Ⅲ.七选五
(2014·河北省“五个一名校联盟”质监一)
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：怎样改掉拖延的毛病，本文给出了很好的建议。
答案：
1.E 拖延是我们非常熟悉的现象。它的危害很多。E项是其中之一。
2.G 把任务分解就会使大任务变得简单。所以G项符合语境。
3.D 前面有两个问题，所以D项的“latter”与之照应。
4.F 该段讲的是时间，且该段开始的“Create a detailed timeline with specific deadlines.”与F项照应。所以F项符合语境。
5.B 空后的“people like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates”与B项“who inspire you to take action.”照应;空后的“you'll be more inspired to act”与B项“inspire you to take action.”照应。
