Our character,41, is a combination of our habits. “Sow a thought, harvest an action; sow an action, harvest a habit; sow a habit, harvest a character; sow a character, harvest a 42__,” the saying goes. Habits are powerful factors in our lives. Because they are consistent, often unconscious 43 , they constantly, daily express our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness. As Horace Mann, the great educator, once 44 it, “Habits are like a rope. We weave a string of it every day and soon it cannot be broken.” I personally do not agree with the last part of his 45 I know habits can be learned and unlearned. But I also know it isn’t a(n) 46 fix. It involves a 47 and a faithful commitment. Those of us who watched the lunar voyage of Apollo II were quite amazed as we saw the first men walk on the moon and return to earth. 48 to get there, those astronauts obviously had to break out of the huge gravity pull of the earth. 49 energy was spent in the first few minutes of 50 in the first few miles of travel, than was used over the next several days to travel half a million miles. Habits, 51 have huge gravity pull more than most people realize or would 52 . Breaking deeply 53 habits such as delay, hesitation, impatience or selfishness that go against basic principles of human effectiveness 54 more than a little willpower and a few minor changes in our lives. “Lift off” 55 a great effort, but once we break out of the gravity pull, our freedom 56 a whole new dimension. 57 any natural force, gravity can work 58 us or against us. The gravity pull of some of our habits may 59 be keeping us from going where we want to go. But it is also gravity that pull that keeps our world together, that keeps the planets in their orbits and our universe in order. It is a powerful force, and if we use it effectively, we can use the gravity pull of habit to create the cooperation and 60 necessary to establish effectiveness in our lives. 41. A. basically B. theoretically C. eventually D. personally 42. A. medal B. hope C. fate D. moral 43. A. efforts B. patterns C. methods D. ways 44. A. told B. put C. said D. thought 45. A. truth B. motto C. expression D. sentence 46. A. urgent B. slow C. quick D. convenient 47. A. process B. progress C. period D. devotion 48. A. but B. because C. as D. if 49. A. Much B. More C. Less D. Most 50. A. launching B. raising C. traveling D. lifting 51. A. however B. though C. too D. otherwise 52. A. say B. predict C. admit D. assume 53. A. rooted B. laid C. grown D. planted 54. A. calls on B. calls for C. calls off D. calls in 55. A. makes B. takes C. does D. brings 56. A. takes on B. carries on C. gives away D. turns out 57. A. As well as B. As for C. As with D. As like 58. A. on B. by C. around D. with 59. A. permanently B. instantly C. constantly D. presently 60. A. communication B. patience C. success D. order
答案:41-45 ACBBC 46-50 CAABD 51-55 CCABB 56-60 ACDDD