Question

Laziness is a state of inaction. It is something that you do, not something that you are. Being lazy means you have no         to do anything. This is obvious but the mistake that many people make is          themselves as someone who is lazy.

Lazy people are often seen as useless.      , are they really being lazy or are they acting lazy? There is a huge difference between saying you are lazy sometimes and you are a lazy person. One is suggesting that your laziness is       while the other suggests that it’s permanent. This is the myth of laziness. People who are lazy aren’t lazy; they      are people who are temporarily acting that way.

So what causes a person to be inactive? The answer is a lack of goals. If you give someone a good enough      to do something, he will do it. People who don’t seem to do anything just haven’t found a good enough reason to do something. Lazy students don’t study because they don’t see the        in studying. For example, if you are too lazy to clean out the garage, would someone        a gun to your head help you take action? The reason can be positive or negative      it’s strong enough to induce(引起) action.

To motivate someone who is lazy, what you need to do is to help him find enough      to work towards a certain goal.

1.A. motivation B. question       C. promotion     D. courage

2.A. agreeing    B. denying         C. identifying    D. refusing

3.A. Otherwise B. Besides C. However       D. Therefore

4.A. correct       B. false      C. temporary     D. inspirational

5.A. simply         B. occasionally          C. often     D. hardly

6.A. excuse       B. gift         C. chance D. purpose

7.A. point B. success C. situation        D. difficulty

8.A. dropping    B. pointing         C. shooting        D. hiding

9.A. as long as B. as soon as     C. so that  D. in case

10.A. reasons    B. money  C. energy  D. Confidence

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了导致人变懒惰的原因是没有明确的目标，要想改变这种状态就要为他找到明确的目标。

1.考查名词。 Motivation动机；question问题；promotion提升，晋升；courage勇气，胆量。句意是：懒惰意思指你没有动力做事情。A选项更贴近语境，故选A。

2.考查词组。 Agreeing同意；denying否认；identifying识别； refusing拒绝。句意是：这是显而易见的,但很多人犯的错误是确定自己是懒惰的人。短语Identify oneself证明自己（的身份），故选C。

3.考查连词。 Otherwise否则，另外；Besides此外，而且；However然而； Therefore因此，所以。上句说懒惰的人看起来是没有用的，下一句是他们是真懒还是假懒呢，有上下语句可看出这里有转折的意思，故选C。

。句意是：在她居住的德国乡村没有“提供”夜校课程，所以她选择了网络学习方式。故选B。

4.考查形容词。Correct正确的；false错误的；temporary暂时的；inspirational鼓舞人心的。根据下半句“while the other suggests that it’s permanent”还是表明它是永久的，这有对比意为，形容词应是反义的，temporary暂时的与 permanent永久的反义词，故选C。

5.考查副词。 Simply简单地，仅仅；occasionally偶尔，间或；often常常；hardly几乎不，简直不。根据“This is the myth of laziness. People who are lazy aren’t lazy”和“ people who are temporarily acting that way”可知这只是懒惰的一种假象。懒惰的人不是真正的懒，只是人们短暂的表现方式，故选A。

6.考查名词。Excuse借口，理由；gift礼物；chance机会；purpose目的，用途。上句说导致一个人不活跃的原因是没有目标，因此在下一句中说只要给他一个足够好的目标就会做好。好的故选D。

7.考查名词。Point要点；success成功；situation情况；difficulty困难。句意是：懒惰的学生不学习是因为他们看不到学习的重要，四个选项中只有point与语境贴切，故选A。

8.考查动词。Dropping落下；pointing指向；shooting射击；hiding隐藏。句意是：例如，如果你懒得清理车库，会有人拿枪指着你的头帮你采取行动吗？四个选项中只有pointing与语境贴切，故选B。

9.考查连词词组。as long as只要；as soon as一...就...；so that以便，所以； in case万一，假使。句意是：可以积极或消极的原因只要是强大到足以诱导行动。故选A。

10.考查名词。 Reasons原因；money金钱；energy能量；Confidence信心。句意是：激励一个懒人，你需要做的就是帮他找到足够的理由朝某个目标努力。故选A。

考点：考查社会文化类短文