Question

【题目】 Time management is the process of planning and controlling how much time to spend on specific activities. The amount and quality of what you achieve are dependent on how effectively you manage your time.【1】.

Make a plan

There are many components that need to be drawn together to achieve success in a project. The best way to achieve success is to make a plan. This starts as a list of all the tasks that are either desirable or vital for accomplishing your goals.【2】 . Don’t just rely on your memory. It is not as good as you think it is.

【3】

Take a long, hard look at your relationship with e-mail and social media. Although they are vital to everyday communication, they can claim much more attention than they deserve. Consider shutting them off completely as you work on a task that requires your full attention.

Learn to refuse【4】 . They put their efforts in the few areas that really matter and have the courage to say no to everything else. Those asking for your involvement would be more disappointed if you unwisely agreed to do something, but then failed to deliver. Be realistic with yourself, and honest with others.

Give yourself a break

Taking breaks is good for your brain. Don’t be hard on yourself. You will actually perform better if you take breaks. 【5】 .

A.Write them down.

B.Focus on what you do.

C.Break your plan into pieces.

D.Here is some advice on how to better manage your time.

E.Ways of dealing with difficult problems can come from a refreshed brain.

F.Failing to manage your time damages your effectiveness and causes stress.

G.Many business leaders put a lot of their success down to simply saying “no”.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】G

【5】E

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了如何更好地管理时间的几点建议。

【1】空前说时间管理是计划和控制在具体活动上花多少时间的过程，你完成的事情的数量和质量取决于你如何有效地管理你的时间，下文又介绍了管理时间的几点建议，此处需要一个承上启下的过渡句，既要对应上文提到的时间管理话题，又要引出下文介绍的几点建议，故D项（以下是一些如何更好地管理时间的建议）符合语境。故选D。

【2】空后说不要仅仅依靠你的记忆，这说明你要把你的计划写下来，故A项（把它们写下来）符合语境。故选A。

【3】此处为本段小标题，根据本段内容，特别是根据“Consider shutting them off completely as you work on a task that requires your full attention.”可知，当你做一个需要你全神贯注的任务时，把社交媒体完全关掉，因此本段主要讲的是要专注于所做的事情，不要分心，故B项（专注于你所做的事情）符合语境。故选B。

【4】空后说他们努力做好少数几个真正重要的领域，并有勇气对其他的一切说“不”，这说明此处应该会提到一种成功人士敢于说“不”的情况，空后一句中的“They”指代的就是G项中的“business leaders”，故G项（许多商界领袖把他们的成功归结为简单地说“不”）符合语境。故选G。

【5】空前说休息对你的大脑有好处，如果你休息一下，你会表现得更好，此处总结上文，讲的是让大脑保持清醒的好处，故E项（处理难题的方法来自于清醒的头脑）符合语境。故选E。