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【題目】

quiet, they, strong, interest, two, like, unless, choice, but, if, how

The secrets of self-control

A new book, the bestseller, Willpower, says that having strong willpower (意志力) is necessary to a successful life.

The book starts by describing a famous experiment: The Marshmallow (軟糖) Test. In 1972, a psychology (心理學) professor Mischel tested the willpower of 600 kids. In the experiment, each child was left alone in a room for fifteen minutes with a marshmallow on a table in front of 1. They were given two 2: they could either eat the marshmallow or, if they waited fifteen minutes, they’d be given a 3marshmallow (and then they could eat both).

So, what did the kids do? 70% ate the first marshmallow within the fifteen minutes,4the other 30% showed willpower they didn’t eat the first one and waited for the second marshmallow 5.

Twenty years later, Mischel discovered something 6. He got in touch with the children and found that those with strong willpower were getting better marks at university, were better behaved and were more popular. So,7 important it is to have strong willpower!

But don’t worry 8 you aren’t good at controlling yourself. The authors say that willpower is like a muscle (肌肉). The more you exercise it, the 9 it gets. However, just 10 any muscle, your “willpower muscle” can get tired. So, if you have to do lots of things that need willpower, take a break. That way, you’ll build up your willpower again.

Lastly, the authors mention that people who learn foreign languages usually have a lot of willpower. So, congratulations!

【答案】

1them

2choices

3second

4but

5quietly

6interesting

7how

8if

9stronger

10like

【解析】

本文介紹了一本書——《意志力》,書中通過一則實驗說明了堅強的意志力是成功人生的必要條件。

1

句意:在實驗中,每個孩子被單獨留在一個房間里15分鐘,在他們面前的桌子上放著一顆軟糖。

根據(jù)下文中they可知,此處是“在他們面前的桌子上放著一顆軟糖”;they代替參加實驗的孩子們,they是人稱代詞主格,放在介詞之后應使用賓格形式them,them他們。故填them。

2

句意:他們有兩個選擇:要么吃這顆軟糖,要么等15分鐘將會給他們第二個軟糖(然后他們可以吃掉兩顆軟糖)。

根據(jù)句中“either…or…”可知,他們可以吃這顆糖,也可以等待下一顆糖,所以此處使用名詞choice的復數(shù)形式choices,choice選擇,表示“他們有兩個選擇”。故填choices

3

句意:他們有兩個選擇:要么吃這顆軟糖,要么等15分鐘將會給他們第二顆軟糖 (然后他們可以吃掉兩顆軟糖)

根據(jù)下文中“they didn’t eat the first one and waited for the second marshmallow”可知,此處使用two的序數(shù)詞形式second,意為“第二”,表示“要么等15分鐘將會給他們第二顆軟糖”。故填second。

4

句意:70% 的孩子們在15分鐘內吃完了第一顆軟糖,但是另外30% 的孩子們表現(xiàn)出了意志力——他們沒有吃第一顆軟糖,而是靜靜地等待著第二顆軟糖。

根據(jù)句中“70% ate the first marshmallow”和“the other 30% showed willpower”可知,前后兩個分句意思轉折,即:70% 的孩子們在15分鐘內吃完了第一顆軟糖,但是另外30% 的孩子們表現(xiàn)出了意志力;but是表示轉折的連詞,意為“但是”。故填but

5

句意:70% 的孩子們在15分鐘內吃完了第一顆軟糖,但是另外30% 的孩子們表現(xiàn)出了意志力——他們沒有吃第一顆軟糖,而是靜靜地等待著第二顆軟糖。

根據(jù)上文第二段中“each child was left alone in a room”和句中“waited for the second marshmallow”可知,每個人都單獨在一個房間里,所以他們是在靜靜地等待第二顆軟糖;quiet是形容詞,其副詞形式為quietly,意為“靜靜地”,waited for the second marshmallow quietly靜靜地等待著第二顆軟糖。故填quietly。

6

句意:二十年后,米契爾發(fā)現(xiàn)了有趣的事情。

something是不定代詞,其后可接形容詞對其進行修飾;根據(jù)下文中“He got in touch with the children and found that those with strong willpower were getting better marks at university, were better behaved and were more popular.”可知,他發(fā)現(xiàn)那些意志力強的孩子在大學成績更好,表現(xiàn)更好,更受歡迎,所以此處使用interest的形容詞形式interesting,意為“有趣的”,something interesting有趣的事情,用來表示“他發(fā)現(xiàn)的這件事情很有趣”。故填interesting。

7

句意:所以,有強大的意志力是多么重要!

根據(jù)句末標點符號是感嘆號,以及句中形容詞important可知,此處使用how引導感嘆句,how+形容詞+主語+謂語。故填how。

8

句意:但如果你不擅長控制自己,也不用擔心。

根據(jù)句中“you aren’t good at controlling yourself”和“But don’t worry”都是兩個獨立完整的句子,此處使用連詞if,表示“但如果你不擅長控制自己,也不用擔心”,if意為“如果”。故填if。

9

句意:你練習得越多,它就越強大。

根據(jù)句中“the more”和the可知,此處是the+比較級結構;get是系動詞,所以此處使用形容詞strong的比較級stronger,意為“更強大的”。故填stronger。

10

句意:然而,就像任何肌肉一樣,你的“意志力肌肉”也會疲勞。

根據(jù)上文中“The authors say that willpower is like a muscle.”可知,作者說意志力就像肌肉,所以此處使用like,意為“像”,表示“就像任何肌肉一樣,你的‘意志力肌肉’也會疲勞”。故填like。

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