第二节 话题阅读
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We have all heard how time is more valuable than money，but is it 36 to have too much time? I 37 back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also 38 a team sport.By the time I got home，I only had a few hours to do my homework，and I had to do it 39 . When I got into college，things 40 .I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time.Because of all this 41 time，there was no sense of 42 to do my school work immediately.I was performing this action of waiting until it later became a 43 .Once that happened，I just kept 44 my studying further and further back in my day.Then I got to the point where I was 45 really late at night to get my work done.
One day I 46 a former classmate of mine who was 47 a lot of money running a sideline(副业).Since his regular job was 48 ，I asked him why he just didn’t do his sideline full-time.He said without the job，he would 49 have too much time and would just do what I did back in 50 .He said that if he 51 the job，he would lose his 52 to work and succeed.
So，try 53 your time with other work.This is why there is a 54 that if you want something done，ask a 55 person to do it.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。作者回顾自己高中时期，因为忙碌，所以每天会及时完成作业，但是到大学之后因为有了多余的时间，所以变得拖延。然后分享了朋友同时做两份工作，只是为了保证自己的工作效率，从而告诉我们要有更高的效率，就要保持忙碌和紧凑的工作状态。 36.A.true C.strange 答案 D
解析 作者在文章开头提出问题“我们都听说过时间如何比金钱更宝贵，但是拥有太多的时间，这可能(possible)吗？”。true真的；fair公平的；strange奇怪的。 37.A.remember C.understand 答案 A
解析 根据下文叙述可知，作者想起(remember)了高中时的生活。admit承认；understand理解；expect期望。 38.A.watched C.coached
B.loved D.played
B.fair D.possible
B.admit D.expect
答案 D
解析 因为作者还参加团体性运动，所以他一天的大部分时间都是在学校里度过的。watch观看；love热爱；coach训练；play参加运动。 39.A.at last C.of course 答案 B
解析 根据上文可知作者到家后只有几个小时的时间做作业，所以必须立即(right away)开始做。at last最后；of course当然；as usual像往常一样。 40.A.happened C.changed 答案 C
解析 前面提到高中时间紧张，又由后文可知，在大学，课程中午前就结束了，所以说事情发生了变化(change)。happen发生；repeat重复；matter要紧。 41.A.extra C.valuable 答案 A
解析 课程结束得早，就有了额外的(extra)时间。difficult难的；valuable宝贵的；limited有限的。 42.A.duty C.urgency 答案 C
解析 因为时间充足，所以没有立即去做功课的紧迫(urgency)感。duty责任；achievement成就，成绩；direction方向。 43.A.burden C.risk 答案 D
解析 作者一直采取这种等待、拖延的做法，直到后来它变成了一种习惯(habit)。burden重担，负担；relief缓和，宽慰；risk冒险。 44.A.pushing C.setting 答案 A
解析 由上下文可知，作者不断地把学习往后推(push...back)。take...back带回来；set...back拖……后腿；call...back回电话。
45.A.hanging out C.jogging round 答案 B
解析 因为作者把功课一直往后推，所以最后只能熬夜(stay up)来完成。hang out出去闲逛；jog round
B.right away D.as usual
B.repeated D.mattered
B.difficult D.limited
B.achievement D.direction
B.relief D.habit
B.taking D.calling
B.staying up D.showing off
在周围慢跑；show off炫耀。 46.A.met C.treated 答案 A
解析 由下文叙述可知，有一天作者遇到了(meet)一个以前的同班同学。help帮助；treat对待；hire雇用。 47.A.raising C.demanding 答案 D
解析 由下文提到的running a sideline(经营副业)可知，此处是指赚许多钱(make a lot of money)。raise money筹钱；waste money浪费钱；demand money要钱。 48.A.safe C.boring 答案 C
解析 由下文作者问同班同学为什么不全职经营他的副业可知，他的固定工作很无聊(boring)。safe安全的；important重要的；rewarding值得做的，报酬高的。 49.A.luckily C.hopefully 答案 D
解析 如果没有那份工作，他确实(simply)会有太多时间。luckily幸运地；hardly几乎不；hopefully有希望地。 50.A.childhood C.town 答案 B
解析 结合上文可知，如果拥有太多时间，作者的同班同学就会跟作者在大学(college)里所做的一样。childhood童年时期；town城镇；business生意，商业。 51.A.quit C.accepted 答案 A
解析 上文作者问同班同学为什么不全职经营副业，所以此处是说“如果辞职(quit)”。find找到，发现；accept接受；keep保持，保留。
52.A.heart C.drive 答案 C
解析 如果辞职，他就会失去工作和取得成功的动力(drive)。lose one’s heart倾心于；lose one’s chance失去机会；lose one’s way迷路。
B.helped D.hired
B.wasting D.making
B.important D.rewarding
B.hardly D.simply
B.college D.business
B.found D.kept
B.chance D.way
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