In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m.. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it's a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.
In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.
In the sentence “The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m.”, here “attached” means ________.
原句句意：晚上11点之后打来的电话也有同样的含义。此处 attached表示某种意义被加在某物上。而given也表示相同的意思，因 此这两个单词可以互换，答案为C。
Supposing one wants to make a telephone call at midnight, this would mean ________.
由第一段“If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it's a matter of life or death”即如果是在半夜休息的时候打来的 电话，那么这件事情一定攸关生死。因此D选项为正确答案。
According to this passage, time plays an important role in ________.
第二段第一句提出，时间在社会生活中具有重要的作用。而通 读第二段后可以发现，这种作用主要体现在社会交流中。因此C选项为正确答案。
The best title for this passage is ________.
全文在讲不同的时间给人传递不同的信息。A项意为“时间的声 音”，能让人联想到时间所传递的信息，正合文意。B项意为“珍惜时 间”。C项意为“宣告的重要性”。D项意为“岁月不待人”。均不合文 意。因此正确答案为A。
Which one is correct about the meaning of time for Americans according to this text?
由第二段可知，美国人很看重是否准时到达，如果早点到的 话，会显得很有礼貌，因此D选项为正确答案。