2008年CET6英语六级仿真试题（卷6）简答

Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (25 minutes)
Section A

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 the other 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. There is an old saying which says, "Time flies never to be recalled." This is very true. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be obtained again. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact time is life itself, and unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as others'. The unpunctual man is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or make an appointment. 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 cannot get through his immense amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every appointment without the least delay and deals with every piece of work when it has to be attended promptly. Failure to be punctual in keeping one's appointments is a sign of disrespect toward others. If a person is invited to a dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. This is a great impoliteness both towards the host and the other guests.

Friends sometimes grow cold towards each other, or even become enemies, because one of them has been neglectful of answering letters or keeping appointments.

Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to one's duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are entrusted with important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by friends or fellow men. And the unpunctual man is a source of annoyance both to others and to himself.

47. According to the passage, if a person cannot do things at a proper time, he will lose___________ .

48. A punctual man will seldom complain that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls for he is very careful of___________ .

49. If a person is unpunctual in keeping his appointment, he is showing towards others.

50. Why some friends may become enemies according to the passage?
_________________ .

51. No one will trust a person who is known to be _____________________ according to the passage.

Part ⅣReading Comprehension

Section A
47. both time and his good name 参见文章第一段。不守时的人最终会浪费他的时间和丢掉自己的好名声。
48. his time 参见文章第一段。守时的人谨慎地利用时间，因此往往不会抱怨没有时间写信或打电话。
49. disrespect 参见文时不守时是对对方的不尊重。
50. One of them has been neglectful of answering letters or keeping appointments. 参见文章第二段。朋友可能会变成敌人是因为一方不回信或是不赴约。
51. habitually unpunctual 参见文章最后一段。习惯性不守时的人是得不到任何人的信任的。