Question

【题目】We all have one, don’t we? A friend who's always late. The one who turns up for coffee a full half hour after the appointed time.【1】 The dear pal who sends a message saying "Sorry, bit delayed. ", when they’re already 20 minutes behind schedule. Or just maybe, if you’re really honest, this persistently lardy (拖延的)individual is actually youself.

【2】.

How on earth can people be so inconsiderate?

Recent research suggest that there might be more to this than simple rudeness. Psychologists from Washington University believe people view time differently. 【3】. It even provided them with a clock. Despite this, some people became so absorbed in the activity that they completely forgot to cheek the clock.

【4】. The less punctual among us often share characteristics such as “optimism, low levels of self-control, anxiety.” Why optimism, you ask? Optimists tend to overestimate how much they can achieve and underestimate problems, which means they don’t account for the long traffic jam on the way to meet you for that coffee.

Here's another thought： maybe language is to blame? The English phrase “to be fashionably late” is used to describe the proper time to arrive at an event. If you're too early, you can appear overly eager, but if you’re bit late, you seem cool and sophisticated(老练的）.The problem is, what one person regards as fashionably late, another may view as plain impolite.

【5】.

A. Our personality also plays a role

B. Keep a distance from those full of excuses

C. Next time you have coffee, do try to be on time

D. The one who seems lo be forever “stuck in traffic"

E. Either way, lateness can be extremely annoying to the receiving end

F. Participants were required to set down how long they finished a task

G. Their study gave participants a specific amount of time to complete a task

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】G

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】生活中总会遇到爱迟到不准时的人，文章分析了其原因和解决办法。

【1】D

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。上句讲我们都会遇到爱迟到的朋友，过了约咖啡整整半个小时才出现。D项：这个人而且似乎老会 “遇到堵车”，和上句衔接，指他们找到理由，故选D.

【2】E

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。上句讲如果你诚实点儿，或许这位每次行动慢半拍的友人就是你自己。下句讲既然如此，人们究竟为什么如此不体谅别人呢?E项：无论如何，迟到都可能会令那个等待的人极其愤怒。连接上下句，说明其严重性，要引起我们的重视。故选E.

【3】G

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据下句It even provided them with a clock.可知是任务的设定和提供的设备，G项：他们给参与研究者设置一定的时间，让他们完成一项任务。与下句连接，故选G.

【4】A

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据下句The less punctual among us often share characteristics such as “optimism, low levels of self-control, anxiety.”可知此处讲个性对不准时的影响，A项：我们的个性也起了一定作用，连接下句，符合本段内容。故选A.

【5】C

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。上句讲问题是一个人会持有流行迟到这种观点，而另一个人可能认为这样太不礼貌。C项：下次和朋友约咖啡，尽量准时。是对上句问题的解决，也是对全文的概括。故选C.