[题目]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 one hand, never does what he has to do at the right time. H 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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【题目】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 one hand, 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 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 (财产) 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. He knows that he can not get through his 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 the 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 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.

【1】What does the author think is the main difference between a punctual person and an unpunctual person?

A. A punctual person does everything ahead of time.

B. An unpunctual person never does anything at the right time.

C. A punctual person has a lot of appointments.

D. An unpunctual person has little time to do anything.

【2】According to the passage, the main reason that a person is always unpunctual is that _______.

A. he has more work to do than other people

B. he is always in a hurry when he works

C. he doesn’t care much about time

D. he always mismanages and wastes his time

【3】If someone isn’t punctual in keeping his appointments, he might ________.

A. lose his life

B. mismanage his asset

C. be thought to disrespect others

D. do harm to others

【4】According to the third paragraph, when you are invited to dinner, you should arrive there ________.

A. after other guests

B. before other guests

C. at the appointed time

D. after the host getting things ready

【5】Which of the following statements best describes the harm of unpunctuality?

A. If you are an unpunctual person, you cannot be in charge of any important task.

B. If your friends know that you are unpunctual, they may not see you again.

C. Unpunctuality may bring about heavy losses for both public and private affairs.

D. Unpunctuality may make you miss a lot of appointments and lose friends.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了守时的人总是在合适的时间做合适的事情，从不会失约。而那些不守时的人从不在合适的时间内做事，他们总是很匆忙，而且最后失去了时间和好名声。而失去时间是永远都无法补偿的。而在一次与他人的约会中，不守时的人，既是对人的不尊重，同时在涉及一个人的责任时，也是有害的。

【1】细节题。由第二自然段前两句The unpunctual man, on one hand, 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.意思是：不守时的人，一方面，从不在合适的时间里做他必须做的事。他总是很匆忙，到最后既失去了时间，也失去了好名声。可知作者认为守时和不守时的人之间最主要的区别是不守时的人从来不在正确的时间里做任何事。故选B。

【2】细节题。由第二自然段The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset (财产) as well as others.意思是：不守时的是曾经失去和错误地管理他最重要的财产和其他的东西。这里最重要的财产是指时间。因此很据短文，一个人不守时最主要的原因是他总是错误地管理和浪费他的时间。故选D。

【3】细节题。由第三自然段第一句Failure to be punctual in keeping one’s appointments is the sign of disrespect towards others.意思是：无法在保持约会时准时是一种不尊重别人的表现。可知如果一个人在保持与他人的约会中没有做到准时，他将会被认为不尊重别人。故选C。

【4】推断题。第三自然段主要讲述了不守时将会被认为是不尊重别人，因此在被邀请吃晚餐时，你应该再约定的时间内到达。故选C。

【5】细节题。由最后一自然段第一句话Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to one’s duty, whether public or private.意思是：不守时，另外，当它涉及到一个人的责任时，是非常有害的，不管是公共的还是私人的。故选C.

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