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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 (蜘蛛网), then cables (钢索).” 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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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:D
解析
试题分析：
小题1:B 动词辨析。A欺骗B通知，告知C介绍D跟踪；他被告知在河边的鹅卵石里他能找到探金石。
小题2:D 短语辨析。A旁观B打断C撞倒D捡起；他需要做的就是捡起一块鹅卵石，感觉它是温暖的就找到了。
小题3:B 动词辨析。A制作B发现C控制D提供；如果鹅卵石是温暖的，探金石就被发现了。
小题4:C 动词辨析。A知道B展示C掌握D抓住；他抓住一个鹅卵石，就把他扔掉。
小题5:D 动词辨析。A决定B停止C要求D继续；连续几个星期他都继续这样的行为，都形成习惯了，
小题6:A 副词辨析。A立刻B频繁C伟大D高兴；每一块鹅卵石都是凉的，都立刻被扔进了海里。
小题7:D 固定出现。Happen to do sth碰巧做某事。他碰巧抓住了一个感觉温暖的鹅卵石。
小题8:C 上下文串联。根据下文可知这就是探金石，感觉上去很温暖。
小题9:C 副词辨析。A普通B必要C几乎不D立刻；他几乎没有注意到它的差别，就把它扔进了海里。
小题10:D 动词辨析。A设计B绝定C失败D想要；他并不想要这样做，但是他已经形成了一个难以打破的习惯。
小题11:A 形容词辨析。A困难B容易C可能D确定；指他形成的这个习惯很难被打破了。
小题12:D 上下文串联。根据下文的Repeated often enough说明这里使用repeat指多次重复的动作。
小题13:C 上下文串联。根据上文他扔石头，说明多次重复的行为最终会成为一个习惯。
小题14:D 形容词辨析。A恼人B旧C有影响D坏；指像蛛网一样坏的习惯很容易就形成了。
小题15:B 上下文串联。如果我们继续下去，像蛛网一样的坏习惯就会像钢索一样牢不可破。
小题16:C 上下文串联。下面讲述的是一些好的习惯对我们的影响，上下文是转折关系，故but正确。
小题17:A 固定词组。In one’s favor对某人有利。指一些相关对我们是有利的。
小题18:C 短语辨析。A生效B而且C回报D徒劳；我们养成了习惯，然后作为回报习惯也影响着我们。
小题19:B 固定句型。when it comes to…当涉及到…的时候。
小题20:D 动词辨析。A调整B形成C转移D塑造；让这些习惯把我们塑造成我们希望成为的人。
点评：本文用探金石的故事告诉我们，多次重复的行为会形成习惯，习惯有可以塑造我们。文章立足语篇，侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力，渗透了智力水平和综合素质的要求，建议以后的学习中，注重语篇的学习，培养自己驾驭语篇的能力，培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力。
核心考点
试题【The story of the touchstone(探金石) tells of a man who was told that if he could fi】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Owen, 66, a retired engineer from Hordle, New Milton, Hants, first started work on the 40ft—long boat in 1982 because he could not afford to buy his own. He told mum Edith that it would only take five years but after suffering “a few problems” it lasted nearly three decades.
When he finally finished, he was left with the head-scratching task of getting the 18-tonne boat out of the back garden. After some time he found a way. A huge crane (起重机) was brought in to carefully raise it 40ft in the air over his mother’s house and onto a lorry. It was then driven to the seaside and, to Owen’s delight, it floated and showed no signs of leaking when lowered into the water.
Now, 28 years after he first started, Owen is at last preparing to set sail in his beloved boat, Wight Dolphin, with his long-suffering wife Anne. Owen said, “I am so relieved that it’s finished. There were times when I thought it would never end but I’m the sort of person who likes to finish something once I’ve started.”
At first he persuaded his mum to let him do it in her garden and started taking in sheets of steel and pieces of wood. “My mother was happy for me to build it at her house but only bacause I told her it would only take five years.”
小题1:Why did Owen decide to make his own boat by himself?
| A．He wanted to kill time after his retirement |
| B．He wished to set a new world record |
| C．He didn’t have enough money to buy a boat |
| D．He had a hobby of making things by hand |
| A．It leaked when lowered into the water |
| B．It couldn’t be sent onto a truck |
| C．He couldn’t afford to hire a crane. |
| D．He didn’t know how to move it out. |
| A．It was built by Owen and his supportive wife |
| B．It was in good condition after being put in the sea |
| C．Owen’s mother was relieved to see it was finished |
| D．Owen and his wife will sail around the world in it |
| A．the boat will enter a race competition |
| B．Owen retired early in order to make his boat |
| C．Owen’s wife gave the boat the name of Wight Dolphin |
| D．It took 23 more years to finish the boat than expected |
“Some people at school think I 44 think badly of anyone,” Mickey started to explain, “and that 45 at all bothers me, but that’s not true at all. I’m just like anyone else. I used to get angrier than all the other kids. 46 years ago, with the help of my parents, I started a small collage. With every little piece I stuck on I added some bad thought or act.”
It was 47. The teacher looked closely at the wall. In each one of the small 48 he could read, “fool”, “silly”, “pain”, “bore”, and a thousand other 49 things.
“This is how I started 50 all my bad times into an opportunity to 51 to my collage. Now I like the collage so much that, each time someone makes me angry, I couldn’t be 52 . They’ve given me a new piece for my work of 53 .”
That day, the teacher was impressed by Mickey’s secret to having an optimistic character. Without telling anyone, on that very day, Mr. Anthony 54 his own collage. He would often 55 it to his students. Years later, each house contained its own beautiful works of art, made by those cheerful and optimistic children.
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My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace(丢脸) because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I’m now trying to bring up my three children. I’m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.
小题1:From the passage we can learn that the writer’s mother was .
| A．not generous at all |
| B．very strict with her children |
| C．very mean with money matters |
| D．very cruel to her children |
| A．Eating differently from other kids. |
| B．Wearing clean clothes made by mother |
| C．Going to bed early and getting up early |
| D．Letting mother know where they were |
| A．the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies |
| B．mother was punished for breaking Child Labor Law |
| C．all the other kids studied better than the writer |
| D．the writer’s family lived a miserable life |
| A．humorous | B．hateful | C．unfriendly | D．angry |
| A．Mother tried to save every penny to run her home |
| B．The writer is very grateful to her mother |
| C．The writer is severe with her children when bringing them up |
| D．The wrier hates her mother very much |
Do any of these statements sound familiar? Are you used to putting yourself down? If so, you" re not alone．As a teen, you"re going through many changes in your body．And as your body changes, so does your image of yourself．Lots of people have trouble adjusting, and this can affect their self-esteem （自尊） ．
If you have a positive body image, you probably like and accept yourself the way you are．This healthy attitude allows you to explore other aspects of growing up, such as developing good friendships, growing more independent from your parents, and challenging yourself physically and mentally．Developing these parts of yourself can help boost （提升） yourself-esteem．
A positive attitude and a healthy lifestyle （such as exercising and eating right） are a great combination for building good self-esteem．
Some people think they need to change how they look or act to feel good about themselves． But actually all you need to do is change the way you see your body and how you think about yourself．
The first thing to do is recognize that your body is your own, no matter what shape, size or color it comes in．If you are very worried about your weight or size, check with your doctor to verify （核实） that things are OK．But it is no one"s business but your own what your body is like—ultimately, you have to be happy with yourself．
Next, identify which aspects of your appearance you can realistically change and which you can"t．Everyone has things about themselves that they can"t change and need to accept—like their height, for example, or their shoe size．
When you hear negative comments coming from within yourself, tell yourself to stop．Try building your self-esteem by giving yourself three good things every day．By focusing on the good things you do and the positive aspects of your life, you can change how you feel about yourself．
The most important thing is to get help if you feel like your body image and self-esteem are affecting your life．
小题1:If we have a positive body image, we will_____．
| A．concentrate on our body image only |
| B．not develop strong self-esteem |
| C．like and accept ourselves as we are |
| D．be less independent of our parents |
| A．Growing independent from your parents |
| B．Accepting your own body as it actually is |
| C．Having a positive attitude and a healthy lifestyle |
| D．Improving your body image as much as you can |
| A．think about ourselves |
| B．be happy with ourselves |
| C．change the shape, size or color of one"s body |
| D．check with our doctor to verify that our body is OK |
| A．Importance of Body Image | B．Effects on a Person"s Self-esteem |
| C．Tips for Improving Body Image | D．Self-esteem and Body Image |
First of all, one should consider how important image is in the selling of products and services．Advertising agencies have raised the art of creating an image to a state of near perfection．Public concept of that product or service is certainly managed by the images created by the advertising agencies．But if the product or service does not live up to the image that was created, the customer will be very dissatisfied and possibly ask for their money back．For example, the Arthur Andersen accounting firm had spent decades building up an image of trustworthiness．But the recent scandal （丑闻） showed that behind that image, it cheated in business practices．Despite the previous positive image, the firm is being accused of criminal actions and it will probably not survive as a business unit．Although the image had been nearly perfect, the reality behind the image has led to the downfall of the world famous accounting firm．
Similarly, personal advisers can build up a public image for politicians and movie stars．Putting out positive news releases, making sure that only the best photographs are published, and ensuring that the person is seen in all the right places can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commons．But once again, history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune．With people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance behind the image, failure is close．
To summarize, it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the “selling” of a person．But image is only half of the equation．What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself —— the person or product must deliver on that image or there is little chance for long-term success．
小题1:The downfall of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm is due to ________．
| A．its dishonesty in business | B．its previous images |
| C．its bad management | D．its poor service |
| A．Their images were not well built up |
| B．They failed to live up to their images． |
| C．They felt much pressure from the public |
| D．They paid little attention to fame and fortune． |
A: Argument P: Point C: Conclusion
小题4:The author tries to argue that _________．
| A．image creates everything | B．image is the key to success |
| C．truth is unlikely ever to be equaled | D．truth and image are equally important |
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