I usually can manage my time().

根据下列文章,请回答 36～40 题。

Pattie Kovars:

Even if my whole family gets up very early, I always like to work at night. I find that' s my best time to get work done. I like night time because everything is calm and I can just write. I feel calmer and more focused at night. There is no pressure. When I read my papers in the morning, I' m always amazed how good they sound.

Brandi Baldasano:

I try to make use of all the small portions of time that I have available. I find that I can finish a lot in fifteen minutes, because I am able to concentrate for that long knowing I have only a few minutes. Those small units of time really add up over a week. Setting small goals seems to help me a- void feeling overwhelmed. I use my calendar as a guide.

Galo Arboleda:

I' m the king of procrastination (耽搁). I like to do everything at the last minute. I always tell myself to stop this pattern, but then once again. stay all night writing the paper or studying for the test. Usually I do end up doing it all and I always manage to get an A or B． I guess I work well under pressure.

Mark Vaught:

Being a college athlete, one of my big problems was prioritizing my time and trying to balance my sport, school and friends. My big mistake was putting my sport first. In the excitement, I placed my sport as fast priority, my friends and teammates second, and my studies last. Today I have plans to go on to graduate school and I am affected by my grades because I did not put a high enough emphasis on my classes.

Letida Sequra:

One big problem I face in managing time is not leaving time in my 'schedule for the unannounced. My days are quite full and I have others depending on me to do things at certain times. I don' t give myself much spare time in my daily schedule and, at last, that can be quite stressful.

Now match each of the items (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.

Note: there are two extra statements.

Statements

第 36 题 Pattie kovars

Part B

Directions:

Read the following article in which five people talk about their time arrangement. For questions 61～65, match the name of each person to one of the statements (A to G)given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

Pattie Kovars:

Even if my whole family gets up very early, I always like to work at night. I find that's my best time to get work done. I like night time because everything is calm and I can just write. I feel calmer and more focused at night. There is no pressure. When I read my papers in the morning, I'm always amazed how good they sound.

Brandi Baldasano:

I try to make use of all the small portions of time that I have available. I find that I can finish a lot in fifteen minutes, because I am able to concentrate for that long knowing I have only a few minutes. Those small units of time really add up over a week. Setting small goals seems to help me avoid feeling overwhelmed. I use my calendar as a guide.

Galo Arboleda:

I'm the king of procrastination(耽搁). I like to do everything at the last minute. I always tell myself to stop this pattern, but then once again. I stay all night writing the paper or studying for the test. Usually I do end up doing it all and I always manage to get an A or B. I guess I work well under pressure.

Mark Vaught:

Being a college athlete, one of my big problems was prioritizing my time and trying to balance my sport, school and friends. My big mistake was putting my sport first. In the excitement, I placed my sport as first priority, my friends and teammates second, and my studies last. Today I have plans to go on to graduate school and I am affected by my grades because I did not put a high enough emphasis

on my classes.

Leticia Sequra:

One big problem I face in managing time is not leaving time in my schedule for the unannounced. My days are quite full and I have others depending on me to do things at certain times. I don't give myself much spare time in my daily schedule and, at last, that can be quite stressful.

Now match each of the items (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.

Note: there are two extra statements.

Statements

[A] As for me, it's never too late to learn.

[B] Unanticipated occurrence makes my schedule tighter.

[C] I admit that I am a night owl.

[D] I taste the bitterness from my sports fever.

[E] I believe that haste makes waste.

[F] I have the ability to deal with high pressure.

[G] I can make efficient use of my time.

Pattie Kovars

A、I want to do nothing in my spare time.

B、I like watching English TV programs and Movies. With the help of them, I can not only know more about the foreign peoples and cultures, but also my English has been improved.

C、There is nothing I like more than ballet.

D、Smart phone is my best friend after work.

Reading for Better Writing (2’×10=20’) Directions: Read the following paragraph, find out the topic sentence and then identify the irrelevant sentences. Mark the corresponding number on the below. (1)It’s helpful to know how to drive. (2)First, I can help some of my friends and give them a ride when they need it. (3) I have many American friends. (4)Sometimes, I can help my family too. (5)For example, I can give a ride to my brother to school every morning or help my mother shop for grocery. (6)We usually go to the stores on Saturdays. (7)Next, I have a lot less trouble. (8)I can save a lot of time doing something besides waiting for a bus in the cold winter and in the hot summer. (9)This city is extremely hot and humid in the summer. (10)The best thing is that it is very convenient to have a car. (11) I can go everywhere I want at any time, such as shopping, to the movies, and on a picnic, without having to ask for a ride or wait for a bus. (12)Knowing how to drive, I can schedule time, not let time schedule me. Topic Sentence： Irrelevant Sentences：

n hour to get to campus.

M: I saw signs in the station that construction will be going on for the next three months.

Q: What can be inferred from the conversation？

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A．The situation of the rail service will be the same tomorrow.

B．The woman is in time for her class.

C．The man drives to university.

D．The train station is about to be shut down.

听力原文：Four. What time is the woman's hair appointment？

Woman 1: I'd like to make an appointment to have my hair cut please. This Friday or Saturday in the morning if you can manage it.

Woman 2: Let me see ... we can do Friday at 10:00 or 11:30, then on Saturday there's 9.30 or 12 o'clock.

Woman 1: I'll take the earlier one on Saturday please.

What time is the woman's hair appointment？

A．

B．

C．

听力原文：W: Simon, how does it feel to be retired？

M: Well, not so bad.

W: How have you been spending your time？

M: I've been spending more time with my family. I've also travelled a bit, you know, off season when everywhere is less crowded and hotels cost less.

W: Great.

M: You know I haven't stopped work completely,

W: Yes, could you tell us more about this？

M: I'm on a scheme that's called phased retirement. I had a six-month break from work, after that I could apply for project work with the company I used to work for.

W: How does the scheme work？

M: Well, it's a trial at the moment. Instead of hiring temporary staff, the company advertises posts on its website that retired employees like myself can access.

W: What sort of works advertised？

M: Well, all sorts of things, really. Administrative work and more specialized work, the sort of thing 1 can do. Some of the projects can last five or six months, and others can just be a couple of days. I can decide more or less when to work, so I can manage my own time.

W: I can see it's good for you. What does your company get out of this？

M: Well, I still have all my old contacts at work, so I know who to contact to get something done. The company gets flexibility, too. Once the job's over, that's it. I'm not on their books any more.

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A．He can manage his time more flexibly.

B．He can renew contact with his old friends.

C．He can concentrate on his own projects.

D．He can learn to do administrative work.

oup, Blackburn's job may sound routine; however, he says it's anything but that.

"Most people ,think of software testing as a mundane task of punching the keyboard like a monkey, trying to break the program," Blackburn says. "Part of that is true, but we write software programs called Monkeys to do that for us so that we don't have to hire real monkeys. Real monkeys are too difficult to manage and don't usually pass the personal hygiene criteria !" In reality, Blackburn says, testing responsibilities are very technically challenging and often include complete development cycles of their own. He spends most of his time coming up with creative incentives to convince his team to believe in schedules for products that don't yet exist, hiring great people to build strong teams, and pounding on the products to find bugs before the customer sees them.

According to Blackburn, the most critical thing you can do to succeed at Microsoft is to focus on what you believe is important. "It's easy to get overwhelmed with everything going on around you, so first and foremost you need to stay focused," he says. "What you focus on needs to be something you firmly believe in so that you'll pursue it and defend your mission with a passion. "

He also thinks that one of the biggest differences between his co-workers at Microsoft and those at his former workplace is the sense of ownership and the impact on the business that everyone shares. "We hire people who tend to become personally attached to the products and the success of the company, and the environment really perpetuates this," Blackburn says. "It's much easier to motivate a team at Microsoft than any other company I've been in. "

One of the most difficult parts of Blackburn's job is staying ahead of the people who report to him. "Because there are so many smart people and technology is changing so quickly, it is a constant challenge to keep up," he says. "I hope that's because I hire such great people!"

To succeed, Blackburn uses time management tactics and allocates a specific amount of time to education. "My personal goal is to spend at least 20 percent of my time learning new things through formal and informal methods. "

Patrick Blackburn thinks software testing is ______ .

A．a routine and mundane job

B．technically challenging

C．like a monkey punching keyboard

D．partly done by monkeys

air. I teach airhostesses and help them with any problems. My hours are usually from 8 am to 4 pm, but sometimes I work from 1pm to 9pm. At work, the first thing I do is to check plane times on my computer and then I speak with some of the airhostesses. Sometimes I go on a long flight to check how hostesses are doing. That's my favorite part of job. But I like office work, too. Traveling can be hard work. When I get back from along journey, all I can do is eat something and then go to bed. I don't earn much money, but I'm happy with the United Airlines and want to stay there and continue to travel.

What does the author do at the airport？

A．Teach airhostesses and help them with problems．

B．Be the pilot．

C．Carry luggage for the passengers．

Planning the Start-up？ Seize the Day…

Executives who say they'd love to leave the battleship to skipper a nimble start-up fall back on a variety of perfectly legitimate rationales for why it's not yet time: I need to acquire more (19) ,to figure out how financing really (20) , and so on. While they are waiting for everything to fall into (21) ,managers are acquiring big-company habits that can hurt them when they finally make the (22) .

Long tenures in corporate jobs keep executives from becoming the "jack-of-all-trades" that new ventures generally (23) .They get used to having HR specialists take care of HR issues, finance aces prepare reports, and IT whizzes (24) the company infrastructure. (25) people in big companies are successful "because they can manage a (26) ,"says Barry Nalls, the founder of Masergy, a Texas-based Telecom. But "in an early-stage company, there is no such thing as a manager. Everyone is a (27) ,including the CEO, " he says. Entrepreneurs are more effective at building ventures from (28) once they have attained a certain level of maturity and self-knowledge, but they can achieve that without spending most of their working lives in corporate jobs. In my research on thousands of founders of high-potential ventures that had succeeded in (29) capital from professional investors, 76% had worked for 20 years or less before founding their first ventures—they had (30) the leap by the time they were in their early forties.

And there is another point in favour (31) leaping sooner rather than later: executives who stay around the corporation until they achieve senior positions may be aging themselves out of what could be a satisfying life in start-ups.

Waiting for the perfect time to jump is usually futile, for there is no moment that's (32) perfect。So even if you are early in your corporate career, when a winning new-business idea comes along and sparks an entrepreneurial (33) in you, carpe diem.

(19)

A．credits

B．credentials

C．credibility

D．credulity