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【題目】 Do you ever wish you had more time? Everyone gets the same amount of time each day. But there are some ways to use those hours better. As a popular saying says, “Work smarter, not harder.”

The most important way to manage your time is to set priorities（優(yōu)先權(quán)）.【1】Also, consider whether or not they are urgent（緊要的）if they need to be done right away. It can be easy to forget important tasks that aren’t urgent, so make time for them.

Decide ahead of time what you’re going to do at certain times each day. Schedule times not only to meet people but also to do things alone. Then you can make sure everything gets done.

【2】 Are you smarter in the morning, afternoon or evening? Schedule difficult tasks for times you feel good, saving easy ones for when you’re tired.

Write down what you need to do and when. I keep two to-do lists: one for the present tasks and one for larger projects I’m working on.【3】 And I don’t get discouraged by looking at a long list of items I can’t finish. I focus on the shorter list of each day’s tasks.

【4】 when someone wants to give you a task, think carefully. Is it really important enough to spend your valuable time on? Could someone else do it instead?

【5】If you’re in charge of running a meeting, keep it short. Reading articles or talking to friends online can also use up much of your time. Don’t allow it.

In the end, using time well is about making a good plan and sticking to it.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容, 從選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空白處的最佳選項(xiàng), 選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

A.Think about the time of day you work best.

B.That way I can make sure I don’t forget anything.

C.Make sure which of your tasks is the most important.

D.Often, managing time means saying no to things that aren’t so important.

E.Meeting also tend to be a waste of time, so avoid them whenever possible.

F.Do you know how to make use of time?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】E

【解析】

文章主要就如何有效管理和利用時(shí)間給出了相關(guān)的建議。

【1】句意：確保找出哪項(xiàng)任務(wù)是最重要的。

根據(jù)前句The most important way to manage your time is to set priorities（優(yōu)先權(quán)）. 管理你的時(shí)間最重要的方法是設(shè)定優(yōu)先順序�？芍�要把任務(wù)按照一定的順序布置好，要確保找出哪個(gè)是最重要的，所以綜合所給的選項(xiàng)之后可知，這里應(yīng)該選擇C選項(xiàng)，故選C。

【2】句意：想想你一天中工作狀態(tài)最好的時(shí)間。

根據(jù)文中Are you smarter in the morning, afternoon or evening? Schedule difficult tasks for times you feel good, saving easy ones for when you’re tired.你早上，下午還是晚上更聰明？把困難的事情安排在你感覺(jué)好的時(shí)候，把容易的事情留到你累的時(shí)候�？芍�這里說(shuō)的是要確定一天中工作狀態(tài)最好的時(shí)間，綜合所給的選項(xiàng)可知，A選項(xiàng)比較合適，故選A。

【3】句意：這樣我就可以確保我不會(huì)忘記任何事情。

根據(jù)文中Write down what you need to do and when. I keep two to-do lists: one for the present tasks and one for larger projects I’m working on. 寫(xiě)下你需要做什么和什么時(shí)候做。我有兩個(gè)待辦事項(xiàng)清單：一個(gè)用于當(dāng)前任務(wù)，另一個(gè)用于我正在處理的大型項(xiàng)目�？芍�這里說(shuō)的是上句這樣做的目的是為了確保不會(huì)忘記任何事情，故選B。

【4】句意：通常，管理時(shí)間意味著對(duì)不那么重要的事情說(shuō)不。

根據(jù)文中when someone wants to give you a task, think carefully. Is it really important enough to spend your valuable time on? Could someone else do it instead?當(dāng)有人想給你一個(gè)任務(wù)時(shí)，仔細(xì)想想。把你寶貴的時(shí)間花在這上面真的夠重要嗎？有人能代替嗎？可知這里說(shuō)的是要學(xué)會(huì)管理時(shí)間，對(duì)于不怎么重要的事情要學(xué)會(huì)拒絕，故選D。

【5】句意：開(kāi)會(huì)也是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，所以盡可能避免。

根據(jù)文中If you’re in charge of running a meeting, keep it short. 如果你負(fù)責(zé)開(kāi)一個(gè)會(huì)，就簡(jiǎn)短一點(diǎn)。可知這里說(shuō)的是有關(guān)開(kāi)會(huì)的事情，開(kāi)會(huì)也會(huì)浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，故選E。