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Question

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(结果) of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure(压力) 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(决定). What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do something that is more important.
小题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 habit is a terrible thing we can never change

D．we can easily change bad habits

小题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

小题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

小题4:What does the underlined word “punished” mean in Chinese?

A．表扬

B．奖励

C．挨打

D．惩罚

小题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

Answer 1

小题1:A小题2:C小题3:B小题4:D小题5:C
分 析：
这篇短文主要介绍了习惯是一种 我们经常做几乎不用思考的东西。一些人有好习惯。他们每年花费无数个小时和美元试图放弃这些坏习惯 但是经常失败。改变是艰苦事情 没有捷径。然而 仍有一些建议可供你参考。小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to give up these bad habits but often fail.，可知改变坏习惯是不容易的。故选A。小题2:推理判断题。根据第一段描述他们每年花费无数个小时和美元试图放弃这些坏习惯 但是经常失败。改变是艰苦事情 没有捷径。及对比选项，故选C小题3:推理判断题。根据第二段First look at why you do it，及对比选项，故选B。小题4:细节理解题。根据第三段Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher.可知不做作业会受到老师的惩罚，故选D小题5:标题归纳题。根据短文大意放弃坏习惯是不容易的，所以作者给出了两条建议，故选C。