专四专八考试

【单选题】Americans believe time is a limited resource; they try to conserve and manage it. People in the U.S. often (31) seminars or read books on time management. It seems they all want to (32) their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners-some in electronic form--to keep (33) of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to (34) more life out of their time. The earlyAmerican heroBenjamin Franklin expressed this (35) best: "Do you love life Then do not waste time, for that is the (36) life is made of."
ToAmericans, punctuality is a (37) of showing respect for other people’s time. (38) more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually (39) an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call (40) to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less (41)the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time.At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive (42) 30 minutes past the appointed time.But they usually don’t try that at work.
To outsiders,Americans seem tied to the clock. People in other cultures value relationships more than (43) .In these societies, people don’t try to (44) time, but to experience it. ManyEastern cultures, for example, view time as a cycle. The (45) of nature--from the passing of the sea- sons to the monthly cycle of the moon--shapes their view of events. People learn to (46) to their environment.As a result, they find it easier to "go with the flow" thanAmericans, who like plans (47) and unchangeable.
EvenAmericans would (48) that no one can master time. Time, like money, (49) all too easily through our fingers.And time, like the weather, is very hard to predict. (50) , time is one of life’s most precious gifts.And unwrapping it is half the fun.

A、participateB、attend
C、adjoin D、associate
网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
全文翻译 美国人认为时间是一种有限的资源，所以他们尽量爱惜它．好好利用它。美国人经常参加有关时间管理的讨论会 或阅读这方面的书籍。他们似乎都希望能把自己的时间安排得更好。专业人士随身带着袖珍记事本(有些是电子记事 本)．好随时留意约会时间和工作期限。人们想尽办法要在有限的时间内挤出更多的生活内容。早期的美国英雄本杰明·富 兰克林将这种观点表达得最为透彻：“你热爱生命吗 热爱的话就不要浪费时间．因为生命即是由时间组成的。” 对美国人来说．守时是尊重他人时间的一种行为方式。若约会迟到超过10分钟，通常需要向对方道歉或解释原因。 知道自己会迟到的人往往会先打个电话告知对方。当然，会面场合愈不正式，精确准时的重要性就愈小。例如，在非正式 的聚会中．人们往往会在约定时间过后30分钟才到。不过，工作中他们通常就不会这样做。 在外人看来．美国人似乎受制于时钟。其他文化背景的人则更看重人际关系而非时间表。在这些社会中，人们不会 设法去控制时间，而是去经历享受它。举例来说，很多东方文化把时间视为一个周期。从季节的更替到月亮圆缺变化的 每个周期，这些大自然的节奏形成了他们对事物的看法。人们学会去适应环境的变化，因此他们比美国人更易“顺应潮 流”．而美国人则喜欢将计划固定好不更动。 甚至连美国人也都承认，没有人能够完全掌握时间。时间就像金钱一样，很容易就从我们的指间溜走；时间也像天 气一样，是很难预测的。然而，时间是生命中最宝贵的礼物之一，而拆开(这项难以掌握和预料的)礼物本身就已经是一 种乐趣了。 [解析] seminar意为“研究会，讨论发表会”，参加 会议或上课应用动词attend，如：attend class(上 课)，故选项B正确。 [点睛] 词汇搭配题。participate表示“参与，参加，分 享．分担”，为不及物动词，与介词in连用，如： participate in the festivities(参加庆祝活动)。adjoin 表示“邻接，毗连”，如：：property that adjoins ours(与 我们的地产相毗连的地产)。associate表示“使发生联 系，交往，结交”。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>