阅读理解IntheUnitedStatesitisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning．Ifyoutelephonehimearlyinthedaywhileheisshavingorhavingbreakfastthetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisvery

　　阅读理解

　　IntheUnitedStatesitisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning．Ifyoutelephonehimearlyinthedaywhileheisshavingorhavingbreakfastthetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention．Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11∶00p．m．Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghoursheassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath．Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance．

　　Insociallifetimeplaysaveryimportantpart．IntheU．S．A．gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate．Butitisnottrueinallcountries．Inotherareasoftheworlditmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten．Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld．Thusmisunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromculturesthattreattimedifferently．PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlifeforexample．Ifpeoplearenotprompttheymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible．IntheU．S．noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhouritwouldbetooimpolite．Apersonwhois5minuteslatehewillsayafewwordsofexplanationthoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence．

　　(1)

　　Supposingonewantstomakeatelephonecallatdawnthiswouldmean________．

　　[]A．

　　thematterisofvalue

　　B．

　　thematterissomewhatimportant

　　C．

　　thematterrequiresimmediateattention

　　D．

　　itisamatteroflifeanddeath

　　(2)

　　Accordingtothispassagetimeplaysanimportantrolein________．

　　[]A．

　　everydaylife

　　B．

　　schoollife

　　C．

　　communications

　　D．

　　privatelife

　　(3)

　　Thebesttitleforthispassageis________．

　　[]