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 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

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入空白处的最佳答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。

Many Chinese middle school students dream of becoming great 61　 . How wonderful it is to be a hero , liked by a lot of people ,　 62　 Yang Liwei and Jackie Chen!

However , this is the reason　 63　 they feel bad: they think they are not brave enough to do the things they like or to　 64　 their teacher’s questions because they’re afraid that people will laugh at them.

It’s very natural for young people　 65　 , especially in China. When I was a　 66 I was also terribly shy. When I was among strangers, I could　 67　 breath! But after making some efforts I became as brave as my friends. I started to　 68　 for the school magazine and joined a sports team. Writing helped me grow and become mature (成熟的), and the friends I 69 on the sports team became my best friends. We played basketball, watched movies, and went swimming on hot summer days. A few years　 70　 when I went to college in New York City, I felt self-confident, like a hero!

61．A．actors　　　　 B．astronauts　　　　　 C．heroes　　　　　 D．players

62．A．just who　　　 B．for example　　　　 C．as if　　　　　　 D．such as

63．A．when　　　　　 B．why　　　　　　　 C．how　　　　　　 D．whether

64．A．give　　　　 B．make　　　　　　　 C．remember　　　　 D．answer

65．A．to be shy　　　 B．be shy　　　　　　 C．be to shy　　　　 D．shy to be

66．A．people　　　　 B．teenager　　　　　 C．teacher　　　　　 D．hero

67．A．never　　　　　 B．none　　　　　　　 C．hardly　　　 　　D．hard

68．A．wait　　　　　 B．sell　　　　　　　 C．read　　　　　　 D．write

69．A．made　　　　　 B．met　　　　　　　 C．knew　　　　　　 D．thought

70．A．after　　　　　 B．late　　　　　　　 C．before　　　　　 D．later

My father is a farmer. he lives__1_my mother in a house in a village. It is__2_the town of Ashland.

My father grows rice and__3_.he works very hard. He gets up very__4_every morning. He_5__home at half past six and walks to the field. His work starts at seven o’clock.

He comes__6_home for lunch. He has a short_7__after lunch. Then he goes back to work again. He often__8_his work at a quarter to six. He goes back home at a quarter past six. He usually goes to bed_9__ ten o’clock.. He goes to bed earlier_10__my mother.