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【題目】 Let's face it: The last hour of anyone's workday is not always fruitful. As the hours of peak productivity start to decline, most people begin watching the clock, waiting for nothing.【1】“How positively you end your professional day can promote success both inside and outside of the office,” says Randi Levin, a transitional life strategist. Let's see how successful people end their workday with a bang.

Successful people reflect on their accomplishments. While many of us spend our last hour of work making a to-do list for tomorrow, they review the day they just had, instead.【2】Similarly, Levin recommends writing down the day's wins rather than setbacks or to-dos, as well as reviewing your list of successes once a month. It will prove your professional growth and bring more joy into your job.

Also, successful people brainstorm solutions for today's setbacks.【3】Instead, they end their day by thinking carefully about the problems they met, brainstorming possible solutions, and then leaving it for tomorrow. They will settle those problems after a good night's sleep.

【4】Rather than detailing the tasks that need to get done, this kind of list encourages people to focus on finding solutions for their projects. “Forget the horrible 'to-do' list,” Levin says, “before heading to happy hour, write down three to five goals you have for the next 24 hours.【5】It will provide you with not only a concrete and positive way to begin tomorrow, but also it will allow you to see much more possibilities.”

A.This list is a promise to yourself.

B.Successful people make a to-do list.

C.It will make people understand the problems better.

D.They never bring the day's failures home with them.

E.Another work these people do is to create an action list.

F.But ending the workday with purpose can make a difference.

G.They typically choose a case and consider what led to that success.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】G

【3】D

【4】E

【5】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。本文主要講述了如何充分利用你工作的最后一個小時：回顧一天的成就，集思廣益解決今天的挫折，安排一次與自己的日常會議，創(chuàng)建一個行動列表。

【1】根據(jù)后文“How positively you end your professional day can promote success both inside and outside of the office,” says Randi Levin, a transitional life strategist. Let's see how successful people end their workday with a bang.可知過渡人生策略師Randi Levin說:“以積極的態(tài)度結(jié)束一天的工作，可以促進你在辦公室內(nèi)外的成功。”讓我們來看看成功人士是如何用“砰”的一聲結(jié)束一天的工作的。由此可知，本句與上文發(fā)生轉(zhuǎn)折，強調(diào)有目的地結(jié)束一天工作，故F選項“但是有目的地結(jié)束一天的工作是有意義的”符合上下文語境，故選F。

【2】根據(jù)后文Similarly, Levin recommends writing down the day's wins rather than setbacks or to-dos, as well as reviewing your list of successes once a month.可知類似地，Levin建議你寫下當天的成就，而不是挫折或待辦事項，并且每個月回顧一次你的成功清單。由此可知，成功人士會回顧自己的一天，并思考是什么導致了成功，這對其他人來說有借鑒意義。故G選項“他們通常會選擇一個案例，并考慮是什么導致了成功”符合上下文語境，故選G。

【3】根據(jù)后文Instead, they end their day by thinking carefully about the problems they met, brainstorming possible solutions, and then leaving it for tomorrow. They will settle those problems after a good night's sleep.可知相反，他們在一天結(jié)束的時候會仔細思考他們遇到的問題，集思廣益可能的解決方案，然后把它留到明天。他們會在好好睡一覺后解決這些問題。由此可知，本句與下文的內(nèi)容相反，指的是成功的人從不把一天的失敗帶回家，而是在一天結(jié)束的時候會仔細思考他們遇到的問題，想出解決方案，然后第二天再去解決。故D選項“他們從不把一天的失敗帶回家”符合上下文語境，故選D。

【4】根據(jù)后文Rather than detailing the tasks that need to get done, this kind of list encourages people to focus on finding solutions for their projects.可知這類清單鼓勵人們專注于為自己的項目尋找解決方案，而不是詳細列出需要完成的任務。由此可知，本句是在說明成功人會列出行動列表，后文中this kind of list可對應到E選項中an action list。故E選項“這些人做的另一項工作是創(chuàng)建一個行動列表”符合上下文語境，故選E。

【5】根據(jù)后文It will provide you with not only a concrete and positive way to begin tomorrow, but also it will allow you to see much more possibilities.可知它不僅會為你明天的開始提供一個具體而積極的方式，而且還會讓你看到更多的可能性。由此可知，此處是在說明這個行動清單的重要性——清單是對自己的承諾。故A選項“這個清單是對你自己的承諾”符合上下文語境，故選A。