题文
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.
小题1:According to the writer, time problems .A．are caused by the telephone, meetings and visitorsB．are caused by delayed information or decisionsC．can be solved by self-managementD．can’t be controlled小题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.小题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’ activitiesB．be used in managing one’s own activitiesC．not be used in time managementD．be used in managing both others’ and one’s activities小题4:We can also draw a conclusion that the key to successful time management is .A．working harder and harderB．clever self-managementC．thinking of what to do, and how and when to do itD．employing a skillful secretary 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析
或许不少人都认为自己在时间利用上有一系列问题，针对一部分人认为时间问题是外在问题的观点，作者在阐述自己看法的同时，举例说明时间问题的关键在于对时间的控制。
小题1:细节题：在第二段首句，In almost all cases, it is possible to influence, if not control, it usually can cause problems, such as, slowness and indecision,作者表明外在时间问题是可以控制或影响的，然后对时间问题的难点进行分析，并在第四段第二句“Time management is simply self-management”.中表明了自己的看法，时间控制实质上是自我控制。选C
小题2:排除题：由第二段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.可知，D项在文中根本未提及。
小题3:细节题：由第四段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.可知，对时间控制技巧在管理他人和自我控制中都是适用的。选D
小题4:归纳题：由 “Time management is simply self-management”可知成功的时间管理必须有完善的自我管理。选B
点评：作者阐述了时间问题的关键在于对时间的控制。这篇阅读理解集中考查了细节题，要求考生仔细阅读全文，做好相应的标志，以提高阅读的效率和速度，做题时要审清题干，发觉和把握试题中有效的提示性信息，确认命题的角度、阅读范围和答题方式。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Most people think th.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
