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【題目】My transportation was unexpectedly smooth and I arrived at the meeting half an hour earlier. I kept my eyes on the restaurant door. Several customers entered, but not my friend. At 6:00 pm, she sent me a text message: “Urgent work to finish. Will be 20 minutes late.”

I had left my book in the office, so I spent the time thinking of my experiences of being late in China. On my first visit in 1985, punctuality was deeply rooted in the Chinese hearts. There were no traffic jams then.

As a teacher in Canada, I always insisted on punctuality. I would open the classroom door to a late student for the first time and the second, but not the third. During the six years I worked for CCTV, I had a Chinese friend whom I often saw at lunch time, or after work. We used to meet at the subway station nearby. He was always late by 10-20 minutes. To my question, “You were busy?” he would surprisingly answer, “ No.” Once I asked him to check the clock in his office, he smiled.

In March 2015, I got permanent residence (居住權(quán)) in China. The ceremony was scheduled for 9:00 am at the Public Security Bureau on the Second Ring Road. I told my driver I had to get there by 8:40 am. “No problem,” he replied. But he thought he had time to drop someone off at the airport before picking me up. I desperately waited for him. Then, to rub salt into my wound, he had to stop at the exit of a gas station. Finally, I entered the room at 9:07 am ── the last guest to arrive!

【1】What can we learn from the passage?

A. The author is always late for work or any activities.

B. The author dislikes making friends with unpunctual persons.

C. The author hates being late from the bottom of heart.

D. The author can do something to deal with unpunctuality.

【2】If the author’s student comes late for the third time, _______.

A. he will let him/her remain outside

B. he will open the door for him/her again

C. he will shout at him/her loudly

D. he will tell him/her to take care next time

【3】How did the Chinese friend feel when the author asked him to check the clock?

A. Excited. B. Embarrassed.

C. Satisfied. D. Shocked.

【4】Why didn’t the author arrive at the ceremony on time?

A. Because the gas was running out.

B. Because his driver met a guest at the airport.

C. Because there was a big traffic jam on the road.

D. Because the driver estimated the time wrongly.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析: 本文講述的是作者總想做個準時的人，但在中國往往因為意想不到的事情而不能達成準時的愿望。

【1】C考查判斷推理題。根據(jù)文章中敘述的作者總是想盡可能地準時但往往不能如愿可推斷作者從心底不希望遲到，當然也不希望別人遲到，故選C項。

【2】A 考查細節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)文章中第三段的I would open the classroom door to a late student for the first time and the second, but not the third我會為一名遲到的學(xué)生開一次、兩次門，但不是第三次。可知作者學(xué)生第三次遲到將會不允許進入教室，故選A。。

【3】B考查細節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段的To my question, “You were busy?” he would surprisingly answer, “ No.” Once I asked him to check the clock in his office, he smiled對于我的問題“你很忙嗎？”他將會很吃驚地回答“不”。一旦我讓他看看辦公室的表時，他笑了。其中的surprisingly和smiled可知當中國的朋友聽到作者看看時間幾點了時候會感到尷尬，因為自己的失誤。A. Excited激動的；B. Embarrassed尷尬的；C. Satisfied滿意的；D. Shocked.震驚的。故選B項。

【4】D 考查判斷推理題。根據(jù)該文章最后一段的But he thought he had time to drop someone off at the airport before picking me up. I desperately waited for him. Then, to rub salt into my wound, he had to stop at the exit of a gas station. Finally, I entered the room at 9:07 am ── the last guest to arrive但是他認為他在接我之前讓人下車。我絕望地等待他。那是在我的傷口上撒鹽的是他不得不在一家加氣站前停車。最后我在9:07到達，最后一個到達的客人�？芍�作者沒有意識到路上會發(fā)生這些意想不到的事情導(dǎo)致作者參加葬禮遲到。故選D。

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