Procrastination （拖延癥） gets people into trouble--leaving tasks until the very last moment is a Pandora' s box of anxiety，uncertainty，and panic，but it's still a popular way of planning our time.The healthier opposite would be to get tasks done as soon as possible，right？Wrong.It's called precrastination （提前癥） and it can be just as unhealthy.
   Precrastination is not an uncommon phenomenon，driven by the desire to check things off one's to-do list，in order not to keep in mind those tasks which fill up headspace and become a source of stress.While this tendency might seem positive，it often leads to similar negative results as procrastination.In a 2014 study，college students were asked to carry a bucket （桶） to a finish line in the easiest way possible.They had two choices-- carry the bucket placed halfway down the path，or carry the bucket that was close to the finish line.To the researchers' surprise，most of the participants chose the bucket closest to them and carried it for a longer time，other than the one closest to the finish line to save themselves some effort.
   Those college students chose to get started on a task earlier，even if it meant spending more energy in the longer term.And that's the main problem with precrastination--it enables people to pay attention to urgent，easy-to-do tasks and get them out of the way quickly.But in doing so，people often leave important，more time-and-energy-consuming tasks for later，which they actually should have been saving their efforts for.Another shortcoming to precrastinating is the frenzy （瘋狂） that accompanies the satisfaction of getting tasks done early.This hurried frenzy can replace careful planning and thought，ending in the rushed completion of a task often with mistakes.
   Compared to procrastinators' low efficiency，hyper-diligence （過度勤奮） is commonly seen in precrastinators.However，the only practice that can actually help people better organize their tasks and lives is careful，strategic planning.Meanwhile，they should get better at saying no，and above all，keep in mind that quality is better than quantity.

（1）What do we know about precrastination according to the text？

A

A

A．It's as unhealthy as procrastination.
B．It makes people try to think logically.
C．It's a popular way people use to plan their time.
D．It encourages people to do several tasks at the same time.
（2）What did the researchers find about most participants in the 2014 study？

D

D

A．They were difficult to satisfy.
B．They failed to understand the lecture.
C．They avoided carrying the heavier buckets.
D．They chose to work hard rather than work cleverly.
（3）What might come with people's precrastination？

A

A

A．Their carelessness.
B．Their low interest.
C．Their overconfidence.
D．Their unnecessary competition.
（4）What is the author's suggestion for readers？

B

B

A．Working at their own rate.
B．Valuing quality over quantity.
C．Trying to live a productive life.
D．Weighing gains and losses wisely.