2013年大学英语四级听力考试冲刺练习题(5)思维导图

ForAmericans,timeismoney.Theysay,“Youonlygetsomuchtimeinthislife;you’dbetteruseitwisely.”The(36)______willnotbebetterthanthepastorpresent,asAmericansare(37)______toseethings,unlesspeopleusetheirtimeforconstructiveactivities.Thus,Americans(38)______a“well-organized”person,onewhohasawrittenlistofthingstodoanda(39)______fordoingthem.Theidealpersonispunctualandis(40)______ofotherpeople’stime.Theydonot(41)_______people’stimewithconversationorotheractivitythathasno(42)______beneficialoutcome.

TheAmericanattitudetowardtimeisnot(43)______sharedbyothers,especiallynon-Europeans.Theyaremorelikelytoregardtimeas(44)________________.OneofthemoredifficultthingsmanystudentsmustadjusttointheStatesisthenotionthattimemustbesavedwheneverpossibleandusedwiselyeveryday.

Inthiscontext(45)_______________.McDonald’s,KFC,andotherfastfoodestablishmentsaresuccessfulinacountrywheremanypeoplewanttospendtheleastamountoftimepreparingandeatingmeals.AsMcDonald’srestaurants(46)_______________________,bringingnotjusthamburgersbutanemphasisonspeed,efficiency,andshinycleanliness.

(36)future

(37)trained

(38)admire

(39)schedule

(40)considerate

(41)waste

(42)visible

(43)necessarily

(44)somethingthatissimplytherearoundthem,notsomethingtheycanuse

(45)thefastfoodindustrycanbeseenasaclearexampleofAmericanculturalproduct

(46)spreadaroundtheworld,theyhavebeenviewedassymbolsofAmericansocietyandculture