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Kelly Sortino had a tough time recalling what she’ d accomplished at the end of each busy workday. Her job as head of the upper

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问题     Kelly Sortino had a tough time recalling what she’ d accomplished at the end of each busy workday. Her job as head of the upper school for the Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough, Calif, often【C1】______working 12-hour days, including weekends and evenings. She enjoyed the【C2】______but worried that she wasn’ t accomplishing everything she needed to. "I felt as if I wasn’ t really having the time to do more of the strategic and【C3】______work to make those larger changes at the school." says Ms. Sortino.
    She decided to【C4】______a workshop at Stanford University on how to simplify work processes and reduce waste. She learned,【C5】______, to block out her time more efficiently and minimize distractions. She also【C6】______herself to systematically completing her daily task list and to completely clearing her email inbox and workspace on a regular【C7】______. The changes【C8】______a marked improvement in her time management. Ms. Sortino【C9】______works on weekends, but only as needed.
    It’ s a tough time to be productive. Globalization, increased competition and the jarring immediacy of technology have made it difficult for modern employees to【C10】______. on top of their growing workloads while maintaining a good work-life balance.【C11】______, experts say small adjustments to how employees【C12】______work can have a big impact on their workplace efficiency.
    Learn to prioritize and to commit yourself to working in【C13】______blocks of time throughout the day. A 2009 Stanford University study found that multitasking is less productive than single-tasking and that many self-proclaimed multitaskers have difficulty【C14】______out irrelevant information, further【C15】______their performance.
    It’ s especially important to【C16】______what motivates the decisions your boss makes. Most subordinates have an employee-centric view【C17】______their managers, which tends not to be accurate. A better understanding of your boss can help you to "sell" the advice about【C18】______changes that can benefit the department and company.【C19】______with your boss to prioritize important work and eliminate unproductive tasks. Employees may think changing job functions is risky,【C20】______being proactive can impress your boss.
【C14】
选项 A、figuring
B、finding
C、picking
D、filtering
答案D
解析 根据本句“斯坦福大学2009年的一项研究发现，同时执行多项任务的效率要低于只执行单一任务的效率．而且许多宣称自己能同时做多件事情的人都很难——不相关的信息”可知，此处表示“排除、过滤掉”不相关的信息，filter out“过滤，滤除”符合文意，故D．filtering为正确答案。figure out“解决；算出；想出”，find out“找到，找出”，pick out“挑选出”。均排除。
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