B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）
For many people, procrastination（拖延症）is a strong and mysterious force that keeps them from completing the most urgent tasks in their lives. Some researchers have viewed it largely as a failure of self-regulation — just like other bad behaviour that has to do with a 1 of self-control, such as overeating or overspending.
Most psychologists, however, don’t see procrastination as a matter of being lazy or being poor time 2. Instead, it is a coping mechanism（应对机制）in which people “give in to feel good,” says Timothy Pychyl, a professor at Carleton University. It usually happens when people fear, hate, or have anxiety about the important task awaiting them. 3 this negative feeling, people procrastinate. That makes them feel better temporarily, but unfortunately, reality comes back to bite them in the end.
The best thing that Pychyl recommends is to realize that you don’t have to be in the mood to do a certain task — just 4 how you feel and get started. “Most of us seem to believe that our emotional state has to match the task 5,” says Pychyl. “But that’s just not true. You have to recognize that it doesn’t matter if you don’t feel like it.”
“6 focusing on our feelings, we have to think about what the next action is,” Pychyl says. He suggests people break down their tasks into very small steps that can actually be accomplished. Even if it’s an extremely small action, a little progress will typically make you feel better about the task. That, in turn, will reduce the desire to procrastinate.
() 1. A. change B. satisfaction C. lack D. pleasure
() 2. A. description B. management C. competition D. preparation
() 3. A. Being responsible for B. To be responsible for
C. Getting rid of D. To get rid of
() 4. A. ignore B. remember C. remind D. focus
() 5. A. in hand B. on hand C. by hand D. at hand
() 6. A. Because of B. In addition to C. Instead of D. Except for

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. C

【分析】首先通读全文，理解文章围绕“拖延症”展开，分析其成因及应对方法。再结合每个空格的上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一判断：1. 第一空根据“自我调节失败”及举例的不良行为，推断是“缺乏自控力”；2. 第二空结合固定搭配判断；3. 第三空根据表目的的用法及短语含义选择；4. 第四空根据语境中“不用管心情就行动”的建议判断；5. 第五空结合固定搭配辨析；6. 第六空根据上下文逻辑关系选择。
【解析】1. 句意：拖延是自我调节失败，类似缺乏自控力的不良行为（如暴饮暴食、过度消费）。lack表示“缺乏”，符合语境，选C。2. 句意：多数心理学家不认为拖延是懒惰或时间管理差。time management是固定搭配“时间管理”，选B。3. 句意：为了摆脱负面情绪，人们拖延。不定式表目的，get rid of意为“摆脱”，选D。4. 句意：不用管心情，开始行动。ignore意为“忽视，不管”，符合建议，选A。5. 句意：我们以为情绪要和手头的任务匹配。at hand是固定搭配，意为“在手边，即将处理的”，选D。6. 句意：要想下一步行动，而不是关注感受。instead of意为“而不是”，符合逻辑，选C。
【答案】1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.C
【知识点】完形填空、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】本文是关于拖延症的说明文，考查学生对词汇、短语的掌握及上下文逻辑理解，需结合语境和固定搭配解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5