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 effete on them, as when people call or drop in, we usually contribute to them. We fail to have calls screened 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, if not control, it usually can cause problems, such as, slowness and indecision, lack of self-discipline, the inability to delegate, or the tendency to fight fires, 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 speeded 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 timely than others, making it get maximum results in the shortest possible period.

1.According to the writer, time problems             .

A．a(chǎn)re caused by the telephone, meetings and visitors

B．a(chǎn)re caused by delayed information or decisions

C．can be solved by self-management

D．can’t be controlled

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as tile 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.

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 others’ and one’s activities

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

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】或許不少人都認(rèn)為自己在時(shí)間利用上有一系列問題，針對(duì)一部分人認(rèn)為時(shí)間問題是外在問題的觀點(diǎn)，作者在闡述自己看法的同時(shí)，舉例說明時(shí)間問題的關(guān)鍵在于對(duì)時(shí)間的控制。

1.C 在第二段首句，作者表明外在時(shí)間問題是可以控制或影響的，然后對(duì)時(shí)間問題的難點(diǎn)進(jìn)行分析，并在第四段第二句“Time management is simply self-management”.中表明了自己的看法，時(shí)間控制實(shí)質(zhì)上是自我控制。

2.D 由第二段可知，D項(xiàng)在文中根本未提及。

3.D 由第四段可知，對(duì)時(shí)間控制技巧在管理他人和自我控制中都是適用的。

4.B 由“Time management is simply self-management”可知成功的時(shí)間管理必須有完善的自我管理