Question

    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.F

2.G

3.D

4.E

5.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述了如何充分利用你工作的最后一个小时：回顾一天的成就，集思广益解决今天的挫折，安排一次与自己的日常会议，创建一个行动列表。

1.根据后文“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.可知过渡人生策略师Randi Levin说:“以积极的态度结束一天的工作，可以促进你在办公室内外的成功。”让我们来看看成功人士是如何用“砰”的一声结束一天的工作的。由此可知，本句与上文发生转折，强调有目的地结束一天工作，故F选项“但是有目的地结束一天的工作是有意义的”符合上下文语境，故选F。

2.根据后文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.可知类似地，Levin建议你写下当天的成就，而不是挫折或待办事项，并且每个月回顾一次你的成功清单。由此可知，成功人士会回顾自己的一天，并思考是什么导致了成功，这对其他人来说有借鉴意义。故G选项“他们通常会选择一个案例，并考虑是什么导致了成功”符合上下文语境，故选G。

3.根据后文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，他们在一天结束的时候会仔细思考他们遇到的问题，集思广益可能的解决方案，然后把它留到明天。他们会在好好睡一觉后解决这些问题。由此可知，本句与下文的内容相反，指的是成功的人从不把一天的失败带回家，而是在一天结束的时候会仔细思考他们遇到的问题，想出解决方案，然后第二天再去解决。故D选项“他们从不把一天的失败带回家”符合上下文语境，故选D。

4.根据后文Rather than detailing the tasks that need to get done, this kind of list encourages people to focus on finding solutions for their projects.可知这类清单鼓励人们专注于为自己的项目寻找解决方案，而不是详细列出需要完成的任务。由此可知，本句是在说明成功人会列出行动列表，后文中this kind of list可对应到E选项中an action list。故E选项“这些人做的另一项工作是创建一个行动列表”符合上下文语境，故选E。

5.根据后文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.可知它不仅会为你明天的开始提供一个具体而积极的方式，而且还会让你看到更多的可能性。由此可知，此处是在说明这个行动清单的重要性——清单是对自己的承诺。故A选项“这个清单是对你自己的承诺”符合上下文语境，故选A。