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

请仔细阅读题中的情境要求，从A-F六首歌曲﹙节选﹚中为各情境选出符合要求的最佳选项，其中一项为多余选项。

A. What about nature’s worth﹙价值﹚

It’s our planet’s womb﹙What about us﹚

What about animals﹙What about it﹚

We’ve turned kingdoms to dust﹙What about us﹚

What about elephant﹙What about us﹚

B. And there are children to think of.

Baby’s asleep in the backseat.

Wonder how they’ll ever make it through this living nightmare.

But the mind is an amazing thing.

Full of candy dreams and new toys and another cheap hotel.

C. Then up the stairs he would carry me

And I knew for sure I was loved

If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him

I’d play a song that would never, ever end

How I’d love, love, love to dance with my father again

D.I think I’ve found my best friend

I know that it might sound more than a little crazy.

But I believe

I knew I loved you before I met you

I think I dreamed you into life

E. That even though it’s far

He’ll find me at Christmas Eve

I guess Santa is busy

Cause he never comes around

I think of him when Christmas comes to town.

F. What we’ll find

What lies waiting down the line

In the end of Ninety-nine

Happy new year.

1.It’s December 29th.Emily plans to have a New Year’s party at home. She wants to invite all her friends to the joyous party.

2.January 30th is a special day for Paul and Jenny because three years ago they met each other and fell in love with each other on that day.

3.Max’s father is going to have his 40th birthday. Max wants to hold a small family party for him to show his love to his father.

4.Ferro is a one-year-old baby. Every night when he is going to sleep, his mother will sing a gentle song to him.

5.Alice cares about the environment we live in. She wants to hold a school meeting to ask all her classmates to take part in saving the earth.

---Why didn’t you go shopping with me two hours ago?
---Because my mother________ me outside.

阅读短文并根据短文内容完成表格。(每空一词)
“A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” Sometimes in life, you find a special friend: someone who changes you life just by being part of it; someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop; someone who convinces( 使相信 ) you that there really is an open door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. When you are sad, and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend lifts you up in spirits( 精神 ) and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. If you have a forever friend,it will be easier for you to get through the hard times and the sad times. If you turn and walk away, your forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend guides you, encourages (鼓励) you, holds your hands and tells you that everything is going to be OK. And if you find such a friend, you feel happy because you need not worry. You have a forever friend for life and forever has no end.

The One Moment

A large crowd of anxious teenagers tried to crowd into the huge building all at once, but, of course, were unsuccessful. I got out of my mom’s silver Volvo and in the middle of the parking lot, examining the old building. What was beyond those , red double doors? I didn’t have an answer. My feelings were indescribable. I was nervous, but at the same time. Knots(结) were turning inside my stomach. My curiosity was getting the better of me. I got the to walk up to the doors, but I couldn’t open them just yet. I had to pause (stop) and . Whatever lay beyond those doors could change my forever! I didn’t know what the results would be. I wasn’t sure that I wanted to imagine them . My trembling arm and took hold of the handle. A gust of wind blew into my face I opened the door. My heart was rapidly and I stopped breathing. I stepped forward with my right foot and the door shut me. The nervousness left my stomach, but the excitement with me. I had finally entered high school. I had been waiting for this moment my whole life.

1.A. satB. stoodC. layD. stopped

2.A. heavyB. smallC. bigD. light

3.A. anxiousB. happyC. surprisedD. excited

4.A. strengthB. powerC. abilityD. courage

5.A. waitB. thinkC. repairD. doubt

6.A. thought B. journeyC. schoolD. life

7.A. eitherB. tooC. yetD. even

8.A. gave upB. held upC. reached outD. came out

9.A. untilB. whileC. beforeD. as

10.A. jumpingB. beatingC. hittingD. knocking

11.A. beforeB. besideC. behindD. above

12.A. stayedB. walkedC. disappearedD. agreed