A. Mind yourself that don't be a slave to email.B. You should plan your day at the start of each day.C. Getting your office organized will improve your working efficiency.D. Taking advantage of some right software could help you a lot.E. You can delegate tasks to others instead of doing them yourself. Don't Spend Half Your Work Day on Facebook and Then Brag About It If you spend too much time working in your business, you won't have enough time to work on your business. That is, if all you have done is create a job for yourself, that's a mistake. It is far better, and smarter, to figure out how to free yourself up to be more entrepreneur, less worker. Here's how: 【R1】______ Before the craziness of the day sets in, begin by looking at what is coming up and then prioritize it. Make a list and try to follow it. That way, instead of events controlling you, you control them. You don't want to spend your days putting out fires. If you have a day planner, use it. If you use Outlook or a Blackberry instead, be sure to take advantage of their built-in organizational tools. 【R2】______ There are so many time-saving productivity software tools out there that it is a mistake not to use and take advantage of them. Software. Software makers spend an inordinate amount of effort on R&D, learning what it is we small business people need. They then create powerful software applications designed to fill those needs. Buy them. Learn them. Use them. The mistake many of us make is that we get this great software and never take the time to learn everything it can do for us. A day of training can make you far more organized and effective. Check out project management software, or customer relationship, etc. They can really help. 【R3】______ When I read that the author of The 4-Hour Work spent a little more than an hour a week on e-mail I was incredibly jealous. Few of us have figured out how to stop the onslaught of email to that degree, but even so, it is possible to be smarter about email: Designate the amount of time a day you want to spend doing email and stick to it. Set aside time for email once or twice a day, and again, stick to it. The mistake some make is getting so caught up in email that they check it several times a day (or hour!) 【R4】______ Constantly searching through stacks of papers and piles of notes is no way to run an office. Get the office supplies you need and put them where you will use them. Color-code files. Get a shredder. Buy a bigger file cabinet. Get an extra bookcase. Organizing your office is one of the easiest, most affordable things you can do to be more productive. 【R5】______ You don't have to do everything yourself. Giving some of your workload to others will free you up to use your time better, and you would do more business using saved time. Being unorganized costs you time; time that could otherwise be spent growing your business. Yet with only a few tweaks, running your business could be easier, more enjoyable, and less stressful. And who couldn't use a little of that right now? Anything you can do to be more productive is a smart move.
单选题 【R1】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:第二段写到在工作开始之前要对手头的工作分主次(prioritize it),还要列个表并尽量执行(make a list and try to follow it),下文还出现了日程表(day planner),所以可以知道本段要讲的是开始工作时要有规划,要把工作条理化,故选B。
单选题 【R2】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:本段开始就提到了使用软件(software)工具能节省时间,并且下文重点提到了有些人只买了这些软件,但不去学怎么使用,所以还是不能受益。其实一天的培训就可以使工作变得有条理和效率(A day of training can make you far more organized and effective),所以作者的观点是:买了要学,学了还要用(Buy them.Learn them.Use them),重要的还是要使用了才能提高工作效率。所以本题选D。
单选题 【R3】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:本段主要谈对email的使用。作者羡慕The 4一Hour Work一书的作者每周在处理邮件上花费的时间只有一个小时多一点,进而提出了应该合理安排查看处理邮件的时间,不要浪费时间一天查几次,甚至一个小时查几次邮件。可以制定一天查邮件的时间及次数,并坚持下去,这样才能节省时间。所以本题选A,不要做邮件的奴隶。
单选题 【R4】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:本段内容说办公桌上如果一团糟,文件、便条纸随意摆放,肯定不能很好地工作。作者的建议是买一些文件夹、文件柜等,使资料有序整齐。最后一句说:整理办公室是使工作有效率的最简单、最容易做的事情之一(Organizing your office is one of the easiest,most affordable things you can do to be more productive),这句话更是点明了本段的主旨意思,那就是有一个简洁、有序的办公室能提高工作效率。所以答案选C。
单选题 【R5】
【正确答案】 E
【答案解析】解析:本段内容清晰明了,意思是不必要把所有的工作都留给自己做,可以把其中一些委托给别人,这样自己可以省出很多时间,而用这些时间可以做更多的事,这样就可以更好地利用时间。所以本题很明显选E。