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1、高考英语快速阅读训练1 A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. The unpunctual man, on one hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may
2、be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset(财产) as well as others. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to an
3、swer letters, or return calls or keep appointment promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he can not get through his huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be atte
4、nded to.Failure to be punctual in keeping ones appointments is sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests
5、present.Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to do with ones duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never
6、trusted by his friends or fellow men.1. What does the author think is the main difference between a punctual person and an unpunctual person?A. A punctual person does everything ahead of time while an unpunctual person does everything behind schedule.B. A punctual person does everything at the right
7、 time while an unpunctual person seldom does anything at the correct time.C. A punctual person has a lot of appointments while an unpunctual person has few appointments.D. A punctual person has much time to do everything while an unpunctual person has little time to do anything.2. According to the p
8、assage the main reason that a person is always unpunctual is that_.A. he has more work to do than other people.B. he is always in a hurry when he worksC. he doesnt care much about timeD. he always mismanages and wastes his time.3.According to the third paragraph, when you are invited to dinner, you
9、should arrive there_.A. after other guests have arrivedB. before all other guestsC. at the appointed timeD. after the host has got things ready.4.Which of the following statements best describes the harm of unpunctuality?A. If you are an unpunctual person, you cannot be in charge of any important ta
10、sk.B. If your friends know that you are unpunctual, they may not see you again.C. Unpunctuality may bring about heavy losses for both public and private affairs.D. Unpunctuality may make you miss a lot of appointment and lose friends.2. Northern Europeans spend a lot of time in their cold and cloudy
11、 winters planning their summer holidays. They are proud of their healthy color when they return home after the holiday. But they also know that a certain amount of sunshine is good for their bodies and general health. In ancient Greece people knew about the healing （治疗的）powers of the sun, but this k
12、nowledge was lost. At the end of the nineteenth century a Danish doctor, Niels Finsen, began to study the effect of sunlight on certain diseases, especially diseases of the skin. He was interested not only in natural sunlight but also in artificially（人造的）produced rays. Sunlight began to play a more
13、important part in curing sick people. A Swiss doctor Auguste Rollier, made full use of the sun in hospital at Leysin. Leysin is a small village high up in the Alps. The position is important: the rays of the sun with the greatest healing power are the infrared(红外线的) and ultraviolet(紫外线的)rays: but ul
14、traviolet rays are too easily lost in fog and the polluted air near industrial towns . Dr. Roller found that sunlight, fresh air and good food cure a great many diseases. He was particularly successful in curing certain forms of tuberculosis with his “suncure”. There were a large number of children
15、in Dr. Rollers hospital. He decided to start a school where sick children could be cured and at the same time continue to learn . It was not long before his school was full. In winter, wearing only shorts, socks and boots, the children put on their skis after breakfast and left the hospital. They ca
16、rried small desks and chairs as well as their school books. Their teacher led them over the snow until they reached a slope which faced the sun and was free from cold winds. There they set out their desks and chairs, and school again. Although they wore hardly any clothes, Rollers pupils were very seldom cold. That was because their bodies were full of energy which they got from the
