Question

 A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything.

   An unpunctual man never does what he has to do at the right time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be got back. Time is more useful than material(物质) things. In fact, time is life itself. An unpunctual man is always wasting his most important things as well as others’. An unpunctual person is always saying unhapppily that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls. But the man who really has much to do is very careful of his time. He knows that he can not finish all his work unless he carefully does every piece of work.

Being unpunctual is the sign of disrespect(不尊重) towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be thought as a great disrespect to the host and all the other guests.

   Not like a punctual person, an unpunctual one can’t do his duty wonderfully, whether it is public or personal. Imagine how it would be if those who should do important tasks failed to be on time. A man who is known to be often unpunctual is never believed by his friends or fellow men.

1.The Chinese meaning of the word “punctual” in this passage is probably “______”

A. 听话的          B.守时的       C.守纪律的      D.能干的

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. An unpunctual person often has more time.

B. An unpunctual person has more work to do.

C. A punctual person often has a busy life.

D. A punctual person often does his work wonderfully.

3. When you are invited to dinner, you’d better arrive there ______.

A. in a hurry       B. after the host      C. at a decided time    D. before other guests

4.From the passage, we learn that an unpunctual man usually ______ in the end.

A. saves time for others              B. leaves his family and friends

C. gets his chances and knowledge     D. loses his time and good name

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. C

4. D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要将准时的人与不准时的人做对比，准时的人做事情准时，从不迟到，而不准时的人总是匆忙的，到最后失去的不但时间还有名声。

1.细节理解题。从doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything准时做事从不迟到，可知知答案选B。

2.细节理解题。从Not like a punctual person, an unpunctual one can’t do his duty wonderfully, whether it is public or personal与准时的人不同，不准时的人不能绝妙地尽职，不论是公众的还是私人的，可知答案选D。

3.细节理解题。从If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there如果一个人被邀请去参加晚宴而且到达的时间比应该到的时候晚，可知答案选C。

4.主旨大意题。从 He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name他总是匆匆忙忙的，到最后失去的是时间和名声，可得知答案选D。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。