students claim that they work in cycles. When they become interested in a topic, they work on it intensively for three or four days at a time. On other days they avoid work completely. It has to be confessed that we do not fully understand the complexities of the motivation to work. Most people over 25 years of age have become conditioned to a work routine, and the majority of really productive workers set aside regular hours for the more important aspects of their work. The "tough-minded" school of workers is usually very contemptuous (蔑视的)of the idea that good work can only be done spontaneously under the influence of inspiration. The most energetic of authors, Anthony Trollope wrote: "There are those... who think that the man who works with imagination should allow himself to wait till inspiration moves him. When I have heard such doctrine preached (宣扬), I have hardly been able to repress my scorn." 27. If students work intensively for several days when they are interested in a topic and then avoid work entirely on other days, they are those who ________. A. work in cyclesB. muddle alongC. follow a regular routineD. change their timetable constantly
students claim that they work in cycles. When they become interested in a topic, they work on it intensively for three or four days at a time. On other days they avoid work completely.
It has to be confessed that we do not fully understand the complexities of the motivation to work. Most people over 25 years of age have become conditioned to a work routine, and the majority of really productive workers set aside regular hours for the more important aspects of their work. The "tough-minded" school of workers is usually very contemptuous (蔑视的)of the idea that good work can only be done spontaneously under the influence of inspiration. The most energetic of authors, Anthony Trollope wrote: "There are those... who think that the man who works with imagination should allow himself to wait till inspiration moves him. When I have heard such doctrine preached (宣扬), I have hardly been able to repress my scorn."
27. If students work intensively for several days when they are interested in a topic and then avoid work entirely on other days, they are those who ________.
- A. work in cycles
- B. muddle along
- C. follow a regular routine
- D. change their timetable constantly
题目解答
答案
解析
本题考查对文章细节的理解能力，需要根据原文描述判断学生的工作模式。关键点在于抓住文章开头提到的“work in cycles”这一核心表述，结合学生工作方式的具体描述进行匹配。
选项分析
A. work in cycles
文章首句明确指出学生的工作方式是“work in cycles”，即对某一话题感兴趣时连续工作三四天，其他时间完全不工作，这与选项A完全一致。
B. muddle along
“muddle along”意为“敷衍了事”，但文中学生并非消极应对，而是有高强度的工作阶段，因此排除。
C. follow a regular routine
“遵循固定规律”与学生周期性工作的特点矛盾，文中强调学生并非每天按部就班工作，故排除。
D. change their timetable constantly
文中未提及学生频繁调整时间表，仅说明工作周期性中断，因此排除。