an informal and a formal situation：at a lunch with a friend and in a university class，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 19minutes after the agreed time．On the other hand，the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33minutes．

　　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．

32.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 only from their own culture．

D. Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher．

33.The word 'punctual' most probably means ______ ．

A. 1eaving soon after class B. coming early

C. arriving a few minutes late D. being on time

34.Why did the professor study the Brazilian students' behavior？ ______

A. He felt puzzled at the students' being late．

B. He felt angry at the students' rudeness．

C. He wanted to make the students come on time later．

D. He wanted to collect data for one of his studies．

35.It can be inferred from the professor's study of lateness in the informal situation that ______ ．

A. American students will become impatient if their friend is five minutes late

B. neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in social gatherings

C. being late in one culture may not be considered so rude in another culture

D. Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　Maybe you are an average student. 36 This is not necessarily so，however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here's how：

　　Plan your time carefully.

　　When planning your work，you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list，you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating，sleeping，dressing，etc. Then decide a good，regular time for studying. 37 A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems，but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

　　Make good use of your time in class.

　　 38 Listening carefully in class means less work later.Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

　　Study regularly.

When you get home from school，go over your notes，look at the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day，and read that material. 39