【题目】Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse(路边小店)on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a _____on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from _____to toe, explained that he had _____out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant(怀孕的)wife and his two children _____at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车)back.

Once I had _____a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both _____, saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he _____me back.

Before leaving, I had turned the heater _____in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and _____. While the little ones played and ran _____, I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the _____.

It was about 5 a.m. before they _____. The young fellow asked me how much he _____me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵)had _____$15. He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later, I received a _____from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to _____to stop of at our roadhouse for a long time. It _____out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most _____person in the company.

In his letter, he thanked me again and _____me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this _____, a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

1A. kick B. hit C. beat D. knock

2A. finger B. shoulder C. head D. hand

3A. driven B. taken C. come D. run

4A. away B. behind C. over D. out

5A. supplied B. poured C. equipped D. filled

6A. sleeping B. crying C. quarrelling D. fighting

7A. allow B. ring C. lead D. follow

8A. on B. off C. in D. over

9A. dirty B. hot C. warm D. attractive

10A. around B. inside C. nearby D. along

11A. drivers B. guests C. customers D. adults

12A. left B. arrived C. ate D. disappeared

13A. gave B. paid C. owed D. offered

14A. appeared B. exhibited C. calculated D. shown

15A. call B. letter C. check D. notice

16A. get B. force C. require D. hope

17A. pointed B. turned C. worked D. found

18A. generous B. successful C. serious D. powerful

19A. praised B. persuaded C. informed D. convinced

20A. lesson B. business C. aspect D. case

【题目】根据短文内容,从下框的A~F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。
A. The mistaken belief
B. The need for tolerance
C. Unpunctuality at dinners
D. Punctuality and confidence
E. Self-discipline and punctuality
F. Avoid anxiety by being punctual
1

There is the belief that, if you arrive at an appointment late, you will be considered important. This is a mistaken view. Being unpunctua

l, we are not respectful of others ; we are interfering (扰乱)with another man's time. We must realise that keeping appointments or being punctual is a contract that is silently agreed and we are expected to respect this contract. It is only natural that we lose faith, trust and confidence in a person who is tardy(延迟的).


2.
To be punctual one has to have self-discipline(自律), and the lack of it affects others. A school boy or girl is unpunctual because he or she does not have the necessary human virtue of self-discipline. It is also a mark of disrespect for a system or an institution. Unpunctual people seldom realise that their habit cause problems to others. A salesman who is not punctual may not make a sale if he arrives late for an appointment. If one is late for a job interview, it is not likely that he will get the job.
3.
Being punctual, we can avoid anxiety. Imagine the anxiety if you do not want to be considered unpunctual. You will be anxious if you
set out for a dinner late. The person who sets out late might be careless in driving. He will ignore traffic rules. A traffic jam, flat tyres, etc.
can delay him further. Happy and calm is the man who takes all these possibilities into consideration and arrives at the appointment either
early or on time.
4.
Many of those who attend dinners are notorious (声名狼藉的)for unpunctuality. They ignore the appointed time and leave their homes only after the fixed time. They are indifferent to the inconvenience caused to others. If the self-centred guest arrives late, the nine others at the table set for ten will have to wait. The host is put in an unpleasant situation and this man seldom thinks of the inconvenience caused to all -the waiters, the management staff, etc. It is necessary for us to think of others and be considerate to them.
5.

However, we cannot always be intolerant (无法容忍的) of tardiness, for ordinary living requires some tolerance. There can be a busy executive who fights to keep to his schedule. Such a person may be forgiven if he is late, but not those who are deliberately late to create impression.


In modern society, punctuality is a necessary virtue. It is a recognition of the importance of other people.

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