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What time is it？Most people are pretty accurate in their answer. And if you don’t know for sure, it’s very likely that you can find out. There may be a watch on your wrist; there may be a clock on the wall, desk, or computer screen; or maybe you’re riding in a car that has a clock in the dashboard .

Even if you don’t have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own beat. Humans have an internal clock that regulates (调节) the beating of our heart, the peace of our breathing, the discharge (排出) of chemicals within our bloodstream, and many other bodily functions.

Time is something from which we can’t escape. Even if we ignore it, it’s still going by, ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. So the main issue in using your time well is, “who’s in charge？” We can allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it our ally.

     By taking control of how you spend your time, you'll increase your chances of becoming a more 

successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote to your 

studies, the more time you'll have to spend on your outside interests. 

     The aim of time management is not to schedule every moment so we become slaves of a timetable that 

governs every waking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to make informed choices as to how we use 

our time. Rather than letting the day go by, largely without our awareness, what we are going to discuss 

next can make us better able to control time for our own purposes.

1.The underlined word “ally” in Para.3 most likely means somebody or something that is ________.

A. your slave and serves you

B. your supporter an helps you

C. under your control and obeys you

D. under your influence and follows you

2.The author intends to tell us that time ________.

A. could be regulated by a timepiece such as a clock or a watch

B. could be managed by the internal clock by human bodies

C. should be well managed for our own interest

D. should be saved for outside interests

3.In the next part, the author would most probably discuss with you ________.

A. how to keep up with the times        B. how to make up for lost time

C. how to have a good time             D. how to make good use of time

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是时间无处不在。即使我们忽视它，它照样流逝着，我们无法逃避这一切。那么我们只能好好的利用时间。通过好好利用时间，我们可以成为一个更成功的学生，更重要的是，我们不仅可以学习好，还有更多的时间花在课外兴趣上。管理好时间的目的，不是为了制定一个时间表来让我们成为时间的奴隶，而是让我们掌控时间，利用好它来实现我们的目标。

1.词义猜测题。根据前面一个句子中let it be our enemy让它成为我们的朋友和make it our ally对比，和enemy对应的意思就是friend。故选B。

2.推理判断题。由第二段可以推断出作者想告诉我们人体内的生物钟可以调节时间。

3.推理判断题。根据文章最后一句：what we are going to discuss next can make us better able to control time我们接下来要讨论的是可以让我们更好地掌握时间，可以推断下一段作者将讨论人们如何充分利用时间。故选D。

考点：考查教育类短文阅读。