Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Conquering Procrastination (拖延症)

Procrastination, the habit of putting tasks off to the last possible minute, can be a major problem in both your career and your personal life. 【1】 . Therefore, it takes deliberate strategies to avoid becoming our own worst enemy by procrastinating on our intended actions.

Don’t give in to feeling good. 【2】 . For example, a task at hand makes us feel anxious or overwhelmed, so we give in to feeling good, seeking immediate emotional relief, and we walk away, leaving the task for tomorrow. To cope with this, stay for a minute — don’t walk away. Acknowledge the negative emotions, but get started anyway. Progress on a goal provides the motivation for another step forward.

【3】 . We’re most likely to procrastinate on tasks that lack structure. This means that in addition to making your task specific, it’s important to reduce the uncertainty about how to continue — and, when it’s time to act, to reduce available distractions (分心的事物) as well. Shut off your e-mail, separate yourself from others as much as you can, and make sure the environment around you is working to strengthen your willpower and focus, not to weaken your efforts.

Make the most of the willpower muscle. A great deal of recent research clearly indicates that willpower is like a muscle. You can exhaust it more quickly than you might imagine and, when you do, you lose your ability to self-regulate your behavior. One immediate method to strengthen your resolve in order to kee you on task is to remind yourself of your values. 【4】 .

Beating procrastination isn’t rocket science, but it is psychology. Procrastinators can change their behavior — but doing so consumes a lot of mental energy. 【5】 . It can be done with highly organized cognitive (认知的) behavior treatment.

A. Its side effects include losing opportunities, rushed work, stress, anger, and guilt.

B. Do not perform several tasks at a time.

C. This process of self-recognition strengthens our weakening willpower.

D. When self-regulation fails, it’s often because short-term emotional repair comes before our long-term goals.

E. And it doesn’t necessarily mean one feels transformed internally.

F. It means doing more enjoyable things in place of less enjoyable ones.

G. Reduce uncertainty and distractions.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】G

【4】C

【5】E

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了拖延症的症状、影响及解决办法。

【1】A考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。上句讲拖延症的表现及对我们的总体影响，A项讲它的具体危害与上文衔接，做进一步说明，故选A.

【2】D考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。上句：不要屈服于感觉不错。D项：当自我管理失败的时候，经常是因为短期的情感修复出现在长期目标前。解释了上面观点，故选D.

【3】G考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。下文提到reduce the uncertainty about how to continue和to reduce available distractions (分心的事物) as well.可知G项符合本段标题，故选G.

【4】C考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段在讲毅力的重要性及怎样增强毅力。C项：自我认可的进程能够增强我们弱化的毅力。与本段意思相符，故选C.

【5】E考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。上句：拖延症者可以改变他们的行为，但这样会消耗大量的精神能量。E项：这并没必要一个人进行内部变化。与上句呼应，故选E.