Question

It’s easier to go down a hill than to climb up a hill, so it is easier to have bad habits than to have good ones.

Bad habits do not come _______ . They come little by little while people do not notice their danger. Schoolboys pick up little bad habits in schools and in the streets. When they can’t finish their ______ , they copy from their classmates. If they see older boys _______ , they also want to learn to smoke. When they grow older, their habits become ________ strong that they can no longer get rid of (除掉) it. From copying, they fall behind, and smoking is _______ for their bodies. At last they become worse and worse. How necessary it is that we get rid of the bad habits in the beginning!

1.A. first    B. slowly    C. late    D. suddenly

2.A. homework    B. housework    C. reading    D. book

3.A. reading    B. smoking    C. copying    D. playing

4.A. too    B. very    C. such    D. so

5.A. good    B. helpful    C. bad    D. important

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

本文介绍了坏习惯是一点一点地养成的，一旦养成了坏习惯，很难除去它。因为在一开始除去坏习惯是非常必要的。

1.D

考查副词及语境的理解。A. first 首先；B. slowly 缓慢地； C. late 晚，迟； D. suddenly突然；句意：坏习惯不是突然形成的。根据后文的They come little by little while people do not notice their danger.可知坏习惯是一点一点地积累的，因此不是突然形成的，故选D。

2.A

考查名词及语境的理解。A. homework作业； B. housework 家务；C. reading 阅读；D. book书；句意：当他们没有完成作业时，他们从同学那里抄写。根据they copy from their classmates.可知此处表示抄写作业，故选A。

3.B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. reading 阅读；B. smoking 吸烟； C. copying 抄写，D. playing玩；句意：如果他们看见年龄大点的男孩在吸烟，他们也想要学会吸烟。根据They also want to learn to smoke.可知表示他们看见别人吸烟，故选B。

4.D

考查副词及语境的理解。A. too也； B. very 非常； C. such 这样的；D. so如此；句意：当他们年龄更大些，他们的习惯变得如此的强烈以至于他们再也无法除掉它。such+an/a+形容词+单数名词+that 从句=so+形容词+that+从句，表示“如此……以至于……”，此处修饰形容词strong，故用so。故选D。

5.C

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. good 好的， B. helpful 有帮助的； C. bad 坏的； D. important重要的。句意：因为抄写作业，他们落后，而且吸烟对他们的身体有害。结合句意，吸烟有害健康，be bad for对……有害，故选C。