题目
Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding. We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue (疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it is either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel. Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first. Years ago, I was asked to write 102essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical (按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day's work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works. Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over. When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable. One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relieved, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep. An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing. Human beings, I believe, must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.(1)People with start-up fatigue are most likely to ____ .A. delay tasksB. work hardC. seek helpD. accept failure(2)What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue? ____ A. Writing essays in strict order.B. Building up physical strength.C. Leaving out the toughest ideas.D. Dealing with the hardest task first.(3)On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue? ____ A. Before starting a difficult task.B. When all the solutions fail.C. If the job is rather boring.D. After finding a way out.(4)According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us ____ .A. ignore mental problemsB. get some nice sleepC. gain complete reliefD. find the right solution(5)What could be the best title for the passage? ____ A. Success Is Built upon FailureB. How to Handle Performance FatigueC. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to SuccessD. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems
Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.
We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue (疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it is either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.
Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.
Years ago, I was asked to write 102essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical (按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day's work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.
Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over.
When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.
One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relieved, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.
An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.
Human beings, I believe, must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.
(1)People with start-up fatigue are most likely to ____ .
A. delay tasks
B. work hard
C. seek help
D. accept failure
(2)What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue? ____
A. Writing essays in strict order.
B. Building up physical strength.
C. Leaving out the toughest ideas.
D. Dealing with the hardest task first.
(3)On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue? ____
A. Before starting a difficult task.
B. When all the solutions fail.
C. If the job is rather boring.
D. After finding a way out.
(4)According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us ____ .
A. ignore mental problems
B. get some nice sleep
C. gain complete relief
D. find the right solution
(5)What could be the best title for the passage? ____
A. Success Is Built upon Failure
B. How to Handle Performance Fatigue
C. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to Success
D. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems
We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue (疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it is either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.
Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.
Years ago, I was asked to write 102essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical (按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day's work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.
Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over.
When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.
One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relieved, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.
An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.
Human beings, I believe, must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.
(1)People with start-up fatigue are most likely to ____ .
A. delay tasks
B. work hard
C. seek help
D. accept failure
(2)What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue? ____
A. Writing essays in strict order.
B. Building up physical strength.
C. Leaving out the toughest ideas.
D. Dealing with the hardest task first.
(3)On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue? ____
A. Before starting a difficult task.
B. When all the solutions fail.
C. If the job is rather boring.
D. After finding a way out.
(4)According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us ____ .
A. ignore mental problems
B. get some nice sleep
C. gain complete relief
D. find the right solution
(5)What could be the best title for the passage? ____
A. Success Is Built upon Failure
B. How to Handle Performance Fatigue
C. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to Success
D. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems
题目解答
答案
1.A. 细节理解题.根据第二段的"In the former case,we keep putting off a task,"可知,有启动疲惫的人更可能拖延任务,故选A.
2.D. 细节理解题.根据第三段的"The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply:always handle the most difficult job first."可知,为了防止启动疲惫,作者建议先解决最难的任务,故选D.
3.B. 细节理解题.根据第五段的"Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle…we fail again and again,"可知,当所有的解决方法都失败的时候,一个人可能会有表现疲惫,故选B.
4.D. 细节理解题.根据倒数第二段的"the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step."可知,无意识的行为可能帮助我们发现正确的解决方法,故选D.
5.C. 主旨大意题.根据全篇文章和最后一段的内容Human beings, I believe, must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired,可知文章主要介绍造成失败的两种疲惫,以及如何克服疲惫;可知这篇文章的最佳标题是克服疲惫的一种成功的方法,故选C.
2.D. 细节理解题.根据第三段的"The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply:always handle the most difficult job first."可知,为了防止启动疲惫,作者建议先解决最难的任务,故选D.
3.B. 细节理解题.根据第五段的"Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle…we fail again and again,"可知,当所有的解决方法都失败的时候,一个人可能会有表现疲惫,故选B.
4.D. 细节理解题.根据倒数第二段的"the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step."可知,无意识的行为可能帮助我们发现正确的解决方法,故选D.
5.C. 主旨大意题.根据全篇文章和最后一段的内容Human beings, I believe, must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired,可知文章主要介绍造成失败的两种疲惫,以及如何克服疲惫;可知这篇文章的最佳标题是克服疲惫的一种成功的方法,故选C.