Question

【题目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

I don’t believe it! It’s 11p.m. and I’m still sitting here writing this article for the school magazine !I’ve had two weeks to write it and my teacher wants it tomorrow . She’s always c【1】 that I leave things to the last minute. Maybe she’s right. A month ago, I made up my mind to be more efficient this year and not to leave thing to the last minute. But I’ve failed. I’ve also been trying to get fitter for four weeks now. I’ve started going to the gym. I’ve taken up karate lessons and I’ve changed my diet. I’ve even been going to bed earlier. But I’m not feeling any fitter. I felt just a little u【2】. I miss my bad habits. Why is leading a better life so hard?

I’ve just read an article on a website and I’ve found out that it isn’t my fault! In fact, it isn’t anyone’s fault! It’s our brains. They’re programmed, therefore, it is difficult to break bad habits. There’s nothing we can do . Scientists have done experiments that show we use one part of our brain when we think about o【3】and another when we think about other people. However, when we think about the ‘future us’, we use the part of the brain that we usually use to think about other people. In other words, the brain sees the ‘future you’ as a different person to your ‘present you ’. And that’s why we don’t always find it easy to make sensible d【4】 in the future when we face difficulties.

But that’s not all. Scientists have also found out that it takes around ten weeks to form a good habit. For example , if I want to keep fit, it’s going to take me ten weeks to go to the gym and then it will become an automatic part of my life. That’s because ten weeks is the amount of time the brain needs to change and a【5】new ways of behavior as a part of everyday life. The good news is that once you make it to ten weeks, everything becomes much easier. The bad news is that ten weeks is a really long time, so it’s easy to give up on （打消）your good plan s【6】

So there you are. Maybe we want to change our ways and become better people but our brains won’t let us . or is this just an e【7】? Look! I’ve finished my article on time. Anything is possible!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】complaining

【2】unhappier

【3】ourselves

【4】decisions

【5】accept

【6】soon

【7】excuse

【解析】

这是一篇议论文，作者分析了习惯为什么不容易被改变。

【1】句意：她总是抱怨我把事情留到最后一刻。

根据关键词“always”以及句子“I leave things to the last minute”把事情留到最后一刻。可知总是在埋怨我的做法。故此空格需要填写complain，但是在句子中已有be动词的形式，故答案为complaining。

【2】句意：我只是感觉有点不开心。

根据“I’ve also been trying to get fitter for four weeks now. I’ve started going to the gym. I’ve taken up karate lessons and I’ve changed my diet. I’ve even been going to bed earlier. But I’m not feeling any fitter.” 四周以来，我一直在努力变得更健康。我已经开始去健身房了。我上了空手道课，改变了饮食。我甚至更早就睡觉了，但是我感觉没有什么改变。可知自己做了那么多而没有变化而不高兴。根据“But I’m not feeling any fitter”此句用到了比较级，故答案为unhappier。

【3】句意：当我们想到自己时，我们使用大脑的一部分，当我们想到别人时，我们使用另一部分。

根据“However, when we think about the ‘future us’, we use the part of the brain that we usually use to think about other people.” 然而，当我们想到“未来的我们”时，我们使用大脑中通常用来思考别人的部分。根据句子中的“other people”，可推测出与空格中的词是对应词，应填“ourselves”。故答案为ourselves。

【4】句意：这就是为什么当我们面临困难时，我们并不总是容易做出明智的决定的原因。

根据“the brain sees the ‘future you’ as a different person to your ‘present you ’.” 大脑将“未来的你”视为与“现在的你”不同的人。可推测，就因为这样，我们并不总是容易做出明智的决定（make sensitive decision）的原因 。故答案为decisions。

【5】句意：那是因为，作为日常生活当中的一部分，十周是一定量的时间，需要我们的大脑改变和接受新行为的方式。

根据“Scientists have also found out that it takes around ten weeks to form a good habit.” 科学家还发现，形成一个好习惯需要大约十周的时间。可推测：十周的时间是个考验，是我们改变和接受新行为的时间。故答案为accept。

【6】句意：很快打消你的好计划是很容易的。

根据“The bad news is that ten weeks is a really long time.”坏消息是，十周真的很长。可推测到因为时间长，不容易坚持，我们的好计划很快（soon）就被打消。故答案为soon。

【7】句意：也许我们想改变我们的方式，成为更好的人，但是我们的大脑不让我们这样做。或者说，这只是一个借口吗？根据课文可知，不是大脑，而是我们的习惯阻止我们改变，说是大脑的原因，只是个借口。故答案为excuse。