Question

【題目】 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 (優(yōu)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】

短文就人們在面對無聊或困難的挑戰(zhàn)時精神不集中時，給出幾點建議。

【1】句意：人們在無聊的時候往往不能集中精神……

考查動詞。由“when they are bored”及首字母提示可知，此空填lose，“遺失，丟失，損失，喪失”，動詞。故答案為lose。

【2】句意：他們有時有一種要逃避困難或無聊的東西的感覺……

考查動詞。根據(jù)語境及首字母提示可知，此空填escape，作不及物動詞，與介詞from構(gòu)成escape from結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“從……逃脫”。故答案為escape。

【3】句意：任何強烈的情緒，如：和同事吵架或家庭矛盾都會中斷我們的注意力。

考查動詞。根據(jù)語境及首字母提示可知，此空填interrupt，“使中斷，使暫停”此處指中斷連續(xù)的注意力。故答案為interrupt。

【4】句意：Robert Epstein給出如下建議……

考查動詞。根據(jù)語境及首字母提示可知，此空填following，“下述，下列，如下”，名詞，承上啟下，引出下面的建議。故答案為following。

【5】句意：設置手機鬧鐘每小時響一次是我創(chuàng)造警覺性的方法……

考查名詞。go off（鬧鐘、報警器等）突然發(fā)出巨響。再結(jié)合首字母提示可知，此空填alarm，名詞。the phone alarm指“手機鬧鐘”。故答案為alarm。

【6】句意：…你會使自己處于焦慮狀態(tài)…

考查名詞。根據(jù)語境及首字母提示可知，此空填stage，“狀態(tài)，狀況，情況”，名詞；a stage of...名詞詞組，“……的狀態(tài)”。故答案為stage。

【7】句意：選擇三、四件事作為你一天中的首要任務，可以讓你的大腦平靜下來，集中精力。

考查名詞。根據(jù)語境及首字母提示可知，此空填allows，“允許，準許，給予”，allow的第三人稱單數(shù)形式。動名詞短語“Choosing three or four things...” 作主語，所以謂語動詞用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。故答案為allows。