Question

    Suppose you were promised $1,440 each day that comes to $525,600 a year. That could never be reduced or changed in your whole life. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Actually, we all do get 1,440 a day—but in minutes, not dollars. 1. It’s possible to get more money, but you can’t make more time.

Many of the management practices that help people make good use of their money can also be applied to your “time currency”. But the question is, are you a good manager of your time? 2.

Find out where your time is going now. Write down everything you do in a day. Include work, study, cooking and meals, cleaning and household maintenance, sleep, family time and mindless activities such as watching TV and getting lost in social media.

3. Ten  minutes of planning can save  you an hour of time and helps stretch the    time you have, and you’ll see pockets of time you can use for things you want to do. “Once people have a clear picture, they actually do have a lot more time than they realize.” Clark, the founder of the Purposeful Planner says.

You can also set limits. Use kitchen timers, phone reminders, apps or other timing devices to stay focused and work more productively, suggests Janine Adams, certified professional organizer of Peace of Mind Organizing.

4. When you have missions to run, instead of making three separate trips on three different days to buy groceries, office supplies or home store products, integrate them—visit all three stores in one trip. It’s more efficient to finish “little one-off” tasks together rather than  deal with one at a time throughout the day.

At the end of the day, week, month and year, take a look at how well you’ve managed your time. You’ll see where you could do better and where you’ve completed what you set out to do. Booren compares this progress check to reviewing your annual “financial    statement”.

5.Do that over and over and “it forms habit and becomes natural.” Booren says.

A.Try these simple steps to take control of your clock and calendar.

B.Time is one of the most precious and limited resources for people.

C.Grouping small tasks into one job proves to be helpful in daily practice.

D.The most important tasks are not always the same as the most pressing tasks.

E.Focus on what you’re doing and avoid having to repeat the same process twice.

F.Invest a few minutes at the beginning of each day or week to plan and organize.

G.Take time each day to reflect on your achievements and set goals for tomorrow.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.F

4.C

5.G

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要提出了让你成为优秀的时间管理者的建议。

1.根据下文It’s possible to get more money, but you can’t make more time. 可以赚更多的钱，但是你不能赚更多的时间。由此可知，时间对人们来说是最宝贵和有限的资源之一。故选项B（Time is one of the most precious and limited resources for people）承接上文，符合题意。故选B。

2.根据上文Many of the management practices that help people make good use of their money can also be applied to your “time currency”. But the question is, are you a good manager of your time? 许多帮助人们充分利用他们的钱的管理实践也可以应用到你的“时间货币”上。但问题是，你是一个好的时间管理者吗？以及下文的几条建议可知，A项（Try these simple steps to take control of your clock and calendar.）尝试这些简单的步骤来控制你的时钟和日历。承上启下，符合题意。故选A。

3.根据下文Ten minutes of planning can save you an hour of time and helps stretch the time you have, and you’ll see pockets of time you can use for things you want to do. 十分钟的计划可以为你节省一个小时的时间，并帮助你延长你的时间，你会发现你可以用这些时间来做你想做的事情。故此段主要讲述的是要有计划。故F项（Invest a few minutes at the beginning of each day or week to plan and organize）在每天或每周的开始，花几分钟时间来计划和组织。承接下文，符合题意。故选F。

4.根据下文When you have missions to run, instead of making three separate trips on three different days to buy groceries, office supplies or home store products, integrate them—visit all three stores in one trip. It’s more efficient to finish “little one-off” tasks together rather than deal with one at a time throughout the day. 你有任务要执行时，不要在三天内分三次去购买杂货、办公用品或家居用品，而是将它们整合在一起——在一次行程中访问所有三家商店。一起完成“一次性的小任务”比一天一次只做一件事效率更高。由此可知，本段主要讲述把小任务整合在一起做。故C项（Grouping small tasks into one job proves to be helpful in daily practice.）把小任务分成一份工作在日常实践中是很有帮助的。承接下文，符合题意。故选C。

5.根据上文At the end of the day, week, month and year, take a look at how well you’ve managed your time. You’ll see where you could do better and where you’ve completed what you set out to do. 在一天、一周、一个月、一年结束的时候，看看你是如何管理你的时间的。你会看到哪里你可以做得更好，哪里你已经完成了你开始做的事情。以及下文Do that over and over and “it forms habit and becomes natural. 反复这样做，就会形成习惯，变得自然。故G项（Take time each day to reflect on your achievements and set goals for tomorrow）每天花点时间反思自己的成就，为明天设定目标。承上启下，符合题意。故选G。