（2020长沙中考）Mark Twain once said, \"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. \" The famous writer talked about a problem many of us have. The problem is procrastination（拖延症）。 When procrastination becomes a habit, it can make our lives terrible. However, everyone can avoid it by taking a few simple steps today!
Make daily “to do” lists.
Before your day ends, make a plan for tomorrow. List upcoming tasks in order of importance.
You'll begin each new day with a head start, already knowing what needs to be done. As you complete each task, check it off, 56. ______.
Always keep your daily schedule（计划）with you. Use it to remind yourself what you need to do next. You'll then have a much better chance of carrying out your plans.
Break large tasks up into small ones.
If a project looks too big, 57. ______. The task at hand may seem too great. You may feel defeated （失败） before beginning. But every project is doable if it's done in small steps.
Begin by breaking up your task into smaller parts. This helps remove the unnecessary fear of having to do a large project all at one time.
58. ______.
If your workplace is full of distractions（使人分心的事）,you'll need to make some changes. You may need to remove your phone or TV from your workplace. If people often stop by for a talk, you may need to move to a different place.
Follow the five-minute rule.
The hardest part about any task is getting started. That's why so many people avoid their work until the last minute. Doing so usually leads to added stress. One solution to this problem is to schedule a time daily to work on your big project. Work on it for only five minutes. Then decide whether or not to continue. Surprisingly, once you’ve begun, 59. ______.
A. you will certainly succeed at once B. Change your working environment C. This will give you a sense of success D. it can discourage you from getting started E. you may be able to keep going and finish the task
（2019长沙中考B篇）
It is believed that Huck Finn is based on（基于）a childhood friend of Mark Twain’s. In fact, Twain was not alone in basing a fictional character（虚构的角色）on a real-life person. Severus Snape / John Nettleship
Severus Snape is a skillful wizard（巫师）teaching magic in Harry Potter. The writer, J.K. Rowling, once said that the character was based on a teacher of hers.
The teacher turned out to be John Nettleship, who taught Rowling chemistry. At first, Nettleship felt surprised. “I know I am a strict teacher,” he said. “But I don’t think I am as bad as Snape!” On second thoughts, however, he said that he was so ill-tempered that most of his students avoided making him mad. Also, he used to wear long hair and have an untidy lab. That sounds familiar to Harry Potter fans. Alice / Alice Liddell
Famously, Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is based on Alice Liddell. Carroll was close to the Liddell family. One day, ten-year-old Alice asked Carroll to tell her a new story. Carroll began to create his famous tale of Alice and what happened after she fell through the rabbit hole. The little girl liked the story so much that she asked him to write it down. And the rest is history. Dill / Truman Capote
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee based Dill on her childhood friend, Truman Capote. Capote once said, “Lee was my best friend. Have you ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? I’m a character in that story! The story takes place just in the town where we lived!” 51．Snape and Nettleship have something in common EXCEPT__________.
A．their jobs A．沉着冷静的
B．their looks B．优柔寡断的
C．their hobbies C．脾气暴躁的
52．What does the underlined word “ill-tempered ” mean in Paragraph 3? 53．What made Carroll decide to create Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?
A．Alice Liddell’s requirement. B．His great interest in rabbits. C．His experience of travelling. A．proud
B．unsatisfied
C．surprised
54．Being a character of To Kill a Mockingbird, Truman Capote felt________. 55．The text is mainly about ________.
A．purposes of writing fictional stories
B．introductions to famous writers’ childhood friends C．characters of fictional stories from real-life persons
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