Atoughanti-smokinglawhastakeneffectinSpain.Thelaw—on
[originaltext]Nowadaystherearemoreandmorewaysofgoingonholiday.Mor
[originaltext]Nowadaystherearemoreandmorewaysofgoingonholiday.Mor
随机试题
CreativityEnvironmentI.Whatwedoincreativethinki
[originaltext]W:WelcometoourSundayTVprogramEnjoyFood&Drinks.Today,w
[originaltext]M:(6)Excuseme,Ineedtofindoutwherethecitycentreis.W
TheUnitedStatesisademocracy,whichmeansthatthecitizensrunthegove
以下有关人格理论的说法正确的有()A.奥尔波特指出,次要特质常常因人的习惯、态
患者男性,33岁,伤后伤肢剧烈疼痛,局部肿胀及皮肤张力增高区超过皮肤红斑范围,出
前馈控制是以未来为导向的,它的目标是在偏差发生之前阻止其发生。 下列属于前馈控
(2017年真题)某社会工作服务机构分析了最近一年新加入志愿者的服务动机。下列分
按照已知的信息和熟悉的规则进行的思维叫()。 (A)辐合思维(B)发散思维
某医师对49位患者胃癌分化程度(轻、中、重)与p53的关系进行研究,其中p53由
最新回复
(
0
)