Ⅲ.七選五

　　(2014·河北省“五個(gè)一名校聯(lián)盟”質(zhì)監(jiān)一)

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

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

　　文章大意：怎樣改掉拖延的毛病，本文給出了很好的建議。

　　答案：

　　1.E　拖延是我們非常熟悉的現(xiàn)象。它的危害很多。E項(xiàng)是其中之一。

　　2.G　把任務(wù)分解就會(huì)使大任務(wù)變得簡(jiǎn)單。所以G項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。

　　3.D　前面有兩個(gè)問(wèn)題，所以D項(xiàng)的“l(fā)atter”與之照應(yīng)。

　　4.F　該段講的是時(shí)間，且該段開(kāi)始的“Create a detailed timeline with specific deadlines.”與F項(xiàng)照應(yīng)。所以F項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。

　　5.B　空后的“people like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates”與B項(xiàng)“who inspire you to take action.”照應(yīng);空后的“you'll be more inspired to act”與B項(xiàng)“inspire you to take action.”照應(yīng)。