Question

Even when you’re extremely busy, you aren’t using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyone’s schedule where they aren’t doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you aren’t working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.

Why aren’t you completely efficient? It’s because time isn’t the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions. Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate(拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.

The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when you’re tired, you can have ample time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.

You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. The reason it’s hard to “find time” isn’t a lack of time. It’s because you don’t have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.

I first suspected time wasn’t the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was insanely busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily-to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this odd experience? I believe you have known it.

1.If someone can’t work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is ______.

A. a schedule without gaps           B. breaks and distractions

C. the limited time                  D. the limited energy

2.According to paragraph 4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can ______.

A. work without any rest

B. focus on many things at a time

C. find some more time in a day

D. do some exercise regularly

3.After a few weeks off, what was the change of the writer’s life?

A. He had a longer daily to-do lists with over twenty items.

B. He stopped doing exercise because of the lack of energy.

C. He found it hard to find time to exercise because he was busier.

D. He pushed most of the things later and later in his schedule.

4.The writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to ___________.

A. prove what the real limiting factor is

B. show us how busily he needs to work

C. explain how important a healthy body is

D. tell us what an odd experience he has

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：作者认为：如果一个人不能做到工作效率达到100%，最重要的限制因素是人的有限的精力。

1.D细节理解题。根据第三段中The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention.可知如果一个人不能做到工作效率达到100%，最重要的限制因素是人的有限的精力，故选D。

2.C细节理解题。根据第四段中But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything.可知即使很忙的人也能在一天里找到一些时间，故选C。

3.B细节推理题。从最后一段的句子：However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising.可知作者在休息一段时间后，因为生病不再锻炼了，主要是因为他缺乏精力，故选B

4.推理判断题。作者用这些例子的目的是来证明真正限制人的因素是什么，故选A。

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

做好细节理解题的几点建议：

细节理解题属直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，多数属中低难度的题。但高考所占的比例大，应特别引起注意。事实和细节题的命题特点是：对文章或某一段落中的一些特定细节或文章重要事实的理解，一般包括直接理解题和语义转化题。直接理解题能在原文直接找到答案，而语义转化题则需要将题目信息与原文信息加工或整理后才能得出结论。

做细节理解题具体方法与步骤如下：

①略读材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨；

②按文章的体裁，作者写作的组织模式及有关的信息词。如for example, first, second…等预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实；

③将自己精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上。快速通篇跳读，全文扫视，找到细节出处，待找到含细节句子时，放慢速度，仔细核对比较内容，直至找到答案。如第28小题根据第三段中The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention.可知如果一个人不能做到工作效率达到100%，最重要的限制因素是人的有限的精力，故选D。 第29小题根据第四段中But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything.可知即使很忙的人也能在一天里找到一些时间，故选C。第30小题从最后一段的句子：However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising.可知作者在休息一段时间后，因为生病不再锻炼了，主要是因为他缺乏精力，故选B