Question

When you are invited to attend a party in the West, the first important thing you need to know is that you should arrive late.

It is a great embarrassment to arrive at a party early or even on time. Therefore, unless you are the host of the party, you never want to be the first person present at a party. Why? Because others may think that you have no life or nothing better to do than wait for a party to start. Many people try to project（展現(xiàn)）an image（形象）of always being busy, which, whether true or not, has something to do with success. So, by arriving late, you are implying: “I live a full life and it's really exciting.”

Therefore, an 8 o'clock party usually doesn't really start until maybe 9 o'clock, as everyone wants to be thought of as a busy and important person with lots of things to do. In other words, a party is one of those rare occasions（極少數(shù)場(chǎng)合）in which your punctuality can actually hurt you. It's quite a strange thing, isn't it? Anyhow, remember to be late!

1.The passage is most likely to have been taken from a book about______.

A.life in the West B. health and medicine

C. politics in the West D. behavioral science

2.What is the reason that people want to be late for parties?

A.They are not the host of the party.

B. They are too busy to arrive on time.

C. They want others to think they are busy.

D. They don’t want to wait for a party to start.

3.What does the word "punctuality" in the last paragraph mean?

A.Being polite B. Being late

C. Being smart D. Being on time

4.We can infer from the passage that______.

A.Sometimes people pretend to be what they want to be.

B.Lateness is not a problem when you are attending a meeting.

C.You need to be late on every occasion.

D. Going to a party can be a waste of time.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析: 如果你參加一個(gè)西方的派對(duì)，一定要記住晚到，不能準(zhǔn)時(shí)甚至提前。因?yàn)槿藗冋J(rèn)為晚一點(diǎn)到達(dá)會(huì)給其他人一種你正過著忙碌充實(shí)的生活的感覺。

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