2014年大学英语六级综合阅读考试试题(四)

大学英语六级综合阅读考试试题(四) 一、Reading Comprehension（共10小题,共80.0分）There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 第1题 When we worry about who might be spying on our private lives, we usually think about the Federal agents. But the private sector outdoes the government every time. It's Linda Tripp, not the FBI③, who is facing charges under Maryland's laws against secret telephone taping. It's our banks, not the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), that pass our private financial data to telemarketing firms. Consumer activists are pressing Congress for better privacy laws without much result so far. The legislators lean toward letting business people track our financial habits virtually at will. As an example of what's going on, consider U.S. Bancorp, which was recently sued for deceptive practices by the state of Minnesota. According to the lawsuit, the bank supplied a telemarketer called MemberWorks with sensitive customer data such as names, phone numbers, bank-account and credit-card numbers, Social Security numbers, account balances and credit limits. With these customer lists in hand, MemberWorks started dialing for dollars—selling dental plans, videogames, computer software and other products and services. Customers who accepted a "free trial offer" had 30 days to cancel. If the deadline passed, they were charged automatically through their bank or credit-card accounts. U.S. Bancorp collected a share of the revenues. Customers were doubly deceived, the lawsuit claims. They didn't know that the bank was giving account numbers to MemberWorks. And if customers asked, they were led to think the answer was no. The state sued MemberWorks separately for deceptive selling. The company defends that it did anything wrong. For its part, U.S. Bancorp settled without admitting any mistakes. But it agreed to stop exposing its customers to nonfinancial products sold by outside firms. A few top banks decided to do the same. Many other banks will still do business with MemberWorks and similar firms. And banks will still be mining data from your account in order to sell you financial products, including things of little value, such as credit insurance and credit-card protection plans. You have almost no protection from businesses that use your personal accounts for profit. For example, no federal law shields "transaction and experience" information—mainly the details of your bank and credit-card accounts. Social Security numbers are for sale by private firms. They've generally agreed not to sell to the public. But to businesses, the numbers are an open book. Self-regulation doesn't work. A firm might publish a privacy-protection policy, but who enforces it? Take U. S. Bancorp again. Customers were told, in writing, that "all personal information you supply to us will be considered confidential". Then it sold your data to Member Works. The bank even claims that it doesn't "sell" your data at all. It merely "shares" it and reaps a profit. Now you know. Contrary to popular belief, the author finds that spying on people's privacy ______. A is mainly carried out by means of secret taping B has been intensified with the help of the IRS C is practiced exclusively by the FBI D is more prevalent in business circles 【正确 答案 八年级地理上册填图题岩土工程勘察试题省略号的作用及举例应急救援安全知识车间5s试题及答案 】：D 【本题分数】：8.0分 【答案解析】 根据第1段的第3、4句话：It's Linda Tripp, not the FBI, who is facing charges under Maryland's laws against secret telephone taping. It's our banks, not the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), that pass our private financial data to telemarketing firms. 可知正是琳达·特里普，而不是联邦调查局被指控违反了马里兰州法律禁止秘密电话录音的法律。把我们的私人财务数据传给电话营销公司正是我们的银行，而不是美国国税局。D)符合文意。 第2题 We know from the passage that ______. A legislators are acting to pass a law to provide better privacy protection B most states are turning a blind eye to the deceptive practices of private businesses C the state of Minnesota is considering drawing up laws to protect private information D lawmakers are inclined to give a free hand to businesses to inquire into customers' buying habits 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：8.0分 【答案解析】 根据第2段的第2句：The legislators lean toward letting business people track our financial habits virtually at will．可知立法者倾向于允许商家随意跟踪我们的金融习惯。该句中所提的financial habits实际上指的就是D)所提到的消费者的消费行为。 第3题 When the "free trial" deadline is over, you'll be charged without notice for a product or service if ______. A you fail to cancel it within the specified period B you happen to reveal your credit card number C you find the product or service unsatisfactory D you fail to apply for extension of the deadline 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：8.0分 【答案解析】 根据第3段的第2、3句：Customers who accepted a “free trial offer” had 30 days to cancel. If the deadline passed, they were charged automatically through their bank or credit-card accounts. U. S. Bancorp collected a share of the revenues，可知，这些客户可以接受为期30天的“免费试用”。然而，一旦过期后，银行自动从这些客户的银行账户或信用卡里收取费用。与此同时，美国银行从中拿提成。由此可知，选项A)you fail to cancel it within the specified period(你没有在指定的期限里取消)符合文意。 第4题 Businesses do not regard information concerning personal bank accounts as private because ______. A its revelation will do no harm to consumers under the current protection policy B it is considered "transaction and experience" information unprotected by law C it has always been considered an open secret by the general public D its sale can be brought under control through self-regulation 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：8.0分 【答案解析】 根据第5段的第2、3句话：You have almost no protection from businesses that use your personal accounts for profit. For example, no federal law shields "transaction and experience" information—mainly the details of your bank and credit-card accounts. 可知你对于利用你的个人信息牟利的商业行为几乎没有防御能力。譬如，没有任何联邦法律保护你的“交易和经历”信息——主要是银行和信用卡账户的具体信息。B)符合文意。 第5题 We can infer from the passage that ______. A banks will have to change their ways of doing business B privacy protection laws will soon be enforced C consumers' privacy will continue to be invaded D "free trial" practice will eventually be banned 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：8.0分 【答案解析】 可以用排除法解此题。纵观四个选项，A)、B)、D)文中均未提及。根据文章最后一段内容可知，选项C)(消费者的隐私将继续被侵犯)正确。 第6题 Navigation computers, now sold by most car-makers, cost $2,000 and up. No surprise, then, that they are most often found in luxury cars, like Lexus, BMW and Audi. But it is a developing technology—meaning prices should eventually drop—and the market does seem to be growing. Even at current prices, a navigation computer is impressive. It can guide you from point to point in most major cities with precise turn-by-turn directions—spoken by a clear human-sounding voice, and written on a screen in front of the driver. The computer works with an antenna (无线) that takes signals from no fewer than three of the 24 global positioning system (GPS) satellites. By measuring the time required for a signal to travel between the satellites and the antenna, the car's location can he pinned down within 100 meters. The satellite signals, along with inputs on speed from a wheel-speed sensor and direction from a meter, determine the car's position even as it moves. This information is combined with a map database. Streets, landmarks and points of interest are included. Most systems are basically identical. The differences come in hardware— the way the computer accepts the driver's request for directions and the way it presents the driving instructions. On most systems, a driver enters a desired address, motorway junction or point of interest via a touch screen or disc. But the Lexus screen goes a step further: you can point to any spot on the map screen and get directions to it. BMW's system offers a set of cross hairs (瞄准器上的十字纹) that can be moved across the map (you have several choices of map scale) to pick a point you'd like to get to. Audi's screen can he switched to TV reception. Even the voices that recite the directions can differ, with better systems like BMW's and Lexus's having a wider vocabulary. The instructions are available in French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Italian, as well as English. The driver can also choose parameters for determining the route; fastest, shortest or no freeways (高速公路), for example. We learn from the passage that navigation computers ______. A will greatly promote sales of automobiles B may help solve potential traffic problems C are likely to be accepted by more drivers D will soon be viewed as a symbol of luxury 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：8.0分 【答案解析】 根据文章第1段的末句：But it is a developing technology—meaning prices should eventually drop—and the market does seem to be growing. 可知，这里的it指的是navigation(导航)，这是一种正在积极发展中的技术，意味着价格最终会下降，看来其市场正在扩大，也就是说navigation将被更多的驾驶者所接受，C)符合文意。 第7题 With a navigation computer, a driver will easily find the best route to his destination ______. A by inputting the exact address B by indicating the location of his car C by checking his computer database D by giving vocal orders to the computer 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：8.0分 【答案解析】 根据第5段的第3句话：On most systems, a driver enters a desired address, motorway junction or point of interest via a touch screen or disc.可知在大多数系统中，驾车者通过触摸式屏幕或光盘输入想去的地址、高速公路交接口或名胜古迹的名称就可到达目的地。也就是说，驾驶员唯一需要做的就是输入想去的地址，因为这些信息同地图数据库是相连接的(This information is combined with a map database)A)符合文意。 第8题 Despite their varied designs, navigation computers used in cars ______. A are more or Jess the same price B provide directions in much the same way C work on more or less the same principles D receive instructions from the same satellites 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：8.0分 【答案解析】 根据第5段首句：Most systems are basically identical.可知大多数导航电脑的工作原理基本上是一样的。C)符合文意。 第9题 The navigation computer functions ______. A by means of a direction finder and a speed detector B basically on satellite signals and a map database C mainly through the reception of turn-by-turn directions D by using a screen to display satellite signals 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：8.0分 【答案解析】 该题的解题依据在第4段。文中第4段中说明了导航电脑的工作原理：即使汽车处于行驶状态，卫星信号、轮速传感器的速度输入以及仪 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf 所示的方向，也能将其定位。这些信息同地图数据库相连接。街道、标志性建筑以及名胜古迹都包括在内。由此可以了解导航电脑的工作原理。 第10题 The navigation systems in cars like Lexus, BMW and Audi are mentioned to show ______. A the immaturity of the new technology B the superiority of the global positioning system C the cause of price fluctuations in car equipment D the different ways of providing guidance to the driver 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：8.0分 【答案解析】 该题要求对文章后三段所列举的例子的目的进行归纳 总结 初级经济法重点总结下载党员个人总结TXt高中句型全总结.doc高中句型全总结.doc理论力学知识点总结pdf ，这三段旨在说明不同汽车提供的汽车导航系统是不同的。 none、二（共Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)小题,5共分）45.0 第1题 Americans today don't place a very high value on intellect. Our heroes are athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs, not scholars. Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education—not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Symptoms of pervasive anti-intellectualism in our schools aren't difficult to find. "Schools have always been in a society where practical is more important than intellectual," says education writer Diane Ravitch. "Schools could be a counterbalance." Ravitch's latest book, Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms, traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools, concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits. But they could and should be. Encouraging kids to reject the life of the mind leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and control. Without the ability to think critically, to defend their ideas and understand the ideas of others, they cannot fully participate in our democracy. Continuing along this path, says writer Earl Shorris, "We will become a second rate country. We will have a less civil society." "Intellect is resented as a form of power or privilege," writes historian and professor Richard Hofstadter in Anti-Intellectualism in American life, a Pulitzer Prize winning book on the roots of anti-intellectualism in US politics, religion, and education. From the beginning of our history, says Hofstadter, our democratic and populist urges have driven us to reject anything that smells of elitism. Practicality, common sense, and native intelligence have been considered more noble qualities than anything you could learn from a book. Ralph Waldo Emerson and other transcendentalist (先验论者) philosophers thought schooling and rigorous book learning put unnatural restraints on children: "We are shut up in schools and college recitation rooms for 10 or 15 years and come out at last with a bellyful of words and do not know a thing." Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn exemplified American anti-intellectualism. Its hero avoids being civilized—going to school and learning to read—so he can preserve his innate goodness. Intellect, according to Hofstadter, is different from native intelligence, a quality we reluctantly admire. Intellect is the critical, creative, and contemplative side of the mind. Intelligence seeks to grasp, manipulate, reorder, and adjust, while intellect examines, ponders, wonders, theorizes, criticizes and imagines. School remains a place where intellect is mistrusted. Hofstadter says our country's educational system is in the grips of people who "joyfully and militantly proclaim their hostility to intellect and their eagerness to identify with children who show the least intellectual promise". Anti-intellectualism has been somehow a common phenomenon in American schools that nowadays just offer ______. 【正确答案】： 答案:a practical education [本题分数]： 9.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词anti-intellectualism可定位于首段末句 Symptoms of pervasive anti-intellectualism in our schools aren't difficult to find，但此句只说明了这一现象的普遍，并未言及当今的学校能给孩子们提供什么。根据内容相关原则，在近处上下文中寻找依据。可发现前句Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education—not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge. 言及学校给孩子提供实用性教育，由此可得答案。 第2题 In Ravitch's latest book, he remarks that schools have failed to be ______. to urge Americans into pursuing intellect. 【正确答案】： 答案:a counterbalance [本题分数]： 9.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词Ravitch's latest book定位于第2段末句 Ravitch's latest book, Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms, traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools，concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits, 句中anything but与题目中fail to be属近义转述，都表达“不是…”之意，由此可得答案。 第3题 In such schools, if kids are urged not to focus on their mental strength, there may be more chances for this disadvantaged group to be ______. 【正确答案】： 答案:exploited and controlled [本题分数]： 9.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词kids定位于第3段首句Encouraging kids to reject the life of the mind leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and control，对照题目可知，kids are urged not to focus on their mental strength与句中encouraging kids to reject the life of the mind为近义转述，题目中disadvantaged group即指这一类孩子，则句中所描述的结果：孩子们将会变得vulnerable to exploitation and control为本题答案。但题中more chances与disadvantaged已言及vulnerable之意，综合分析，此处应转换exploitation与control为过去分词形式表被动。 第4题 According to professor Richard Hofstadter, some cause of Americans' long-term undervaluing intellect lies in the rejection of ______ urged by democracy and populism. 【正确答案】： 答案:(anything that smells of)elitism [本题分数]： 9.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词Richard Hofstadter定位于第4段首句可知，此句主要提及其新作的内容，根据题中其他关键词rejection，urge，democracy and populism继续下行寻找，最终定位于此段第2句：From the beginning of our history，says Hofstadter，our democratic and populist urges have driven US to reject anything that smells of elitism，可知，人们轻视甚至憎恶学识源于长久以来，民主化和大众平民化倾向使我们摒弃一切和精英主义沾边的东西。根据就简原则，elitism为最佳答案。 第5题 Portrayed in Mark Twain's novel, Huckleberry Finn cannot possibly maintain his innate goodness without the escape from ______. 【正确答案】： 答案:being civilized [本题分数]： 9.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词Mark Twain和Huckleberry Finn可定位于第5段第2句Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn exemplified American anti-intellectualism，浏览可知后一句：Its hero avoids being civilized—going to school and learning to read—so he can preserve his innate goodness.才是对 Huckleberry Finn的详细描述。题中maintain，escape from与句中preserve，avoid分别为同义转述，即可确定答案。应注意空格处紧随介词，应使用动名词形式。 none、三（共Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)小题,10共分）70.0 第1题 7 Simple. Time Management Rules for the Super Busy Most people are busy these days—from the start of their day to the end, there are endless tasks to be done, projects to be moved along, meetings to attend, errands to run, chores and cooking to be done, email and phone calls to handle, paperwork and other routine things to be done. It can be overwhelming. And typical time-management systems don't help much—writing al] tasks and appointments and errands in a planner or task or project-management software just makes you feel more overwhelmed, and you feel guilty when nothing goes as planned and you end the day with a to-do list even longer than when you started. So what's a busy person to do? Throw out the traditional systems and learn a more focused, yet free-flowing system that changes with the situation and doesn't make you feel obligated to do everything on your list. Throw out your schedule and you'll never feel guilty about not keeping it again. Does that mean you won't get things done? Not at all—in fact, if you learn to work effectively, you can simplify your time-management system, reduce stress, and yet accomplish more. Here's how: Keep your schedule open Stop scheduling everything—packing your day with things to-do just leaves you with too little time to do everything, and allows everything to fall apart when unexpected things come up and the schedule gets messed up. Instead, schedule as little as possible. Sure, there will always be some appointments that need to be plugged into a calendar, but everything else should be open. What do you do with that open time? Go with the flow, focus on important things, and take one thing at a time. See the following items for more. Go with the flow This sounds kind of like Eastern philosophy, and it is. Basically you have to learn to adapt to each situation as it comes up, and respond appropriately— not as if it's an emergency, but just what is needed. Sometimes that means dealing with the important task you need to complete right now; sometimes that means handling an urgent situation that comes up; other times that means dealing with unexpected visitors or phone Calls. There's no way to plan for the unexpected, so don't try. Just learn to deal with them as they come up, and figure out what's most important to deal with right now, and take everything in stride. Nothing is an emergency except for actual emergencies like heart and terrorist attacks. Everything else—you can deal with it calmly and appropriately. Fewer, high-impact tasks If you could only do three things today, and you wanted to really feel like you accomplished something, what would you do? Write those down each day and focus on them—you'll do other things but try to ensure that at the very least, you get those three things done. If you could only accomplish one thing today and feel happy with your day, what would it be? Do that first, before anything else, including email. Try to reduce the number of tasks you do each day, but make each one count for more. Think of it as concentrating your productivity—instead of spreading yourself out thin with lots of little, unimportant tasks, make the most of your time by just focusing on fewer but higher-impact tasks. Your time is valuable, after all. One task at a time A lot of people ask me how I get so much done—creating a Top 100 blog in less than a year, creating one of the Top 10 writing blogs on the Internet, running several marathons, creating a successful e-book publishing company, writing several best-selling e-books, writing and promoting a best-selling productivity book (The Power of Less), and raising six kids, all at the same time. So how do I do all this? Easy: one thing at a time. It's easy to get caught up trying to do everything at once, making phone calls and sending emails while checking emails and writing and doing Instant Messaging, all at the same time. And yet, it's hard to actually accomplish anything in this mode. I've found that it's much more effective, and much less stressful, if you focus on just one thing at a time, get it done, and move on to the next thing. You'll be amazed at how much you get done this way. Limit distractions As I said, there are lots of ways to get busy and get distracted. They just create chaos and pull you in a thousand different directions. Instead, just go along one path—limit your time browsing the Internet, Instant Messaging, checking email, making phone calls, even going to meetings. Each of these tries to take you along a different path. Instead, shut them all off, clear them away, and focus. Get things done. Then do each of these things using limited time—say 20 or 30 minutes—and then stop yourself. Reduce commitments How many things are you committed to? Each of these things, which take up time on your schedule, is a demand on your time and attention. Do you really need to be doing all of them? Instead, get out of commitments by telling people, honestly, that you don't have the time to do this right now. People might not be happy about it, but you have to be realistic with them and with yourself. Cutting back on commitments will open up your schedule and free up time for the more important things. Simplify your to-do list Similarly, take a look at everything on your to-do list. Now, first of all, realize that this list will never be completely done, as you're constantly adding things to the list even as you're checking others off. So don't worry about getting it done. But do think about whether you really have time to do all of this—if not, think of each task as a mini-commitment, and get out of it if possible, if it's not important. You'll feel relieved if you do. Simplify your to-do list just down to the important things. According to the author, typical time-management systems fail to work well in some respects EXCEPT that ______. A you may not figure out all tasks and appointments in advance B you may feel swamped by facing the flood of work C you may blame yourself for not carrying out the plan accordingly D you may find it frustrated with endless work to accomplish 【正确答案】： A [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词time-management systems定位于第2段第2句And typical time-management systems don't help much—writing all tasks and appointments and errands in a planner or task or project—management software just makes you feel more overwhelmed, and you feel guilty when nothing goes as planned and you end the day with a to-do list even longer than when you started. 可知，破折号后便解释了时间管理系统作用不太大的原因，即：将所有的工作都一股脑儿地摆在我们面前，只会让我们更加不知所措；当事情没有按 计划 项目进度计划表范例计划下载计划下载计划下载课程教学计划下载 进行，一天结束时却发现要做的事反比开始时更多了，会让我们自责。B)、C)、D)分别与 原文 少年中国说原文俱舍论原文大医精诚原文注音大学原文和译文对照归藏易原文 提及的原因对应，只有A)项未有言及，故A)为答案。 第2题 As is mentioned in the passage, with a free-flowing system, you may not ______. A find it flexible and dynamic B feel committed to the whole to-do list C get things done effectively D suffer from less stress 【正确答案】： B [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词free—flowing system定位于第3段第2句Throw out the traditional systems and learn a more focused，yet free-flowing system that changes with the situation and doesn't make you feel obligated to do everything on your list.可知，这种自由的系统可以随状况而改变，不会让你觉得非要做日程表上的每一件事情。B)项中committed to the whole to-do list与句中obligated to do everything on your list为近义转述，都表示“被迫做日程表上的每一件事”之意。由此确定B)为正确选项。 第3题 With an open schedule, ______. A everything may fall apart B you may find your life more unexpected C everything should be kept open D keep necessary appointments and then free-flowing 【正确答案】： D [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词open schedule定位于第1小标题下第2段第2句Sure， there will always be some appointments that need to be plugged into a calendar，but everything else should be open.可知，放开你的计划并非指放开一切，而是指在安排好一些重要约会后，将其他…的时间放开，这样就可以避免将日程排得太满，以至于碰到不可预料的事时乱成一团。D)项与原文意思吻合。 第4题 Which of the following is NOT recommended by the author as to the second rule? A Try to adjust yourself to various situations. B Try to take precautions against unexpected incidents. C Try to take everything easy and act appropriately. D Try to handle the top priority first in no time. 【正确答案】： B [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词not，the second rule定位于第2小标题下第2段首句 There's no way to plan for the unexpected，so don't try.可知，作者建议我们不要为无法预知的事提前计划，而B)“未雨绸缪，采取措施预防未知事件的发生”，恰与作者的建议相反。   第5题 In order to increase our productivity, we should ______. A write three tasks down each day and focus on them B accomplish at least one thing before anything else C spread ourselves out with lots of tasks D do less but focus on more influential tasks 【正确答案】： D [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词productivity定位于第3小标题下第2段第2句Think of it as concentrating your productivity—instead of spreading yourself out thin with lots of little, unimportant tasks, make the most of your time by just focusing on fewer but higher-impact tasks.可知，应该通过关注更少、更有影响力的事情，而非处理大量琐碎、不重要的事情，来达到充分利用时间的目的，D)项与原文意思吻合。 第6题 The secret to be as fruitful and productive as the author lies in ______. A exercising your brain with more writing B building up character with running marathons C revolving around one job at one time D implementing multitasking 【正确答案】： C [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词fruitful and productive定位于第4小标题下，据第2段前两句So how do I do all this? Easy: one thing at a time. 可知，作者可以做如此多的事情的秘诀在于一次只关注一件事，C)“一次只围绕一个任务来做”与原文意思相符。 第7题 If distraction constantly bothers you, remember not to ______. A get indulged in net-surfing B shut down the Instant Messaging and email boxes C make any phone calls D avoid unnecessary meetings 【正确答案】： A [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词distraction定位于第5小标题下，据第3句Instead，just go along one path—limit your time browsing the Internet, Instant Messaging, checking email, making phone calls, even going to meetings. 可知，为避免分心，应限制自己在上网、收送即时消息、查看邮件、打电话、甚至参加会议等方面上花费的时间。A)项“不要让自己沉溺于网上冲浪”与limit your time browsing the Internet意思相符。 第8题 Lessen your commitments, because each of the items on the agenda requires ______. 【正确答案】： 答案:your time and attention   [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词commitments定位于第6小标题下，据第1段第2句Each of these things, which take up time on your schedule, is a demand on your time and attention.可知，每件事无论大小，只要占用时间表上的时间，就要耗费你的时问和注意力。   第9题 We may upset certain people by honestly refusing their requests, but that will spare us some time for ______. 【正确答案】： 答案:the more important things   [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词honestly定位于第6小标题下第2段第2、3句People might not be happy about it，but you have to be realistic with them and with yourself. Cutting back on commitments will open up your schedule and free up time for the more important things.可知，拒绝别人的请求或许会让他们不开心，但减少这种承诺可以让我们腾出时间来做更重要的事。   第10题 We may never get the to-do list completely done, so we'd better view each item as ______ and get released from the unimportant ones . 【正确答案】： 答案:a mini-commitment   [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 根据关键词to-do list定位于第7小标题下第4句But do think about whether you really have time to do all of this-if not. think of each task as a mini-commitment，and get out of it if possible，if it's not important.可知，如果没有时间做完日程表上的每件事情，就将他们视为小的承诺，然后尽可能地摆脱那些不重要的承诺。题目中view each item as与句中think of each task as为同义转述，皆为“视每件事情为…”之意，故空缺处应填入a mini-commitment。   跟多试卷请访问《做题室》www.zuotishi.com