Question

【題目】

Let's say you want to hit the gym more regularly this year. How do you make that happen? Consider putting the habit loop to use.

Here's how it works:

A habit is a 3-step process. First, there's a cue, something that tells your brain to operate automatically. Then there's a routine. And finally, a reward, which helps your brain learn to desire the behavior. It's what you can use to create—or break habits of your own.

Here's how to apply it:

Choose a cue, like leaving your running shoes by the door, then pick a reward—say, a piece of chocolate when you get home from the gym. That way, the cue and the reward become interconnected. Finally, when you see the shoes, your brain will start longing for the reward, which will make it easier to work out day after day. The best part? In a couple of weeks, you won't need the chocolate at all. Your brain will come to see the workout itself as the reward. Which is the whole point, right?

【1】Which of the following best fits in the box with a “?” in THE HABIT LOOP?

A. Pick a new cue.

B. Form a new habit.

C. Choose a new reward.

D. Design a new resolution.

【2】What's the purpose of putting the habit loop to use?

A. To test out different kinds of cues.

B. To do something as a habit even without rewards.

C. To work out the best New Year's resolution.

D. To motivate yourself with satisfactory rewards

【3】“This year when I see the Harry Potter poster, I will read 30 pages of an English novel or an English newspaper in order to watch TV for half an hour." What is the cue in this resolution?

A. The Harry Potter poster.

B. Reading 30 pages of an English novel.

C. An English newspaper.

D. Watching TV for half an hour.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【解析】

試題分析: 文章用圖文并茂的形式教讀者怎樣在新的一年將一些事項養(yǎng)成習慣，從建立暗示到實施到獎勵，最終要做到沒有獎勵也能將它變成習慣。

【1】C 推理題。根據空格上面的幾項內容以及No?可知，如果對這個獎勵不滿意，可以選擇一個新的獎勵，Choose a new reward最適合The Habit Loop里面的有問號的方框，故選C。

【2】B 細節(jié)題。根據文章最后一段的句子：In a couple of weeks, you won't need the chocolate at all. Your brain will come to see the workout itself as the reward.可知，使用The Habit Loop的目的是在沒有獎勵的情況下都可以將一些事項形成習慣，故選B。

【3】A 推理題。根據文章的內容，A habit is a 3-step process. First, there's a cue, something that tells your brain to operate automatically. Then there's a routine. And finally, a reward,可知，在新年里面下新的決心，先要有暗示，然后是常規(guī)做法，最后是獎勵，這里看哈利波特的海報屬于暗示，故選A。