閱讀01 備戰(zhàn)2023年中考英語之考前五十天押題五十篇（閱讀+寫作）（原卷版）

閱讀01備戰(zhàn)2023年中考英語之考前五十天押題五十篇（閱讀）DAY1 1學外語的途徑 1DAY2 3科技改變教育 3DAY3 5“隱身的人很重要” 5DAY4 6人與自然 7DAY5 8神奇的連衣裙 8DAY6 10中國傳統(tǒng)茶文化 10DAY7 11墨菲定律 11DAY8 13暢想未來支付 13DAY9 14自控力 14DAY10 16運動 16DAY1學外語的途徑本文主要介紹了看電視可以是學習一門外語的途徑。LikemostpeopleIknow,Ilovewatchingtelevision.WhenIwaslittle,Iwouldalwayslookforwardtowatchingachildren’sprogrammeonTVwhenIarrivedhomefromschool.Thesedays,whenIamathome,Ienjoyturningonthetelevisionintheeveningafterabusydaytowatchacrimedramaorchatshow.AlthoughInormallywatchtelevisiontorelaxandIoftenfeelguiltyaboutwatchingtelevisiontoomuch,TVseriesareanexcellentresourceforanyambitiouslanguagelearner.Whenyouarelearningalanguage,itisagreatideatochooseaforeignlanguageseriestowatch.Theseriescanbelongtoanykind:thriller,drama,comedyorevenrealitytelevision,whatevermakesyouinterested.Watchingthisseriesisagoodwaytoimproveyourlisteningskillsbecausethecharactersorpresenterswilltalkatanormalspeedandwilluseauthenticlanguage.ItisalsoausefulwaytopracticeyourspokenEnglish,whichcannotbefoundinatextbookbutisusedregularlyinreallife.Ifyouareabeginner,itcanbeagoodideatostartbywatchingtheprogrammewithsubtitles(字幕)inyournativelanguage.However,asyoubecomemoreconfident,youcanwatchaserieswithforeignlanguagesubtitlesorevenwithnosubtitlesatall.Rememberthattheaimisnottounderstandeverysingleword!Youjustneedtobeabletounderstandtheoverallstorylineandyoucanoftenworkoutthemeaningofunfamiliarwordsandphrasesfromthecontext.Itcanbedifficultatfirst,butitisreallyimportanttokeepgoing!Sometimes,whilewatchingtheprogramme,Inoteddownanyunfamiliarvocabularybeforecheckingitinadictionary.However,atothertimes,Iputmypendown,relaxedandenjoyedtheshow.Mylisteningskillshavedefinitelyimprovedandmyvocabularyhaswidened.So,thereyouhaveit:anexcusetowatchtelevision!讀后小測1．IfyourEnglishispoor,you’dbetter________.A．trytoimproveyourlisteningskillsfirstB．watchmoreprogrammeswithnosubtitlesC．choosethriller,drama,comedyandrealitytelevisiontowatchD．watchEnglishprogrammeswithyournativelanguagesubtitles2．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“authentic”inParagraph2?A．Standard. B．Special. C．Meaningful. D．Unusual.3．Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowatchingtelevisiontolearnEnglish?A．Heisdoubtfulaboutit. B．Heencouragesustodoitthisway.C．Hisattitudeisunclear. D．HehatestolearnEnglishthisway.4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Asastudent,thewriterlikedwatchingcrimedramasonTV.B．Itisveryeasytowatchprogrammeswithnosubtitlesatfirst.C．Thesedays,thewriterdoesn’tlikewatchingchatshowsatall.D．Ifthewriterwatchestelevisiontoomuch,heoftenfeelsguilty.5．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thewaytolearnalanguage. B．Askillinimprovingvocabulary.C．Anexcusetowatchtelevision. D．Thebenefitofwatchingtelevision.DAY2科技改變教育本文是一篇說明文。這篇文章討論了聊天機器人工具ChatGPT在教育領(lǐng)域中的使用情況，包括一些學校和教育機構(gòu)對其使用的擔憂和禁止，以及一些教育機構(gòu)對其使用的支持。ChatGPT,asmartAIchat-bot（聊天機器人）tool,hasswepttheeducationworldinthepastmonths.AccordingtoaUSsurveyofmorethan1,000students,over89percentofthemhaveusedChatGPTtohelpwithahomeworktask.DevelopedbyUScompanyOpenAI,ChatGPTisapowerfultool.Youcanaskittowritestoriesandemails,createfoodmenu,translatelanguages,andanswerallkindsofquestions.SomeschoolsintheUS,AustraliaandFrancehavebanned（禁止）theuseofChatGPT.IntheUS,forexample,NewYorkCitypublicschoolsbannedstudentsandteachersfromusingChatGPTonthedistrict’snetworksanddevices（設備）,CNNreported.Themovecomesoutofworriesthatthetoolcouldmakeiteasierforstudentstocheat（作弊）onstudy.SomealsoworrythatChatGPTcouldbeusedtospreadwronginformation.“Itdoesnotbuildcritical-thinking（批判性思維）andproblem-solvingskills,whicharenecessaryforacademic（學術(shù)的）andlifelongsuccess,”saidJennaLyle,thedeputypresssecretaryoftheNewYorkCityDepartmentofEducation.Apartfrombans,teachersaremakingchangestotheirclassestostoptheuseofChatGPT.SomecollegeteachersintheUStrytoincludemorespeakingexamsandhandwrittenpapersinsteadoftypedones,TheNewYorkTimesreported.However,notalleducatorssay“no”toChatGPT.SomeCanadianuniversitiesaredrafting（起草）policiesonitsuse,forbothstudentsandteachers.Theyhavenoplanstocompletelybanthetoolsofar.BhaskarVira,headmasterforeducationattheUniversityofCambridgeintheUK,saidthatbansonAIsoftwarelikeChatGPTarenotwise.“WehavetoknowthatAIisatoolpeoplewilluse,”hetoldVarsity,theschoolnewspaperoftheuniversity.Whatweneedtodois“adapt（調(diào)整）ourlearning,teachingandexaminations”.Thatway,wecan“haveintegrity（誠信）whilerecognizing（辨認）theuseofthetool”.讀后小測6．SomeschoolsintheUSbannedtheuseofChatGPTbecause________.A．studentsmayuseittocheatonhomework B．itrarelyprovidescorrectinformationC．ittakestheplaceofteachers D．ittakesupmostofthedistrict’snetworks7．JennaLylethinksthat________.A．ChatGPTisnecessaryforacademicandlifelongsuccessB．usingChatGPTisnotgoodfordevelopingstudents’mindsC．ChatGPTissofarthesmartestAIchat-bottoolD．ChatGPTmightofferthewronginformation8．WhatdidtheeducatorsintheUSdotoavoidtheuseofChatGPT?a.Theystoppedstudents’useofthetool.b.TheylearnedtorecognizepaperswrittenbyChatGPT.c.Theychangedtheformsofassignment（作業(yè)）.d.TheysuggestedlawstobantheuseofChatGPT.A．a(chǎn)b B．a(chǎn)c C．bc D．cd9．WhichopinionisNOTmentionedinthestory?A．UsingChatGPTmakesstudentslazyinthinking.B．ThecompletebanonusingChatGPTisnotwise.C．ChatGPTwillcompletelychangepresenteducation.D．ChatGPTmaybeusedforbothteachersandstudents.10．Thepassageisprobablyfrom________.A．Sportsandfitness B．HealthanddietC．Culturalexchange D．ScienceandeducationDAY3“隱身的人很重要”本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了致力于讓學生平等對待教職工和非教職工作人員的項目“隱身的人很重要”。Haveyoueverpaidattentiontoyourschool’ssecurityguards(保安)ordininghallstaff(職員)?Wouldyousay“goodmorning”toyourschool’scleaners?ForhighschoolstudentDingJiacheng,it’saproblemthatmanystudentsignore(忽視)theimportantjobsdonebythesenon-teachingworkers.Hewantedtomakeachange.TheboyfromHangzhouEntelForeignLanguageSchool,togetherwithseveralotherstudents,workedonaprojectcalled“TheInvisible(隱身的)areSignificant”.Theyhopedmorestudentswouldseeandrespectthe“invisible”staffoncampus.TheprojectwonaprizeatChinaThinksBig,acompetitionheldbyHarvardUniversityandTsinghuaUniversitytoencourageteenagerstostudysocialissues.“MyteammembersandIsentquestionnaires(問卷)to158students,”saidDing.“Inonequestion,56percentofthestudentssaidtheywouldgreetthosenon-teachingworkers,whileonly17percentstronglybelievethateverystudentshoulddoso.”Theteamalsoobservedinteractions(互動)betweenstudentsandworkers.“Whenmoststudentsfollowtherulesoftheirteachers,one-thirdofthestudentsgoagainsttherulesofthedormitoryattendants(宿舍管理員),”saidDing.“Itshowsthatstudentstreatnon-teachingstaffdifferentlyfromteachingstaff.”Themainreason,accordingtoDing,isthatstudentsknowlittleabouttheworkdonebynon-teachingstaff.Theyalsohavefewchancestocommunicatewiththem.Therefore,Ding’steamshotvideostoshowstaffworkingaroundcampus.Theyalsoheldabasketballmatchbetweenstudentsandnon-teachingstafftoincreasetheirinteraction.“We’vealsomadeaseriesofstickers(貼紙),”saidDing.“Wehopethesecuteimageswillhelpyoungpeoplelikethenon-teachingstaffmore.”“Theactivityhelpedmeunderstandthatwecanallmakeapositiveimpact(積極影響)throughourcreativeideas,”saidDing.讀后小測11．WhydidDingJiachengandhisteammatesstarttheproject“TheInvisibleareSignificant”?A．TowinaprizeatthecompetitionChinaThinksBig.B．Tohelpnon-teachingstaffathisschoolfindotherjobs.C．Somorestudentswouldseeandrespectnon-teachingworkers.D．Todrawstudents’attentiontoimportantsocialissues.12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“significant”meaninParagraph2?A．Interesting. B．Important. C．Imaginative. D．Creative.13．WhatareParagraphs3—4mainlyabout?A．Whatjobsnon-teachingworkersdo.B．Howaskingquestionshelpsstudentslearn.C．HowDing’steamworkedontheirproject.D．Whymanystudentsdon’tfollowschoolrules.14．Accordingtothepassage,whatdidDing’steamdotohelpotherstudentsknowmoreaboutthenon-teachingstaffontheircampus?a.Theymadeposters.

b.Theyshotvideos.c.Theymadeaseriesofstickers.

d.Theyheldabasketballmatch.A．a(chǎn)bc B．a(chǎn)bd C．a(chǎn)cd D．bcd15．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Highschoolstudentscaremoreaboutthenon-teachingstaff.B．Studentsshouldtreatnon-teachingstaffthesameasteachingstaff.C．Bettercommunicationcanhelpstudentsvaluetheteachingstaff.D．Youngpeoplelovetomakestickersofthepeoplearoundthem.DAY4人與自然本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了如何讓自己的院子成為動物的棲息地。Doyouliketowatchanimalsthroughyourwindow?Makeyouryardaplacethatanimalswanttovisit.Youdon’tneedabigplace.Youjustneedtoknowwhatmakesatrulygoodhabitat(棲息地).Thenyouneedtomakesomecarefulplansforyouryard.Youcanprovideanimalswithfood.Youmayplanttreesthatbearnutsorberries.Birdsandsquirrelslikethem.Youcangrowflowers.Beesandbutterflieslikethem.Youcanalsooffersomefoodlikefruitorbreadtoanimals.Putthefoodinfeeders(飼料槽).Spreadsomeontheground,too.It’simportanttopreparewaterforanimals.Theydrinkwaterandalsotakeabathinwater.Manyinsectslayeggsinwater.Somepeoplebuildsmallpondsintheiryards.Youcanevenfillabowlwithwaterandputthebowlinyouryard.Changethewaterafewtimesaweeksothatthewaterwon’tgetdirty.Animalsneedhidingplaces.Theyneedasafeplacetohidefrombadweather.Theyneedtohidefrompeopleorotheranimalswhentheygetscared.Bushes,treesandtallgrassesaregoodplacesforthemtohide.Youcanalsomakeotherhidingplaces.Helpinganimalstobuildhomesisagoodchoice.Animalsneedasafeplacefortheirbabies.Birdsmaketheirhomesintreesorbushes.Rabbitsmaketheirhomesintallgrasses.Youcanbuildorbuyhomesforanimals.Forexample,youcanbuildabirdhouseforbirds.Theseareallgoodwaystomakeyouryardahomeforanimals.Soon,youwillseeanimalsrunningaround.Youwillhearbirdssingingsongs.Youwillhavefunwatchingwildanimalsthroughyourwindow.讀后小測16．Whatdoestheunderlinedword”them”refertointhepassage?A．Trees. B．Flowers. C．Animals. D．Grasses.17．Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Animalsneedsafehidingplaces.B．Whatwedomaymakeanimalsscared.C．Weshouldhelpanimalstobuildhomes.D．Badweatherhasabadinfluenceonanimals.18．Wheremayanimalsbuildtheirhomesaccordingtothetext?A．Bytheriver. B．Undertheground. C．Inthetrees. D．Onthewall.19．What’sthestructureofthetext?A． B．C． D．20．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．Somelivinghabitsofanimals B．WaystomakefriendswithanimalsC．Howtomakeyouryardmoreuseful D．WaystomakeyouryardahomeforanimalsDAY5神奇的連衣裙本文主要講述了Becky穿上了神奇的連衣裙，飛到了天空，飛過了大海，叢林，和沙漠，最后飛到了家，落在了花園里。①OnedayBeckywentshopping.Shestoppedtolookatsomedresses.Beckysawalovelydresswithdifferentcolouredstripes(條紋)likearainbow.Itwasjustwhatshewanted.Beckyhadenoughmoneysoshedecidedtobuyit.Whenshetouchedthedress,Beckyfeltastrangefeelingofexcitementasiftherewassomethingveryspecialaboutit.②Beckyhurriedhomeandtriedthedresson.Asshedidsoshefeltveryodd.Shestartedtofloatintheairandflylikeabird!Thedresswasmagic!③Sheflewupandhighinthesky.Sheflewhighabovetheclouds.Whenshelookeddown,everythinglookedsmaller—thecarslookedlikebeetlesandthepeoplelookedassmallasants!Herhouselookedlikealittlebox!④Beckyflewoverthesea.Shewavedtothepeopleonboatsbelow.Theywereverysurprised!Shewavedtothewhales.Theyblewwaterintotheairather.Shewavedtothedolphins.Theyjumpedoutofthewaterwhentheysawher.⑤Beckyflewoverthejungle.Shewavedtothetigers.Theygrowledather.Shewavedtotheelephants.Theyliftedtheirtrunksandtrumpetedather.Shewavedtothemonkeys.Theythrewbananasather.⑥Beckyflewoverthedesert.Itwasveryhot.Shewavedtothecamels.Shewavedtothesnakes.Shewavedtopeopleintentsintheoasis.⑦Beckybegantogettiredsosheflewhomeandlandedinhergarden.Whatanadventure!Whatadress!讀后小測21．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertoinparagraph1?A．Thelovelydress. B．Thecolorfulrainbow.C．Thecoloredstripes. D．Thepocketmoney.22．Thewriterusessomanyexclamationmarks(感嘆號)inthepassagebecausehewants________.A．todrawreaders’attention B．toaskotherstoobeyordersC．toshowthefeelingsofexcitement D．toexpressthestrongdetermination23．Inwhichorderdoesthestorytakeplace?①Beckyflewovertheseaandsawsomewhales.②Whenshetriedthedresson,Beckystartedtofloatintheair.③Inthedesert,Beckysawsomecamels.④Beckyboughtanewdress.⑤WhenBeckyflewoverthejungle,somemonkeysthrewbananasather.A．④②⑤①③ B．②④⑤①③ C．④②①⑤③ D．②①⑤③④24．What’sthestructureofthestory?A． B． C． D．DAY6中國傳統(tǒng)茶文化本文主要介紹了中國傳統(tǒng)的茶文化。Alongwithfirewood,rice,oil,salt,sauceandvinegar,teaisconsideredoneofthesevennecessitiesforlifeinChina.Now,ithasalsowonglobalrecognitionasasharedculturaltreasureofmankind.OnNov.29,ChinesetraditionalteaprocessingskillsandtheirrelatedsocialpracticeswereaddedtotheUNESCOintangibleculturalheritage(非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn))list.Sinceancienttimes,Chinesepeoplehavebeenplanting,picking,makinganddrinkingtea.Moreimportantly,China’steaculturehasformedChinesecustoms.ItisChinesetraditionalcustomthatahostshouldwelcomevisitingguestswithboiledtea.ApoembySongpoetDuLeireads,“Ioffertea,notwine,toaguestonacoldnight.Whenwaterboilsonthestove,fireburnswithflamebright.”BoilingteaisoneoftheoldestChineseteabrewingmethods,datingbacktotheTangDynasty(618—907).Tealeaveswereboiledforalongtimeandsometimestheywerecookedtogetherwithdifferentkindsofherbsandfruits.Duringthisprocess,peoplecanenjoyaquiettime.LaterintheMingDynasty(1368—1644),afasterandmoreconvenientmethodbecomemorepopular—steeping(沖泡).________.OntheappXiaohongshu,orLittleRedBook,thereareover40,000postsonthetopicof“stove-boiledtea”(圍爐煮茶).Theylightlyroasttealeavesbeforeboilingtheminateapotonastove.Peoplesitaroundthestoveinanaturalsettingandhavesnackswiththeirhottea.Somealsoweartraditionalhanfuasifitcouldtakethembacktothoseancienttimes.Through“stove-boiledtea”,peoplecantasteaslowerlifeandfindtheirinnerpeace.AsiswritteninoneXiaohongshupost,“Itisveryrelaxingtodrinkhottea,feelthefallbreeze,andchatwithbestfriends.”讀后小測25．Thewriterintroducesthetopicby________.A．a(chǎn)skingquestions B．listingnumbersC．tellingstories D．statingfacts26．Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat________.A．DuLeiisagreatpoetinTang-DynastyB．“stove-boiledtea”becomespopularagainC．ChineseteaculturehasspreadtowesterncountriesD．itisanoldtraditiontowelcomeguestswithboiledtea27．Thebestsentencetofillintheblankinthelastparagraphis“________”.A．Let’strytheoldmethodofboilingteainsparetimeB．Thesedays,theoldmethodismakingacomebackC．ChineseinventedmanydifferentwaysofdrinkingteaD．Therefore,itisagoodchoicetodrinkteawithfriends28．Thewriterwritesthispassageto________.A．introduceapopularwayofmakingtea,“stove-boiledtea”B．invitemoreandmorepeoplearoundtheworldtovisitChinaC．callontheyoungtolearnmoreaboutChinesetraditionalteaD．showhowpopularandinterestingtheappXiaohongshuisDAY7墨菲定律本文講了墨菲定律，通過實驗告訴我們墨菲定律對人們的影響。①Sometimes,whenyouworrythatyoumayfailanexam,youendupfailing.Orduringaseatingarrangement(安排)inyourclass,whenyouareafraidtositnexttosomeoneyoudon’tlike,youendupsharingthedeskwithhimorher.②ThisiswhatMurphy’sLawtellsus:Ifthingscangowrong,theywillgowrong.Butisittrue?

③OfthestudiesaboutMurphy’sLaw,themostfamousoneisthebutteredtoast(奶油烤面包片)phenomenon:Onetoastwithbutterfalls,itlandsbutter-sidedownmostofthetime.④Toprove(證明)this,RobertMatthewsdidalotofexperiments(實驗)withmorethan1,000Britishschoolkidsin2001.Inthefirstexperiment,eachstudentputapieceofbutteredtoastonaplate,letitfalloff20timesandnotedwhichsideitlandedon.Ofalmost10,000experiments,toastlandedbutter-sidedown62percentofthetime.⑤Butyoumayask:Isitthebutterthatplaysarole?HerecomesMatthews’secondexperiment.Thistime,insteadofbutter,thetoasthadaletter“B”writtenononeside.Itstilllanded58percentofthetimeontheB-side.ThisprovedthatMurphy’sLawistrue:Ifthetoastcanlandbutter-sidedown,itwilldoso.⑥Matthewsdidanotherexperiment.Whenstudentsthrewthetoastfromaheightof2.5meters,thetoastlandedbutter-sidedownonly47percentofthetime.“Toastlandsbutter-sidedownbecausehumansaren’ttallenoughtoletitlandanyotherway,”Matthewssaid.⑦AccordingtoMurphy’sLaw,there’salwayssomethingthatyoudon’texpecttohappen.Sostoptellingyourselfyouwillfailandbeactive,becausetheopportunities(機會)areonlyforthosewhoareprepared.讀后小測29．WhichsituationbelowbestdescribesMurphy’sLaw?A．Inaclass,ifyoudon’twanttobequestioned,youmayendupfailingansweringthequestions.B．Inaspeechcompetition,youarepreparedandperformwell;intheend,youwinthefirstprize.C．Theweatherreportsaysitwillrainforawholeweek,soyouplantotakeanumbrellaeveryday.D．Youareafraidtobefoundplayinggamesduringtheclasses,andyouwillprobablybecaught.30．HowdoesRobertMatthewsproveMurphy’sLaw?A．Bygivingexamples. B．Bylistingnumbers.C．Byaskingquestions. D．Bydoingexperiments.31．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“phenomenon”meaninChinese?A．事跡 B．現(xiàn)象 C．結(jié)果 D．哲學32．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Inthefirstexperiment,thetoastlandedbutter-sidedownabout620times.B．Inthefirsttwoexperiments,eitherthebutterortheletter“B”playsarole.C．Ifthetoastcanlandbutter-sidedownmostofthetime,Murphy’sLawistrue.D．ThepassageismainlytalkingaboutMurphy’sLaw:Youwillfailtheexamnomatterwhatyoudo.33．What’sthestructureofthepassage?A． B．C． D．DAY8暢想未來支付本文主要講述了人們在使用現(xiàn)金和信用卡時的擔心和遇到的問題，并暢想或許未來某一天政府會把人們的拇指指紋和數(shù)字一起保存起來，因為拇指指紋不是相同的，所以人們不會擔心丟失它。Inthefuturewemaynotneedtohavemoneyinourpockets.Islifeeasierwhenpeopledon’tneedtocarryanymoneyatall?Ismoneyheavytocarry?Isitsafetocarrymoney?Maybeinthefutureeachofuswillhaveonlyonesmallcreditcard（信用卡）.Wewilluseittobuyallthethingseasily.Ofcourse,wemaystillhavesomeofthesameproblemswithcardswenowhavewithmoney.Forexample,wealwayslosemoney.Maybewewilllosethecards.Maybesomeonewilltakethecards.Someonemaymakeacardthatlookslikeourcards.Sincewecan’tbuyanythingwithoutourcards,thecreditcardsmaybenobetterthanmoney.Istheresomethingeasiertousethancreditcards?Eachofushasathumbprint（拇指指紋）.Notwothumbprintsarethesame.Maybesomedaythegovernmentwillkeeppeople’sthumbprintswithanumber.Whenyouwanttobuysomething,youwillputyourthumbonamachineoracomputer.Eachstoreorbusinesswillpossessone.Everyone’sthumbprintswillbeinthecomputer.Itwillbehardtoloseourthumbprints!Itwillbehardforsomeonetostealitortomakeonelikeit.讀后小測34．Thewriterprobablyagreesthatcreditcardsare________tocarrythanmoney.A．heavier B．moredifficult C．easier D．larger35．Whatmaybeaproblemwithcreditcardsinthefuture?A．Wecan’tusethecardseasily. B．Wewon’tbeabletomakeenoughcards.C．Wemaynotknowhowtousethecards. D．Wemaysometimeslosethecards.36．Theunderlinedword“possess”probablymeans“________”inEnglish.A．have B．lend C．sell D．spend37．Inthewriter’sopinion,it’llbethebestwaytobuythingswith________inthefuture.A．money B．creditcards C．thumbprints D．phonesDAY9自控力本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了自控力給我們帶來的消極影響，作者認為我們要正確應用自控力。Whydopeopledrinktoomuch,eattoomuch,smokecigarettesortakedrugs?What’stoblameforallthebadbehavior?Mostpeoplewouldsaythat,whiletheseself-destructive（自我毀滅性的）actscanhavemanyrootcauses,theyallhaveoneobviousthingincommon:theyareallexamplesoffailuresofself-control,lackingthewillpowertoresistthem.Accordingtoarecentstudy,however,ifyoureallythinkaboutit,somethingaboutthatsimpleanswerdoesn’tquitemakesense.Infact,itturnsoutthatsometimesit’shavingwillpowerthatreallygetsyouintotrouble.Thinkbacktothetimeyoutookyourveryfirstsip（啜飲）ofbeer.Disgusting,wasn’tit?Whenmyfathergavememyfirsttasteofbeerasateenager,Iwonderedwhyanyonewouldvoluntarilydrinkit.Andsmoking?Nooneenjoystheirfirstcigarette.Ittastesawful.Soeventhoughsmoking,anddrinkingalcoholorcoffee,canbecometemptation（誘惑）youneedwillpowertoresist,theynever,everstartoutthatway.Justgettingpastthosefirsthorribleexperiencesactuallyrequiresalotofself-control.Ironically（諷刺的是）,onlythosewhocancontrolthemselveswellratherthangiveintothem,canevercometosomedaydevelopa“taste”forBudweiserbeer,Marlborocigarettes,ordark-roastedStarbuckscoffee.Wedoitforsocialacceptance.Weforceourselvestoconsumealcohol,cigarettes,coffeeandevenillegaldrugs,inordertoseemexperienced,grown-up,andcool.Thesebadhabitsaren’tself-controlfailures-farfromit.Theyarevoluntarychoicesandtheyareinfactself-controlsuccesses.Self-controlissimplyatooltobeputtosomeuse,helpfulorharmful.Tolivehappyandproductivelives,weneedtodevelopnotonlyourself-controlbutalsothewisdomtomakegooddecisionsaboutwhenandwheretoapplyit.讀后小測38．Whatdomostpeoplethinkcausesbadbehavior?A．Beingforcedbyothers. B．Nothavingenoughwillpower.C．Enjoyingtheirfirstexperience. D．Followingtheexamplesoftheirfriends.39．Theaut