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19.As the new semester begins,millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper or,more likely,how best to delay that paper.Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer form it.They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space,eating snacks,surfing the Internet,watching videos and looking at other students sitting around them,who,most likely are doing nothing either.
Paralyzed (使失去活力) by their habit to procrastinate,they write micro blogs about their fears,asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue.But this does nothing to break the spell (魔咒).
According to a recent report,95percent of us procrastinate at some point and 20percent of the world's population are always procrastinating.The figures are disappointing.Procrastinators are less wealthy,less healthy and less happy than those who don't delay.Procrastinators like to find excuses to justify their behavior,but BBC columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all wrong.
Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure.Pelling says this is non sense,as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time.The behavior of procrastinators often makes them feel ashamed,inconveniences others and annoys loved ones.
Pelling also points out that procrastination feels particularly delinquent(过失的) in a society that thinks of speedy action as admirable,and,at times,even as a moral good.
Fortunately,social scientists have thrown their weight behind efforts to understand this behavioral mistake and offer strategies to control it.Piers Steel,a Canadian social scientist and author of The Procrastination Equation,believes human is"designed"to procrastinate.Nevertheless,he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.
64.Which behavior belongs to procrastination?D
A.Never dream away the time.
B.Always complete the tasks ahead of time.
C.Never put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
D.Always wait to work until the"good mood"or"good time".
65.According to the passage,which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?C
A.Procrastination makes people waste their time.
B.Speedy action is considered as a moral standard in the society.
C.procrastinators usually complete their tasks perfectly.
D.Procrastination is common among people.
66.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?D
A.Ways to handle the study pressures.
B.Introduction to the book The Procrastination Equation.
C.More examples to illustrate procrastination
D.Measures to deal with procrastination.
分析 本文主要讲述了拖延症就像个小偷,偷走了我们的时间,让我们活在焦虑、烦躁、不安中.如何战胜拖延症呢,一起来看看专家的提示吧.
解答 64.D.推理判断题.根据文章第一段"millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper or,more likely,how best to delay that paper"可知推延是指将今天的是拖到明天;故选D.
65.C.推理判断题.根据文章倒数第三段"Pelling says this is nonsense,as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time"因为在最后一分钟完成的工作更可能产生的错误比按时完成工作;可知拖延症患者不可能完美的完成任务;故选C.
66.D.推理判断题.根据文章最后一段"Nevertheless,he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand"可知接下来应该要讨论改善拖延症的方法;故选D.
点评 本文是新闻报道类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据
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(37)AIn fact many hardships may arise from this phenomenon.A third-culture kid may not be able to adapt themselves completely to their new surroundings as expected.Instead,they may always remain an outsider in different host cultures.Max,for example,experienced this fundamental feeling of strangeness throughout his life as a third-culture kid.(38)GWhile this can be a way to create a network of friends all around the world,it can be difficult for a third-culture kid like Max to maintain close friendships and relationships.
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