Question

    It's normal for the human mind to wander(走神). So many things may fill your mind and pull your thoughts in different directions. This isn't always 1.. Sometimes a wandering mind can lead to a new creation. However, wandering thoughts can also stop you 2. getting things done, keep you up at night, or hurt your health. Don't worry. Try the following practice.

Doing Exercise and Activities

Slow down and let your mind focus(专注) on your breathing. By controlling your breathing, you bring your 3. to work together with your body. Once you lose interest in what you’re doing, you can take a break from it. Go for a walk, do some exercise, take a shower or even lie down and think about4.. These activities help a lot.

Focusing on Tasks You're Doing

Do one task at a time, it won't slow you down. Instead, it keeps your mind focused and you’ll be able to get more done 5.. While doing tasks, don't look around from time to time. If there's something keeping your mind wandering, allow yourself a specific(特定的）time to worry, think or plan. 6. the time is up, refocus on your next task.

Controlling Worrying Thoughts

Writing down or sharing your worries helps to get them out of your head. When there's a big task, it's understandable to put it off. But by 7. it bravely and trying to solve it, you can get away from your worrying thoughts. If it doesn't work after you've tried everything, 8.that there are always things you can't change.

Answer

1.bad

2.from

3.mind

4.nothing

5.quickly

6.When

7.facing

8.accept

【解析】

本文主要讲的是有时候，走神可以带来新的创造；然而，走神也会妨碍你完成工作，让你夜不能寐，或者损害你的健康，并给出了改善走神的方法：做运动和活动；专注于你正在做的事情；控制焦虑的想法。

1.

句意：这并不总是坏的。

分析句子，空出需要一个形容词作表语，根据“Sometimes a wandering mind can lead to a new creation.” （有时候，走神可以带来新的创造。）可知，走神并不总是坏事，bad坏的，故答案是bad。

2.

句意：然而，走神也会妨碍你完成工作，让你夜不能寐，或者损害你的健康。

stop sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事,固定短语，故答案是from。

3.

句意：通过控制你的呼吸，让大脑与你的身体一起工作。

根据“Slow down and let your mind focus(专注) on your breathing.”（慢一点，让你的大脑集中到你的呼吸上）可知，这里指的是让大脑与身体一起运作，故答案是mind。

4.

句意：去散散步，做一些锻炼，洗个澡，甚至躺下来什么都不去想。

根据“Once you lose interest in what you’re doing, you can take a break from it.”（一旦你对你正在做的事情失去兴趣，你可以休息一下。）可知，这里指的是躺下来什么都不去想，nothing没有什么；无。故答案是nothing。

5.

句意：相反，它能让你集中注意力，你能快速地完成更多的事情。

分析句子可知，空处需要一个副词来修饰动词get，根据“Do one task at a lime, it won't slow you down.” （一次做一件事，它不会减慢你的速度。）可知，集中注意力可以使你快速完成事情，quickly快速地，故答案是quickly。

6.

句意：当时间到了，就重新集中注意力到下一个任务上。

根据上一句“If there's something keeping your mind wandering, allow yourself a specific(特定的）time to worry, think or plan.”（如果有什么让你心不在焉,允许自己在特定的时间内去担心，思考或计划。）可知，这里指的是当时间到了，when当……时，句首首字母大写，故答案是When。

7.

句意：但通过勇敢地面对，并努力解决它，你就可以摆脱你的担忧。

根据“ trying to solve it, you can get away from your worrying thoughts”可推断，此处指的是勇敢面对，face面对，“and”连接的两个动词形式要一致，由trying可知，此处填facing，故答案是facing。

8.

句意：如果你尝试了所有的方法还是不奏效，那么就接受那些你无法改变的事情。

根据句意结合常识可知，如果无法改变，那么就只能接受，所以应该是accept接受，这里是省略了主语you的祈使句，故用动词原形，故答案是accept。