Question

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 one hand，never does what he has to do at the proper time.__ 1._There is a proverb saying, “Time flies never to be recalled”. This is true. __2.__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 possessions as well as other's. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters，or return calls or keep appointments promptly.. __3.__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.

__4.__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 do 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.__ 5.__

A. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name

B. They appear to be busy but never get well organized

C. Maybe everybody minds being kept waiting at a party

D. A lost thing may be found again，but lost time can never be regained.

E. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it

F. After all, man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men.

G. Failure to be punctual in keeping one's appointments is sign of disrespect towards others.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.D

3.E

4.G

5.F

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了時間的重要性。時間是寶貴的，時間就是生命，有些人不愛守時，這樣就浪費了自己的時間和破壞了自己的名聲，并且也得不到朋友或同事的尊敬，而守時的人非常看重時間從不抱怨時間，并且也常常得到別人的尊敬。

1.根據(jù)The unpunctual man，on the one hand，never does what he has to do at the proper time 不守時的人失去了自己的時間和好名聲，故選A。

2.根據(jù)Time flies never to be recalled 浪費的時間不會再回來，丟失的東西可以找回來而時間卻再也回不來，故選D。

3.根據(jù)The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters，or return calls or keep appointments promptly前面敘述的是不守時的人后有but轉(zhuǎn)折真正的守時的人對時間是很認真的，從不抱怨時間的問題，故選E。

4.根據(jù)If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time 不守時的人是對別人的不尊敬，故選G。

5.根據(jù)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.想像一下一個不守時的人擔(dān)任一個重要的植職務(wù)，他不按時出席正常的活動，這樣的人會得不到他的朋友或同事的尊敬，故選F。

考點：日常生活類短文閱讀。