单选题
By far the most common difficulty in study is simple
failure to get down to regular concentrated work. This difficulty is much
greater for those who do not work to a plan and have no regular routine of
study. Many students muddle along, doing a bit of this subject or that, as the
mood lakes them, or letting their set work pile up until the last possible
moment. Few students work to a set timetable. They say that ff
they did construct a timetable for themselves they would not keep to it, or
would have to alter it constantly, since they can never predict from one day to
the next what their activities will be. There are many who stay
away from the self-regimentation of a weekly timetable, and dislike being tied
down to a definite program of work. Many able students claim that they work in
cycles. When they become interested in a topic they work on it intensively for
three or four days at a time. On other days they avoid work completely. It has
to be confessed that we do not fully understand the complexities of the
motivation to work. Most people over 25 years of age have become conditioned to
a work routine, and the majority of really productive workers set aside regular
hours for the more important aspects or their work. The "tough-minded" school of
workers is usually very contemptuous of the idea that good work can only be done
spontaneously, under the influence of inspiration. Those who
believe that they need only work and study as the fit takes them have a mistaken
belief either in their own talent or in the value of "freedom". Freedom from
restraint and discipline leads to unhappiness rather than to "self-expression"
or "personality development". Our society insists on regular habits, time
keeping and punctuality and whether we like it or not, if we mean Io make our
way in society we have to comply with its demands.
单选题
The most widespread problem on applying oneself to study is that of
______.
A. the failure to keep a routine of methodical and intensive work
B. changing from one subject to another
C. unwillingness to follow a systematic plan
D. applying oneself to a subject only when one feels inclined
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题目问：致力于学习的最普遍的问题是什么?第一段“By far the most common difficulty in study is simple failure to get down to regular concentrated work.”通过这句话可知，目前，最常见的学习困难就是未能进行定期的集中学习。所以。答案是A。
单选题
According to the passage, there are many students who ______.
A. do not like being commanded to study according to e weekly
timetable
B. are too timid to accustom themselves to a weekly timetable
C. refuse to exert themselves the whole week as if under military
discipline
D. shrink from the self-discipline required for working to a weekly
plan
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题目问：根据文章内容，有不少学生怎么样?第三段“There are many who stay away from the seifregi-mentation of a weekly timetable, and dislike being tied down to a definite program of work.”通过这句话可知，有许多这样的人，他们不严格遵守每周计划，不喜欢被—个明确的工作计划所束缚。所以，答案是A。
单选题
Those workers with strict views on work ______.
A. are very critical of the belief that good work can be a natural product
of instinct
B. reject the idea that good work is second nature to man
C. do not regard as serious the opinion that good work can be done at any
time regardless of inspiration
D. despise the idea that work can be done well only when free from external
pressure and prompted by internal stimulus
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 题目问：具有严格观点的工人怎么样?倒数第二段“The "tough-minded" school of workers is usually very contemptuous of the idea that good work can only be done spontaneously, under the influence of inspiration.”通过这句话可知，那些。意志坚强”的工人通常很鄙视这种看法，那就是好工作只能在灵感的影响下自发产生。所以，答案是D。
单选题
In Paragraph 4 "as the fit lakes them" means ______.
A. when they have the energy
B. when they are in the mood
C. when they find conditions suitable
D. when they feel fit
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 题目问：在第四段的“as the fit takes them”是指什么?第四段“Those who believe that they need only work and study as the fit takes them have a mistaken belief either in their own talent or in the value of freedom.”通过这句话可知，那些相信心情好时才能工作和学习的人，对于他们自己的才干和“自由”的价值都有错误的理解。在这里，as the fit takes them是指when they are in the mood。所以，答案是B。
单选题
A suitable title for this passage might be ______.