Question

【題目】How to Overcome Procrastination (拖延癥)

If you've ever put off an important task, you know it wouldn’t be fair to describe yourself as lazy. This is just procrastination.

“Procrastination” is derived from the Latin verb procrastinare — to put off until tomorrow. But it's more than just voluntarily delaying. 【1】. It means doing something against our better judgment.

We must realize that procrastination is about emotions, not productivity. 【2】. Nor are we able to overcome it only by learning ways of self-control. It has to do with managing our emotions in a new way.

【3】. This is what researchers found. Students who were able to forgive themselves for procrastinating when studying for a first exam ended up procrastinating less when studying for their next exam. They concluded that self-forgiveness might guarantee future success. It allows students to move pass their improper behavior and focus on the next exam without burden.

Another choice is to make your temptations (誘惑) less attractive. 【4】. We can put obstacles between ourselves and our temptations to create a sense of frustration or anxiety. If you keep checking your social media, say, your WeChat, delete those apps from your phone for a while.

Researchers also suggested that we make the things we want to do as easy as possible for ourselves. 【5】, sleep in your exercise clothes.

A.That may be easier said than done

B.One choice is to explore our curiosity

C.If you feel like running early in the morning

D.So we can’t just download a time management app

E.One option is to forgive yourself when you procrastinate

F.Procrastination also came from the ancient Greek word akrasia

G.It’s still easier to change our surroundings than changing ourselves

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】D

【3】E

【4】G

【5】C

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。如果你曾經(jīng)推遲過一項(xiàng)重要的任務(wù)，你就會(huì)知道說自己懶惰是不公平的。這只是拖延。文章主要說明了一些克服拖延癥的方法。

【1】根據(jù)后文It means doing something against our better judgment.可知，它意味著做一些違背我們更好判斷的事情。由此可知，本句是說明了拖延癥起源的詞語，后文對(duì)其含義做出了解釋。故F選項(xiàng)“拖延癥也來源于古希臘單詞akrasia”符合上下文語境，故選F。

【2】根據(jù)后文Nor are we able to overcome it only by learning ways of self-control. It has to do with managing our emotions in a new way.可知，我們也不能僅僅通過學(xué)習(xí)自我控制的方法來克服它。它與以一種新的方式管理我們的情緒有關(guān)。由此可知，本句也是在說明一項(xiàng)不推薦的做法，如不能下載一個(gè)時(shí)間管理應(yīng)用，也不能僅僅通過學(xué)習(xí)自我控制的方法來克服它。故D選項(xiàng)“所以我們不能下載一個(gè)時(shí)間管理應(yīng)用”符合上下文語境，故選D。

【3】根據(jù)后文Students who were able to forgive themselves for procrastinating when studying for a first exam ended up procrastinating less when studying for their next exam.可知，那些能夠原諒自己在準(zhǔn)備第一次考試時(shí)的拖延的學(xué)生，在準(zhǔn)備下一次考試時(shí)的拖延就會(huì)減少。由此可知，本段是在講在拖延的時(shí)候原諒自己。后文中forgive可對(duì)應(yīng)到F選項(xiàng)中forgive yourself。故E選項(xiàng)“一個(gè)選擇是當(dāng)你拖延的時(shí)候原諒自己”符合上下文語境，故選E。

【4】根據(jù)后文If you keep checking your social media, say, your WeChat, delete those apps from your phone for a while.可知，如果你一直在查看你的社交媒體，比如你的微信，那就暫時(shí)把那些應(yīng)用程序從你的手機(jī)里刪掉。由此可知，我們可以通過改變環(huán)境來達(dá)到減少誘惑的目的。故G選項(xiàng)“改變我們的環(huán)境比改變我們自己更容易”符合上下文語境，故選G。

【5】根據(jù)后文sleep in your exercise clothes.可知，穿著運(yùn)動(dòng)服睡覺。由此可推知，如果是想在清晨跑步，那么晚上就穿著運(yùn)動(dòng)服睡覺。故C選項(xiàng)“如果你想在清晨跑步”符合上下文語境，故選C。