The story of the touchstone(探金石) tells of a man who was told that if he could find the touchstone, its magical powers could give him anything he wanted. It could be found, he was
31 , among the pebbles (卵石) of a beach. All he need to do is
32 a stone.If it feels warm, the magical touchstone is 33 .
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.
| 小题1: | | A．tricked | B．informed | C．introduced | D．traced |
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| 小题2: | | A．look on | B．cut into | C．knock down | D．pick up |
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小题3:A made B. found C. controlled D. offered
| 小题4: | | A．knew | B．showed | C．grasped | D．grabbed |
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| 小题5: | | A．decided | B．stopped | C．required | D．continued |
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| 小题6: | | A．immediately | B．frequently | C．greatly | D．happily |
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| 小题7: | | A．tried | B．decided | C．hoped | D．happened |
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| 小题8: | | A．smooth | B．rough | C．warm | D．cold |
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| 小题9: | | A．commonly | B．necessarily | C．hardly | D．quickly |
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| 小题10: | | A．designed | B．determined | C．failed | D．meant |
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| 小题11: | | A．hard | B．easy | C．likely | D．sure |
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| 小题12: | | A．forgets | B．shows | C．adjusts | D．repeats |
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| 小题13: | | A．addiction | B．instruction | C．habit | D．regret |
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| 小题14: | | A．annoying | B．old | C．influential | D．bad |
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| 小题15: | | A．line | B．web | C．spirit | D．feeling |
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| 小题16: | | A．Then | B．Thus | C．But | D．Because |
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| 小题17: | | A．favor | B．memory | C．honor | D．wish |
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| 小题18: | | A．in force | B．in addition | C．in return | D．in vain |
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| 小题19: | | A．leads to | B．comes to | C．belongs to | D．points to |
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| 小题20: | | A．adjust | B．form | C．transfer | D．shape |
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