Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
In the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an
appointment, a class, a meeting, 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 10 A.M.S several arrived after 10∶30 A.M. Two students came
after 11 A.M. Although all the
students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized( 道歉)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 calls, respectively.
He gave them an example and asked
them how they would react. If they had a lunch appointment with a friend,
the average American student
defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand,
the average Brazilian student felt the
friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the
appointed hour. In contrast, in Brazil, neither
the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour.
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.
26.The word ‘punctual’ most probably means ___.
A.leaving soon after class
B.coming early
C.arriving a few minutes late
D.being on time
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
In the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an
appointment, a class, a meeting, 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 10 A.M.S several arrived after 10∶30 A.M. Two students came
after 11 A.M. Although all the
students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized( 道歉)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 calls, respectively.
He gave them an example and asked
them how they would react. If they had a lunch appointment with a friend,
the average American student
defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand,
the average Brazilian student felt the
friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the
appointed hour. In contrast, in Brazil, neither
the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour.
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.
26.The word ‘punctual’ most probably means ___.
A.leaving soon after class
B.coming early
C.arriving a few minutes late
D.being on time