Question

【題目】Say Goodbye to Post-holiday Syndrome

You’ve spent countless days waking up late, enjoying watching your favorite TV shows and lying on the couch.【1】 It’s time to go back to work. Here are some tips to make the shift from vacation to work of smoother.

Tidy up your work- space first.

Chances are you’ll be greeted by piles of unopened mail, files, and other office items sitting on your desk.【2】The longer you wait, the more likely these items will be sitting around your desk later in the week.

【3】

You may feel the urge to work on three different things at the same time in order to catch up on work. However, this is not the most efficient approach. Instead, you should make a point to focus your mind and to only work on one item or task at a time.

Remove unnecessary distractions.(注意力分散)

It’s incredibly important to get serious about cutting out obvious distractions. This way, you can catch up on things efficiently without being bothered every five minutes.【4】

Make plans to enjoy yourself the first week back.

【5】Scheduling a lunch date or two with friends can make the week back seem a bit less painful. Treat yourself to your favorite drink at the local cafe during your coffee break. It may take several days for you to finally get readjusted and that’s perfectly fine. Stay calm, focused and relaxed. You’ll be back to your old routine at work before you know it.

A.Do one thing at a time.

B.Make a list of tasks based on their importance.

C.Then you suddenly come to an uncomfortable realization.

D.So it’s a good idea to deal with these items as soon as you can.

E.You’re back at work, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy yourself.

F.Rather than ignoring these items, take a few minutes to process them.

G.Switch off your cell phone, and close out of any social media accounts.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】F

【3】A

【4】G

【5】E

【解析】

本文為議論文。文章介紹了告別假期綜合癥的幾個(gè)做法。

【1】

根據(jù)下文It’s time to go back to work.可知，過慣了賴床、追劇和葛優(yōu)躺的日子，整日逍遙自在，要回去工作了，會(huì)讓人感到不舒服，選項(xiàng)C. Then you suddenly come to an uncomfortable realization（然后你突然有了一個(gè)不舒服的認(rèn)識(shí)。）符合語境，故選C。

【2】

根據(jù)本段主題Tidy up your work- space first（首先整理你的工作空間） 和首句Chances are you’ll be greeted by piles of unopened mail, files, and other office items sitting on your desk.（很有可能你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)辦公桌上有成堆的未讀郵件、文件和其他辦公物品。）可知，要抽時(shí)間整理你的工作空間，選項(xiàng)F. Rather than ignoring these items, take a few minutes to process them.（與其忽略這些項(xiàng)，不如花幾分鐘來處理它們。）符合語境，故選F。

【3】

該空為本段的副標(biāo)題，根據(jù)本段內(nèi)容，尤其最后一句Instead, you should make a point to focus your mind and to only work on one item or task at a time.（相反，你應(yīng)該集中精力，一次只做一件事。）選項(xiàng)A. Do one thing at a time. （一次只做一件事。）符合語境，故選A。

【4】

根據(jù)本段主題Remove unnecessary distractions（排除沒必要的干擾）可知本段講述擯除讓自己注意力分散的事務(wù)，選項(xiàng)G. Switch off your cell phone, and close out of any social media accounts. （關(guān)掉你的手機(jī)，關(guān)閉所有的社交媒體賬戶）中提及“cell phone”，“social accounts”與“distractions”是上下義詞關(guān)系，也即這些都是讓自己分心的東西，符合語境，故選G。

【5】

根據(jù)下文Scheduling a lunch date or two with friends can make the week back seem a bit less painful. Treat yourself to your favorite drink at the local cafe during your coffee break.（安排一兩次和朋友共進(jìn)午餐的時(shí)間可以讓這一周看起來不那么痛苦。在你的咖啡休息時(shí)間，在當(dāng)?shù)氐目Х瑞^喝你最喜歡的飲料。）可知，回到了工作崗位，并不意味著不能享受生活，選項(xiàng)E. You’re back at work, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy yourself. （你回到了工作崗位，但這并不意味著你不能享受生活。）符合語境，故選E。