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[2019·武汉市质检]
Sometimes we start a day with the previous day still in mind. We think about the mistakes we made in the previous day, how things went wrong, and how we felt bad about it. No wonder it becomes difficult to focus on the current day.
Here are some steps on how to start your new day：
1．Take time to evaluate your day
At the end of a day, take some time to think about it. The purpose of this thinking time is not to regret how bad your day was, how things went wrong, or how people treated you badly. This won't do you any good. Instead, the purpose of this thinking time is to extract (获得) lessons which you can bring to the following day.
2．Make a commitment to apply the lessons
After you extract the lessons, you should make a commitment to apply them. To do so, find some actionable things you can do to apply the lessons. Next, remind yourself to do them. You may write them down if you want to.
3．“Close” your day
After you have spent the time thinking about the day and extracting the lessons, make a decision to “close” the day. You are done with it; don't think about it anymore.
4．Bring only the lessons to the next day and nothing else
After you “close” a day, you should not bring anything out of it to the next day except for the lessons you extract. Focus on applying the lessons to the present. This way you will be able to start your day without the burden of yesterday.
【文章大意】 本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了如何开始你新的一天。
【难句分析】 Instead, the purpose of this thinking time is to extract (获得) lessons which you can bring to the following day.
分析：本句是一个主从复合句，其中which引导定语从句，修饰先行词lessons。
译文：相反，这个思考时间的目的是获得你可以带到第二天的经验。
1．What will happen if we think too much about the past?
A．There will be a disaster.
B．There will be good results.
C．We won't have a peaceful mind.
D．We surely won't finish today's task.
答案与解析：C 考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“We think about the mistakes we made in the previous day, how things went wrong, and how we felt bad about it. No wonder it becomes difficult to focus on the current day”可推知，如果我们对过去想得太多，我们将不会有一颗平静的心。
2．When should we draw lessons from the past mistakes?
A．At the end of a day.
B．When we make mistakes.
C．At the beginning of a day.
D．When we regret making mistakes.
答案与解析：A 考查细节理解。根据“Take time to evaluate your day”中的“At the end of a day, take some time to think about it”“the purpose of this thinking time is to extract (获得) lessons which you can bring to the following day”可知，我们应该在一天结束的时候从过去的错误中吸取教训。
3．Why should we extract lessons from the past day?
A．To set them down.
B．To consider them again.
C．To make a better decision.
D．To apply them to the present.
答案与解析：D 考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Focus on applying the lessons to the present. This way you will be able to start your day without the burden of yesterday”可知，我们从过去的一天获得经验以供现在使用。
