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。

Five ways to end procrastination

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. Waiting until later is one of life’s guilty secrets, but procrastination (拖延症) is linked to poorer health, work and relationship outcomes. Here are five ways to try to remedy (纠正) procrastination.:

1. A five-minute start

Five minutes is nothing — it’s just three hundred seconds. It’s the length of a song or a TV commercial. Pick up a project you’ve been putting off and spare just 300 seconds of your time to do it. 【1】 After a while, the momentum (动力) of beginning the task will push you forward.

2. Set goals and rewards

During the day, set goals and rewards. Each time you achieve a goal, you earn the reward: a short break, a funny YouTube video or something else. 【2】 Make sure you select a time to review your progress and adjust your targets accordingly.

3. Be good to yourself — me today versus me tomorrow

Sometimes, when you find yourself buried in work, you are upset with yourself for not having started earlier. Imagine a conversation, between “you today” and “you tomorrow”. 【3】

4. I was there — witnessing accountability (责任制)

【4】 Consider going on a diet: Is there more pressure if you don’t tell a soul, or if you announce it to all your friends, with strict rules to follow if you are invited to dinner? It seems an obvious way of making you feel guilty, but it can also be highly effective.

5. Set creative punishments — negative consequences

Make the consequences of inaction so unbearable that you have no choice but to get busy now. You could write a note to someone that you don’t like. Give the note to a friend with strict instructions to mail the note if you do not achieve your goal. The more you dislike the other party, the stronger the motivation to get the task done.

Procrastination is a silent killer of dreams. 【5】 By understanding and fixing your procrastination, you’ll discover you jump-start many areas of your life.

A. Everyone suffers from it.

B. Once the five minutes is up, stop and reassess.

C. Everyone likes to have a dream of procrastination.

D. Going public with a goal increases your support and accountability.

E. What is the future of my life with the intention of putting off my tasks?

F. If “you tomorrow” could chat with “you today” what would he say?

G. It’s important that the goals are realistic and the rewards are in proportion (按比例).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】G

【3】F

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：做事情拖拖拉拉可能是我们每个人在生活中都有的或是遇到的问题，有些时候可能让我们感到不快、痛苦、甚至深恶痛绝。拖延症无论是对自己还是对朋友或是他人都是一种不好的习惯。可是我们有的时候很难摆脱掉这种不良的习惯。如何才能克服掉这种不良的习惯使你成为受人欢迎的人呢？文中给我们提出了一些具体的做法，希望大家能够借鉴。

【1】考查上下文和句意理解：根据上文的句子：Pick up a project you’ve been putting off and spare just 300 seconds of your time to do it. (继续做一个你一直推迟的任务并且只抽出300秒的时间去做这个任务)，和下文的句子After a while, the momentum (动力) of beginning the task will push you forward. (过了一会，开始做这个任务的动力就会推动你向前进)，可知此处应该填Once the five minutes is up, stop and reassess. (一旦这五分钟的时间到了就停下来并且重新考虑)，因为这五分钟的时间就是来帮助你获得动力的，故答案选B。

【2】考查上下文和句意理解：根据上文的句子：Each time you achieve a goal, you earn the reward: a short break, a funny YouTube video or something else. (每次你实现了一个目标，你得到这样的报酬：短暂的休息，一个滑稽的YouTube视频或是别的东西。)，可知此处答案应该是G: It’s important that the goals are realistic and the rewards are in proportion (按比例) (重要的是目标现实并且酬劳也是成比例的)。

【3】考查上下文理解：根据上一句的内容：Imagine a conversation, between “you today” and “you tomorrow”. (想象一个在“今天的你”和“明天的你”之间的对话，)，可知下句应该是：If “you tomorrow” could chat with “you today” what would he say? (如果“明天的你”可以和“今天的你”聊天的话，他会说什么呢？)。所以答案选F。

【4】考查上下文和句意理解：根据此段的标题：I was there — witnessing accountability (我在现场—有见证的责任)可知此处应该填Going public with a goal increases your support and accountability.（有目的的去公共场合会让你得到支持并且增强责任感），答案是D。

【5】考查上下文和句意理解。根据上文的句子：Procrastination is a silent killer of dreams.（拖延症是一个沉默的梦想杀手），可知此处应该是：Everyone suffers from it. (每个人都患有拖延症)。所以答案选A。