单选题
According to the Wharton Center for Applied Research in the US, professionals (专业人员) spend an average of 23 hours a week in meetings. But they consider only 58% of that time worthwhile. It doesn't have to be this way. Here is some advice for you to use meetings to advance your career, not eat up your productivity (工作效率): 1)Know what you want. Know precisely why the meeting is being held and decide what you intend to accomplish. If you cannot write these two things down, the meeting should not take place. 2) Figure out if a face-to-face meeting is necessary. Would a group email be sufficient? Or a couple of phone calls? These ways would probably be more efficient with colleagues you know. well. 3) Pick the right times. If possible, avoid arranging meetings during your peak productive hours. 4) Be prepared. If there are documents to be discussed, hand them out to participants the day before. 5) Set aside a certain amount of time each week for meetings, and stick to it. The truth is most people want to leave. They are just suffering from what some experts call the "politeness disease".
单选题
The professionals think that ______ .
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[题型] 推理题 [解析] 题干意为“专业人员认为______。”从文章第一段“But they consider only 58% of that time worthwhile”可以推出：在每周23小时的会议中，有58%是有用的，42%是没用的，即少于一半的是被浪费的，故选A。
单选题
The advice provided in the passage is meant to help you ______ .
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[题型] 细节题 [解析] 题干意为“文章中提供的建议意在帮助你______。”从文章第一段最后一句“Here is some advice for you to use meetings to advance your career, not eat up your productivity”可知，下面这些建议可以使会议促进你事业的发展，而非降低工作效率，故选B。
单选题
The word" accomplish" (Line 1-2, Para. 2) probably means "______".
单选题
The writer suggest you have a group email if the people attending the meeting ______ .
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[题型] 推理题 [解析] 题干意为“作者建议如果参加会议的人们______，可以采取群发邮件。”从文中“These ways would probably be more efficient with colleagues you know well”可知，适宜于这一方式的人员之间应是彼此熟知的。A项与文意相悖，C、D项文中并未涉及。B项“在同一部门工作”肯定彼此熟悉，与文意相符合。故B项正确。
单选题
Some experts think that most people who are attending a meeting ______ .
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[题型] 细节题 [解析] 题干意为“一些专家认为大多数参加会议的人员______。”从文章的最后一句话“They are just suffering from what some experts call the 'politeness disease'”得知，参加会议的人不离去是出于礼貌之故，并非真正生病或感觉满意，故选A。