Question

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time ________ in many ways.

Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a ________ _ meaning to the event. It is not a _ ________ to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, _________ he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that something is urgent and ________ immediate attention.

The same meaning is ________ telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think it is a _________ of life or death. The time chosen for the call ________ its importance.

In social life, time plays a very ________ _ part. In the United States, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the _________ to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is not _________ in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far ________ because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be _________ .

The meaning of time _________ from place to place in the world. _________, misunderstandings often arise between people from different cultures that ________ _ time differently. For example, promptness (准时) is ________ greatly in American life. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as ________ or not fully responsible. In the US, no one would think of keeping a business partner _________ for an hour; it would be too rude. A person who is five minutes late is _________ to make a short apology.

1.A. wastes B. runs C. travels D. communicates

2.A. precious B. ridiculous C. special D. rare

3.A. deal B. custom C. problem D. duty

4.A. whenever B. though C. once D. while

5.A. requires B. escapes C. pays D. gives

6.A. compared with B. covered with C. devoted to D. attached to

7.A. matter B. story C. game D. view

8.A. reduces B. ignores C. stresses D. doubts

9.A. different B. significant C. small D. equal

10.A. plan B. wish C. gift D. invitation

11.A. useful B. true C. clear D. grateful

12.A. on time B. at length C. by chance D. in advance

13.A. forgotten B. remembered C. canceled D. opposed

14.A. rushes B. separates C. varies D. keeps

15.A. Meanwhile B. Thus C. Otherwise D. Besides

16.A. make B. kill C. treat D. save

17.A. valued B. complained C. seized D. influenced

18.A. helpless B. desperate C. impolite D. unlucky

19.A. working B. waiting C. approaching D. thinking

20.A. expected B. forced C. refused D. blessed

Answer 1