No doubt some temperaments take much more kindly to a regular routine than others. There are many who shy away from the self-regimentation (自我管制) of a weekly timetable, and dislike being tied down to a definite program of work. Many able 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."Those who believe that they need only work and study as the spirit takes them have a mistaken belief either in their own talent or in the value of "freedom". Freedom from restraint and discipline leads to unhappiness rather than to "self-expression" or "personality development". Our society insists on regular habits, time-keeping and punctuality, and whether we like it or not, if we mean to make our way in society we have to comply with its demands. We need not stick too rigidly to plans and time-tables, but plans there must be. Otherwise, effort is wasted, and time is dribbled away to no purpose. A sensible routine of work, so far from destroying spontaneity or creativity, should actually foster the best condition for creative work.The underlined part "as the spirit takes them" in the last paragraph means ________.A. when they feel healthy and wellB. when they have timeC. when they are in the moodD. when they find conditions suitable
No doubt some temperaments take much more kindly to a regular routine than others. There are many who shy away from the self-regimentation (自我管制) of a weekly timetable, and dislike being tied down to a definite program of work. Many able 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."
Those who believe that they need only work and study as the spirit takes them have a mistaken belief either in their own talent or in the value of "freedom". Freedom from restraint and discipline leads to unhappiness rather than to "self-expression" or "personality development". Our society insists on regular habits, time-keeping and punctuality, and whether we like it or not, if we mean to make our way in society we have to comply with its demands. We need not stick too rigidly to plans and time-tables, but plans there must be. Otherwise, effort is wasted, and time is dribbled away to no purpose. A sensible routine of work, so far from destroying spontaneity or creativity, should actually foster the best condition for creative work.
The underlined part "as the spirit takes them" in the last paragraph means ________.
A. when they feel healthy and well
B. when they have time
C. when they are in the mood
D. when they find conditions suitable
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本题考查对文中短语含义的理解。解题思路是结合上下文语境，分析短语所在句子的含义以及作者对相关观点的态度，从而推断出短语的准确意思。
- 首先，找到短语 “as the spirit takes them” 所在的句子 “Those who believe that they need only work and study as the spirit takes them...” ，此句描述了一类人的观点，即他们认为只需在某种情况下才工作和学习。
- 接着，结合上下文，作者在文中批评了那些认为好的工作只能在灵感的影响下自发完成的人，这里的 “spirit” 与 “灵感” 相关。
- 然后，对各个选项进行分析：
- A选项 “when they feel healthy and well” ，文中并未提及与健康相关的内容，所以该选项不符合语境。
- B选项 “when they have time” ，此选项没有体现出 “心情” 或 “灵感” 的意思，与原文语境不符。
- C选项 “when they are in the mood” ，“in the mood” 表示 “有心情” ，与 “灵感” 或 “情绪驱动” 的含义相符，符合原文语境。
- D选项 “when they find conditions suitable” ，文中没有提到外部条件合适的相关内容，所以该选项也不符合语境。