2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：48（含解析）
<p> 重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（48）（附解析）</p><p> 阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>) 中, 选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="punctual">punctual</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="unpunctual">unpunctual</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="regained">regained</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="unpunctual">unpunctual</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mismanaging">mismanaging</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="others">others</span>’. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="unpunctual">unpunctual</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="appointments">appointments</span> <span word="promptly">promptly</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="complains">complains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="faithfully">faithfully</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p> <span word="Failure">Failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="punctual">punctual</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="appointments">appointments</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disrespect">disrespect</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="disrespect">disrespect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="present">present</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unpunctuality">Unpunctuality</span>, <span word="moreover">moreover</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="private">private</span>. <span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="habitually">habitually</span> <span word="unpunctual">unpunctual</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="men">men</span>.</p>
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