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Four apps to keep your life on track
From simple task scheduling to detailed task management, all these apps offer everything you need for efficient task recording.
Focuster
With Focuster, you just need to add all your tasks and the tool will arrange them immediately in order of importance. After adding all the tasks, just press the Now button and the tool will show the tasks you should be focusing on for the day.
TeuxDeux
This useful app lets you schedule and organize all your tasks for the whole week. Just add the tasks below the day column and you’re done. Want to move a task from one column to another? No worries. Its drag - and - drop interface (界面) lets you rearrange the task and add it to a different day ’ s column. Additionally, TeuxDeux lets you add repeating tasks for a day.
TickTick
TickTick allows you to add tasks, subtasks, custom reminders as well as deadlines for a day, a week, or a month. In order to provide you with more ease in task scheduling, TickTick offers a nice calendar view, where you can add or edit tasks on a weekly or daily basis. It also has experimental features, which you can turn on if you want to try out beta capabilities (测试功能).
Wunderlist
The app lets you create tasks, subtasks and allows you to share with your family, friends and colleagues. The whole app is designed in the most user — friendly way and offers you the ability to add deadlines, additional information and reminders.
1. To share your tasks with others，you’d prefer to choose ________.
A. Focuster. B. TeuxDeux
C. TickTick. D. Wunderlist.
2. What’s the similarity between TeuxDeux and TickTick?
A. They offer a beautiful calendar view.
B. They have great experimental features.
C. They can help organize tasks for a week.
D. They have a very user — friendly interface.
3. What benefit can you get from the four apps?
A. Completing your work more easily.
B. Obtaining everything you need faster.
C. Getting access to the Internet more quickly.
D. Organizing your activities more effectively.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. D
【解析】
本文是一篇应用文，介绍了四个让你的生活保持正轨的应用程序。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The app lets you create tasks, subtasks and allows you to share with your family, friends and colleagues.”可知，Wunderlist允许你创建任务、子任务，并允许你与家人、朋友和同事分享，由此可知，要想与他人分享你的任务，你会选择Wunderlist，故D项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“This useful app lets you schedule and organize all your tasks for the whole week.”及第四段中的“TickTick allows you to add tasks, subtasks, custom reminders as well as deadlines for a day, a week, or a month.”可知，TeuxDeux 和TickTick的相似之处是这两个应用程序都可以帮助你组织一周的任务，故C项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。第一段说从简单的任务调度到详细的任务管理，这四个应用程序都提供了高效记录任务所需的一切，由此可知，这四个应用程序都可以让你更有效地组织你的活动，故D项正确。
