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【題目】Master Your Deadlines

The struggle begins in high school, sometimes earlier. Deadlines, and lots of them, start to pile up. At college, the pressure sometimes leads to last-minute rush and unsatisfactory work. At work, failing to meet deadlines can easily get you fired. 【1】Here are a few best practices.

·Assign deadlines to what matters.

If the task isn’t of high importance, don’t set a specific deadline. In this way, you are able to keep it on your radar for a while without feeling pressured. 【2】 This will provide just enough pressure to ensure you get it done.

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Set a personal deadline for yourself a day or two before the actual deadline 【4】If you’re working with a group of people, add in even more time to account for potential follow-ups and the need for approvals.

·Keep communicating.

【5】This means letting others know when something is taking longer than expected，when a delivery didn’t come in，when a client is not providing the necessary information，etc. Although it may feel embarrassing to admit that something is not on schedule，being honest is much better for relieving your stress.

A. Plan for flexible hours.

B. Finish your project as early as possible.

C. But if an activity is urgent, set a deadline immediately.

D. In this way, you’ll never have to stay up late and feel stressed.

E. But handled properly, deadlines can actually improve productivity.

F. Whenever you feel challenged to finish work on time, communicate.

G. So if anything takes longer than expected, you can still wrap it up and submit it on time.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】C

【3】A

【4】G

【5】F

【解析】人的一生充滿著奮斗、掙扎與各種壓力。比如工作之后的各項工作都要按時完成。否則你會失去工作。文章給出了一些好的實踐方法解決這些問題和壓力。

【1】E考查對上下文順承關系的理解能力。句意：奮斗始于中學，有時更早。隨之各種期限接踵而來。在大學里，壓力有時會導致考試臨時抱佛腳和不滿意的作業(yè)。在工作中，不能按時完成工作，可以使你很容易被解雇。___1__。以下是一些最佳實踐。從設空的前后語境可看出是轉折的，故選E項。

【2】C考查對上下文順承關系的理解能力。句意：如果任務不是很重要的話，不要設定一個特定的截止日期，這樣你就可以有一段時間沒有壓力，___2__，這將提供足夠的壓力來確保你完成它。故設空前后是一種轉折關系，即如果任務“很重要，很緊急（urgent ）”，故C項符合語境。

【3】A考查考生對上下文順承關系的理解能力。根據(jù)本段的內(nèi)容“給自己制定一個比實際截止日期提前一到兩天的限制�！�…如果你和一群人一起工作，就要花更多的時間來考慮潛在的后續(xù)行動和批準的必要性�！笨赏茢喑觯�本段是講要留出一些彈性時間，故A項適合作本段小標題。

【4】G考查對上下文順承關系的理解能力。此空前句意：為自己制定一個比最后期限提前1－2天的期限。所以（這樣的話）即使有事要花更多時間的話，也可圓滿完成任務了。wrap …up圓滿完成；故選G項。

【5】F考查對上下文順承關系的理解能力。本段中心句“Keep communicating”（要保持交流）�？蘸缶湟猓壕褪亲寗e人知道所做之事所需要時間比預期的長。推知所做的事是不能按期完成才要交流。故選F。