Question

A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something that we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve 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, 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 that 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 what you think is more important.

1.From the first paragraph we know that __________.

A．a habit is a terrible thing that we can never change

B．people take countless hours and dollars to get rid of habits

C．none of the people who try to break bad habits are successful

D．though it is difficult, we can still do something about our bad habits

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

A．it is not easy to get rid of bad habits

B．there is a long way and a short way

C．something dangerous may happen

D．we must cut it in a short time.

3.Which does NOT happen because of a bad habit according to the reading?

A．You are punished later.

B．Making people around you feel unhappy.

C．You feel a little better after shouting at others.

D．You leave your homework at home by accident.

4.The main purpose of this passage is to __________.

A．introduce and describe	B．complain and disagree
C．explain and advise	D．discuss and argue

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇关于习惯问题的说明文。文中作者分析了什么是坏习惯以及对如何改正这些习惯提出了几点可行的建议。

1.根据However, there is still some advice for you to follow.可知选D。

2.根据上文Change is hard work 改变是一项艰巨的工作，可知选A，去掉坏习惯是不容易的。

3.by accident偶然的，结合本文可知这不属于一种坏习惯，故选D。

4.根据there is still some advice for you to follow.这句话以及下文描述可知本文的主要内容是对坏习惯的分析与建议，故选C。

考点：关于习惯问题的说明文

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