Question

【题目】 Have you ever intended to be fully absorbed in your work but found yourself distracted (走神) by e-mail, the Internet and other things throughout the day? According to the survey made by a famous university in the USA, most people have the experience.

“People often l【1】their concentration when they are bored, of course, but also when they are engaged in challenging tasks,” says Peter Bregman, the head of the survey. “They sometimes have a feeling to e【2】 from what’s difficult or boring, so they jump out,” he says. The part of the brain devoted to attention is connected to the brain’s emotional center. Any strong emotion-quarrels with colleagues, problems at home -can i【3】our attention. Studies over the last decade have shown that too much work to do at a time can easily lead to distraction.

Refocusing is hard for many people. Robert Epstein suggests the f【4】, “Stop and listen to some soft music for a few minutes. Find a good friend or a teacher and say out your matter on your mind. Go for a short walk or take a deep breath, where you breathe in deeply, count to five slowly hold it and breathe out very slowly. This can blow out all the tension and the unwanted in your mind to restore your focus.”

Take more control by structuring your time and becoming more aware of your behaviors. “Setting the phone a【5】to go off every hour is my way of creating awareness,” Mr. Bregman says. “You have to inform yourself that you’ve lost focus in order to do something about it.” Starting the day with a to-do list is also important, such as when to eat, when to go to the gym or take a walk. But if it’s overly ambitious, you will put yourself in a s【6】of anxiety, which makes it hard for the brain to concentrate. “Choosing three or four things as your priority (优先) for the day a【7】your brain to settle down and focus,” he says.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】lose

【2】escape

【3】interrupt

【4】following

【5】alarm

【6】state

【7】allows

【解析】

短文就人们在面对无聊或困难的挑战时精神不集中时，给出几点建议。

【1】句意：人们在无聊的时候往往不能集中精神……

考查动词。由“when they are bored”及首字母提示可知，此空填lose，“遗失，丢失，损失，丧失”，动词。故答案为lose。

【2】句意：他们有时有一种要逃避困难或无聊的东西的感觉……

考查动词。根据语境及首字母提示可知，此空填escape，作不及物动词，与介词from构成escape from结构，意为“从……逃脱”。故答案为escape。

【3】句意：任何强烈的情绪，如：和同事吵架或家庭矛盾都会中断我们的注意力。

考查动词。根据语境及首字母提示可知，此空填interrupt，“使中断，使暂停”此处指中断连续的注意力。故答案为interrupt。

【4】句意：Robert Epstein给出如下建议……

考查动词。根据语境及首字母提示可知，此空填following，“下述，下列，如下”，名词，承上启下，引出下面的建议。故答案为following。

【5】句意：设置手机闹钟每小时响一次是我创造警觉性的方法……

考查名词。go off（闹钟、报警器等）突然发出巨响。再结合首字母提示可知，此空填alarm，名词。the phone alarm指“手机闹钟”。故答案为alarm。

【6】句意：…你会使自己处于焦虑状态…

考查名词。根据语境及首字母提示可知，此空填stage，“状态，状况，情况”，名词；a stage of...名词词组，“……的状态”。故答案为stage。

【7】句意：选择三、四件事作为你一天中的首要任务，可以让你的大脑平静下来，集中精力。

考查名词。根据语境及首字母提示可知，此空填allows，“允许，准许，给予”，allow的第三人称单数形式。动名词短语“Choosing three or four things...” 作主语，所以谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故答案为allows。