学进去

I’m a procrastinator (有拖延症的人). In college, I was supposed to spend a year writing my 90-page senior paper. I didn’t write a word until three days before the deadline (截止日期). Finally, I wrote 90 pages over 72 hours, staying up two nights in a row to finish it on time. Of course, it was a very bad paper.

I have a theory (理论) that the brains of procrastinators are different from those of other people. Both kinds of people are able to make smart decisions. But the procrastinator’s brain also has a part that doesn’t like making the “right” decision. It only wants whatever is easiest and most fun.

For the procrastinator, this part of the brain makes all the decisions. So how can people like me work when we really need to? It turns out that procrastinators also have a part of their brain that makes them panic. This part isn’t active all the time. But it suddenly “wakes up” when deadlines are close. It’s the only thing that can make us take action.

The problem is that there are many things in our lives that don’t come with deadlines. We know that we should spend more time exercising or seeing our family. But these things don’t have deadlines. So how can we work on them?

One thing you can try is making a “life calendar”. Set a goal for yourself, such as exercising 20 minutes each day for a week. Take a regular calendar and put a big red “×” on each day that you exercise. After a week, you’ll see a neat (整齐的) row of “×”. This will help you feel more confident about working toward your goals.

1．Why does the speaker mention his college experience first?

A．To give an example of procrastination (拖延症).

B．To show that we all have limitless talent.

C．To explain that procrastination is quite common.

D．To prove that procrastinators are able to finish their tasks.

2．In the speaker’s theory, what makes procrastinators different from others?

A．They are able to make good decisions.	B．They only want to do easy and fun tasks.
C．They stay calm when deadlines come.	D．They don’t sleep as much as other people.

3．The writer’s theory doesn’t always work because ________.

A．not everything in life has a deadline	B．it is hard to finish big tasks quickly
C．some people change their goals often	D．some people have many tasks to finish

4．What does the underlined word mean in paragraph 3?

A．feel relaxed

B．feel glad

C．feel afraid

D．feel easy

5．What is the speaker’s suggestion for procrastinators?

A．Buy a calendar and use it often.	B．Find creative ways to put things off.
C．Focus on the important things in life.	D．Do more exercise.