懒惰是坏事吗？

黄连英

Would you call yourself lazy？ If you live in a messy house and are reluctant to lift a finger to help out， maybe you are. But laziness is a subjective thing—sloppiness to one person might be a form of relaxation to another.

In general， we tend to look on our laziness as a negative thing. We think of lazy people as unproductive or that they dont really care about things. And when we find ourselves doing nothing， we feel guilty about it. Could this be because we are not instinctively lazy creatures？ And is that why we often do things we dont need to do and which are sometimes painful—like running a marathon？ A famous writer Claudia Hammond explains that “enforced and extended rest， unless we are ill and our bodies demand it， leads not to feelings of being relaxed but of restlessness and irritability.”

Others may suggest we are naturally lazy， and that we cant help taking it easy， though its hard to believe because were constantly told to do more. But kicking back and living life in the slow lane could be better for our health. A study by psychologist Dr. Robert Levine in 1999， for example， concluded that people living in cities with a fast pace of life had the highest rates of coronary heart disease.

Laziness has also been shown to be good for our mental health， so having a nap or some downtime shouldnt be frowned upon. And there are other possible benefits too. Dr. Masud Husain， Professor of Neurology at the University of Oxford once said： “We found that people who have tended to be more apathetic（无动于衷的） might in some ways be more creative， so that although they might be a couch potato， they might be coming up with one great idea that might be very interesting and useful.” So， in our crazy lives， maybe we should chill out， get into goblin mode（躺平模式） and contemplate the benefits laziness can bring.

（材料来自XDF网站，有删改）

1. What does the underlined word “sloppiness” in the first paragraph mean？

A. Laziness.    B. Tension.

C. Relaxation.D. Pressure.

2. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4？

A. The benefits and drawbacks of laziness.

B. The benefits laziness brings to us.

C. Peoples attitudes toward laziness.

D. The ways to cope with laziness.

3. Which of the following is right according to Dr. Masud Husain？

A. Living a slow life could be better for our health.

B. Being lazy might help our mental health.

C. People living in cities may easily fall ill.

D. Laziness could stimulate our creativity.

4. What is the authors attitude toward laziness？

A. Doubtful. B. Positive.

C. Negative. D. Neutral.

1. A。解析：詞义猜测题。材料第一段中画线词所在句子的大意为“但是懒惰是一个主观的东西——对一个人来说，懒怠可能是另一种放松方式”，由此可知，“sloppiness”在材料中应是指代“懒惰”。故选A。

2. B。解析：推理判断题。材料第三段主要讲述了过慢节奏的生活对我们的身体健康有好处，材料第四段则提到了懒惰在心理健康、创造力方面的积极影响。综合起来看，这两段解释了懒惰的益处。故选B。

3. D。解析：细节理解题。根据材料最后一段中Dr. Masud Husain说的话，我们可知，一些相对懒散的人可能在某些方面更有创造力。故选D。

4. B。解析：观点态度题。材料最后一段的最后一句指出，在我们疯狂的生活中，也许我们应该冷静下来，进入躺平模式，思考一下懒惰可能带来的好处。由此可见，作者对“懒惰”持肯定态度。故选B。