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 other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper 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 forever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset(財產(chǎn))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 and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he cannot 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 a 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 do one’s duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in chare of important tasks failed to be at their proper places 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 while an unpunctual person does

everything behind schedule.

　 B. A punctual person does everything at the right time while an unpunctual person seldom

does anything at the correct time.

　 C. A punctual person has a lot of appointments while an unpunctual person has few

appointments.

　 D. A punctual person has much time to do everything while 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. According to the third paragraph, when you are invited to dinner, you should arrive there____.

　 A. after other guests have arrived

　 B. before all other guests

　 C. at the appointed time

　 D. after the host has got things ready

4. 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.

 

Answer 1

1. 選【B】。at the proper time相當于at the right time。

2. 選【D】。從文章第二段“The unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his…”可知。

3. 選【C】。根據(jù)第三段第二、第三兩句可以得出答案是C。

4. 選【C】。從最后一段第一句“…whether public or private”可知。