Passage Five
In the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an appointment, a class, etc. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian (巴西的) university. The two-hour class was scheduled' to begin at 10 A. M. and end at 12. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after the scheduled time. Several arrived half an hour later. Few apologized for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students, behavior.
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: at a lunch with a friend and in a university class. He found that if they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. However, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States, but also end at the scheduled time. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at 12: 00; many remained past 12: 30 to discuss the class and ask more questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late.
51. The word "punctual' most probably means______.
A. leaving soon after class
B. coming early
C. arriving a few minutes late
D. being on time
第1题：
A.two
B.three
C.four
D.five
第2题：
What is the main idea of this passage?
A. It is important to be on time for class in the United States.
B. The importance of being on time differs among cultures.
C. People learn' the importance of time from the culture they are in.
D. Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher.
55．答案为B 从文章中教授的经历和调查可得知守时的重要性在不同文化中的差异，因此B为正确答案。
第3题：
The passage is basically a ______.
A. biography of John Paul Jones
B. criticism of John Paul Jones
C. history of the United States Navy
D. comparison of the American and Russian navies
第4题：
The consequence of the three neutrality acts of the United States was（）
Ato make the United States gain time to arm itself
Bto actually help the aggressors by making clear that the United States would not intervene
Cto get the United States involved in the war
Dto prevent the United States form being dragged into the war
第5题：
The responsibility for maintaining the Official Logbook on voyages between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States rests with the ______.
A.Chief Mate of the vessel
B.Master of the vessel
C.Deck Officer of the watch at the time of the occurrence
D.Purser of the vessel
第6题：
According to the passage, one important change in United States education by the 1920's was that ______.
A) most places required children to attend
B) the amount of time spent on formal education was limited
C) new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education
D) adults and children studied in the same classes
第7题：
Which is the best title of this passage?
A. The Earliest People in North America.
B. The Earliest Immigrants to North America.
C. The People of the United States.
D. Europeans Were the Earliest People Coming to the North America.
第8题：
()means to do what you should do on time.
A. To be punctual
B. Be punctual
C. Punctual
第9题：
You are Master of a vessel that is sold in a foreign country after discharge of cargo. What is your responsibility to the crew in regards to return to the United States?
A.You must provide air transportation to the nearest port of entry in the United States
B.You must provide passage to the port of original engagement
C.There is no requirement for return to the United States provided the voyage has exceeded 4 weeks duration
D.The crew can be employed on another United States vessel，but only if it is returning to the port of original engagement
第10题：
The consequence of the three neutrality acts of the United States was（）