Question

I know that it's hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But, I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a but didn't realize how much until classes began.

I on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. Often, _____ finishing my homework before it was to hand in, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I finished it the next day between classes. But I knew it wasn't very good and the I received showed my lack of . I realized that I needed to find some sort of .

So, the next day I created a that would my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, I was only able to it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much .

So I tried another plan. This one lists and common sense. Each week I made a list of I had to get done during that week and by which day I had to have it done. Then, the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had the time.

This is the I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior year and I feel time is . Scheduling my time has become more challenging, but I continue to do it.

My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and organizations. So I'm that I've learned to balance things and it has helped me for what is to come after graduation.

1.A. disasterB. troubleC. challengeD. competition

2.A. keptB. gotC. tookD. caught

3.A. as well asB. in order toC. not onlyD. instead of

4.A. pointB. lateC. readyD. time

5.A. seldomB. alwaysC. hardlyD. never

6.A. gradeB. rankC. degreeD. title

7.A. intelligenceB. confidenceC. exerciseD. effort

8.A. changeB. skillC. balanceD. improvement

9.A. formB. methodC. timetableD. system

10.A. averageB. divideC. arrangeD. organize

11.A. andB. butC. soD. then

12.A. acceptB. collectC. followD. insist

13.A. influenceB. pressureC. questionD. doubt

14.A. providedB. neededC. formedD. included

15.A. everythingB. somethingC. nothingD. anything

16.A. amongB. underC. fromD. with

17.A. methodB. skillC. experienceD. way

18.A. importantB. valuableC. limitedD. up

19.A. convincedB. gladC. sureD. ungrateful

20.A. prepareB. enableC. practiseD. equip

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：年少的我想要把足够的时间同时投入到学业和社会活动中，可是过度贪玩造成成绩不理想，我意识到自己要在学习和社交之间找到某种平衡。平衡帮助我准备好面对毕业后的种种困难。

1.小题1】考查名词和语境理解。A. disaster “灾难”B. trouble “麻烦”C. challenge“挑战” D. competition“竞争”。我知道要把足够的时间同时投入到学业和社会活动中是很困难的。但是我想做到这一点，我知道这是一个挑战。可是直到学习开始才意识到这个挑战有多难。选C。

2.小题2】考查动词和语境理解。A. kept“保持” B. got “得到”C. took “拿走”D. caught“抓住”。get on well with somebody“与某人相处的好”。我和同寝室的其它女孩相处的很好。 选B。

3.小题3】考查短语和语境理解。A. as well as “和” B. in order to“为了” C. not only “不仅”D. instead of“相反”。不是在该上交作业前完成家庭作业，我经常上楼和邻居一起吃冰激凌。 选D。

4.小题4】考查名词和语境理解。A. point“重点” B. late “最近的；迟到的”C. ready “准备好的”D. time“时间”。到该交作业的时间。 选D。

5.小题5】考查副词和语境理解。 A. seldom “很少” B. always “总是”C. hardly “几乎不”D. never“从未”。 我总是在第二天课间时才完成作业。选B。

6.小题6】考查名词和语境理解。A. grade“分数；年级” B. rank “等级”C. degree “度数；学位”D. title“题目”。 但是我知道这样做不好。而且我所得到的分数也表明我缺乏努力。选A。

7.小题7】考查名词和语境理解。A. intelligence “智慧” B. confidence “自信”C. exercise“练习” D. effort“努力”。 我在学习上不够努力。选D。

8.小题8】考查名词和语境理解。A. change “改变”B. skill“能力” C. balance “平衡”D. improvement“提高；改善”。 我意识到我要在学习和社交之间找到某种平衡。选C。

9.小题9】考查名词和语境理解。A. form“形成” B. method “方法”C. timetable“时间表” D. system“体系”。因此第二天我做了一个时间表 选C。

10.小题10】考查动词和语境理解。A. average“平均” B. divide“分开” C. arrange“安排”D. organize“组织”。 这张时间表可以把我去上学、做作业和休息的时间分开。选B。

11.小题11】考查连词和语境理解。 A. and “和” B. but “但是”C. so “因此”D. then“然后”。 看起来这个主意不错，但是我只能按着安排坚持几天。选B。

12.小题12】考查动词和语境理解。A. accept“接受” B. collect “收集”C. follow “跟随”D. insist“坚持”。 但是我只能按着时间表的安排坚持几天。选C。

13.小题13】考查名词和语境理解。A. influence“影响” B. pressure“压力” C. question“问题” D. doubt“怀疑”。像这样的安排表包括的内容太多了，给我的压力太大。 选B。

14.小题14】 考查动词和语境理解。A. provided “提供”B. needed“需要” C. formed “形成”D. included“包括”。 因此我尝试另一个计划。 这个计划包括清单和常识。选D。

15.小题15】考查代词和语境理解。 A. everything“一切” B. something “某事”C. nothing “没有事情”D. anything“任何事情”。 每周我都会把自己整周必须做到的事情和完成日期列一张清单。选A。

16.小题16】考查介词和语境理解。A. among“在. . .之间” B. under “在. . .之下”C. from “来自”D. with“和. . .在一起”。 然后在我必须完成的列表下，我还列出了如果有时间我可以做的事情。选B。

17.小题17】考查名词和语境理解。 A. method “方法”B. skill“技能” C. experience “经验”D. way“方法”。自从那时起我就按这种方法做。 选A。

18.小题18】考查形容词和语境理解。A. important “重要的”B. valuable“有价值的” C. limited “有限的”D. up“向上”。 现在我开始了高中生活，我感觉时间非常珍贵。安排自己的时间更加有挑战性，但我一直坚持着。选C。

19.小题19】考查形容词和语境理解。A. convinced“确信的” B. glad“高兴的” C. sure “肯定的”D. ungrateful“不感激的”。 我读大学的堂哥告诉我，在大学有各种各样的人和机构，还有很多书要自己查阅，有很多不同的事情要做，我已经学会了事物之间的平衡，因此我很高兴。选B。

20.小题20】考查动词和语境理解。A. prepare “准备”B. enable“能够” C. practice “练习”D. equip“装配”。平衡帮助我准备好面对毕业后的种种困难。 选A。

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