英译汉 Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. The meanings of time differ 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 responsible. In the US, no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour: It would be too impolite. This way of treating time is quite different from that of several other countries. This helps to explain the unfortunate experience of a certain agriculturist from the United States assigned to duty in another country. After what seemed to him a suitable waiting period, he announced that he would like to call on the Minister of Agriculture. For various reasons the suggested time did not suit the minister; there were indirect indications that the time was not yet suitable. The American, however, pressed for an appointment, which was finally granted. Arriving a little before the appointed hour (according to the American way of showing respect), the agriculturist waited. The hour came and passed: five minutes, fifteen minutes. At this point he suggested to the secretary that perhaps the minister did not know he was waiting in the outer office. This gave him the feeling of having done something to solve the problem, but he had not. Twenty minutes passed, then thirty, then forty-five. To an American, there is little that can remove the damage done by an hour’s wait in an outer office. Yet in the country where this story took place, a forty-five-minute waiting period was not unusual. Instead of being the very end of the allowable waiting scale, it was just the beginning. Thus, when the American agriculturist left the office (after giving the secretary an angry message for the minister), his action seemed as unreasonable as it was impolite. 1.What does “to be prompt” mean in this passage?（ ） A、It means “to keep one’s word.” B、It means “to make good use of one’s time.” C、It means “to be on time.” D、It means “to have a good time.” 2.The Minister kept the American waiting because （ ）. A、the Minister didn’t think it was wrong to keep people waiting B、the appointed time did not suit the Minister C、the Minister intended to insult the American D、the Minister forgot the appointed time 3.When fifteen minutes had passed after the appointed time, the American （ ）. A、told the secretary that he should not have been kept waiting B、urged the secretary in some indirect way to remind the Minister that he was waiting for him C、put forward a suggestion that the secretary go and tell the Minister that he was waiting D、went about finding out whether the Minister knew that he was waiting for him in the outer office 4.The American got angry after being kept waiting for nearly an hour for the appointed meeting because （ ）. A、he felt disappointed B、he felt disrespected C、he felt embarrassed D、he felt frustrated 5.Who would think the American’s action of leaving the office angrily to be unreasonable as it was impolite? （ ） A、People in the United States. B、The reader of the passage.C、The author of the passage. D、People in the Minister’s country.