《2025年红对勾高考一轮复习金卷英语》

Test6(2024.江苏南通大联考)
Psychologists offer their best tips for working or making progress as planned, expected, or desired. Here is their guide to making and keeping your plans.
Don’t assume that your plan has to be ambitious. “What’s much more important than setting a grand goal, like running a marathon, is to set an immediate plan that you can start right away,” says Charles Duhigg, the author of The Power of Habit. “ 1 But many people fail to realize this.”
Whether you are making a new habit from scratch or changing an old habit, decide on the cue and the reward. “The cue could be a time, a place, or a feeling, while the reward must be instantaneous(即时的),” explains Wendy Wood, an expert from the University of Southern California. 2 The prize needs to be immediate, something that makes the behavior fun.
Make it easy. A recent study showed that people who travelled 8 km to the gym went once a month, but people who travelled 6 km went five or more times a month. That 2 km makes the difference between having a good exercise habit and not. 3 Thus, you’re more likely to achieve more.
Be less critical of yourself. According to an expert, the biggest barrier to new habits is self-criticism. 4 Research shows that you should be kind or supportive to yourself.
5 Gretchen Rubin, the author of Better Than Before, says it is crucial to avoid listening to the excuses that make your habits falter(动摇), for example, “I can’t go on a run tomorrow because I have to do another thing.” Recognizing them in advance can make them less powerful. That’s the thing about excuses—when you realize you’re doing it, you’re much more likely to resist.
A. Spot your excuses.
B. People who do this tend to be rewarded.
C. Try to remove the barriers as best as you can.
D. Don’t buy a new pair of shoes at the end of the week.
E. It is related with less motivation and worse self-control.
F. That is how your habitual mind works and it has to be easy.
G. Start with baby steps like running half a mile every Monday morning.

答案： 1.G 2.D 3.F 4.E 5.A