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。

Do you want to worry less? Of course you do, right? That’s like me asking if I could send you free bacon. Worry is like black mold — it appears in damp conditions and spreads uncontrollably. And often times we don’t realize it’s there until it’s killing us. We must get rid of worry before it destroys us. But how? 【1】

Do What You Need to Do.

【2】 You ought not to avoid tough projects or hard conversions until the last moment. If you don’t do what you should be doing, you will end up spending the rest of the time worrying about the must-do things. Believe it or not, the anxiety that comes from worrying is much worse than the task we’re worried about.

Get Intentional.

I think many of us act like we’re puppets in a play and we’re waiting for something or someone to put us in the right place. You just react to whatever is going on. We need to stop letting life just happen. We need to live on purpose. 【3】

【4】

You can’t have intentionality without making plans. Making plans will enable you to achieve your aims more smoothly. Yet, don’t place your plans in stone. You can adjust your plans flexibly. Accept changes. Make new plans. 【5】

There are other ways to lessen worry. As long as you are determined to take action, you will live a worry-free life.

A. Worry ruins creativity.

B. Make

C. Do what you should be doing.

D. Here are some effective ways to deal with it.

E. Then move forward.

F. You do the same as people around you do.

G. Nothing can cause worry like purposelessness.

Answer 1

【答案】一般

【解析】

【文章大意】每个人都想过着轻松自在，无忧愁的日子。但是如何剪短烦丝，不再每天忧心忡忡呢？在本文中作者介绍了几种方法。首先，不要把必须做的事拖到最后一刻；其次，要在生活中有目标；最后，要制定合理的计划。

【1】D 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。上文提出忧虑的害处，下文介绍了几种方法，由此判断此处应是起到承上启下的句子，故选D。

【2】C考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段小标题是建议人们做必须要做的事情，而C选项也是相同的内容，内容符合语境，故选C。

【3】G考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段内容是要求人们不要过随波逐流的日子，生活要有目的性，而G选项内容指出生活没有目的是产生忧虑的根源，故选G。

【4】B考查理解概括能力。 作者在本段提出制定合理的计划可以使生活中的目的性更强，能够更有效地避免忧虑的产生，故选B。

【5】E考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前内容可知此处指根据变化制定新的计划，然后继续前进，故选E。