2.Our character,(41)A,is a combination of our habits."Sow a thought,harvest an action; sow an action,harvest a habit; sow a habit,harvest a character; sow a character,harvest a(42)C,"the saying goes.
Habits are powerful factors in our lives.Because they are consistent,often unconscious (43)B,they constantly,daily express our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness.
As Horace Mann,the great educator,once (44)Bit,"Habits are like a rope.We weave a string of it every day and soon it cannot be broken."I personally do not agree with the last part of his (45)C.I know habits can be learned and unlearned.But I also know it isn't a(an)(46)Cfix.It involves a (47)Aand a faithful commitment.
Those of us who watched the lunar voyage of Apollo II were quite amazed as we saw the first men walk on the moon and return to earth.(48)Ato get there,those astronauts obviously had to break out of the huge gravity pull of the earth.(49)Benergy was spent in the first few minutes of (50)Din the first few miles of travel,than was used over the next several days to travel half a million miles.
Habits,(51)C,have huge gravity pull more than most people realize or would (52)C.Breaking deeply(53)Ahabits such as delay,hesitation,impatience,criticalness,or selfishness that go against basic principles of human effectiveness (54)Bmore than a little willpower and a few minor changes in our lives."Lift off"(55)Ba great effort,but once we break out of the gravity pull,our freedom (56)Aa whole new dimension.
(57)Cany natural force,gravity can work (58)Dus or against us.The gravity pull of some of our habits may(59)Dbe keeping us from going where we want to go.But it is also gravity that pull that keeps our world together,that keeps the planets in their orbits and our universe in order.It is a powerful force,and if we use it effectively,we can use the gravity pull of habit to create the cooperation and(60)Dnecessary to establish effectiveness in our lives.
Habits are powerful factors in our lives.Because they are consistent,often unconscious (43)B,they constantly,daily express our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness.
As Horace Mann,the great educator,once (44)Bit,"Habits are like a rope.We weave a string of it every day and soon it cannot be broken."I personally do not agree with the last part of his (45)C.I know habits can be learned and unlearned.But I also know it isn't a(an)(46)Cfix.It involves a (47)Aand a faithful commitment.
Those of us who watched the lunar voyage of Apollo II were quite amazed as we saw the first men walk on the moon and return to earth.(48)Ato get there,those astronauts obviously had to break out of the huge gravity pull of the earth.(49)Benergy was spent in the first few minutes of (50)Din the first few miles of travel,than was used over the next several days to travel half a million miles.
Habits,(51)C,have huge gravity pull more than most people realize or would (52)C.Breaking deeply(53)Ahabits such as delay,hesitation,impatience,criticalness,or selfishness that go against basic principles of human effectiveness (54)Bmore than a little willpower and a few minor changes in our lives."Lift off"(55)Ba great effort,but once we break out of the gravity pull,our freedom (56)Aa whole new dimension.
(57)Cany natural force,gravity can work (58)Dus or against us.The gravity pull of some of our habits may(59)Dbe keeping us from going where we want to go.But it is also gravity that pull that keeps our world together,that keeps the planets in their orbits and our universe in order.It is a powerful force,and if we use it effectively,we can use the gravity pull of habit to create the cooperation and(60)Dnecessary to establish effectiveness in our lives.
41.A.basically | B.theoretically | C.naturally | D.personally |
42.A.success | B.hope | C.fate | D.Moral |
43.A.styles | B.patterns | C.methods | D.ways |
44.A.told | B.put | C.said | D.thought |
45.A.truth | B.motto | C.expression | D.sentence |
46.A.urgent | B.slow | C.quick | D.convenient |
47.A.process | B.progress | C.period | D.devotion |
48.A.but | B.because | C.as | D.if |
49.A.Much | B.More | C.Less | D.Most |
50.A.launching | B.raising | C.traveling | D.lifting |
51.A.however | B.though | C.too | D.otherwise |
52.A.say | B.predict | C.admit | D.assume |
53.A.rooted | B.laid | C.grown | D.planted |
54.A.calls on | B.calls for | C.calls off | D.calls in |
55.A.makes | B.takes | C.does | D.brings |
56.A.takes on | B.carries on | C.gives away | D.turns out |
57.A.As well as | B.As for | C.As with | D.As like |
58.A.on | B.by | C.around | D.with |
59.A.permanently | B.instantly | C.constantly | D.presently |
60.A.communication | B.patience | C.success | D.Order. |
1.The tourist bus winded its way into a mountainous area.It was(41)Dto make a turn when two passengers-a(42)Aof young lovers-were so attracted by the beautiful scenery that they43)B a stop to get down.They were left behind and the bus went(44)C.Suddenly they heard a loud boom(45)Bof the road.It was a huge rock rolling down in the landslide that hit the bus and fell with it into a deep valley.The lovers were greatly(46)Aby the news that no passengers on board(47)C.When they calmed down they(48)D and expressed their feelings in a few words.
The above story was told by a guide when we were riding a tourist(49)Dto a scenic mountain.He asked us to guess what the lovers said immediately after the disaster that they had(50)Aescaped.
Often we read reports about traffic accidents,among which there were(51)C ones who missed the bus and(52)Bthe disaster.Those people usually said with a sigh of(53)C"Fortunately I was not on board."On our bus the passengers'(54)Cto the guide were various.
But the answer was quite out of our expectation."If we hadn't got down and(55)B the bus,it would have(56)Bthe dangerous spot and all the passengers would have survived."
The story passed from person to person as a sort of wit (智慧) test,but I think(57)A.It actually serves as a(n)(58)A of a person's mind.I pay my heart-felt respect to the couple who,instead of feeling lucky,(59)Bthemselves for causing the loss of lives.People all have heart for(60)D,but it is often a flashing thought across one's mind that decides wether it is good or evil (邪恶的).
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The above story was told by a guide when we were riding a tourist(49)Dto a scenic mountain.He asked us to guess what the lovers said immediately after the disaster that they had(50)Aescaped.
Often we read reports about traffic accidents,among which there were(51)C ones who missed the bus and(52)Bthe disaster.Those people usually said with a sigh of(53)C"Fortunately I was not on board."On our bus the passengers'(54)Cto the guide were various.
But the answer was quite out of our expectation."If we hadn't got down and(55)B the bus,it would have(56)Bthe dangerous spot and all the passengers would have survived."
The story passed from person to person as a sort of wit (智慧) test,but I think(57)A.It actually serves as a(n)(58)A of a person's mind.I pay my heart-felt respect to the couple who,instead of feeling lucky,(59)Bthemselves for causing the loss of lives.People all have heart for(60)D,but it is often a flashing thought across one's mind that decides wether it is good or evil (邪恶的).
41.A.rapid | B.due | C.eager | D.about |
42.A.couple | B.group | C.party | D.row |
43.A.got to | B.called for | C.set up | D.looked for |
44.A.away | B.in | C.on | D.by |
45.A.along | B.ahead | C.across | D.opposite |
46.A.shocked | B.scared | C.moved | D.confused |
47.A.died | B.saved | C.survived | D.witnessed |
48.A.shouted | B.screamed | C.fought | D.sighed |
49.A.car | B.bike | C.road | D.bus |
50.A.narrowly | B.extremely | C.hardly | D.nearly |
51.A.lazy | B.selfish | C.lucky | D.strange |
52.A.missed | B.avoided | C.caused | D.trapped |
53.A.injury | B.concern | C.relief | D.regret |
54.A.emotions | B.expressions | C.replies | D.attitudes |
55.A.caught | B.delayed | C.missed | D.took |
56.A.seen | B.passed | C.jumped | D.landed |
57.A.differently | B.actually | C.exactly | D.sincerely |
58.A.examination | B.change | C.quality | D.state |
59.A.thought | B.blamed | C.enjoyed | D.helped |
60.A.happiness | B.excuse | C.honor | D.mercy. |