Question

Most people think their time problems are outer, and that they are caused by the telephone, meetings, visitors, and delayed information or decisions. Although these problems often have a bad effect on us, as when people call or drop in, we usually contribute to them. We fail to have calls screened(审查)by a skillful secretary or assistant, or we leave our door open, actually assuring constant interruptions.
In almost all cases, it is possible to influence our time. If not controlled, it usually can cause problems, such as, slowness and indecision, lack of self-discipline, the inability to delegate(委托), or the tendency to act without thinking and to jump from task to task without finishing any of them.
Time is constant that cannot be changed. The clock cannot be slowed down or sped up. Thus we cannot manage time itself. We can only manage our activities with respect to time.
The same skills are needed as those used in managing others－the abilities to plan, organize, delegate, direct, and control. Time management is simply self-management. It is impossible to be effective in any position without controlling one’s time effectively.
Successful time management does not mean working harder, but working smarter. All kinds of management skills must be used in the home and office to get most value from time. You must think ahead about what to do, and more timely than others, making it get maximum results in the shortest possible period.
【小题1】What does “outer” in the first sentence mean?

A．being away from a center

B．situated outside

C．objective

D．relating to a person’s body or physical appearance rather than to a person’s mind or spirit

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT mentioned as internally generated time wasters?

A．Slowness and indecision.

B．Lack of self-discipline.

C．Jumping from task to task without finishing any of them.

D．Working hard.

【小题3】It can be concluded from the passage that the abilities to plan, organize, delegate, direct and control should         .

A．be used in managing others’ activities

B．be used in managing one’s own activities

C．not be used in time management

D．be used in managing both other’s and one’ activities

【小题4】We can also draw a conclusion that the key to successful time management is       .

A．working harder and harder

B．clever self-management

C．thinking of what to do, and how and when to do it

D．employing a skillful secretary

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】D
【小题4】B

解析试题分析：本文叙述了或许不少人都认为自己在时间利用上有一系列的问题，针对一部分人认为时间问题是外在问题的观点，作者在阐述自己看法的同时，举例说明时间问题的关键在于对时间是控制。
【小题1】词义猜测题。根据they are caused by the telephone, meetings, visitors, and delayed information or decisions. 问题是客观存在的，故选C。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据If not controlled, it usually can cause problems, such as, slowness and indecision, lack of self-discipline, the inability to delegate(委托), or the tendency to act without thinking and to jump from task to task without finishing any of them.这里没提到努力工作，故选D。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据The same skills are needed as those used in managing others－the abilities to plan, organize, delegate, direct, and control. Time management is simply self-management.用在其他的人和自己的活动上，故选D。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据Time management is simply self-management.可知成功的时间管理必须有完善的自我管理，故选B。
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