Question

I.阅读理解

A [2015 •莆田一中、漳州一中、泉州五中三校联考]

They will be here in a minute, surely. I'll just stare at my shoes a little while longer to pass the time. Wish I'd brought a book. Hang on, though, what if I，ve got the wrong day? The wrong place? Have the clocks gone back? No, damn it; I'm off home. Whoever I'm waiting for clearly lives in a different time zone from me.

I am always 10 minutes early, so if you're 10 minutes late, I've been foot-tapping for 20 minutes. I know it's not fair to hold the first 10 against you, but I just can't help my?self. I never wait more than 20 minutes beyond the meeting time we decided upon, not for anyone, ever.

OK, that's not .strictly true. I have, on occasion, hung around anxiously and heart-brokenly for up to an hour, but the bitter anger that follows is never a pretty sight. If you've made me wait that long, you will wish you hadn't bothered turning up at all.

How come some people are always late and some are al?ways on time? If I can manage to be punctual, why can't you? Because I left a hot cup of coffc^' at home while you sat down to roll another cigarette. Because I spilled jam on my pants and quickly wiped it off whereas you took time to change your whole outfit. Because I switched off midway through a TV series? but you had to ride out the end, didn't you? And don't even think about blaming the traffic. How do you think I got here? By flying carpet? Only carelessness or arrogance(傲慢) can explain a habit of lateness.

Some people are always late because they can't make re?alistic calculations about how long it takes to do things. There are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour. Just deal with it. Painful as it may be, you have to accept that, as you've agreed to meet at eight and it's now a quarter to eight, you don't have time to phone your girlfriend.

Much worse, though, are those with big egos (自我). Being late is just rude. Being late on purpose really means that you hate the person you are meeting.

Of course, there are some perfectly lovely latecomers out there. I just never wait long enough to find out.

1.Which of the following words best describes how the author feels in the first paragraph?

A. Anxious.                             B. Curious.

C.  Thankful.                         D. J oyful.

2.What does the author think contributes to people always being late?

 a.    Their big egos.

b.   Traffic jams.

c.    Their carelessness.

d.   Being picky when choosing clothes.

e.    Their realistic calculations of how long it takes to do things.

A. a, b       B.  a, c        C.  b， d， e    D.  c， d， e

3.We can learn from the article that the author . 

A. is tolerant of people being late

 B.      has missed lots of meetings

C.      has trouble getting along with others

D.     has a strong preference for good timekeeping

4. According to the author, people should .

 A.     be patient when waiting for a latecomer

B.     keep in mind that being late is rude and selfish

C.     always arrive 10 minutes early for an appointment

D.     ask people around them to remind them about an appointment

Answer 1

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A [文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。作者以自己的视角表达了对迟到的看法。迟到能体现出一个人的自大，也能让我们知道那个人很粗鲁。

1. A推理判断题。根据第一段的描述尤其是三个问句"…what if I've got the wrong day? The wrong place? Have the clocks gone back?"可知，这一段话表达了作者焦虑的心情。故选A项。

2.B 细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句"Only carelessness or ar?rogance (傲慢)can explain a habit of lateness. "&丁知，只有不小心或者傲慢才能解释迟到的习惯。故选B项。

3.D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句"I never wait more than 20 minutes beyond the meeting time we decided upon, not for any?one, ever."可知，"我"从来不会在"我们"决定好的会面时间后为某人多等20分钟。据此推断，作者对守时有很强烈的偏好。故选D项。

4.B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段前两句"Much worse, though, are those with big egos (自我).Being late is just rude."可知，尽管迟到和自大有关系，迟到更是粗鲁的。故选B项。