Question

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 of losing 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 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 complaining 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 other guests (客人) 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.

1.The Chinese meaning of the word “punctual” in this passage is probably “_______”.

A. 听话的    B. 能干的    C. 守纪律的     D. 守时的

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. An unpunctual person often has more time.

B. A punctual person often does his work wonderfully.

C. A punctual person often has a busy life.

D. An unpunctual person has more work to do.

3.When you are invited to dinner, you'd better arrive there________.

A. at the decided time    B. after the host

C. in a hurry             D. before other guests

4. From the passage, we learn that an unpunctual man usually ________ in the bed.

A. saves time for others

B. loses his time and good name

C. gets his chances and knowledge

D. leaves his family and friends

5.According to the author, which one is more useful?

A. Good name.            B. Respect.

C. Material things.      D. Time.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文作者对守时的人和不守时的人做了分析比较。一个守时的人总是习惯于在正确的时间做一件事的，从不迟到。而一个不守时的人总是匆匆忙忙，最后失去了时间和他的好名声。

1.D词义猜测题。根据短文第一句in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything可知一个守时的人习惯于在正确的时间做一件事，从不迟到。所以选D。

2.B细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句Not like a punctual person, an unpunctual one can't do his duty wonderfully,可知一个不守时的人不能像守时的人那样很好地履行自己的职责，所以选B。

3.A细节理解题。根据第三段的描述可知，迟到是对别人的不尊重，所以要按时到。故选A。

4.B细节理解题。根据第二段第二句He is always in a hurry and in the end of losing both time and his good name.可知不守时的人总是匆匆忙忙，最后失去了时间和他的好名声。所以选B。

5.短文的描述可知作者认为时间更有用，所以选D。

考点：日常生活类阅读。