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
2024-01-29
34
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/3404453.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]M:Hello,everyone.(12-1)TodaywehaveLindaForbusfromtheDe
[originaltext]M:Hello,everyone.(12-1)TodaywehaveLindaForbusfromtheDe
[originaltext]M:Hi,Sarah!I’mAdleyBoardman.Wespokeonthephone.W:Ohye
[originaltext]Parisisplanningtoerecttwoglasswallsnearthebaseoft
[originaltext](3)Abushfirehasdestroyedatleast15homesneartheNewS
[originaltext](3)Abushfirehasdestroyedatleast15homesneartheNewS
[originaltext](1)Morethan100homeshavebeenevacuatedoverfearsofmud
[originaltext]Howmanyplasticcarrierbagshaveyougotinyourhouse?The
[originaltext]Howmanyplasticcarrierbagshaveyougotinyourhouse?The
[originaltext]Howmanyplasticcarrierbagshaveyougotinyourhouse?The
随机试题
[originaltext]Headmaster:Goodmorning,MrHarris.Dositdown.Iunderstandy
[originaltext]ItisablowfortheUglyBettysandPlainJanes—researchsho
ApplicationProcedureandInstructions:ThenewacademicyearbeginsmSepte
AmericansaremakingnewfriendsallthetimeandfewAmericansstayinoneplac
“青铜时代”是指我国社会发展时期的()A.原始社会 B.奴隶社会 C.封建社
美术与现代科技结合而形成的一个新的艺术领域是指()。A.美术鉴赏 B.绘画·雕
教师在直观教学时,应用“变式”方法的目的在于()。A.激发兴趣 B.引起注意
良好的隧道排水与防水,是保证隧道耐久性和行车安全的重要条件。()
吕先生2016年11月出版一本小说稿酬85000元,因大受欢迎而在12月份加印,
按照《城镇老年人设施规划规范》要求,老年人设施场地坡度应不大于( )。A.1%
最新回复
(
0
)