Mark Twain said that "habit is habit, and not to be flung out the window by a

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Mark Twain said that "habit is habit, and not to be flung（扔） out the window by anyone, but coaxed(劝诱) downstairs a step at a time. " The chances of successfully changing negative behavior    when you make gradual changes that give you time to _   _ negative patterns for positive ones. On any given day, countless numbers of us get out of bed and _   _ to begin to change a given behavior "today." Whether it be exercising more, drinking less, managing time  or some other change in a negative behavior, we start out with high   . In a short time, however, a vast majority of people fail and are soon doingit was they thought they shouldn't be doing. After considerable rearch, some rearchers believe that behavior changes usually do not   if they start with the change itlf.  , they believe that we must    a ries of “stages” to adequately prepare ourlves for that   change. once you have analyzed all the factors that   what you do ,you must decide which behavior-change technique will work best for you. According to the psychologist Albert Ellis, most problems and related behaviors ari from irrational (不理性的) statements that people make to  when events in their lives are different from what they would like them to be. For example, suppo after doing   on an exam, you say to yourlf, “I can not believe I failed that easy exam. I am so stupid.”By changing this irrational “catastrophic” lf-talk into rational,   statements about what is really going on, you can increa the   that positive behaviors will occur. Positive lf-talk might be as follows: "I really didn't study enough for the exam. I just need to prepare for the next ”.Such lf-talk will help you to recover quickly from  and take positive steps to correct the situation. Some other technique like purpofully  or stopping negative thoughts and refusing to dwell on (沉湎于) negative images can also spare you wasted energy, time and emotional resources and move on to positive changes.小题1:A．decline B．remainC．disappearD．improve小题2:A．substituteB．cancelC．find D．ignore小题3:A．refuB．determineC．hesitate D．advocate小题4:A．moreB．betterC．worD．less小题5:A．valuesB．requirementsC．expectationsD．levels小题6:A．whicheverB．howeverC．wherever D．whatever小题7:A．succeed B．failC．existD．fade小题8:A．NeverthelessB．OtherwiC．InsteadD．Moreover小题9:A．look throughB．break throughC．go throughD．pull through小题10:A．initialB．temporaryC．instantD．eventual小题11:A．involveB．influenceC．explainD．adjust小题12:A．emotionalB．physicalC．technicalD．professional小题13:A．allB．othersC．someoneD．themlves小题14:A．poorly B．carefullyC．completelyD．slowly小题15:A．positiveB．ridiculousC．negative D．explicit小题16:A．danger B．awarenessC．amountD．probability小题17:A．writtenB．phradC．listedD．captioned小题18:A．rearchB．testC．talk D．problem小题19:A．tirednessB．habitsC．disappointmentD．burdens小题20:A．recallingB．startingC．blocking D．holding 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:D小题2:A小题3:B小题4:B小题5:C小题6:D小题7:A小题8:C小题9:C小题10:D小题11:B小题12:A小题13:D小题14:A小题15:A小题16:D小题17:B小题18:B小题19:C小题20:C

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文章通过马克吐温的一句名言，引出话题“如何改变不良习惯”，我们应该逐渐的确定改变的目标，也不要通过不理性的自说自话来改变，而是积极的采取措施，用理性的说法让自己不要失望。小题1:考查动词辨析：A. decline下降，B. remain仍然，C. disappear消失，D. improve提高，从上文的：but coaxed (劝诱)downstairs a step at a time.”可知当你逐渐改变的时候成功的改变负面的行为的机会会增加。选D小题2:考查动词辨析： A. substitute替换，B. cancel取消，C. find 发现，D. ignore忽视，让你将负面的行为换成积极的行为，选A小题3:考查动词辨析： A. refu拒绝，B. determine   决定，C. hesitate犹豫，D. advocate提倡，促进，每天很多人起床的时候，都会决定今天开始改变一种行为。选B小题4:考查形容词辨析：A. more更多，B. better更好，C. wor更坏，D. less更少，更好的管理时间，选B小题5:考查名词辨析：A. values价值，B. requirements要求，C. expectations期待，D. levels水平，从下文的：In a short time, however, a vast majority of people fail可知一开始我们有很高的期望值，选C小题6:考查连词辨析：A. whichever无论哪个，B. however无论怎样，C. wherever无论何时，D. whatever无论什么，大部分人失败了，很快开始做他们认为不应该做的事情。Whatever引导的是宾语从句，选D小题7:考查动词辨析：A. succeed成功，B. fail失败，C. exist  存在，D. fade褪色，一些研究人员相信行为改变通常不会成功，如果以改变本身开始。选A小题8:考查副词辨析：A. Nevertheless然而，B. Otherwi否则，C. Instead代替，D. Moreover还有，相反的，他们相信我们必须经历一系列阶段来让自己为最后的改变做好充分准备，选C小题9:考查动词短语辨析：A. look through浏览，B. break through突破，C. go through经历，D. pull through恢复，度过难关，经历一系列阶段，选C小题10:考查形容词辨析：A. initial最初的，B. temporary暂时的，C. instant即刻的，D. eventual最后的，从上文的;if they start with the change itlf.可知这里指最后的改变，选D小题11:考查动词辨析： A. involve涉及，B. influence影响，C. explain解释，D. adjust调整，一旦你分析了所有影响你做的事情的因素，你就要决定哪种改变行为的策略是最适合你的，选B小题12:考查形容词辨析：A. emotional情感的，B. physical身体的吗，C. technical技术的，D. professional专业的，根据According to the psychologist Albert Ellis,可知大部分情感问题和相关的行为由他们对自己说的不理性的说法引起，选A小题13:考查代词辨析：A. all所有的，B. others其他的，C. someone有人，D. themlves他们自己，从下文的;you say to yourlf,可知这些说法是自己对自己说的，使用make a statement to onelf，选D小题14:考查副词辨析：A. poorly穷地，差，B. carefully仔细地，C. completely完全地，D. slowly慢地，从下文的：“I can't believe I failed that easy exam, I’m so stupid.”可知是想改变考试考的差，选A小题15:考查形容词辨析：A. positive积极地，B. ridiculous可笑的，荒谬的，荒唐的，C. negative负面的， D. explicit明确的，清楚的，通过改变这种不理性的自说自话成为关于事情真正发展的理性的积极的说法，选A。小题16:考查名词辨析：A. danger危险，B. awareness意识，C. amount 数量，D. probability可能，你会增加积极行为发生的可能性。选D小题17:考查动词辨析：A. written 写，B. phrad叙述，措词，C. listed列出，D. captioned给（图片、照片等）加说明文字，积极的自说自话应该是向这样叙述。选B小题18:考查名词辨析：A. rearch研究，B. test检测，考试，C. talk谈话，D. problem问题，这次考试我没有好好学习，我要为下一次考试做好准备，选B小题19:考查名词辨析： A. tiredness疲劳，B. habits  习惯，C. disappointment失望，D. burdens负担，这样的自说自话会让你很快从失望中恢复。选C小题20:考查动词辨析：A. recalling回顾，B. starting开始，C. blocking堵塞，D. holding持久，和stopping并列用blocking，一些其他的技巧如有目的的阻止或停止负面的想法，拒绝沉湎于负面的想象能省的你浪费精力，时间和情感源泉，继续积极的改变。选C

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据考高分专家说，试题“Mark Twain said that.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。 人生感悟类阅读

人生感悟类阅读的概念：

生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。

生活感悟类阅读解题指导：

一、文章特点： 生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。二、解题技巧：针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。