Question

Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered by using the information from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Learning to improve your focus is difficult, because you are talking long hours a day. However, if you break down your day into manageable time sections, it would be much easier to learn to improve your focus.
Focus, or concentration, is a skill that can be taught, so there are some exercises you can do to improve your focus.
Start with easy exercises like staring a picture on the wall for a few minutes without moving or talking. Once you learn how to block out your surroundings, your focus will improve.
Other mind exercises are internalizing (内化). This is when you imagine yourself in a desired situation, and then you work around your imagination. Actors and singers do this to block all distractions.
If this sounds a little strange, you could try making lists? List the things you need to accomplish for the morning, for the afternoon, and finally for the evening. For instance, if you have a dinner that evening, don’t arrange everything in the afternoon, and give yourself some time to relax before the guests arrive.
Another way to improve your focus is to take breaks. During your breaks, you should allow yourselves a drink or 30 minutes on TV. If you are having coffee breaks in your office, use this time wisely. Don’t spend it with your co-worker talking about problems. Your breaks should be as quiet as possible.
The reason why you lose focus so easily is that you have too much on your minds. Of course, it could also be because you are bored with nothing to do all day. A good balance between a too relaxed brain and an overly active brain is a desirable situation. Improving your focus also mean knowing what you can do and being confident about doing it well.

小题1:  to improve your focus	●Staring at a picture	Staring at a wall picture for a few minutes    小题2:   to learn to block out surroundings
	●Internalizing	Concentrating on imagining a potentially stressful work place to block    小题3:
	●   小题4:	Dividing a day into    小题5:   , and arranging time for relaxation as well
	●Taking breaks	Wisely using time to have a drink, watch TV instead of 　 　小题6:
小题7:   for losing focus	●  小题8:  on minds
	­­­­●Doing nothing all day
Conclusion	●Being    小题9:   between extremely relaxed brain and too active brain ●Improving your focus means knowing    小题10:   and being confident about doing it well.

Answer 1

小题1:Exercises/ Ways/ Strategies /Skills/ Methods/ Approaches
小题2:still (unmovingly ) and/or silently
小题3:all distractions
小题4:Making lists/ a list
小题5:three parts/3 parts /time sections
小题6:talking with co-workers/ talking about problems
小题7:Reasons
小题8:Having too much
小题9:balanced   
小题10:what to do

试题分析：在本文中作者就如何集中注意力给出了几点建议。最简单的练习是连续几分钟盯着墙上的一幅画，不动也不说话，作者指出一旦学会如何阻挡住了周围环境的干扰，人们的注意力也就提高了。此外作者在文中还分析了容易引起注意力分散的原因。
小题1:信息归纳题。根据文章内容可知staring at the picture; Internalizing和Taking breaks等都是提高注意力的方法，所以此空填Exercises/ Ways/ Strategies /Skills/ Methods/ Approaches 。 
小题2:信息转换题。根据第三段Start with easy exercises like staring a picture on the wall for a few minutes without moving or talking. 可知做这项练习时要静止不动也不说话，所以填still (unmovingly ) and/or silently 。
小题3:信息查找题。根据Actors and singers do this to block all distractions. 可知此空填all distractions 。  
小题4:细节查找题。由文章第五段If this sounds a little strange, you could try making lists可以判断此空填Making lists/ a list。
小题5:细节归纳题。根据第五段List the things you need to accomplish for the morning, for the afternoon, and finally for the evening.可知要把一天分成几个时间段，所以此空填three parts/3 parts /time sections。
小题6:信息转换题。由文中Don’t spend it with your co-worker talking about problems.可以判断填talking with co-workers/ talking about problems 。   
小题7:信息查找题。根据文章最后一段The reason why you lose focus so easily is that …可知.Reasons正确。  
小题8:信息查找题。根据文中you have too much on your minds可知填 Having too much 。
小题9:信息转换题。由文章末段A good balance between a too relaxed brain可以判断填balanced 。  
小题10:细节转换题。根据文章末句Improving your focus also mean knowing what you can do 可知此空填what to do。