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【題目】Balancing work and school is not an easy task for me. My first term in college has come and gone and I’ve had to balance a job there, too. I want to cut one loose. Honestly, many times I thought I wanted to drop out of school and just do my job because I needed the money. For a long while I made myself believe that school was getting in the way of my job and money. Not only was I trying to do work and school, but also I was trying to have a social life. Many times I thought that there were not enough hours in the day but I wasn’t managing my time right. Hanging out with friends may have been wonderful but it wasn’t putting money in my pocket or knowledge in my brain. Friends would have to wait. I was back on the see-saw (蹺蹺板) of balancing work and school.

Scheduling and planning became the key to my success. Setting deadlines and meeting them were important to my college experience. Planning was going well and I felt ready to try and throw a social life back there. I tried to make plans with friends that didn’t conflict with my deadlines. That was actually harder than I thought. So once again my social life had to be put on hold (擱置). My friends were very understanding and encouraged me to do my work. The extra motivation really proved helpful in the end. Some friends would joke that I was all work and no play but sometimes that’s what has to happen to get work done.

As the last term came to an end I can say I learned a lot about college life. Planning is necessary for organization. Drawing up a list of all things I had to do at the beginning of the week and actually completing them made me feel good. Not only have I learned something new about organization, but also I acquired a new tool that I can take everywhere with me and use effectively.

【1】The author wanted to drop out of school because .

A. he wanted to earn money

B. he wasn’t good at managing his time

C. he wanted to live an active social life

D. he couldn’t do well in his studies

【2】Why did the author stop hanging out with his friends?

A. He had to wait for them. B. It was a waste of time.

C. He didn’t need a social life. D. They didn’t understand him.

【3】How did the author succeed in balancing work and school?

A. By putting his studies first. B. By making plans with his friends.

C. By following his friends’ advice. D. By sticking to his schedule.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文，作者在大學(xué)第一學(xué)期的時(shí)候，無法再學(xué)習(xí)和工作之間取得平衡，導(dǎo)致兩方面都沒有處理好。后來作者為之間制定了詳細(xì)的計(jì)劃，并按照計(jì)劃完成每一項(xiàng)任務(wù)，在學(xué)習(xí)和工作之間取得了平衡。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第四句Honestly, many times I thought I wanted to drop out of school and just do my job because I needed the money.可知我想輟學(xué)是因?yàn)槲倚枰�工作掙錢養(yǎng)活自己。故A項(xiàng)正確。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第二句Hanging out with friends may have been wonderful but it wasn’t putting money in my pocket or knowledge in my brain.和朋友出去逛街非常好 ，但是它不能給我?guī)�來錢，也帶不來知識(shí)。所以和朋友逛街就是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。故B項(xiàng)正確。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段前兩句Scheduling and planning became the key to my success. Setting deadlines and meeting them were important to my college experience.可知做成功的關(guān)鍵是事先做好計(jì)劃，并在最后期限到來之前完成計(jì)劃好的任務(wù)。也就是說作者成功的關(guān)鍵在于堅(jiān)持事先的計(jì)劃安排。故D項(xiàng)正確。