7．Finding time to enjoy life is becoming harder and harder．As the average workweek lengthens，leisure time drops．Yet some of the world's busiest people are able to develop rewarding careers and also make time for family and leisure activities．Here is their best advice，plus that of time-management experts：
Use your peak hours wisely．
People tend to be most alert in late morning and midevening．Afternoon brings an increase in sleepiness．Use your high-efficiency hours to handle difficult jobs or engage in creative thinking．For low-efficiency times，concentrate on cleaning up or sorting your mail．By adapting to your mental condition，you can accomplish more in less time．
Make a plan．
Just 20minutes of organizing can save an hour of extra effort remembering what must be done．"Don't try to carry your life around in your head，"says Lucy Hedrick，author of Five Days to an Organized Life．"Write things down so you can free your brain for more inventive pursuit （追求）．"
Discourage drop-ins．
The person who welcomes every visitor will get plenty of conversation but won't accomplish much．
The trick is to develop harmless ways to protect yourself from minute-stealing interruptions．David E．Levy，a public-relations consultant （顧問），uses an alternative to the open-door policy by keeping his door half open．The message is clear：he really doesn't want you to come in，but you can if it is important．
Tame （馴服） the telephone．
Few devices save more minutes-or waste so many more-than the telephone．Signal the end of your conversation with a phrase such as"Before we hang up…"You can save even more time by not taking every incoming call．
Keep a record of when people you call regularly are least busy and call them at those times．Even better，make appointments to call important contacts．
To help us gain an extra hour every day，a clockmaker in Dallas has created a timer measuring each minute at 57.6seconds．The 2.5seconds borrowed from each minute add up to an extra 60minutes at the end of each day．
24．According to Lucy Hedrick，you shouldB．
A．carry out your plans when you are free
B．stop occupying your mind with lots of things
C．forget everything annoying when taking a walk
D．enjoy your life whenever you can
25．Why does David E．Levy keep his door half open？C
A．To show drop-ins are not welcome at all．
B．To tell drop-ins to come if they want．
C．To keep unimportant visitors from dropping in．
D．To indicate he is expecting a visitor．
26．Who works most efficiently according to the passageD？
A．An editor who is trying to produce a title for his article in the afternoon．
B．A manager who is designing selling plans with his office door open．
C．A visitor to a mayor without making an appointment．
D．A student in class without taking any incoming calls．
27．What's the best title of the passage？A
A．Gain an Extra Hour Every DayB．Live One Day at a Time
C．How to Live Your Life to the Fullest D．Create Your Own Opportunities．
分析 文章講述管理專家們關(guān)于如何管理好時間，抽出時間與家人享受生活的建議．
解答 24．B推理判斷題．根據(jù)Make aplan部分的LucyHedrick所說的話Don'ttry to carry your life around in your head 可知，他建議你停止讓許多事情都占用了你的時間．故選B
25．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解 題．根據(jù)Discouragedrop-ins部分的最后一句話The message is clear：he reallydoesn't want you to come in，but you can if itis important可知，半開門就是告訴來訪者重要的就進(jìn)來，否則免談．故選C．
26．D 推理判斷題．通讀全文，根據(jù)Useyour peak hours wisely．部分的Afternoon brings an increase insleepiness．可知下午效率不高，排除A； 根據(jù)Discouragedrop-ins部分可知開門辦公的經(jīng)理效率不高； 根據(jù)Tameyour phone中的Even better，make appointments to callimportant contacts可知沒有預(yù)約的來訪者的效率不高； 根據(jù)Tameyour phone中的You can save even more time by not takingevery incoming call可推斷不接任何來電的上課的學(xué)生效率最高．故選D．
27．A 主旨大意題．A每天贏得額外的一個小時； B一次活過一天； C如何讓你的生活更完滿； D創(chuàng)造你自己的機(jī)會．通讀全文可知管理專家給我們提出的建議就是管理好自己的時間，每天抽出一小時和家人娛樂．故選A．
點評 本文是科教類閱讀，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題．在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時，首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應(yīng)的段落、句子或短語．認(rèn)真比較選項和文中細(xì)節(jié)的區(qū)別，在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
