题文
As the new semester begins，millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper-or，more likely，how best to delay that paper．Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it．They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space，eating snacks，surfing the Internet，watching videos and looking at their pretty peers sitting around them，who，most likely，are doing nothing either．
Paralyzed by their habit to procrastinate，they write micro blogs about their fears，asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue．But this does nothing to solve their problems．
According to a recent report by the BBC，95 percent of us procrastinate at some point and 20 percent of the world’s population are procrastinators，complicating their lives with their continual delaying of tasks．
Procrastinators like to find excuses to justify their behavior，but BBC columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all wrong．Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure．Pelling says this is nonsense，as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time．
She says the behavior of procrastinators often makes them feel flustered and ashamed，inconveniences others，and annoys loved ones．
Fortunately，social seientists have made tireless efforts to understand this behavioral shortcoming and offer strategies to control it．Piers Steel，a Canadian social scientist and author of The Procrastination Equation，believes humankind is“designed”to procrastinate．Nevertheless，he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand．
The first one is obvious：Break the task down into small pieces and work your way through them methodically．
The second is clever：Give a trusted friend a sum of money and tell them that if you don’t complete the task you have undertaken by a specific time，they can keep it or donate it to a cause you hate.
小题1:What does the underlined word“Procrastination” in the second paragraph refer to?A．A bad habit of putting work or tasks off．B．A thief who steals time and money in college.C．A college student who learns nothing．D．A study way of doing nothing in the library.小题2:Which of the following statements is true according to the text?A．College students can have their papers written if they delay them．B．Many students don’t know what to do in the library．C．Students can’t solve their procrastination by writing micro blogs．D．20％of the procrastinators make their life complicated．小题3:According to Rowan Pelling，we can learn that procrastinators .A．can find reasonable excuses for their behaviorB．are able to work best under pressureC．are more likely to avoid mistakes at work[]D．may upset themselves and their loved ones more frequently小题4:Which of the following may Piers Steel support?A．Human beings are not born to be procrastinators．B．Complete your tasks or work step by step．C．Give your trusted friend money and ask him to help you finish your tasks．D．You can’t control procrastination but you can avoid it．小题5:What’she best title of the text?A．Who steals my time?B．The solutions to procrastinationC．I’ll do it tomorrow，I swear!D．Don’t do nothing! 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
解析
拖延症(procrastination)就像个小偷，偷走了我们的时间，让我们活在焦虑、烦躁、不安中。如何战胜拖延症？一起来看看专家的提示吧
小题1:A 细节理解题。根据第二段提到They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space，eating snacks，surfing the Internet，watching videos and looking at their pretty peers sitting around them，who，most likely，are doing nothing either．拖延症就像偷窃时光的小偷，令许多学生深受其害。他们整天窝在图书馆里无所事事，只是发呆、吃零食、上网、看视频或是看看自己身边漂亮的同学，这些人也大都无所事事所以是一种坏习惯，故选A项。
小题2:C细节理解题。根据第三段提到Paralyzed by their habit to procrastinate，they write micro blogs about their fears，asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue．But this does nothing to solve their problems拖延习惯令他们无法正常学习，于是写微博来表达自己的恐惧，询问网友是否有时也会遭遇相同状况。然而，这种做法无济于事，无法打破拖延症的魔咒故选C项。
小题3:D 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段提到Piers Steel，a Canadian social scientist and author of The Procrastination Equation，believes humankind is“designed”to procrastinate．皮尔斯•斯蒂尔认为，人类生来患有拖延症故选D项。
小题4:B 细节理解题。根据最后两段提到第一种方法显而易见：把你的任务分成小份，并用你自己的方法有条不紊地完成它们第二种方法十分巧妙：给你信得过的朋友一笔钱并告诉他们，如果你不能在规定时间里完成手头的工作，他们可以归为己有或是把钱捐给那些你不喜欢的慈善事业可知选B项。
小题5:C 主旨大意。本文讲述拖延症(procrastination)就像个小偷，偷走了我们的时间，让我们活在焦虑、烦躁、不安中。，故C项很生动的来描述这一情况。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“As the new semester .....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
