【題目】How to Strengthen Your Willpower

Researchers find willpower is like a muscle—it may get tired from over use. So, if it acts like a muscle, can it also be strengthened? The answer is YES. 【1】

1. Ten minutes of reflection

Reflection will give you the fater results. 【2】 Researchers show that after just 2—3 days of practicing thinking for 10 minutes, your brain will be able to focus better, you will have more energy, and you aill be less stressed.

2. Work on your posture

Work on your posture for a 2-week period. Every time you catch yourself slouching(懶散), correct it by sitting up straight. This simple practice can vastly improve your perseverance.

3. Use your opposite hand

Select a chunk(塊) of the day to use your opposite hand. 【3】 And from personal experience, if you aim for more than an hour, you will unnecessarily tire out your willpower muscle.

4. Correct your speech

Change your natural speech. 【4】 Again, it takes willpower to consciously go against your instincts. It doesn’t matter how you correct your speech, as long as you change natural speech habits.

To get started, select a chunk of the day to practice and choose the words you will change. Personally, I tried not using contractions during work hours and it worked very well.

Above are some effective ways to strengthen your perseverance. Do not try to do all at once. 【5】 You should start small and gradually build up as your muscles get stronger.

A. Training your willpower muscle is like training for a marathon.

B. This even includes resisting the urge to say “hello” instead of “hey”.

C. You will be more mentally strong.

D. With the right practice willpower can be strengthened.

E. It can make your brain focus and resist the urge to wander.

F. Be more conscious of your automic decisions.

G. It doesn’t need to be more than an hour in order to get results.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】G

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】本文為介紹說明文。文章就“如何增強(qiáng)你的毅力”為讀者提供了一些建議和方法。

【1】根據(jù)前文的So, if it acts like a muscle, can it also be strengthened? The answer is YES.可知，D項(xiàng)“如果加以訓(xùn)練，毅力也可以被加強(qiáng)”承接上文。故選D。

【2】根據(jù)下文的your brain will be able to focus better與E選項(xiàng)中make your brain focus對(duì)應(yīng)，本段介紹沉思對(duì)鍛煉毅力所起的作用。故選E。

【3】根據(jù)此處前后內(nèi)容都與時(shí)間有關(guān)，介紹每天使用相反的手的時(shí)間，G選項(xiàng)中的more than an hour是關(guān)鍵詞組。故選G。

【4】本段內(nèi)容是關(guān)于通過糾正語言來達(dá)到鍛煉毅力的目的，B選項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容恰好和語言有關(guān)。故選B。

【5】最后一段中作者建議人們要循序漸進(jìn)地去鍛煉毅力，A選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容符合此處語境。故選A。

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