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

A nurse took a tired soldier to an old man , “Your son is here ,” she told the old man. The old man could hardly  1 the young soldier clearly. He reached out his 2 .The soldier held the old man’s hand. The nurse brought a chair so that he could sit  3 the bed. All through the night, the young soldier sat there   4  the old man’s hand. Now and then he heard him say a few words. The dying man said 5 . He only held his son’s hand tightly all through the night.

The next morning, the old man died. The soldier freed his hand and went to  6  the nurse .While the nurse did  7 she had to do, he waited. Then he asked her, “Who was that man?”

The nurse was  8“Wasn’t he your father?” she said.

“No, he wasn’t”, the soldier answered.” I 9 saw him before.”

“Then  10 didn’t you say anything when I took you to  11 ?”

“I knew right away there had been a  12 , and I also knew he needed his son ,_13  his son just wasn’t here. When I found that he was too  14 to tell whether or not I was his son, I knew  15 he needed me, I stayed.

1.                A．see            B．look           C．saw  D．seeing

2.                A．head           B．foot            C．hand D．hair

3.                A．besides         B．beside          C．under    D．on

4.                A．held           B．holds           C．holding   D．was holding

5.                A．everything      B．nothing         C．anything  D．something

6.                A．cry            B．speak          C．tell  D．say

7.                A．how           B．who           C．what D．when

8.                A．surprising       B．surprised       C．surprise  D．surprises

9.                A．sometimes      B．usually         C．always    D．never

10.               A．where         B．why           C．which D．who

11.               A．him           B．he            C．his   D．her

12.               A．bed           B．chair           C．mistake   D．hand

13.               A．and           B．or             C．but   D．then

14.               A．sick           B．healthy         C．strong D．nice

15.               A．how many      B．how long       C．how much D．how old

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 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 unhappily 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 (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. 1.

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

   1. A.
      听话的
   2. B.
      守时的
   3. C.
      守纪律的
   4. D.
      能干的
2. 2.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      An unpunctual person often has more time.
   2. B.
      An unpunctual person has more work to do.
   3. C.
      A punctual person often has a busy life.
   4. D.
      A punctual person often does his work wonderfully.
3. 3.

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

   1. A.
      in a hurry
   2. B.
      after the host
   3. C.
      at the decided time
   4. D.
      before other guests
4. 4.

   From the passage, we learn that an unpunctual man usually          in the end.

   1. A.
      saves time for others
   2. B.
      leaves his family and friends
   3. C.
      gets his chances and knowledge
   4. D.
      loses his time and good name