The story of the touchstone(探金石) tells of a man who was told that if he could find the touchstone, its magical powers could give him anything he wanted. It could be found, he was 31 , among the pebbles (卵石) of a beach. All he need to do is 32 a stone.If it feels warm, the magical touchstone is 33 .
The man rushed to the beach without delay. When he 34 a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea. He 35 this practice for weeks. Each pebble felt cold, and each pebble was 36 thrown into the sea..
But one morning, he 37 to take hold of a pebble that felt 38 , unlike the other stones. The man, who had 39 noticed the difference, threw it into the sea. He hadn’t 40 to, but he had formed a habit that can be 41 to break.
Any behavior one 42 is strengthened. Repeated often enough, it becomes a(n) 43 . A Spanish proverb says, “Habits are first cobwebs (蜘蛛網(wǎng)), then cables (鋼索).” It works well for 44 habits that first trap us like a cobweb. And if we continue the behavior, the 45 grows stronger and can be as difficult to break as a steel cable. 46 some habits can work in our 47 , such as patterns of our lives, positive attitudes and healthy ways of thinking. We form our habits, then our habits form us 48 .
When it 49 habits, practice may not make perfect. But practice will certainly make permanent. So form the habits you want and let them 50 you into the person you want to be.
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【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】D
【小題6】A
【小題7】D
【小題8】C
【小題9】C
【小題10】D
【小題11】A
【小題12】D
【小題13】C
【小題14】D
【小題15】B
【小題16】C
【小題17】A
【小題18】C
【小題19】B
【小題20】D
解析試題分析：
【小題1】B 動詞辨析。A欺騙B通知，告知C介紹D跟蹤；他被告知在河邊的鵝卵石里他能找到探金石。
【小題2】D 短語辨析。A旁觀B打斷C撞倒D撿起；他需要做的就是撿起一塊鵝卵石，感覺它是溫暖的就找到了。
【小題3】B 動詞辨析。A制作B發(fā)現(xiàn)C控制D提供；如果鵝卵石是溫暖的，探金石就被發(fā)現(xiàn)了。
【小題4】C 動詞辨析。A知道B展示C掌握D抓住；他抓住一個鵝卵石，就把他扔掉。
【小題5】D 動詞辨析。A決定B停止C要求D繼續(xù)；連續(xù)幾個星期他都繼續(xù)這樣的行為，都形成習(xí)慣了，
【小題6】A 副詞辨析。A立刻B頻繁C偉大D高興；每一塊鵝卵石都是涼的，都立刻被扔進(jìn)了海里。
【小題7】D 固定出現(xiàn)。Happen to do sth碰巧做某事。他碰巧抓住了一個感覺溫暖的鵝卵石。
【小題8】C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文可知這就是探金石，感覺上去很溫暖。
【小題9】C 副詞辨析。A普通B必要C幾乎不D立刻；他幾乎沒有注意到它的差別，就把它扔進(jìn)了海里。
【小題10】D 動詞辨析。A設(shè)計B絕定C失敗D想要；他并不想要這樣做，但是他已經(jīng)形成了一個難以打破的習(xí)慣。
【小題11】A 形容詞辨析。A困難B容易C可能D確定；指他形成的這個習(xí)慣很難被打破了。
【小題12】D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文的Repeated often enough說明這里使用repeat指多次重復(fù)的動作。
【小題13】C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文他扔石頭，說明多次重復(fù)的行為最終會成為一個習(xí)慣。
【小題14】D 形容詞辨析。A惱人B舊C有影響D壞；指像蛛網(wǎng)一樣壞的習(xí)慣很容易就形成了。
【小題15】B 上下文串聯(lián)。如果我們繼續(xù)下去，像蛛網(wǎng)一樣的壞習(xí)慣就會像鋼索一樣牢不可破。
【小題16】C 上下文串聯(lián)。下面講述的是一些好的習(xí)慣對我們的影響，上下文是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故but正確。
【小題17】A 固定詞組。In one’s favor對某人有利。指一些相關(guān)對我們是有利的。
【小題18】C 短語辨析。A生效B而且C回報D徒勞；我們養(yǎng)成了習(xí)慣，然后作為回報習(xí)慣也影響著我們。
【小題19】B 固定句型。when it comes to…當(dāng)涉及到…的時候。
【小題20】D 動詞辨析。A調(diào)整B形成C轉(zhuǎn)移D塑造；讓這些習(xí)慣把我們塑造成我們希望成為的人。
考點：考查哲理類短文閱讀
點評：本文用探金石的故事告訴我們，多次重復(fù)的行為會形成習(xí)慣，習(xí)慣有可以塑造我們。文章立足語篇，側(cè)重通過上下文信息考查考生的綜合運用英語的能力，滲透了智力水平和綜合素質(zhì)的要求，建議以后的學(xué)習(xí)中，注重語篇的學(xué)習(xí)，培養(yǎng)自己駕馭語篇的能力，培養(yǎng)自己根據(jù)語篇綜合運用英語的能力。
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32.A.cut B.broken C.lost D.removed
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A. make a comparison B. introduce a topic C. describe a scene D. offer an argument.
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B. They will replace the banks completely in the near future.
C. They Provide a safe means for the locals to do business.
D. They can do nothing except send and receive calls or messages.
65. The word “It” in the third paragraph refers to _____________________.
A. the GSM system B. the mobile money service
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66. The story of Neyasse Neemur suggests that ___________________.
A. the mobile money service plays a key role in the locals life
B. Neemur uses her mobile phone to contact her customers
C. her relative' tricks Turkana people to eat the fish they sell
D. the Bant of Kenya helps her improve her living condition
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C. Because their parents don't live long.
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A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results
B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time
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C. knew who the robber was D. lost the lottery ticket
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A. accepting B. claiming C. rejecting D. canceling
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One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came to the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.
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Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round—trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
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【小題1】The purpose of the author writing this story is to_______.
| A．give people a good laugh | B．cover some facts |
| C．promote the business of Waldorf—Astoria Hotel | D．deliver a lesson |
| A．The story took place at about one a.m.. |
| B．The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room. |
| C．The clerk was willing to help those in need. |
| D．The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man. |
| A．rooms | B．suites | C．meetings | D．hotels |
| A．Every little thing helps. |
| B．Make hay while the sun shines. |
| C．Man proposes； God disposes(處理,決定). |
| D．One good turn deserves another. |
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