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Laziness is a sin. Everyone knows that. We have probably all had lectures pointing out that laziness is immoral, that it is wast
Laziness is a sin. Everyone knows that. We have probably all had lectures pointing out that laziness is immoral, that it is wast
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2022-10-31
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Laziness is a sin. Everyone knows that. We have probably all had lectures pointing out that laziness is immoral, that it is wasteful, and that lazy people will never amount to anything in life.
But laziness can be more harmful than that, and it is often caused by more complex reasons than the simple wish to avoid work. Some people who appear to be lazy are suffering from much more serious problems. They may be so distrustful of their fellow workers that they are unable to join in any group task for fear of being laughed at or fear of having their ideas stolen. These people who seem lazy may be deadened by a fear of failure that prevents fruitful work. Or other sorts of fantasies may prevent work: some people are so busy planning, sometimes planning great deals of fantastic achievement, that they are unable to deal with whatever "lesser" work is on hand. Still other people are not avoiding work, strictly speaking j they are nearly procrastinating—rescheduling their day.
Laziness can actually be helpful. Like procrastinators, some people look lazy when they are really thinking, planning, researching. We should all remember that some great scientific discoveries occurred by chance. Newton wasn’t working in the orchard when the apple hit him and he
devised
the theory of gravity. Taking a rest can be particularly helpful to the athlete who is trying too hard or the doctor who’s simply working himself overtime too many evenings at the clinic.
So be careful when you’re tempted to call someone lazy. That person may be thinking, resting or planning his or her next book.
The italicized word "devised" in the third paragraph probably means________.
选项
A、understood
B、wrote
C、formulated
D、proved
答案
C
解析
第三段第四句“Newton wasn’t working in the orchard when the apple hit him and he devised the theory of gravity.”。本题为词义推断题。定位句前面提到我们应该记得有些伟大的科学发现是偶然发生的。接着作者举了牛顿在果园被苹果砸到而发现了地球引力的例子。可以推断devise和上文的discover意思接近,而选项中只有formulate意思与discover最接近。故选C。
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