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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

A man wanted to become wealthy．He was told a story one day that there was a ________pebble (鹅卵石）among the pebbles on the beach of the Black Sea．It could turn everything it touched into________．This pebble could be________ only by touching it: unlike the other pebbles it was________when touched．The man rushed to the beach of the Black Sea and began to ________  the pebble．

________  he picked up a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea．He________  this practice day after day．Each pebble that felt cold was________ thrown into the sea．

One morning, he ________ to take hold of a pebble that felt warm, unlike the other ________ . The man threw the pebble into the sea．He hadn’t ________to, but he had formed a habit．Habits can be hard to ________ ．

In fact, if we repeat any behaviour ________  enough, it becomes a habit．But some habits can work in our favour, such as   ________ attitudes and healthy ways of life．Our habitual attitudes and behaviour can either ________us or hinder(阻碍) us．

Is there behaviour or an attitude you would like to make into a ________  ? Then reinforce (强化) it by ________ it at every opportunity．

When it comes to habits, ________  may not make perfect．But practice will certainly form   ________   behaviour. Your habits will form who you are．So form the habits that are ________ to you and let them mold (塑造) you into the person you want to be．

1.A.carved B. large C. magical  D. heavy

2.A.gold B. water C. sand  D. stone

3.A. created B. saved C. changed D. recognized

4.A. warm B. shining C. smooth  D. hard

5.A. look intoB. search for C. make    D. study

6.A. Unless  B. Although   C. When D. Until

7.A. tested  B. developed C. continued   D. analysed

8.A. luckily  B. carelessly C. suddenly   D. immediately

9.A. attempted B. happened   C. decided  D. began

10.A. hands B. trees C. pebbles   D. balls

11.A. asked   B. rememberedC. meant   D. offered

12.A. ignore B. break  C. learn   D. forget

13.A. often  B. carefully C. fast D. calmly

14.A. related B. public C. positive  D. conservative

15.A. trouble  B. help C. expose  D. defeat

16.A. custom  B. plan C. rule D. habit

17.A. repeatingB. retelling  C. changing D. considering

18.A. attitudeB. attempt  C. guidance D. practice

19.A. violent B. bored  C. permanent D. strange

20.A. devoted B. beneficial C. familiar  D. true

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了不断地重复一件事情会形成一种习惯。

1.C考查形容词。A.carved有雕刻的；B. large大的；C. magical奇迹的；D. heavy重的。根据后文可知这颗鹅卵石很神奇，什么都能变，故选C。

2.A考查名词。A.gold金子；B. water水；C. sand沙子；D. stone石头。根据后文可知摸鹅卵石可以变金子。故选A。

3.D考查形容词。A. Created具有创造性的；B. saved节省的；C. changed改变的；D. recognized被识别的。根据句意可知，这颗鹅卵石只有通过被触摸才能被识别，故选D。

4.A考查形容词。A. warm温暖的；B. shining阳光普照的；C. smooth光滑的；D. hard艰难的。根据句意，当触摸它是会变得很温暖，故选A。

5.B考查上下文联系。A. look into浏览，调查；B. search for寻找；C. make使得；D. study学习。根据前文可知，这个男人知道了鹅卵石的神奇再找它，故选B。

6.C考查上下文联系。 A. Unless除非；B. Although尽管；C. When当……的时候；D. Until直到。根据后文他把鹅卵石丢尽了海里，说明是当他摸到了冰冷的鹅卵石，故选C。

7.C考查动词。 A. tested测试；B. developed发展；C. continued继续；D. analysed分析。根据后文可知男人一天一天的继续着找鹅卵石，故选C。

8.D 考查副词。A. luckily幸运地；B. carelessly不小心地；C. suddenly突然地；D. immediately立刻地。根据句意，每次摸到冷的鹅卵石他就立马丢进海里，故选D。

9.B考查短语。A. attempted企图；B. happened发生；C. decided决定；D. began开始。Happen to意为“碰巧”，故选B。

10.C考查名词。A. hands手；B. trees树木； C. pebbles鹅卵石；D. balls球。本文主要讲述鹅卵石的故事，故选C。

11.C考查动词。A. asked询问；B. remembered记得；C. meant打算；D. offered提供。根据句意他没有打算,但他已经形成了一种习惯，故选C。

12.B考查动词。A. ignore忽视；B. break打破；C. learn学习；D. forget忘记。根据句意习惯很难打破，故选B。

13.A考查副词。A. often经常；B. carefully仔细的；C. fast快速的；D. calmly沉着的。根据语境可知，如果我们经常重复一个动作就会形成一个习惯，故选A。

14.C考查形容词。A. related有关联的；B. public公众的；C. positive积极地；D. conservative保守的。根据语境可知是积极促进的态度，故选C。

15.B考查上下文联系。A. trouble麻烦；B. help帮助；C. expose揭露；D. defeat打败。根据后面是阻碍可知前面是帮助，故选B。

16.D考查名词。A. custom习俗；B. plan计划；C. rule规则；D. habit习惯。根据前文可知这里是在讲习惯，故选D。

17.A.考查上下文联系。A repeating重复；B. retelling复述；C. changing改变；D. considering考虑。根据上文可知经常重复一件事情会变成习惯，故选A。

18.D考查名词。A. attitude态度；B. attempt企图；C. guidance指导；D. practice练习。根据前面可知练习是已很好的，故选D。

19.C考查上下文联系。A. violent暴力的；B. bored无聊的；C. permanent 永久的；D. strang陌生的。根据上文可知，练习一个行为会成为永久的习惯，故选C。

20.B考查上下文联系。A. devoted奉献；B. beneficial有益的；C. familiar相似的；D. true真的。根据前文可知，习惯有利于塑造我们自己。故选B。

考查：科教类短文阅读。