A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.

The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper 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 regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as others’. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he can not get through huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to.

Failure to be punctual in keeping one’s appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.

Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to doing one’s duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men. 

12. What is an unpunctual person like?

A. He always does a thing when it should be done.  B. He is always very busy.

C. He always does a thing at the wrong time.    D. He always keeps the appointments.

13. Why is unpunctuality very harmful?  

A. Because it makes a man lose many chances of doing important affairs.

B. Because it makes a man lose friends.

C. Because it makes a man work quickly.

D. Because it makes a man be more respected by others.

14. According to the passage, which is right?

A. The punctual person has no much work to do.

B. The unpunctual person is very rich

C. The unpunctual person is often respected by his friends.

D. The unpunctual person loses what can’t be regained again.

15. According to the passage, what are good manners when you are invited to a party?

A. Arriving at the appointed time.   B. Arriving before all other guests.

C. Arriving after all other guests.    D. Keeping all other guests waiting.

16. Why is a person always unpunctual?

A. He is too busy.                      B. He has too much work to do.

C. He does care much about time.         D. He doesn’t manage his time properly.

Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the  greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56,  after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer. Mourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world.                         
Steve Jobs made technology fun. As tech leaders, they're really happy if they have one hit in their life. Steve Jobs has the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and Pixar.
Steve Jobs was a college dropout. He was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountant. They supported his early interest in electronics. He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer—now just called Apple—in 1976. They stayed at the company until 1985. That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute with the chief executive.
Mr. Jobs then formed his own company, called NeXT Computer. He rejoined Apple in 1997 after it bought NeXT, He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today. However, Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive in August, 2011 because of his health. He died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement. Steve left behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
President Obama said in a statement: by building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage, Steve Jobs showed the spirit of American ingenuity (独创性). By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible but intuitive (直觉的) and fun.
The fact that he was able to redesign American commerce top to bottom and across is really astonishing. He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, so one of the greatest of all time. Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American business. Steve Jobs was remembered as a " great visionary and leader" and a marketing genius.
【小题1】What does the underlined word "dispute" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Discussion.B.Permission.C.Experiment.D.Argument.
【小题2】According to Paragraph 2, the author wants to show that _____.
A.Steve Jobs made fun of modem inventions
B.Steve Jobs makes great contributions to the world
C.tech leaders will be happy when they have one hit in their life
D.Steve Jobs owns many companies in America
【小题3】Which of the following statements about Steve Jobs is NOT TRUE?
A.Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive because of poor health.
B.Steve Jobs and his friend built a company called Apple Computer in 1976.
C.Steve Jobs was remembered as the founder of Apple and the Internet
D.President Obama spoke highly of Steve Jobs for his achievements.
【小题4】How long did Steve Jobs work for Apple?
A.9 years.B.14 years.C.23 years.D.35 years
【小题5】This passage is mainly about _____.
A.a brief introduction of Steve JobsB.the inventions of Steve Jobs
C.the childhood of Steve JobsD.the death of Steve Jobs

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the   1  was he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of   2  as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to

  3  in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the   4  of the rescue.

It is almost   5  that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his  6 : “First of all I checked up my   7  conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no    8  to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from  9 .  In this way I dozed (打盹) off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the   10  of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men   11  to explore a mountain cave and got lost.

  12  to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of   13 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the   14  

people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the

  15  of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to   16 

themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with   17  itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness.   18  you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle   19 . It seems to be a negative attitude,  20  a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.

1.                A.hopeless        B.worst          C.more D.best

 

2.                A.service         B.way            C.order    D.work

 

3.                A.cry            B.lie             C.wait D.sleep

 

4.                A.delay          B.success         C.team D.arrival

 

5.                A.untrue         B.unimaginable    C.true D.useless

 

6.                A.plan           B.decision        C.explanation    D.excuse

 

7.                A.physical        B.mental         C.working  D.medical

 

8.                A.method        B.way            C.alternative D.strength

 

9.                A.rotting         B.spreading       C.hurting   D.bleeding

 

10.               A.loss           B.failure         C.disappointment D.sadness

 

11.               A.had           B.managed       C.tried  D.planned

 

12.               A.Willing         B.Unable         C.Determined    D.Deciding

 

13.               A.hearing        B.sight           C.feeling    D.direction

 

14.               A.rescue         B.village          C.local  D.brave

 

15.               A.end           B.top            C.opening   D.side

 

16.               A.save           B.help           C.stop  D.calm

 

17.               A.adventure      B.work           C.life   D.mankind

 

18.               A.Mind          B.Watch         C.Imagine   D.Warn

 

19.               A.really          B.immediately     C.carefully   D.hopefully

 

20.               A.and           B.so             C.but   D.while

 

 

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