Time driven countries include __________, Austria, Switzerland and the United States.
A、Germany
B、India
C、Arabia
D、Latin America
A、Germany
B、India
C、Arabia
D、Latin America
In 1870, horses and mules were the prime source of power on U. S. farms. One horse or mule was required to support four human beings—a ratio that remained almost constant for many decades. At that time, had a national commission been asked to forecast the horse and the population for 1970, its answer probably would have depended on whether its consultants were of an economic or technological turn of mind. Had they been "economists" , they would probably have projected the 1970 horse or mule population to be more than 50 million. Had they been "technologists", they would have recognized that the power of steam had already been harnessed to industry and to land and ocean transport. They would have recognized further that it would be the prime source of power on the farm. It would have been difficult for them to avoid the conclusion that the horse and mule population would decline rapidly.
According to the passage, what supplied most of the power on U. S. farms in 170?
A.Animals.
B.Humans.
C.Engines.
D.Water.
There are a number of approaches to mastering the art of deep work- be it lengthy retreats dedicated to a specific task; developing a daily ritual; or taking a “journalistic” approach to seizing moment of deep work when you can throughout the day. Whichever approach, the key is to determine your length of focus time and stick to it.
Newport also recommends “deep scheduling” to combat constant interruptions and get more done in less time. “At any given point, I should have deep work scheduled for roughly the next mouth. Once on the calendar, I protect this time like I would a doctor’s appointment or important meeting”, he writes.
Another approach to getting more done in less time is to rethink how you priorities your day – in particular how we craft our to-do lists. Tim Harford, author of Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform. Our Lives, points to a study in the early 1980s that divided undergraduates into two groups: some were advised to set out monthly goals and study activities; others were told to plan activities and goals in much more detail, day by day.
While the researchers assumed that the well-structured daily plans would be most effective when it came to the execution of tasks, they were wrong: the detailed daily plans demotivated students .Harford argues that inevitable distractions often render the daily to-do list ineffective, while leaving room for improvisation in such a list can reap the best results.
In order to make the most of our focus and energy, we also need to embrace downtime, or as Newport suggests, “be lazy”.
“Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body …”[idleness]is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done,” he argues.
Srini Pillay, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, believes this counterintuitive link between downtime and productivity may be due to the may our brains operate. When our brains switch between being focused and unfocused on a task, they tend to be more efficient.
“What people don’t realise is that in order to complete these tasks they need to use both the focus and unfocus circuits in their brain,” says Pillay.
The key to mastering the art of deep work is to .
A.keep to your focus time
B.list your immediate tasks
C.make specific daily plans
D.seize every minute to work
The study in the early 1980s cited by Harford shows that .A.distractions may actually increase efficiency.
B.daily schedules are indispensable to studying
C.students are hardly motivated by monthly goals
D.detailed plans may not be as fruitful as expected
Pillay believes that our brains’ shift between being focused and unfocused .A.can result in psychological well-being
B.can bring about greater efficiency
C.is aimed at better balance in work
D.is driven by task urgency
According to Newport, idleness is .A.a desirable mental state for busy people.
B.a major contributor to physical health
C.an effective way to save time and energy
D.an essential factor in accomplishing any work
This text is mainly about .A.ways to relieve the tension of busy life
B.approaches to getting more done in less time
C.the key to eliminating distractions
D.the cause of the lack of focus time
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A.is driving
B.are driving
C.drive
D.have driven
A.simultaneously
B.separately
C.collectively
D.jointly
A.drove
B.would drive
C.were to drive
D.had driven
A controllable pitch propeller on a diesel driven vessel eliminates the need for
A.friction clutches
B.disconnect clutches
C.reversing gears
D.reduction gears
第16题:More and more young Europeans remain single because ().
A.they are driven by an overwhelming sense of individualism
B.they have entered the workforce at a much earlier age
C.they have embraced a business culture of stability
D.they are pessimistic about their economic future
Some growth stems from a commitment by governments and farsighted businesses to fund cleaner energy sources. But increasingly the story is about the plummeting prices of renewables, especially wind and solar. The cost of solar panels has dropped by 80 percent and the cost of wind turbines by close to one-third in the past eight years.
In many parts of the world renewable energy is already a principal energy source. In Scotland, for example, wind turbines provide enough electricity to power 95 percent of homes. While the rest of the world takes the lead, notably China and Europe, the United States is also seeing a remarkable shift. In March, for the first time, wind and solar power accounted for more than 10 percent of the power generated in the US, reported the US Energy Information Administration.
President Trump has underlined fossil fuels – especially coal – as the path to economic growth. In a recent speech in Iowa, he dismissed wind power as an unreliable energy source. But that message did not play well with many in Iowa, where wind turbines dot the fields and provide 36 percent of the state’s electricity generation – and where tech giants like Microsoft are being attracted by the availability of clean energy to power their data centers.
The question "what happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine?" has provided a quick put-down for skeptics. But a boost in the storage capacity of batteries is making their ability to keep power flowing around the clock more likely.
The advance is driven in part by vehicle manufacturers, who are placing big bets on battery-powered electric vehicles. Although electric cars are still a rarity on roads now, this massive investment could change the picture rapidly in coming years.
While there’s a long way to go, the trend lines for renewables are spiking. The pace of change in energy sources appears to be speeding up – perhaps just in time to have a meaningful effect in slowing climate change. What Washington does – or doesn’t do – to promote alternative energy may mean less and less at a time of a global shift in thought.
26、The word "plummeting" (Line 3, Para 2) is closest in meaning to_____.
A.stabilizing
B.changing
C.falling
D.rising
According to Paragraph 3,the use of renewable energy in America______.A.is progressing notably
B.is as extensive as in Europe
C.faces many challenges
D.has proved to be impractical
It can be learned that in Iowa,_____.A.wind is a widely used energy source
B.wind energy has replaced fossil fuels
C.tech giants are investing in clean energy
D.there is a shortage of clean energy supply
Which of the following is true about clean energy according to Paragraphs 5&6?A.Its application has boosted battery storage
B.It is commonly used in car manufacturing
C.Its continuous supply is becoming a reality
D.Its sustainable exploitation will remain difficult
It can be inferred from the last paragraph that renewable energy_____.A.will bring the US closer to other countries
B.will accelerate global environmental change
C.is not really encouraged by the US government
D.is not competitive with regard to its cost
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A.can't
B.mustn't
C.will not
D.may not