Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Procrastination (拖延) is a phenomenon we are familiar with. When we procrastinate, we waste our free time and put off important tasks we should do till it’s too late. 【1】 Here, I will share some personal steps taken to overcome procrastination with great success.

Break your work down into little parts. Part of the reason why we procrastinate is that we find the work too overwhelming (巨大的)for us. Break it down into little parts, and then focus on one part at a time. If you still procrastinate after doing so, break it down even further. 【2】

Change your environment. Look at your work desk and your room. Do they make you want to work or do they make you sleepy? 【3】

Create a detailed timeline with specific deadlines. Having just one deadline for your work is like an invitation to procrastinate. That’s because we would get the impression that we have time and keep pushing everything back until it’s too late. 【4】 In this way, you know you have to finish each task by a certain date.

【5】 I’m pretty sure if you spend just 10 minutes talking to people like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, you’ll be more inspired to act than if you spend the 10 minutes doing nothing. The people we are with influence our behavior.

A. Soon, your task will be so simple that you will be thinking you can do it now.

B. Hang out with people who inspire you to take action.

C. Having a companion makes the whole process much more fun.

D. If it’s the latter, you should begin to change your workspace.

E. It’s a bad habit eating us away and stopping us achieving greater success in life.

F. Break down your project, and then create an overall timeline with specific deadlines for each small task.

G. Seek out someone who has already achieved the similar outcome to your goals.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】A

【3】D

【4】F

【5】B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了人们在生活中经常存在的拖延习惯，并提出了几个解决这个问题的具体建议。

【1】E 根据上句we waste our free time and put off important tasks we should do till it’s too late可知拖延会浪费我们的时间。这是一个很不好的习惯，会阻止我们在生活中取得成功。故E项符合上下文串联。

【2】A 根据本段第一句Break your work down into little parts.作者给我们第一个建议就是把工作分解成小部分，然后一次解决一个问题。如果我们发现自己分解的不够小，那么就继续分成更小的。最后原来一个巨大的任务就会变得非常小。故A正确。

【3】D 根据本段第一句Change your environment.可知我们要改变工作的环境。如果我们的环境不利于我们的工作，那么我们就要改变它。故D正确。

【4】F 根据本段第一句Create a detailed timeline with specific deadlines.可知本段是关于每一个时间段都要有最后期限以此来提醒我们及时完成应该完成的任务。F项公式我们要把计划分解成小的任务，然后给每个小任务都设定具体的期限。符合段落的中心思想。故F正确。

【5】B 根据本段第一句I’m pretty sure if you spend just 10 minutes talking to people like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates,可知如果我们能够和一些成功人士在一起会给我们很大的影响。这些人能够激励着我们取得更大的进步。故B项符合上下文串联。