Question

Say Goodbye to Post-holiday Syndrome

You’ve spent countless days waking up late, enjoying watching your favorite TV shows and lying on the couch.1. It’s time to go back to work. Here are some tips to make the shift from vacation to work of smoother.

Tidy up your work- space first.

Chances are you’ll be greeted by piles of unopened mail, files, and other office items sitting on your desk.2.The longer you wait, the more likely these items will be sitting around your desk later in the week.

3.

You may feel the urge to work on three different things at the same time in order to catch up on work. However, this is not the most efficient approach. Instead, you should make a point to focus your mind and to only work on one item or task at a time.

Remove unnecessary distractions.(注意力分散)

It’s incredibly important to get serious about cutting out obvious distractions. This way, you can catch up on things efficiently without being bothered every five minutes.4.

Make plans to enjoy yourself the first week back.

5.Scheduling a lunch date or two with friends can make the week back seem a bit less painful. Treat yourself to your favorite drink at the local cafe during your coffee break. It may take several days for you to finally get readjusted and that’s perfectly fine. Stay calm, focused and relaxed. You’ll be back to your old routine at work before you know it.

A.Do one thing at a time.

B.Make a list of tasks based on their importance.

C.Then you suddenly come to an uncomfortable realization.

D.So it’s a good idea to deal with these items as soon as you can.

E.You’re back at work, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy yourself.

F.Rather than ignoring these items, take a few minutes to process them.

G.Switch off your cell phone, and close out of any social media accounts.

Answer

1.C

2.F

3.A

4.G

5.E

【解析】

本文为议论文。文章介绍了告别假期综合症的几个做法。

1.

根据下文It’s time to go back to work.可知，过惯了赖床、追剧和葛优躺的日子，整日逍遥自在，要回去工作了，会让人感到不舒服，选项C. Then you suddenly come to an uncomfortable realization（然后你突然有了一个不舒服的认识。）符合语境，故选C。

2.

根据本段主题Tidy up your work- space first（首先整理你的工作空间） 和首句Chances are you’ll be greeted by piles of unopened mail, files, and other office items sitting on your desk.（很有可能你会发现办公桌上有成堆的未读邮件、文件和其他办公物品。）可知，要抽时间整理你的工作空间，选项F. Rather than ignoring these items, take a few minutes to process them.（与其忽略这些项，不如花几分钟来处理它们。）符合语境，故选F。

3.

该空为本段的副标题，根据本段内容，尤其最后一句Instead, you should make a point to focus your mind and to only work on one item or task at a time.（相反，你应该集中精力，一次只做一件事。）选项A. Do one thing at a time. （一次只做一件事。）符合语境，故选A。

4.

根据本段主题Remove unnecessary distractions（排除没必要的干扰）可知本段讲述摈除让自己注意力分散的事务，选项G. Switch off your cell phone, and close out of any social media accounts. （关掉你的手机，关闭所有的社交媒体账户）中提及“cell phone”，“social accounts”与“distractions”是上下义词关系，也即这些都是让自己分心的东西，符合语境，故选G。

5.

根据下文Scheduling a lunch date or two with friends can make the week back seem a bit less painful. Treat yourself to your favorite drink at the local cafe during your coffee break.（安排一两次和朋友共进午餐的时间可以让这一周看起来不那么痛苦。在你的咖啡休息时间，在当地的咖啡馆喝你最喜欢的饮料。）可知，回到了工作岗位，并不意味着不能享受生活，选项E. You’re back at work, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy yourself. （你回到了工作岗位，但这并不意味着你不能享受生活。）符合语境，故选E。