Question

【题目】阅读七选五

On Punctuality

A punctual man is in the habit of doing everything 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. 【1】 There is a proverb that says, “Time flies never to be recalled.” This is very true. 【2】 Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself, and the unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his own valuable assets as well as others'. The unpunctual man is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or to return calls, or to keep appointments promptly. 【3】 He knows that he can't get through his immense amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every appointment promptly and deals with every piece of work when it has to be attended to.

【4】_ If a person is invited to a dinner and arrives later than expected, he keeps all the other guests and the host waiting him alone. This is great disrespect.

【5】 Imagine how it would be if those who are entrusted with important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or his fellow men. And the unpunctual man is a source of annoyance both to others and to himself.

A．Failure to be punctual is a sign of disrespect towards others.

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

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

D．Unpunctuality is very harmful when it comes to doing one's duty.

E．Of these the former are the majority.

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

G．Broadly speaking, humans can be divided into two classes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】F

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

试题分析：

【1】不守时的人从来不按时做事，总是匆匆忙忙，最终不但失去了时间还失去了好的名声。故选C。

【2】根据上文的谚语“光阴一去不复返”可知，失去的时间永远也回不来，故选B。

【3】此处表示转折，不守时的人总是在抱怨没有时间回信，没有时间回电话或者遵守约定，但是有很多事情要做的人总是认真安排自己的时间，从不抱怨。故选F。

【4】如果一个人被邀请去参加晚宴而迟到，让主人和其他客人只等他一个人，这就是对别人的不尊重。所以不守时就是对别人的不尊重，故选A。

【5】如果一个人被委以重任却不能守时，那么就会失去朋友同事的信任，所以不守时是非常有害的，故选D。