Question

    If you know something is bad for you, why can’t you just stop? After decades of research, scientists have found clues to why bad habits are so difficult to kick.  1..

Too tired to drag yourself to the gym? Not enough time to squeeze in a swim?  2. Short bursts of exercise can be beneficial too. For example, go for a shorter walk, but introduce some jogging in the middle. You can also walk faster between two landmarks, like trees. Gardening and climbing stairs count as well.

Not fancy eating vegetables? A 2019 survey found that only 29 per cent of adults ate the recommended five vegetables per day.  3. “If you’re at a party and want to eat healthier vegetables instead of fattening foods, then mentally visualize yourself doing that. It does not necessarily work, but it certainly can help,” says a researcher.

4. Therefore，it’s better to eat earlier in the day when you’re more likely to burn calories. You can also go to bed sooner so that you have less opportunity to give in to the late-night snacks. Ideally, eat nothing between dinner and bedtime.

Being negative is one of the biggest barriers to maintaining good habits. Worse still, it can do harm to your sense of well-being generally.  5. Whenever negative feelings pop into you head, try to fight the self-criticism by finding three positive thoughts, which in turn make your more emotionally intelligent.

A.Do remember that feelings are not facts.

B.Instead, stop eating just before you feel satisfied.

C.Overeating before bed proves harmful to your health.

D.Fitness doesn’t always have to involve long training periods.

E.A helpful technique is to imagine yourself in a tempting situation.

F.Now they’re developing strategies to break some of the bad habits.

G.Working out in the gym regularly will exercise your muscles and make you stronger.

Answer

1.F

2.D

3.E

4.C

5.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了几个改掉坏习惯的方法。

1.

空前一句提到“经过几十年的研究，科学家发现了难以改掉坏习惯的原因”，下文具体给出了一些建议，所以F项“现在他们阐述了破除坏习惯的一些策略”承上启下，符合语境，F项中的they指代空前一句的scientists。故选F项。

2.

空后提到“短时间的锻炼也是有益的”，D项“运动不一定总是包含长时间的训练”与空后一句为承接关系，且D项中“Fitness”与空后一句中的“exercise”呼应。故选D项。

3.

空后“If you’re at a party and want to eat healthier vegetables instead of fattening foods, then mentally visualize yourself doing that. It does not necessarily work, but it certainly can help(如果你在一个聚会上，想吃更健康的蔬菜而不是让人发胖的食物，那就在脑海里想象你自己正在吃健康的食物。它不一定起作用，但是确实有帮助)”是讲述把食物想象成自己想要的，E项“一个有帮助的技巧就是想象自己在一个诱人的情况下”切题，空后内容是对E项的具体解释。故选E项。

4.

空后提到“因此，在白天最好吃得更早一点，你更有可能燃烧热量”，所以空处应是后一句的原因，C项“睡觉前吃得过多被证明是对健康有害的”切题，指出后一句的原因，故选C项。

5.

空前提到消极的坏处，A项“务必记住那种感觉不是事实”与空后“无论什么时候，脑海里有负面感觉时，努力战胜自我批评……”都是是讲对负面情绪的处理方法，且A项中“that feeling”指代空前提到的“Being negative”，故选A项。