Section C
For Americans, time is money. They say, “You only get so much time in this life? you’d better use it wisely. ” The (36) ______ will not be better than the past or present, as Americans are (37) ______ to see things, unless people use their time for constructive activities. Thus, Americans (38) ______ a “ wellorganized ” person, one who has a written list of things to do and a (39) ______ for doing them. The ideal person is punctual and is (40) ______ of other people’s time. They do not (41) _______ people’s time with conversation or other activity that has no (42) ______ beneficial outcome. The American attitude toward time is not (43) ______shared byothers, especially nonEuropeans. They are more likely to regard time as (44)________________. One of the more difficult things many students must adjust to in the States is the notion that time must be saved whenever possible and used wisely every day.
In this context (45) _______________. McDonald’s, KFC, and other fast food establishments are successful in a country where many people want to spend the least amount of time preparing and eating meals. As McDonald’s restaurants (46) _______________________, bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanliness.

(36) future
(37) trained
(38) admire
(39) schedule
(40) considerate
(41) waste
(42) visible
(43) necessarily
(44) something that is simply there around them, not something they can use
(45) the fast-food industry can be seen as a clear example of American cultural product
(46)spread around the world, they have been viewed as symbols of American society and culture

(36)空前定冠词 the 及空后 will 表明所填词应为名词，并充当句子的主语，而 根据句子后面的 than the past or present 可知此处是与“过去”或“现在”的比较，很容易就可以联想到“future（未来）” 。
(37) 空前系动词 are 及空后不定式表明所填词很可能为过去分词，其逻辑宾语为 Americans。本句中 as 表示“正如”， 引导非限制定语从句，代替前面整个句子，因此应注意所填词在意思上与前面句子的连贯性。
(38) 空前Americans 及空后的名词短语表明所填词应充当句子的谓语动词，主语为复数，且前后句子的时态均为现在时，故此处应填动词原形。“ thus”表明本空所在句子应为前句内容导致的结果。既然美国人认为应该把时间用在有意义的事情上，那么他们对于 “wellorganized person（有条理的人）” 应该是持“赞赏（admire）” 的态度。
(39) 空前不定冠词a 及空后介词短语表明所填词应为单数可数名词。one who has … 应是对前面“ a wellorganized person”的解释，并且and 表明本空应与 a written list 并列。根据上文，“ a wellorganized person”应该是指擅长安排时间的人，因此他在把要做的事情列成清单的同时应该把时间也安排好，故本空很可能填“schedule（时间安排表）” 一词。
(40) 由 and 可知所填词应与 punctual（准时的）并列作表语共同描述“ideal person”的特点。根据上文所述，理 想的人应该能够做到准时并充分“ 尊重”或 “ 考虑”他人的时间。故本空很可能填“respectful”或“considerate”。
(41) 空前 They 及空后的名词短语表明所填词应充当句子的谓语动词，而助动词 do not 决定此处应填动词原形。本空可联系第 40 空的分析。本空所在句子仍然是描述“ideal person”的情况，上句中说他们都很准时，言外之意就是他们不会“浪费（waste）” 别人的时间。
(42)空前的no 和空后的名词短语表明此处应为形容词修饰 outcome（效果）。That 引导定语从句修饰前面的conversation or other activity，根据上一题的分析，本句应该是表示理想的人是不会用那些不能带来(42)______好处的谈话或其他活动去浪费别人的时间的。而从短文前面的内容可知，本文主要是强调时间的效率，因此这里应该有“快速或明显”的含义。
(43)本空位于系动词和谓语动词之间，故所填词很可能为副词，修饰动词 shared。本空所在句子的含义为美国人对时间的态度不(43) ______被其他人分享，尤其是欧洲以外的人。这种说法过于绝对，故所填词应表达一种“（ 不）完全或一定”的含义。后面句子中的 more likely 也提示这里应表达一种非绝对的概念。
(44)空前的 regard time as 表明所缺部分应为 as 的宾语，故其形式应为名词短语。而本句的主语 they 应该指代的是 nonEuropean，根据上句所述，他们应该不像美国人那样看重时间。[Main Points] something that simply exists around them, not something they can use
(45) in this context 意为“在这种概念的促使下”， 指代的应该是上文的情况，即每天要尽可能的节约并有效地利用时间，故接下来描述的应该是上文情况所导致的结果。而根据空后的“McDonald’s, KFC, and other fast food”， 所缺部分应该是描述快餐店的出现。[Main Points] the fast food industry can be viewed as a good example of the cultural product of the U.S
(46) 空前的as McDonald’s restaurants 意为“随着麦当劳餐馆的…”， 而空后的现在分词短语（bringing not…）应该是前面内容导致的结果，即前面的情况不仅给人们带来了汉堡包而且导致了人们对速度、效率和洁净的重视，因此此处很可能是指美国这种快餐店在其他国家的扩展给其他国家带来的影响。填空时要注意由于空前是 as 引导的从句，而 空后是现在分词作状语，故所缺部分应该包含从句的谓语部分及整个主句才能使句子的结构完整。[Main Points] spread around the world, they have been regarded as symbols of the society and culture of the U.S

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