Question

    A habit is an action that we have acted so often that it becomes something we do almost without thinking. Some of them are not good habits. People spend many hours and dollars each year trying to give up ( 放 弃 ) these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to get it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.

First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure(压力), what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!

Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do something that is more important.

1.From the first paragraph, we know that     .

A.people always fail to break bad habits B.we must change all the habits we have

C.a habit is a terrible thing we can never change D.we can easily change bad habits

2.The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to get it” means that      .

A.something dangerous may happen B.there is a long way and a short way

C.it is not easy to give up bad habits D.we must cut bad habits in a short time

3.According to the passage, if you want to give up your habits, you have to          .

A.talk to others B.know why you do and what you do

C.finish your homework first D.spend less time on the Internet

4.What does the underlined word “punished” mean in Chinese?

A.表扬 B.奖励 C.挨打 D.惩罚

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了习惯是一种我们经常做几乎不用思考的东西。一些人有好习惯，但是有些人也有不好的习惯。本文就不好的习惯提出了建议。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段“People spend many hours and dollars each year trying to give up ( 放 弃 ) these bad habits but often fail.”可知人们总是难以改变习惯。故选A。

2.句意猜测题。something dangerous may happen可能发生危险的事情；there is a long way and a short way很长的路和很短的路； it is not easy to give up bad habits改掉坏习惯是不容易的；we must cut bad habits in a short time我们必须在短时间内改掉坏习惯；根据文中“there is no shortcut to get it” shortcut意为捷径，改掉坏习惯是没有捷径的，也就是说改掉坏习惯是不容易的，C选项符合。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据“First, look at why you do it.和What are you losing because of your habit?”可知想要摒弃旧习就要明白你为什么这么做，和你做了以后的后果是什么。故选B。

4.词义猜测题。根据“Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher.”和常识可知没做作业这个坏习惯的结果是会被老师惩罚，故punished意为惩罚。故选D。