Question

    Are you trying to find ways to be more efficient at your job? If so, please follow these habits of naturally productive people.

They take breaks. 1. Studies show that prolonged tasks that require high levels of focus, energy, and attention can cause you to become less productive and focused over time. Take brief mental breaks. Setting aside a little time here and there to release your focus can significantly help maintain it for longer periods of time.

2. Settle down, super men and women. While it’s fine to pride yourself on your abilities to multitask, it’s in your best interest (and your employer’s) if you stick to one to-do at a time. Somewhere along the lines, our culture has embraced and promoted this idea that the more we can do at once, the better. 3. In fact, the more we multi-task, the less efficient and productive we become in all the tasks we are trying to accomplish.

They have a full night’s sleep. In school, you may have found that too many students stay up late to finish a paper or study for an exam, but, despite your best efforts, research shows this is not the way to do business. 4. Actually, studies have linked insufficient sleep to decreased levels of productivity, unsatisfactory work performance, and poorer safety outcomes.

5. You know the countless benefits of exercise. It also seriously improves your mood by releasing something to relieve stress and increase your brains productivity. Even 30-minute bursts of moderate-to-high physical activity just three to four times a day can go a long way in helping you accomplish your personal and professional goals.

A.They value fitness.

B.Pressing pause Is Important.

C.They prefer to do more every day.

D.However, research shows the opposite.

E.They don’t try to do everything at once.

F.Enough sleep makes great contribution to efficient work.

G.Poor sleep or lack of sleep carries some pretty negative rewards.

Answer

1.B

2.E

3.D

4.G

5.A

【解析】

本文是一篇选句填空。作者认为只有遵循自然规律才能提高工作效率。如工作中要有休息，即使是短暂的休息也可让你养精蓄锐，提高注意力。不要同时做多重任务，任务越多，效率越低。还要有充足的睡眠，锻炼身体也有非常多的好处。

1.本段的中心为“They take breaks”。本段主要叙述了短暂的休息有助于集中精力、使注意力集中。分析选项可知，B项：Pressing pause Is Important.(短暂的休息很重要)符合本段文意，故选B。

2.分析空后内容可知，尽管可以为自己的多任务能力感到自豪，但如果你一次只做一件事，这对你（和你的老板）是最有利的。以及最后一句“事实上，我们的任务越多，在我们试图完成的所有任务中效率就越低”可知，多任务会使工作的效率低，因此不要一次做所有的事情。分析选项可知，E项：They don’t try to do everything at once.(他们不想一下子做所有事。)，故选E。

3.根据空前Somewhere along the lines, our culture has embraced and promoted this idea that the more we can do at once, the better.(在某些方面，我们的文化已经接受并推广了这样一种观点，即我们一次能做的越多，越好)以及最后一句In fact, the more we multi-task, the less efficient and productive we become in all the tasks we are trying to accomplish.(事实上，我们的任务越多，在我们试图完成的所有任务中效率和生产力就越低)可知，前后表达相反。分析选项可知，D项：However, research shows the opposite.(然而，研究结果却恰恰相反。)承上启下，故选D。

4.根据空后的Actually, studies have linked insufficient sleep to decreased levels of productivity, unsatisfactory work performance, and poorer safety outcomes.(事实上，研究发现睡眠不足与生产力水平下降、工作表现不佳以及安全性较差有关。)可知，G项：Poor sleep or lack of sleep carries some pretty negative rewards.(睡眠不好或睡眠不足会带来一些相当负面的回报。)符合文意，故选G。

5.根据空格后You know the countless benefits of exercise.(锻炼会带来无尽的好处，即使是每天30分钟的锻炼坚持下去也会对你有利的。)可知，只有A项：A. They value fitness.(重视健身)与锻炼身体有关，故选A。