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【题目】Our character, basically, is made up of our habits. "Sow a habit, reap (收获) a character: sow a character reap a destiny (命运)," as the saying goes.

【1】Because they are often unconscious patterns, they constantly daily affect our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness.

As Horace Mann, the great educator, once said, "Hahits are like a cable. We weave a rope of it every day and soon it cannot be broken. "Habits can be learned. But we know it isn't a quick fix.【2】.

Many of us have watched the lunar voyage of Apollo 11.【3】But to get there. those astronauts had to break out of the tremendous gravity pull of the earth. More energy was spent in the first few minutes of lift-off, than was used over the next several days to travel half million miles.

【4】Getting rid of bad habits really requires great willpower and some changes in our lives. lift-off takes tremendous effort, but once we break out of the pull of gravity, we can enjoy great freedom.

Like any natural force, gravity pull can work with us or against us. The gravity pull of some of our habits may currently be keeping us from going where we want to go. But it is also gravity pull that keeps our world together and keeps the planets in their orbits.【5】We can use the gravity pull of habit to create the order necessary to establish effectiveness in our lives.

A. It involves a process and a great effort.

B. Habits are powerful factors in our lives.

C. Habits, too, have tremendous gravity pull.

D. It is a powerful force if we use it effectively.

E. We should try our best to get rid of our bad habits.

F. To break out of the pull of gravity needs great efforts.

G. We were surprised to see the first men walk on the moon.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】G

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】卓越仅仅是一个习惯。 在不知不觉中， 经年累月形成的习惯影响着我们的品德，暴露出我们的本性，左右着我们的成败。只要我们善于运用习惯的庞大引力，就能使生活有重心，有秩序，有效率。

【1】由下文中的“Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness.因为它是一贯的， 在不知不觉中， 经年累月影响着我们的品德，暴露出我们的本性，左右着我们的成败。可知，B选项“习惯对我们的生活有巨大的影响。”切题。

【2】上一句提到“习惯就仿佛是一条缆绳，我们每天为它缠上一股新绳索，不要多久就会变得牢不可破。习惯可以养成,但绝不是一蹴而就。”承接上文，A选项“而是需要长期的努力和无比的毅力。”切题。该选项中的involves和上文it isn't a quick fix呼应。

【3】该空前面提到：宇航员搭乘阿波罗11号太空船， G选项“首次登陆月球的刹那，的确令人叹为观止。”切题。下文中“但宇航员得先摆脱地球强大的引力，才能飞往月球。”与之相呼应。

【4】由下文中的“想要革除因循苟且，缺乏耐心，吹毛求疵或自私自利等不良习性，若是缺乏意志力，不能大刀阔斧的改革，便难以实现目标。“起飞”需要极大的努力，然而一旦脱离重力的牵绊，我们便可享受前所未有的自由。可知，C选项“习惯也是一样，它具有极大的引力，”切题。

【5】该空前面提到：宇宙万物各循轨道运行，彼此保持一定的秩序，毕竟也都有赖于引力的作用。G选项“所以只要我们善于运用习惯，习惯就是庞大引力。”切题。下文中“就能使生活有重心，有秩序，有效率。”与之相呼应。