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 countless hours and dollars each year trying to give up 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(結(jié)果) of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure(壓力), 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(決定). What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do something that is more important.
【小題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(chǎn) habit is a terrible thing we can never change 
D.we can easily change bad habits 
【小題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 
【小題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 
【小題4】What does the underlined word “punished” mean in Chinese?
A.表揚 B.獎勵 C.挨打 D.懲罰 
【小題5】  The best title for this passage is ____________.
A.A bad habit B.Change the habit  
C.Give up bad habits D.A good habit 


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】D
【小題5】C

解析試題分析:這篇短文主要介紹了習(xí)慣是一種,我們經(jīng)常做幾乎不用思考的東西。一些人有好習(xí)慣。他們每年花費無數(shù)個小時和美元試圖放棄這些壞習(xí)慣,但是經(jīng)常失敗。改變是艱苦事情,沒有捷徑。然而,仍有一些建議可供你參考。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to give up these bad habits but often fail.,可知改變壞習(xí)慣是不容易的。故選A。
【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段描述他們每年花費無數(shù)個小時和美元試圖放棄這些壞習(xí)慣,但是經(jīng)常失敗。改變是艱苦事情,沒有捷徑。及對比選項,故選C
【小題3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段First, look at why you do it,及對比選項,故選B。
【小題4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher.可知不做作業(yè)會受到老師的懲罰,故選D
【小題5】標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)短文大意放棄壞習(xí)慣是不容易的,所以作者給出了兩條建議,故選C。
考點:生活經(jīng)驗類短文閱讀。

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