大学英语练习选词填空Unit-1.doc

Section A We are __1__ to nothing but the clock, it has been said. Time is treated as if it were something almost real. We ___2_ it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious resource. Many people have a rather __3__ sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands have run out of a persons __4_ , they cannot be replaced. We want every minute to count. A foreigners first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a __5__ — often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, __6__ seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating-places are waiting for you to finish so they, too, can be served and get back to work ___7_ the time allowed. You also find drivers will be __8__ and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges with _9__. Dont take it personally. This is because people __10__ time highly, and they resent someone else wasting it beyond a certain appropriate point. slaves 2.budget 3.acute 4.hourglass 5. rush 6.restlessly 7.within 8.abrupt 9.strangers 10.value The U. S. is __1__ a telephone country. Almost everyone uses the telephone to conduct business, to chat with friends, to make or break social appointments, to say Thank you, to shop and to _2___ all kinds of information. Telephones save the feet and endless amounts of time. This is due partly to the fact that the telephone service is __3__ here, whereas the postal service is _4___ efficient. Some new arrivals will come from cultures where it is considered _5___ to work too quickly. Unless a certain amount of time is allowed to _6___, it seems in their eyes as if the task being _7___ were insignificant, not worthy of proper respect. Assignments a